Marcus Arroyo
Marcus Arroyo went 7–23 as a head coach, 2020–2022, at UNLV. Share
- Record
- 7–23 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Jan 23, 1980
- Alma mater
- San José State 2003
- Best season
- 2022 5–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UNLV | 0–6 | 12th | |||
| 2021 | UNLV | 2–10 | 6th (West) | |||
| 2022 | UNLV | 5–7 | 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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Conference games | 22 | 5–17 | 23% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 11 | 1–10 | 9% |
| At home | 15 | 5–10 | 33% |
| On the road | 15 | 2–13 | 13% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 25 | 4–21 | 16% |
His own 30 games on file, 2020–2022, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Hoke 2020–2022 | 0–3 | San Diego State | 3 | |
| Brent Brennan 2020–2022 | 0–3 | San José State | 3 |
Marcus Arroyo’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hawai’iseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Nevadaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| San José Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Fresno Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| New Mexicoseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Utah Stateseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Air Forceseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | San Jose State | UA | |
| 2004 | Prairie View A&M | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2005 | San Jose State | Graduate assistant | |
| 2006 | San Jose State | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2007–08 | San Jose State | Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2009–10 | Wyoming | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2011 | California | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2012 | California | Passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2013 | Southern Miss | Offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| 2014 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2015–16 | Oklahoma State | Running backs coach | |
| 2017 | Oregon | Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and tight ends coach | |
| 2018 | Oregon | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and tight ends coach | |
| 2019 | Oregon | Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2020–22 | UNLV | Head coach | |
| 2024–present | Arizona State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Fitz HillSan José State
- Dick TomeySan José State
- Dave ChristensenWyoming
- Jeff TedfordCalifornia
- Todd MonkenSouthern Miss
- Lovie SmithTampa Bay Buccaneers
- Mike GundyOklahoma State
- Willie TaggartOregon
- Mario CristobalOregon
- Kenny DillinghamArizona State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ian ShieldsEastern Oregon, Lenoir Rhyne, Jacksonville, Minot State
Worked under (10)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitz Hill | San José State | 2003 | UA | |
| Dick Tomey | San José State | 2005–08 | 2005: graduate assistant; 2006: quarterbacks coach; 2007–08: co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Dave Christensen | Wyoming | 2009–10 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Jeff Tedford | California | 2011–12 | 2011: quarterbacks coach; 2012: passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Todd Monken | Southern Miss | 2013 | Offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| Lovie Smith | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | 2014 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Mike Gundy | Oklahoma State | 2015–16 | Running backs coach | |
| Willie Taggart | Oregon | 2017 | Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and tight ends coach | |
| Mario Cristobal | Oregon | 2017–19 | 2017: co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and tight ends coach; 2018: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and tight ends coach; 2019: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Kenny Dillingham | Arizona State | 2024–26 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Shields | UNLV, 2020–22: offensive assistant | Eastern Oregon, Lenoir Rhyne, Jacksonville, Minot State |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Thomas | UNLV, 2020–21: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Peter Hansen | UNLV, 2020–21: defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach | |
| Bojay Filimoeatu | UNLV, 2022: defensive line coach | |
| Keith Heyward | UNLV, 2022: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Nick Holz | UNLV, 2022: offensive 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.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Oregon | co-offensive coordinatorbonuses up to $130,000 | $300,000 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.
How he coached
Arroyo’s teams went for it on 21% of fourth downs and on 40% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 54% of plays and took 26.4 seconds a play, 2020–2022.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 6 g | 17 of 58 29% | 46% | 54% | 24.4 | +0.03 | |
| 2021 9 g | 12 of 67 18% | 42% | 55% | 28.1 | −0.04 | |
| 2022 10 g | 16 of 86 19% | 34% | 52% | 26.0 | −0.02 | |
| All 25 g | 45 of 211 21% | 40% | 54% | 26.4 | −0.01 |
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.