Jack Bicknell Jr.
Jack Bicknell Jr. went 43–52 as a head coach, 1999–2006, at Louisiana Tech. Share
- Record
- 43–52 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1999 8–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Louisiana Tech | 8–3 | ||||
| 2000 | Louisiana Tech | 3–9 | ||||
| 2001 | Louisiana Tech | 7–5 | 1st | Humanitarian Bowl L | ||
| 2002 | Louisiana Tech | 4–8 | T–6th | |||
| 2003 | Louisiana Tech | 5–7 | 7th | |||
| 2004 | Louisiana Tech | 6–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 2005 | Louisiana Tech | 7–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 2006 | Louisiana Tech | 3–10 | T–8th |
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 | 19 | 3–16 | 16% |
| Against top-10 teams | 9 | 0–9 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 6–0 | 100% |
| Conference games | 48 | 25–23 | 52% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 21 | 13–8 | 62% |
| At home | 36 | 24–12 | 67% |
| On the road | 57 | 19–38 | 33% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 46 | 35–11 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 49 | 8–41 | 16% |
His own 95 games on file, 1999–2006, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Hill 2001–2006 | 2–4 | Fresno State | 6 | |
| June Jones 2000–2006 | 1–4 | Hawai’i | 5 | |
| Dan Hawkins 2001–2005 | 1–4 | Boise State | 5 | |
| Ken Hatfield 2001–2004 | 2–2 | Rice | 4 | |
| Chris Tormey 2001–2003 | 3–0 | Nevada | 3 | |
| Gary Nord 2001–2003 | 3–0 | UTEP | 3 | |
| Keith Burns 2000–2002 | 2–1 | Tulsa | 3 | |
| Phil Bennett 2002–2004 | 2–1 | SMU | 3 | |
| Chris Ault 2004–2006 | 1–2 | Nevada | 3 | |
| Tommy Tuberville 2000–2004 | 0–3 | Auburn | 3 |
Jack Bicknell Jr.’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nevadaseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Fresno Stateseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Boise Stateseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Tulsaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Hawai’iseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Louisianaseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| SMUseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| UTEPseries | 4 | 3–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Boston College | Graduate assistant | |
| 1987–92 | New Hampshire | Defensive line coach | |
| 1993–96 | New Hampshire | Offensive line coach | |
| 1997–98 | Louisiana Tech | Offensive line coach | |
| 1999–2006 | Louisiana Tech | Head coach | |
| 2007–08 | Boston College | Offensive line coach | |
| 2009–11 | New York Giants NFL | Assistant offensive line | |
| 2012 | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 2014–15 | Miami Dolphins NFL | Assistant offensive line | |
| 2017–19 | Ole Miss | Offensive line coach | |
| 2020 | Auburn | Offensive line coach | |
| 2021 | Louisville | Offensive line coach | |
| 2022 | North Carolina | Offensive line coach | |
| 2023–24 | Wisconsin | Offensive line coach | |
| 2025 | West Virginia | Offensive line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jack BicknellBoston College
- Gary CrowtonLouisiana Tech
- Jeff JagodzinskiBoston College
- Tom CoughlinNew York Giants
- Matt LukeOle Miss
- Kevin SteeleAuburn
- Gus MalzahnAuburn
- Scott SatterfieldLouisville
- Mack BrownNorth Carolina
- Luke FickellWisconsin
- Rich RodriguezWest Virginia
Assistants who became head coaches
- Clint ConqueCentral Arkansas, Stephen F. Austin
- Tom MasellaFairfield, Boston University, Central Connecticut, Fordham, Wagner
- Todd MonkenSouthern Miss, Cleveland Browns
- Tony LevineHouston
- Patrick HigginsPurdue, William Penn
- Tim RoseMiami (OH)
- Pete KuharchekRhein Fire
Worked under (11)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Bicknell | Boston College | 1986 | Graduate assistant | |
| Gary Crowton | Louisiana Tech | 1997–98 | Offensive line coach | |
| Jeff Jagodzinski | Boston College | 2007–08 | Offensive line coach | |
| Tom Coughlin | New York Giants NFL | 2009–11 | Assistant offensive line | |
| Matt Luke | Ole Miss | 2017–19 | Offensive line coach | |
| Kevin Steele | Auburn | 2020 | Offensive line coach | |
| Gus Malzahn | Auburn | 2020 | Offensive line coach | |
| Scott Satterfield | Louisville | 2021 | Offensive line coach | |
| Mack Brown | North Carolina | 2022 | Offensive line coach | |
| Luke Fickell | Wisconsin | 2023–24 | Offensive line coach | |
| Rich Rodriguez | West Virginia | 2025 | Offensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Conque | Louisiana Tech, 1999: offensive coordinator and running backs coach | Central Arkansas, Stephen F. Austin | |
| Tom Masella | Louisiana Tech, 1999–2001: defensive coordinator | Fairfield, Boston University, Central Connecticut, Fordham, Wagner | |
| Todd Monken | Louisiana Tech, 2000–01: running backs coach, wide receivers coach (2000) and wide receivers coach | Southern Miss, Cleveland Browns | |
| Tony Levine | Louisiana Tech, 2002: special teams and tight ends coach | Houston | |
| Patrick Higgins | Louisiana Tech, 2004: tight ends and special teams coach | Purdue, William Penn | |
| Tim Rose | Louisiana Tech, 2004: defensive coordinator | Miami (OH) | |
| Pete Kuharchek | Louisiana Tech, 2006: inside linebackers coach | Rhein Fire |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Conroy Hines | Louisiana Tech, 2000: co-offensive coordinator; 2001–06: offensive coordinator | |
| Randy Bates | Louisiana Tech, 2000–04: defensive backs and linebackers coach; 2005: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Rob Spence | Louisiana Tech, 2000: co-offensive coordinator | |
| Rick Smith | Louisiana Tech, 2002–03: co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| George Darlington | Louisiana Tech, 2006: defensive 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.
How he coached
Bicknell’s teams went for it on 11% of fourth downs and on 18% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 54% of plays and took 23.5 seconds a play, 2004–2006.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 5 g | 5 of 51 10% | 11% | 48% | 20.2 | −0.17 | |
| 2005 3 g | 4 of 25 16% | 33% | 54% | 25.9 | −0.17 | |
| 2006 4 g | 3 of 35 9% | 17% | 61% | 25.9 | −0.27 | |
| All 12 g | 12 of 111 11% | 18% | 54% | 23.5 | −0.20 |
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.