Kent Baer
Kent Baer went 1–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 2004 at Notre Dame (interim, bowl game) and 2012 at San José State (interim, bowl game). His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 1–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2012 11–2, No. 21
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Notre Dame interim, bowl game | 0–1 | Insight Bowl L | ||
| 2005–11: not a college head coach | |||||
| 2012 | San José State interim, bowl game | 1–0 | Military Bowl W | 21 | |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
His own two games on file, 2004–2012, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Bowling Greenseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–76 | Yokosuka Seahawks | Head coach | |
| 1977–82 | Utah State | Outside linebackers coach | |
| 1983–85 | Utah State | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 1986 | Idaho | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1987–91 | California | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1992–94 | Arizona State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1995–98 | Stanford | Linebackers coach | |
| 1999–2001 | Stanford | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2002–04 | Notre Dame | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2004 | Notre Dame | Interim head coach | |
| 2005–07 | Washington | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2008–09 | San Jose State | Linebackers coach | |
| 2010–12 | San Jose State | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2012 | San Jose State | Interim head coach | |
| 2013–14 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2015–17 | UNLV | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2018–22 | Montana | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bruce SnyderUtah State, California, Arizona State
- Chris PellaUtah State
- Keith GilbertsonIdaho
- Tyrone WillinghamStanford, Notre Dame, Washington
- Dick TomeySan José State
- Mike MacIntyreSan José State, Colorado
- Tony SanchezUNLV
- Bobby HauckMontana
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob SimmonsOklahoma State
- D. J. DurkinMaryland
- D.J. DurkinFlorida, Maryland, Auburn
- Steve WilksArizona Cardinals
- Trent MilesGeorgia State, Indiana State
Worked under (8)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Snyder | Utah State | 1977–82 | Outside linebackers coach | |
| Chris Pella | Utah State | 1983–85 | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Keith Gilbertson | Idaho | 1986 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Bruce Snyder | California | 1987–91 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Bruce Snyder | Arizona State | 1992–94 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Tyrone Willingham | Stanford | 1995–2001 | 1995–98: linebackers coach; 1999–2001: defensive coordinator | |
| Tyrone Willingham | Notre Dame | 2002–04 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Tyrone Willingham | Washington | 2005–07 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Dick Tomey | San José State | 2008–09 | Linebackers coach | |
| Mike MacIntyre | San José State | 2010–12 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Mike MacIntyre | Colorado | 2013–14 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Tony Sanchez | UNLV | 2015–17 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Bobby Hauck | Montana | 2018–22 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Simmons | Notre Dame, 2004: linebackers coach | Oklahoma State | |
| D. J. Durkin | Notre Dame, 2004: graduate assistant | Maryland | |
| D.J. Durkin | Notre Dame, 2004: graduate assistant | Florida, Maryland, Auburn | |
| Steve Wilks | Notre Dame, 2004: defensive backs coach | Arizona Cardinals | |
| Trent Miles | Notre Dame, 2004: wide receivers coach | Georgia State, Indiana State |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Diedrick | Notre Dame, 2004: offensive coordinator | |
| Greg Mattison | Notre Dame, 2004: defensive line coach | |
| Mike Denbrock | Notre Dame, 2004: offensive tackles and tight ends coach | |
| Brian Lindgren | San José State, 2012: 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.