Lou Tepper
Lou Tepper went 101–75–2 as a head coach, 1991–2010, at Illinois, Edinboro and IUP. Share
11 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 2000–05 at Edinboro; 2006–10 at IUP. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 101–75–2 career
- Seasons
- 17
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1994 7–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Illinois interim, bowl game | 0–1 | 5th | John Hancock Bowl L | ||
| 1992 | Illinois | 6–5–1 | 4th | Holiday Bowl L | ||
| 1993 | Illinois | 5–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1994 | Illinois | 7–5 | T–5th | Liberty Bowl W | ||
| 1995 | Illinois | 5–5–1 | T–7th | |||
| 1996 | Illinois | 2–9 | T–9th | |||
| 1997–99: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2000 | Edinboro * | 5–6 | T–4th (West) | |||
| 2001 | Edinboro * | 4–6 | T–3rd (West) | |||
| 2002 | Edinboro * | 5–6 | 5th (West) | |||
| 2003 | Edinboro * | 9–3 | T–1st (West) | NCAA Division II First Round L | ||
| 2004 | Edinboro * | 9–3 | T–1st (West) | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L | ||
| 2005 | Edinboro * | 8–2 | T–1st (West) | |||
| 2006 | IUP * | 8–2 | T–1st (West) | |||
| 2007 | IUP * | 9–3 | 2nd (West) | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L | ||
| 2008 | IUP * | 8–2 | T–2nd (West) | |||
| 2009 | IUP * | 5–6 | 7th (West) | |||
| 2010 | IUP * | 6–5 | T–4th (West) | |||
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
Kevin Hardy1995 Butkus Award- Dana Howard1994 Butkus Award
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 | 21 | 4–16–1 | 21% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 0–5–1 | 8% |
| Against rivals | 28 | 14–13–1 | 52% |
| Conference games | 40 | 17–21–2 | 45% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 31 | 13–16–2 | 45% |
| At home | 30 | 14–16 | 47% |
| On the road | 24 | 10–12–2 | 46% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 25 | 17–8 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 33 | 8–23–2 | 27% |
His own 58 games on file, 1991–1996, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Fry 1992–1996 | 3–2 | Iowa | 5 | |
| Jim Wacker 1992–1996 | 3–2 | Minnesota | 5 | |
| Gary Barnett 1992–1996 | 2–3 | Northwestern | 5 | |
| John Cooper 1992–1996 | 2–3 | Ohio State | 5 | |
| Barry Alvarez 1992–1996 | 1–3–1 | Wisconsin | 5 | |
| Jim Colletto 1992–1994 | 2–1 | Purdue | 3 | |
| Gary Moeller 1992–1994 | 1–1–1 | Michigan | 3 | |
| Dick Tomey 1993–1996 | 1–2 | Arizona | 3 |
Lou Tepper’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesotaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Iowaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Northwesternseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Michiganseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Wisconsinseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Missouriseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Purdueseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Pittsburgh | Graduate assistant | |
| 1968–70 | New Hampshire | Running backs and linebackers coach | |
| 1971 | New Hampshire | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1972–75 | William & Mary | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1976–77 | William & Mary | Assistant head coach | |
| 1978–82 | Virginia Tech | Linebackers coach | |
| 1983–85 | Colorado | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 1986–87 | Colorado | Assistant head coach | |
| 1988–89 | Illinois | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1990–91 | Illinois | Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach | |
| 1991–96 | Illinois | Head coach | |
| 1998–99 | LSU | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2000–05 | Edinboro | Head coach | |
| 2006–10 | IUP | Head coach | |
| 2012–14 | Buffalo | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Dave HartPittsburgh
- Jim RootWilliam & Mary
- Bill DooleyVirginia Tech
- Bill McCartneyColorado
- John MackovicIllinois
- Gerry DiNardoLSU
- Hal HunterLSU
- Jeff QuinnBuffalo
- Alex WoodBuffalo
Assistants who became head coaches
- Cleve BryantOhio
- Gene DahlquistScottish Claymores
- Greg ColbyMillersville
- Tom BeckSt. Procopius / Illinois Benedictine, Elmhurst, Grand Valley State
- Paul SchudelBall State, Central Connecticut
Worked under (9)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Hart | Pittsburgh | 1967 | Graduate assistant | |
| Jim Root | William & Mary | 1972–77 | 1972–75: defensive coordinator; 1976–77: assistant head coach | |
| Bill Dooley | Virginia Tech | 1978–82 | Linebackers coach | |
| Bill McCartney | Colorado | 1983–87 | 1983–85: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; 1986–87: assistant head coach | |
| John Mackovic | Illinois | 1988–91 | 1988–89: defensive coordinator; 1990–91: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach | |
| Gerry DiNardo | LSU | 1998–99 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Hal Hunter | LSU | 1999 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Jeff Quinn | Buffalo | 2012–14 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Alex Wood | Buffalo | 2014 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleve Bryant | Illinois, 1991: wide receivers coach | Ohio | |
| Gene Dahlquist | Illinois, 1991: offensive coordinator | Scottish Claymores | |
| Greg Colby | Illinois, 1991–94: assistant coach | Millersville | |
| Tom Beck | Illinois, 1992: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | St. Procopius / Illinois Benedictine, Elmhurst, Grand Valley State | |
| Paul Schudel | Illinois, 1995–96: offensive coordinator | Ball State, Central Connecticut |
Other assistants under him (6)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Denny Marcin | Illinois, 1991–96: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| Chris Cosh | Illinois, 1992–94: linebackers coach; 1995: assistant head coach and linebackers coach; 1996: defensive coordinator and BB | |
| Greg Landry | Illinois, 1993–94: offensive coordinator | |
| Dan Roushar | Illinois, 1995: quarterbacks coach; 1996: offensive tackles coach and tight ends coach | |
| D. K. McDonald | Edinboro, 2003–05: defensive backs coach; IU Pennsylvania, 2006–10: defensive backs coach | |
| Mike Yurcich | Edinboro, 2005: quarterbacks and wide receivers 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.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Buffalo | defensive coordinatorbonuses up to $58,721 | $135,660 USA Today |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.