Jim Grobe
Jim Grobe went 117–121–1 as a head coach, 1995–2016, at Ohio, Wake Forest and Baylor. Share
- Record
- 117–121–1 career
- Seasons
- 20
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Feb 17, 1952
- Alma mater
- Virginia 1975
- Best season
- 2006 11–3, No. 18
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Ohio | 2–8–1 | 9th | |||
| 1996 | Ohio | 6–6 | 4th | |||
| 1997 | Ohio | 8–3 | T–2nd (East) | |||
| 1998 | Ohio | 5–6 | T–3rd (East) | |||
| 1999 | Ohio | 5–6 | T–3rd (East) | |||
| 2000 | Ohio | 7–4 | T–3rd (East) | |||
| 2001 | Wake Forest | 6–5 | 7th | |||
| 2002 | Wake Forest | 7–6 | 7th | Seattle Bowl W | ||
| 2003 | Wake Forest | 5–7 | 7th | |||
| 2004 | Wake Forest | 4–7 | T–10th | |||
| 2005 | Wake Forest | 4–7 | T–4th (Atlantic) | |||
| 2006 | Wake Forest | 11–3 | 1st (Atlantic) | Orange Bowl L | 18 | |
| 2007 | Wake Forest | 9–4 | T–2nd (Atlantic) | Meineke Car Care Bowl W | ||
| 2008 | Wake Forest | 8–5 | T–3rd (Atlantic) | EagleBank Bowl W | ||
| 2009 | Wake Forest | 5–7 | 4th (Atlantic) | |||
| 2010 | Wake Forest | 3–9 | 6th (Atlantic) | |||
| 2011 | Wake Forest | 6–7 | T–2nd (Atlantic) | Music City Bowl L | ||
| 2012 | Wake Forest | 5–7 | 4th (Atlantic) | |||
| 2013 | Wake Forest | 4–8 | 6th (Atlantic) | |||
| 2014–15: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2016 | Baylor | 7–6 | T–6th | Cactus Bowl W | ||
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
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Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 39 | 6–33 | 15% |
| Against top-10 teams | 13 | 0–13 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 50 | 29–21 | 58% |
| Conference games | 161 | 72–88–1 | 45% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 100 | 46–53–1 | 47% |
| At home | 118 | 69–48–1 | 59% |
| On the road | 113 | 43–70 | 38% |
| At neutral sites | 8 | 5–3 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 110 | 81–28–1 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 129 | 36–93 | 28% |
His own 239 games on file, 1995–2016, 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 O’Brien 2003–2012 | 6–4 | Boston College, NC State | 10 | |
| Ralph Friedgen 2001–2010 | 3–7 | Maryland | 10 | |
| Bobby Bowden 2001–2009 | 3–6 | Florida State | 9 | |
| Tommy Bowden 2001–2008 | 3–5 | Clemson | 8 | |
| Gary Blackney 1995–2000 | 4–2 | Bowling Green | 6 | |
| Lee Owens 1995–2000 | 4–2 | Akron | 6 | |
| Randy Edsall 2003–2013 | 4–2 | UConn, Maryland | 6 | |
| David Cutcliffe 2008–2013 | 4–2 | Duke | 6 | |
| Chuck Amato 2001–2006 | 3–3 | NC State | 6 | |
| Rick Rasnick 1995–1999 | 3–2 | Eastern Michigan | 5 |
Jim Grobe’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 |
|---|---|---|
| NC Stateseries | 14 | 7–7 |
| Marylandseries | 14 | 6–8 |
| Dukeseries | 13 | 11–2 |
| Florida Stateseries | 13 | 4–9 |
| Clemsonseries | 13 | 3–10 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 11 | 5–6 |
| North Carolinaseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| East Carolinaseries | 7 | 5–2 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 2006 Wake Forest: Bobby Dodd Award
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Virginia | Graduate assistant | |
| 1976–77 | Liberty HS (Bedford, VA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1978 | Emory & Henry | Linebackers coach | |
| 1979–83 | Marshall | Linebackers coach | |
| 1984–94 | Air Force | Linebackers coach | |
| 1995–2000 | Ohio | Head coach | |
| 2001–13 | Wake Forest | Head coach | |
| 2016 | Baylor | Head coach | |
| 2019 | San Antonio Commanders AAF | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Sonny RandleVirginia, Marshall
- Fisher DeBerryAir Force
- Mike RileySan Antonio Commanders
Assistants who became head coaches
- Brian KnorrOhio
- Kenny PhillipsFayetteville State
- Mike SewakGeorgia Southern
- Tim DeRuyterTexas A&M, Fresno State
- Troy CalhounAir Force
- Dean HoodEastern Kentucky, Murray State
- Brad LambertCharlotte
- Tim BillingsSouthern Miss, Southeast Missouri State
- Brad WhiteFlorida
- Jeff LebbyMississippi State
- Jim GushGarden City, Navarro
- Phil BennettSMU, Pittsburgh, North Texas
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Randle | Virginia | 1975 | Graduate assistant | |
| Sonny Randle | Marshall | 1979–83 | Linebackers coach | |
| Fisher DeBerry | Air Force | 1984–94 | Linebackers coach | |
| Mike Riley | San Antonio Commanders pro | 2019 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (12)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Knorr | Ohio, 1995–98: inside linebackers coach; 1999–2000: defensive coordinator; Wake Forest, 2008–10: wide receivers coach; 2011: co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach; 2012: defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach; 2013: defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach | Ohio | |
| Kenny Phillips | Ohio, 1995–97: assistant coach | Fayetteville State | |
| Mike Sewak | Ohio, 1995–96: offensive coordinator | Georgia Southern | |
| Tim DeRuyter | Ohio, 1995–98: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Texas A&M, Fresno State | |
| Troy Calhoun | Ohio, 1995–96: quarterbacks coach; 1997–2000: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; Wake Forest, 2001–02: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Air Force | |
| Dean Hood | Ohio, 1999–2000: defensive backs coach; Wake Forest, 2001–07: defensive coordinator | Eastern Kentucky, Murray State | |
| Brad Lambert | Wake Forest, 2001–07: linebackers coach; 2008–10: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Charlotte | |
| Tim Billings | Wake Forest, 2006–07: wide receivers coach; 2008–09: safeties coach; 2010: defensive ends coach; 2011: co-defensive coordinator and special teams coach | Southern Miss, Southeast Missouri State | |
| Brad White | Wake Forest, 2007–08: graduate assistant | Florida | |
| Jeff Lebby | Baylor, 2016: passing game coordinator, running backs coach and ORC | Mississippi State | |
| Jim Gush | Baylor, 2016: linebackers coach | Garden City, Navarro | |
| Phil Bennett | Baylor, 2016: defensive coordinator | SMU, Pittsburgh, North Texas |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Mullen | Ohio, 1995–96: fullbacks coach; 1997–2000: tight ends and offensive tackles coach; Wake Forest, 2001–02: offensive tackles coach; 2003–07: quarterbacks coach | |
| Steed Lobotzke | Wake Forest, 2003–13: offensive coordinator | |
| Steve Russ | Wake Forest, 2008–09: tight ends coach; 2010: linebackers coach; 2011: defensive backs coach | |
| Kendal Briles | Baylor, 2016: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks 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.
How he coached
Grobe’s teams went for it on 18% of fourth downs and on 35% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 46% of plays and took 23.9 seconds a play, 2004–2016.
| Season | School | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 11 g | Wake Forest | 14 of 95 15% | 26% | 33% | 21.5 | −0.05 | |
| 2005 9 g | Wake Forest | 19 of 90 21% | 33% | 41% | 24.6 | −0.17 | |
| 2006 13 g | Wake Forest | 6 of 100 6% | 14% | 40% | 28.7 | −0.10 | |
| 2007 12 g | Wake Forest | 18 of 105 17% | 37% | 45% | 25.9 | −0.15 | |
| 2008 13 g | Wake Forest | 18 of 119 15% | 32% | 45% | 26.3 | −0.16 | |
| 2009 12 g | Wake Forest | 13 of 84 15% | 29% | 53% | 25.6 | +0.05 | |
| 2010 12 g | Wake Forest | 15 of 101 15% | 24% | 43% | 20.8 | −0.07 | |
| 2011 13 g | Wake Forest | 28 of 120 23% | 48% | 53% | 23.8 | −0.03 | |
| 2012 11 g | Wake Forest | 21 of 116 18% | 35% | 56% | 23.3 | −0.12 | |
| 2013 12 g | Wake Forest | 12 of 110 11% | 23% | 53% | 23.6 | −0.11 | |
| 2016 13 g | Baylor | 46 of 116 40% | 62% | 46% | 18.8 | +0.10 | |
| All 131 g | 210 of 1156 18% | 35% | 46% | 23.9 | −0.07 |
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.