Gregg Brandon
Gregg Brandon went 103–45 as a head coach, 2003–2021, at Bowling Green and Colorado Mines. Share
Six seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 2015–19, 2021 at Colorado Mines. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 103–45 career
- Seasons
- 12
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2003 11–3, No. 23
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bowling Green | 11–3 | 1st (West) | Motor City Bowl W | 23 | |
| 2004 | Bowling Green | 9–3 | 3rd (West) | GMAC Bowl W | ||
| 2005 | Bowling Green | 6–5 | 2nd (East) | |||
| 2006 | Bowling Green | 4–8 | 4th (East) | |||
| 2007 | Bowling Green | 8–5 | T–1st (East) | GMAC Bowl L | ||
| 2008 | Bowling Green | 6–6 | T–2nd (East) | |||
| 2009–14: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2015 | Colorado Mines * | 8–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 2016 | Colorado Mines * | 10–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division II Second Round L | 15 | |
| 2017 | Colorado Mines * | 7–4 | 3rd | |||
| 2018 | Colorado Mines * | 10–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division II First Round L | 18 | |
| 2019 | Colorado Mines * | 12–1 | 1st | NCAA Division II Second Round L | 8 | |
| 2020: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2021 | Colorado Mines * | 12–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division II Semifinal L | 3 | |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 7 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 11 | 7–4 | 64% |
| Conference games | 48 | 31–17 | 65% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 18 | 9–9 | 50% |
| At home | 30 | 20–10 | 67% |
| On the road | 39 | 22–17 | 56% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 48 | 36–12 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 26 | 8–18 | 31% |
His own 74 games on file, 2003–2008, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Amstutz 2003–2008 | 3–3 | Toledo | 6 | |
| Jeff Genyk 2004–2008 | 3–1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | |
| Doug Martin 2005–2008 | 3–1 | Kent State | 4 | |
| Frank Solich 2005–2008 | 3–1 | Ohio | 4 | |
| J.D. Brookhart 2005–2008 | 2–2 | Akron | 4 | |
| Shane Montgomery 2005–2008 | 1–3 | Miami (OH) | 4 | |
| Brady Hoke 2003–2005 | 3–0 | Ball State | 3 | |
| Turner Gill 2006–2008 | 2–1 | Buffalo | 3 |
Gregg Brandon’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Toledoseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Miami (OH)series | 6 | 1–5 |
| Ohioseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Eastern Michiganseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Kent Stateseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Templeseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Buffaloseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Akronseries | 4 | 2–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–80 | Ellicott HS (CO) high school | Head coach | |
| 1981–84 | Weber State | Tight ends and special teams coach | |
| 1985 | Weber State | Linebackers coach | |
| 1986 | Weber State | Wide receivers and tight ends coach | |
| 1987–90 | Wyoming | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1991 | Utah State | Linebackers coach | |
| 1992–98 | Northwestern | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1999–2000 | Colorado | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2001–02 | Bowling Green | Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | |
| 2003–08 | Bowling Green | Head coach | |
| 2009 | Virginia | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2010 | Las Vegas Locomotives UFL | Tight ends coach | |
| 2011–12 | Wyoming | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2013–14 | New Mexico State | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2015–21 | Colorado Mines | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Mike PriceWeber State
- Paul RoachWyoming
- Chuck SheltonUtah State
- Gary BarnettNorthwestern, Colorado
- Urban MeyerBowling Green
- Al GrohVirginia
- Jim FasselLas Vegas Locomotives
- Dave ChristensenWyoming
- Doug MartinNew Mexico State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Matt CampbellToledo, Iowa State, Penn State
- Steve WilksArizona Cardinals
- Tim BeckmanToledo, Illinois
- D. J. DurkinMaryland
- D.J. DurkinFlorida, Maryland, Auburn
- Jim HofherBuffalo, Cornell
- Mike S McGlincheyWilliam Jewell
- Pete SterbickMcPherson, Colorado School of Mines
Worked under (9)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Price | Weber State | 1981–86 | 1981–84: tight ends and special teams coach; 1985: linebackers coach; 1986: wide receivers and tight ends coach | |
| Paul Roach | Wyoming | 1987–90 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Chuck Shelton | Utah State | 1991 | Linebackers coach | |
| Gary Barnett | Northwestern | 1992–98 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Gary Barnett | Colorado | 1999–2000 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Urban Meyer | Bowling Green | 2001–02 | Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | |
| Al Groh | Virginia | 2009 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Jim Fassel | Las Vegas Locomotives pro | 2010 | Tight ends coach | |
| Dave Christensen | Wyoming | 2011–12 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Doug Martin | New Mexico State | 2013–14 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Campbell | Bowling Green, 2003–04: graduate assistant; 2007: offensive line coach; 2008: running game coordinator and offensive line coach | Toledo, Iowa State, Penn State | |
| Steve Wilks | Bowling Green, 2003: defensive backs coach | Arizona Cardinals | |
| Tim Beckman | Bowling Green, 2003–04: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Toledo, Illinois | |
| D. J. Durkin | Bowling Green, 2005: defensive ends coach; 2006: linebackers and special teams coach | Maryland | |
| D.J. Durkin | Bowling Green, 2005: defensive ends coach; 2006: linebackers and special teams coach | Florida, Maryland, Auburn | |
| Jim Hofher | Bowling Green, 2008: quarterbacks coach | Buffalo, Cornell | |
| Mike S McGlinchey | Colorado School of Mines, 2016–17: defensive line coach; 2018–19: co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | William Jewell | |
| Pete Sterbick | Colorado School of Mines, 2019–21: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | McPherson, Colorado School of Mines |
Other assistants under him (6)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Studrawa | Bowling Green, 2003–05: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach; 2006: assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | |
| Zach Azzanni | Bowling Green, 2003–06: wide receivers coach | |
| John Lovett | Bowling Green, 2005–06: defensive coordinator and linebackers and defensive backs coach | |
| Mick McCall | Bowling Green, 2007: offensive coordinator | |
| Mike Ward | Bowling Green, 2007–08: defensive coordinator | |
| Troy Rothenbuhler | Bowling Green, 2008: offensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | New Mexico State | offensive coordinator | $181,374 USA Today |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.
How he coached
Brandon’s teams went for it on 27% of fourth downs and on 47% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 52% of plays and took 24.1 seconds a play, 2004–2008.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 3 g | 4 of 18 22% | 33% | 50% | 23.1 | +0.22 | |
| 2005 9 g | 20 of 72 28% | 50% | 55% | 22.6 | +0.02 | |
| 2006 12 g | 33 of 101 33% | 49% | 43% | 25.8 | −0.03 | |
| 2007 11 g | 19 of 76 25% | 47% | 59% | 23.0 | +0.01 | |
| 2008 12 g | 19 of 83 23% | 43% | 53% | 24.6 | −0.02 | |
| All 47 g | 95 of 350 27% | 47% | 52% | 24.1 | +0.01 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.