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Jim Fassel
Jim Fassel went 25–33 as a head coach, 1985–1989, at Utah. Share
- Record
- 25–33 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1985 8–4
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Utah | 8–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1986 | Utah | 2–9 | 9th | |||
| 1987 | Utah | 5–7 | 7th | |||
| 1988 | Utah | 6–5 | 5th | |||
| 1989 | Utah | 4–8 | 7th |
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 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 5–7 | 42% |
| Conference games | 40 | 14–26 | 35% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 21 | 12–9 | 57% |
| At home | 27 | 15–12 | 56% |
| On the road | 31 | 10–21 | 32% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 24 | 17–7 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 34 | 8–26 | 24% |
His own 58 games on file, 1985–1989, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaVell Edwards 1985–1989 | 1–4 | BYU | 5 | |
| Fisher DeBerry 1985–1989 | 0–5 | Air Force | 5 | |
| Leon Fuller 1985–1988 | 3–1 | Colorado State | 4 | |
| Chuck Shelton 1986–1989 | 3–1 | Utah State | 4 | |
| Mike Sheppard 1987–1989 | 3–0 | New Mexico | 3 | |
| Dennis Stolz 1986–1988 | 1–2 | San Diego State | 3 | |
| Bob Stull 1986–1988 | 0–3 | UTEP | 3 | |
| Bob Wagner 1987–1989 | 0–3 | Hawai’i | 3 | |
| Paul Roach 1987–1989 | 0–3 | Wyoming | 3 |
Jim Fassel’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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexicoseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Utah Stateseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| UTEPseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Hawai’iseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| BYUseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Wyomingseries | 5 | 1–4 |
Also a player: Jim Fassel’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Hawaiians WFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1974 | Fullerton | Assistant coach | |
| 1976 | Utah | Quarterbacks coach and receivers coach | |
| 1977–78 | Weber State | Quarterbacks coach and receivers coach | |
| 1979–80 | Stanford | Wide receivers and running backs coach | |
| 1981–83 | Stanford | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1984 | New Orleans Breakers USFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1985–89 | Utah | Head coach | |
| 1991–92 | New York Giants NFL | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1993–94 | Denver Broncos NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1995 | Oakland Raiders NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1996 | Arizona Cardinals NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1997–2003 | New York Giants NFL | Head coach | |
| 2004 | Baltimore Ravens NFL | Offensive consultant | |
| 2005–06 | Baltimore Ravens NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2009–12 | Las Vegas Locomotives UFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Tom LovatUtah
- Ron DowhowerStanford
- Paul WigginStanford
- Mike WhiteOakland Raiders
- Vince TobinArizona Cardinals
- Brian BillickBaltimore Ravens
Jim Fassel
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dave KotulskiBucknell
- Fred GravesSan Diego Chargers
- Jack ReillyEl Camino
- Ron McBrideUtah, Weber State
- Tom GaddBucknell
- John FoxCarolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears
- Ron DowhowerStanford, Vanderbilt, Indianapolis Colts
- Fred von AppenHawai’i
- DeWayne WalkerUCLA, New Mexico State
- Rod RustNorth Texas, New England Patriots, Montreal Alouettes
- Chuck SheltonDrake, Utah State, Pacific, Pratt
- Dennis TherrellLock Haven, Auburn
- and 3 more
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Lovat | Utah | 1976 | Quarterbacks coach and receivers coach | |
| Ron Dowhower | Stanford | 1979 | Wide receivers and running backs coach | |
| Paul Wiggin | Stanford | 1980–83 | 1980: wide receivers and running backs coach; 1981–83: offensive coordinator | |
| Mike White | Oakland Raiders NFL | 1995 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Vince Tobin | Arizona Cardinals NFL | 1996 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Brian Billick | Baltimore Ravens NFL | 2004–06 | 2004: offensive consultant; 2005–06: offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (15)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Kotulski | Utah, 1985–89: linebackers and defensive line coach | Bucknell | |
| Fred Graves | Utah, 1985–89: wide receivers coach | San Diego Chargers | |
| Jack Reilly | Utah, 1985–89: offensive coordinator | El Camino | |
| Ron McBride | Utah, 1985–86: offensive line coach | Utah, Weber State | |
| Tom Gadd | Utah, 1987–89: defensive coordinator | Bucknell | |
| John Fox | New York Giants, 1997–2001: defensive coordinator | Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears | |
| Ron Dowhower | New York Giants, 1997–98: quarterbacks coach | Stanford, Vanderbilt, Indianapolis Colts | |
| Fred von Appen | New York Giants, 2001: special teams coach | Hawai’i | |
| DeWayne Walker | New York Giants, 2002–03: defensive backs coach | UCLA, New Mexico State | |
| Rod Rust | New York Giants, 2002–03: linebackers coach | North Texas, New England Patriots, Montreal Alouettes | |
| Chuck Shelton | Las Vegas Locomotives, 2009: running backs coach | Drake, Utah State, Pacific, Pratt | |
| Dennis Therrell | Las Vegas Locomotives, 2010–11: linebackers coach; 2012: defensive backs coach | Lock Haven, Auburn | |
| Gregg Brandon | Las Vegas Locomotives, 2010: tight ends coach | Bowling Green, Colorado School of Mines | |
| Larry Marmie | Las Vegas Locomotives, 2010–12: defensive backs coach | Arizona State | |
| Mike S McGlinchey | Las Vegas Locomotives, 2012: tight ends coach | William Jewell |
Other assistants under him (6)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| George Wheeler | Utah, 1985–86: defensive coordinator | |
| Craig Ver Steeg | Utah, 1986: graduate assistant; 1987–89: quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Denny Marcin | New York Giants, 1997–2003: defensive line coach | |
| Larry Mac Duff | New York Giants, 1997–2000: special teams coordinator; Las Vegas Locomotives, 2009–12: defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator | |
| Tom Olivadotti | New York Giants, 2000–03: linebackers coach | |
| Kevin Wolthausen | Las Vegas Locomotives, 2009–11: defensive line coach |
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.