Keith Gilbertson
Keith Gilbertson went 55–51 as a head coach, 1986–2004, at Idaho, California and Washington. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1986–88 at Idaho. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 55–51 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1993 9–4, No. 25
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Idaho * | 8–4 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | ||
| 1987 | Idaho * | 9–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | ||
| 1988 | Idaho * | 11–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal L | ||
| 1989–91: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1992 | California | 4–7 | 9th | |||
| 1993 | California | 9–4 | T–5th | Alamo Bowl W | 25 | |
| 1994 | California | 4–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1995 | California | 3–8 | T–8th | |||
| 1996–02: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2003 | Washington | 6–6 | T–5th | |||
| 2004 | Washington | 1–10 | 10th | |||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Sean DawkinsConsensus All‑American, 1992- Regan UpshawNo. 12 pick, 1996
- Todd SteussieNo. 19 pick, 1994
- Duane ClemonsNo. 16 pick, 1996
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 | 18 | 4–14 | 22% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 7–5 | 58% |
| Conference games | 48 | 15–33 | 31% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 8–12 | 40% |
| At home | 36 | 19–17 | 53% |
| On the road | 32 | 7–25 | 22% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 32 | 19–13 | 59% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 37 | 8–29 | 22% |
His own 69 games on file, 1992–2004, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Donahue 1992–1995 | 3–1 | UCLA | 4 | |
| Bruce Snyder 1992–1995 | 1–3 | Arizona State | 4 | |
| Dick Tomey 1992–1995 | 1–3 | Arizona | 4 | |
| John Ralston 1993–1995 | 3–0 | San José State | 3 | |
| Bill Walsh 1992–1994 | 2–1 | Stanford | 3 | |
| Rich Brooks 1992–1994 | 1–2 | Oregon | 3 | |
| Mike Price 1993–1995 | 1–2 | Washington State | 3 | |
| Mike Bellotti 1995–2004 | 1–2 | Oregon | 3 | |
| John Robinson 1993–1995 | 0–3 | USC | 3 |
Keith Gilbertson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stanfordseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| UCLAseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Oregonseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Arizonaseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| USCseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| San José Stateseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Washington Stateseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
National title staffs
Every title staff- Won a national title on Washington’s 1991 staff (offensive coordinator) · the staff · source
The champions’ staffs from 1990 on, as the schools listed them that season: Staff lists: Drew Hoover’s how-many-rings (MIT), from the schools’ media guides and staff pages. Roles as the source words them.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–74 | Idaho State | Graduate assistant | |
| 1975 | Western Washington | Graduate assistant | |
| 1976 | Washington | Graduate assistant | |
| 1977–81 | Utah State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1982 | Idaho | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1983–85 | Los Angeles Express USFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1985 | Idaho | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1986–88 | Idaho | Head coach | |
| 1989–90 | Washington | Offensive line coach | |
| 1991 | Washington | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 1992–95 | California | Head coach | |
| 1996–98 | Seattle Seahawks NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1999 | Washington | Assistant head coach | |
| 2000–02 | Washington | Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | |
| 2003–04 | Washington | Head coach | |
| 2005–08 | Seattle Seahawks NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 2010–11 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Scout |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ed CavanaughIdaho State
- Don JamesWashington
- Bruce SnyderUtah State
- Dennis EricksonIdaho, Seattle Seahawks
- Rick NeuheiselWashington
- Pat ShurmurCleveland Browns
Assistants who became head coaches
- Kent BaerNotre Dame, San José State
- Curtis JohnsonTulane, Houston Roughnecks / Gamblers
- Tom CableIdaho, Oakland Raiders
- Mike SheppardLong Beach State, New Mexico
- Tim LappanoGeorgia State
- Pete KaligisWashington State
- Chris TormeyIdaho, Nevada, Washington
- Jimmy LakeWashington
- Steve AxmanNorthern Arizona
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Cavanaugh | Idaho State | 1971 | Graduate assistant | |
| Don James | Washington | 1976–91 | 1976: graduate assistant; 1989–90: offensive line coach; 1991: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Bruce Snyder | Utah State | 1977–81 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Dennis Erickson | Idaho | 1982–85 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Dennis Erickson | Seattle Seahawks NFL | 1996–98 | Assistant coach | |
| Rick Neuheisel | Washington | 1999–2002 | 1999: assistant head coach; 2000–02: assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | |
| Pat Shurmur | Cleveland Browns NFL | 2011 | Scout |
Coached under him, later head coaches (9)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Baer | Idaho, 1986: defensive coordinator | Notre Dame, San José State | |
| Curtis Johnson | Idaho, 1987–88: wide receivers coach; California, 1995: wide receivers coach | Tulane, Houston Roughnecks / Gamblers | |
| Tom Cable | Idaho, 1987–88: graduate assistant; California, 1992–95: offensive line coach | Idaho, Oakland Raiders | |
| Mike Sheppard | California, 1992: offensive coordinator | Long Beach State, New Mexico | |
| Tim Lappano | California, 1992–95: assistant head coach and running backs coach | Georgia State | |
| Pete Kaligis | Washington, 2003–04: strength and conditioning coach | Washington State | |
| Chris Tormey | Washington, 2004: linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator | Idaho, Nevada, Washington | |
| Jimmy Lake | Washington, 2004: defensive backs coach | Washington | |
| Steve Axman | Washington, 2004: wide receivers coach | Northern Arizona |
Other assistants under him (10)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bret Ingalls | Idaho, 1986–88: graduate assistant and running backs and offensive line coach | |
| Mike Cox | Idaho, 1987–88: linebackers coach | |
| Artie Gigantino | California, 1992–95: defensive coordinator | |
| Don Pellum | California, 1992: recruiting coordinator | |
| Denny Schuler | California, 1993–95: offensive coordinator | |
| Chuck Heater | Washington, 2003: running backs coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| John Pettas | Washington, 2003–04: offensive coordinator | |
| Phil Snow | Washington, 2003: co-defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach; 2004: defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| Randy Hart | Washington, 2003–04: defensive line coach | |
| Tim Hundley | Washington, 2003: 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
Gilbertson’s teams went for it on 23% of fourth downs and on 38% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 50% of plays and took 20.9 seconds a play, in 2004.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 11 g | 25 of 107 23% | 38% | 50% | 20.9 | −0.30 |
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.