Keith Burns
Keith Burns went 7–28 as a head coach, 2000–2002, at Tulsa. Share
- Record
- 7–28 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2000 5–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tulsa | 5–7 | 5th | |||
| 2001 | Tulsa | 1–10 | 10th | |||
| 2002 | Tulsa | 1–11 | 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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Conference games | 24 | 5–19 | 21% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| At home | 18 | 5–13 | 28% |
| On the road | 17 | 2–15 | 12% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 5–25 | 17% |
His own 35 games on file, 2000–2002, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Nord 2000–2002 | 1–2 | UTEP | 3 | |
| Jack Bicknell Jr. 2000–2002 | 1–2 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | |
| June Jones 2000–2002 | 1–2 | Hawai’i | 3 | |
| Ken Hatfield 2000–2002 | 1–2 | Rice | 3 | |
| Pat Hill 2000–2002 | 0–3 | Fresno State | 3 |
Keith Burns’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 | 3 | 1–2 |
| Hawai’iseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Riceseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Louisiana Techseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| UTEPseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Fresno Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| SMUseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Boise Stateseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Also a player: Keith Burns’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Arkansas | Graduate assistant | |
| 1985–88 | Pacific (CA) | Assistant coach | |
| 1989–92 | Rice | Assistant coach | |
| 1993 | USC | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1994–97 | USC | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1998–99 | Arkansas | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2000–02 | Tulsa | Head coach | |
| 2004–09 | San Jose State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2010 | Kansas State | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2011 | Ole Miss | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2012–13 | Oakland Raiders NFL | Assistant special teams | |
| 2014 | Archbishop Mitty HS (CA) high school | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| 2015–17 | Archbishop Mitty HS (CA) high school | Head coach | |
| 2018–19 | UTEP | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2021–present | Fort Worth Country Day School high school | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ken HatfieldArkansas
- Bob CopePacific
- Fred GoldsmithRice
- John RobinsonUSC
- Houston NuttArkansas, Ole Miss
- Fitz HillSan José State
- Dick TomeySan José State
- Bill SnyderKansas State
- Dana DimelUTEP
Assistants who became head coaches
- Barry Lunney Jr.Arkansas
- Jeff McInerneyCentral Connecticut
- Jim GilstrapOttawa Rough Riders
- Mark HutsonTulane
- Kenny EdenfieldSouthwest Mississippi
- Charlie StubbsNicholls
- Dan LounsburySoutheastern Oklahoma State, Wisconsin–Superior
- Matt WellsUtah State, Texas Tech
Worked under (9)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Hatfield | Arkansas | 1984 | Graduate assistant | |
| Bob Cope | Pacific | 1985–88 | Assistant coach | |
| Fred Goldsmith | Rice | 1989–92 | Assistant coach | |
| John Robinson | USC | 1993–97 | 1993: defensive backs coach; 1994–97: defensive coordinator | |
| Houston Nutt | Arkansas | 1998–99 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Fitz Hill | San José State | 2004 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Dick Tomey | San José State | 2005–09 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Bill Snyder | Kansas State | 2010 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Houston Nutt | Ole Miss | 2011 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Dana Dimel | UTEP | 2018–19 | Defensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Lunney Jr. | Tulsa, 2000–01: quarterbacks coach; 2002: wide receivers coach | Arkansas | |
| Jeff McInerney | Tulsa, 2000–01: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator; 2002: linebackers and special teams coach | Central Connecticut | |
| Jim Gilstrap | Tulsa, 2000–01: offensive coordinator and running backs coach | Ottawa Rough Riders | |
| Mark Hutson | Tulsa, 2000–02: offensive line coach | Tulane | |
| Kenny Edenfield | Tulsa, 2001: tight ends and special teams coach | Southwest Mississippi | |
| Charlie Stubbs | Tulsa, 2002: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Nicholls | |
| Dan Lounsbury | Tulsa, 2002: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Southeastern Oklahoma State, Wisconsin–Superior | |
| Matt Wells | Tulsa, 2002: tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator | Utah State, Texas Tech |
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.