J.D. Brookhart
J.D. Brookhart went 30–42 as a head coach, 2004–2009, at Akron. Share
- Record
- 30–42 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2004 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Akron | 6–5 | 2nd (East) | |||
| 2005 | Akron | 7–6 | 1st (East) | Motor City Bowl L | ||
| 2006 | Akron | 5–7 | 6th (East) | |||
| 2007 | Akron | 4–8 | 5th (East) | |||
| 2008 | Akron | 5–7 | 5th (East) | |||
| 2009 | Akron | 3–9 | 6th (East) |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 5–1 | 83% |
| Conference games | 48 | 22–26 | 46% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 28 | 15–13 | 54% |
| At home | 30 | 16–14 | 53% |
| On the road | 39 | 12–27 | 31% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 30 | 20–10 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 42 | 10–32 | 24% |
His own 72 games on file, 2004–2009, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Martin 2004–2009 | 5–1 | Kent State | 6 | |
| Frank Solich 2005–2009 | 2–3 | Ohio | 5 | |
| Gregg Brandon 2005–2008 | 2–2 | Bowling Green | 4 | |
| Turner Gill 2006–2009 | 1–3 | Buffalo | 4 | |
| Joe Novak 2004–2005 | 2–1 | Northern Illinois | 3 | |
| Brady Hoke 2004–2008 | 1–2 | Ball State | 3 | |
| Shane Montgomery 2005–2007 | 1–2 | Miami (OH) | 3 | |
| Joe Paterno 2004–2009 | 0–3 | Penn State | 3 | |
| Brian Kelly 2005–2008 | 0–3 | Central Michigan, Cincinnati | 3 | |
| Al Golden 2007–2009 | 0–3 | Temple | 3 |
J.D. Brookhart’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kent Stateseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Ohioseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Buffaloseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Northern Illinoisseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Miami (OH)series | 4 | 1–3 |
| Central Michiganseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Armyseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | Denver Broncos NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1997–98 | Pittsburgh | Tight ends coach | |
| 1999 | Pittsburgh | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2000–03 | Pittsburgh | Offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| 2004–09 | Akron | Head coach | |
| 2011–12 | Colorado | Passing game coordinator and tight ends and special teams coach | |
| 2024–present | Akron | Wide receivers coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Mike ShanahanDenver Broncos
- Walt HarrisPittsburgh
- Jon EmbreeColorado
- Joe MoorheadAkron
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jim FlemingSacred Heart, Rhode Island
- Joe MoorheadMississippi State, Akron, Fordham
- Bill BleilWestern Carolina
- Shane MontgomeryMiami (OH), Massachusetts
- Walt HarrisPacific, Pittsburgh, Stanford
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Shanahan | Denver Broncos NFL | 1995–96 | Assistant coach | |
| Walt Harris | Pittsburgh | 1997–2003 | 1997–98: tight ends coach; 1999: wide receivers coach; 2000–03: offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| Jon Embree | Colorado | 2011–12 | Passing game coordinator and tight ends and special teams coach | |
| Joe Moorhead | Akron | 2024–26 | Wide receivers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Fleming | Akron, 2004–09: defensive coordinator and SAF | Sacred Heart, Rhode Island | |
| Joe Moorhead | Akron, 2004: wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator; 2005: assistant head coach, passing game coordinator, wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator; 2006–08: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Mississippi State, Akron, Fordham | |
| Bill Bleil | Akron, 2005–06: running backs coach; 2007–08: tight ends and offensive tackles coach | Western Carolina | |
| Shane Montgomery | Akron, 2009: offensive coordinator and tight ends coach | Miami (OH), Massachusetts | |
| Walt Harris | Akron, 2009: quarterbacks coach | Pacific, Pittsburgh, Stanford |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Pry | Akron, 2004–05: offensive coordinator | |
| Mike Dawson | Akron, 2006–08: linebackers coach | |
| Luke Getsy | Akron, 2007–08: graduate assistant |
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.
How he coached
Brookhart’s teams went for it on 19% of fourth downs and on 33% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 54% of plays and took 24.3 seconds a play, 2004–2009.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 2 g | 4 of 20 20% | 30% | 55% | 34.0 | −0.28 | |
| 2005 13 g | 28 of 128 22% | 41% | 60% | 23.8 | −0.11 | |
| 2006 12 g | 26 of 102 25% | 46% | 56% | 26.2 | −0.12 | |
| 2007 11 g | 11 of 98 11% | 25% | 49% | 24.4 | −0.18 | |
| 2008 10 g | 13 of 70 19% | 28% | 50% | 22.6 | +0.03 | |
| 2009 11 g | 12 of 86 14% | 25% | 51% | 22.5 | −0.17 | |
| All 59 g | 94 of 504 19% | 33% | 54% | 24.3 | −0.12 |
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.