Mike Knoll
Mike Knoll went 15–73 as a head coach, 1986–2008, at New Mexico State and Upper Iowa. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 2005–08 at Upper Iowa. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 15–73 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1987 2–9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | New Mexico State | 1–10 | 8th | |||
| 1987 | New Mexico State | 2–9 | 8th | |||
| 1988 | New Mexico State | 1–10 | 8th | |||
| 1989 | New Mexico State | 0–11 | 8th | |||
| 1990–04: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2005 | Upper Iowa * | 3–8 | ||||
| 2006 | Upper Iowa * | 3–8 | T–6th | |||
| 2007 | Upper Iowa * | 3–8 | T–8th | |||
| 2008 | Upper Iowa * | 2–9 | T–11 / 7th (South) | |||
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Conference games | 28 | 1–27 | 4% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 2–10 | 17% |
| At home | 21 | 3–18 | 14% |
| On the road | 23 | 1–22 | 4% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 40 | 4–36 | 10% |
His own 44 games on file, 1986–1989, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Murphy 1986–1989 | 1–3 | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | |
| Mike Sheppard 1986–1989 | 1–3 | Long Beach State, New Mexico | 4 | |
| Chuck Shelton 1986–1989 | 0–4 | Utah State | 4 | |
| Claude Gilbert 1986–1989 | 0–4 | San José State | 4 | |
| Jim Sweeney 1986–1989 | 0–4 | Fresno State | 4 | |
| Wayne Nunnely 1986–1989 | 0–4 | UNLV | 4 | |
| Bob Cope 1986–1988 | 0–3 | Pacific | 3 | |
| Bob Stull 1986–1988 | 0–3 | UTEP | 3 | |
| Larry Reisbig 1987–1989 | 0–3 | Long Beach State | 3 |
Mike Knoll’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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexicoseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Cal State Fullertonseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| San José Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Fresno Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Utah Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| UNLVseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| UTEPseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Long Beach Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–77 | Missouri Western | Linebackers coach | |
| 1978 | New Mexico State | Outside linebackers coach | |
| 1979 | Tulsa | Defensive line coach | |
| 1980–82 | Tulsa | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1983 | Iowa State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1984 | Miami (FL) | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1985 | Miami (FL) | Linebackers coach | |
| 1986–89 | New Mexico State | Head coach | |
| 1990–91 | Northwestern | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| 1992–96 | Tulsa | Defensive coordinator and special teams and defensive line coach | |
| 2004 | Bacone | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| 2005–08 | Upper Iowa | Head coach | |
| 2010–12 | Northeastern State | Assistant head coach, defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Gil KruegerNew Mexico State
- John CooperTulsa
- Jim CrinerIowa State
- Jimmy JohnsonMiami
- Francis PeayNorthwestern
- David RaderTulsa
- David RossBacone
- Kenny EvansNortheastern State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jesse MontaltoEllsworth, Iowa Central
Worked under (8)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Krueger | New Mexico State | 1978 | Outside linebackers coach | |
| John Cooper | Tulsa | 1979–82 | 1979: defensive line coach; 1980–82: defensive coordinator | |
| Jim Criner | Iowa State | 1983 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Jimmy Johnson | Miami | 1984–85 | 1984: defensive backs coach; 1985: linebackers coach | |
| Francis Peay | Northwestern | 1990–91 | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| David Rader | Tulsa | 1992–96 | Defensive coordinator and special teams and defensive line coach | |
| David Ross | Bacone | 2004 | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| Kenny Evans | Northeastern State | 2010–12 | Assistant head coach, defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Montalto | Upper Iowa, 2005–06: wide receivers coach; 2007–08: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Ellsworth, Iowa Central |
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.