Jeff Horton
Jeff Horton went 22–51 as a head coach, 1993–2010, at Nevada, UNLV and Minnesota. Share
- Record
- 22–51 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1993 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Nevada | 7–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1994 | UNLV | 7–5 | T–1st | Las Vegas Bowl W | ||
| 1995 | UNLV | 2–9 | 10th | |||
| 1996 | UNLV | 1–11 | T–7th (Pacific) | |||
| 1997 | UNLV | 3–8 | 7th (Pacific) | |||
| 1998 | UNLV | 0–11 | 8th (Mountain) | |||
| 1999–09: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2010 | Minnesota interim, remainder of season | 2–3 | T–9th | |||
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.
Players he coached
Joe KristosikConsensus All‑American, 1998
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 13 | 6–7 | 46% |
| Conference games | 49 | 16–33 | 33% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 23 | 12–11 | 52% |
| At home | 36 | 15–21 | 42% |
| On the road | 36 | 6–30 | 17% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 19 | 12–7 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 54 | 10–44 | 19% |
His own 73 games on file, 1993–2010, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ralston 1993–1996 | 2–2 | San José State | 4 | |
| Jim Hess 1993–1995 | 2–1 | New Mexico State | 3 | |
| Barry Alvarez 1993–1998 | 0–3 | Wisconsin | 3 | |
| Fisher DeBerry 1996–1998 | 0–3 | Air Force | 3 | |
| Jeff Tisdel 1996–1998 | 0–3 | Nevada | 3 | |
| Sonny Lubick 1996–1998 | 0–3 | Colorado State | 3 |
Jeff Horton’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 |
|---|---|---|
| San José Stateseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Nevadaseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Utah Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Hawai’iseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| TCUseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Wisconsinseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Minnesota | Graduate assistant | |
| 1985–89 | Nevada | Wide receivers, running backs and special teams coach | |
| 1990–91 | UNLV | Assistant head coach | |
| 1992 | Nevada | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1993 | Nevada | Head coach | |
| 1994–98 | UNLV | Head coach | |
| 1999–2005 | Wisconsin | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2006 | St. Louis Rams NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 2007–08 | St. Louis Rams NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 2009 | Detroit Lions NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2010 | Minnesota | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2010 | Minnesota | Interim head coach | |
| 2011–14 | San Diego State | Assistant head coach and running backs coach | |
| 2015–19 | San Diego State | Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| 2020–22 | San Diego State | Running backs coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Lou HoltzMinnesota
- Chris AultNevada
- Jim StrongUNLV
- Barry AlvarezWisconsin
- Scott LinehanSt. Louis Rams
- Tim BrewsterMinnesota
- Rocky LongSan Diego State
- Brady HokeSan Diego State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ken WilsonNevada
- Steve HagenWartburg
- Charlie StubbsNicholls
- Ruffin McNeillTexas Tech, East Carolina
- Thomas HammockNorthern Illinois
Worked under (8)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Holtz | Minnesota | 1984 | Graduate assistant | |
| Chris Ault | Nevada | 1985–92 | 1985–89: wide receivers, running backs and special teams coach; 1992: wide receivers coach | |
| Jim Strong | UNLV | 1990–91 | Assistant head coach | |
| Barry Alvarez | Wisconsin | 1999–2005 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Scott Linehan | St. Louis Rams NFL | 2006–08 | 2006: offensive line coach; 2007–08: assistant coach | |
| Tim Brewster | Minnesota | 2010 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Rocky Long | San Diego State | 2011–19 | 2011–14: assistant head coach and running backs coach; 2015–19: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and running backs coach | |
| Brady Hoke | San Diego State | 2020–22 | Running backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Wilson | Nevada, 1993: inside linebackers coach | Nevada | |
| Steve Hagen | Nevada, 1993: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; UNLV, 1994–95: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Wartburg | |
| Charlie Stubbs | UNLV, 1996–97: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Nicholls | |
| Ruffin McNeill | UNLV, 1997: defensive coordinator; 1998: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Texas Tech, East Carolina | |
| Thomas Hammock | Minnesota, 2010: co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach | Northern Illinois |
Other assistants under him (9)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian White | Nevada, 1993: wide receivers coach; UNLV, 1994: passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| Steve Eggen | UNLV, 1994–95: defensive coordinator | |
| Stan Eggen | UNLV, 1996: defensive coordinator | |
| Robert Anae | UNLV, 1997: offensive line coach; 1998: running game coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Al “Buzz” Preston | UNLV, 1998: offensive coordinator | |
| Tim Drevno | UNLV, 1998: running backs coach | |
| John Butler | Minnesota, 2010: special teams and linebackers coach | |
| Kevin Cosgrove | Minnesota, 2010: co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Ronnie Lee | Minnesota, 2010: co-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.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | San Diego State | offensive coordinatorbonuses up to $112,984 | $317,180 USA Today | |
| 2016 | San Diego State | offensive coordinatorbonuses up to $63,152 | $303,512 USA Today | |
| 2015 | San Diego State | offensive coordinatorbonuses up to $63,152 | $302,012 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.