Mike Kruczek
Mike Kruczek went 36–30 as a head coach, 1998–2003, at UCF. Share
- Record
- 36–30 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1998 9–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | UCF | 9–2 | ||||
| 1999 | UCF | 4–7 | ||||
| 2000 | UCF | 7–4 | ||||
| 2001 | UCF | 6–5 | ||||
| 2002 | UCF | 7–5 | 2nd (East) | |||
| 2003 | UCF coached 10 of 12 games | 3–7 | 5th (East) |
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.
Players he coached
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 | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Conference games | 14 | 8–6 | 57% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 7–12 | 37% |
| At home | 30 | 24–6 | 80% |
| On the road | 36 | 12–24 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 40 | 31–9 | 78% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 26 | 5–21 | 19% |
His own 66 games on file, 1998–2003, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Owens 2000–2003 | 2–2 | Akron | 4 | |
| Frank Beamer 2000–2003 | 0–3 | Virginia Tech | 3 | |
| Paul Pasqualoni 2001–2003 | 0–3 | Syracuse | 3 |
Mike Kruczek’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Akronseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Eastern Michiganseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Louisiana Techseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Syracuseseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Virginia Techseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Louisianaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Buffaloseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Eastern Illinoisseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Boston College 1975 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 | Florida State | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1984 | Jacksonville Bulls USFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1985–97 | UCF | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1998–2003 | UCF | Head coach | |
| 2004–06 | Arizona Cardinals NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2006 | Arizona Cardinals NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2009 | California Redwoods UFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2010–11 | Sacramento Mountain Lions UFL | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2012 | UMass | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2013–22 | Trinity Prep high school | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bobby BowdenFlorida State
- Gene McDowellUCF
- Dennis GreenArizona Cardinals, California Redwoods, Sacramento Mountain Lions
- Charley MolnarMassachusetts
Assistants who became head coaches
- Alan GoochUCF
- Gene ChizikIowa State, Auburn
- Robert McFarlandStephen F. Austin
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bowden | Florida State | 1982–83 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Gene McDowell | UCF | 1985–97 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Dennis Green | Arizona Cardinals NFL | 2004–06 | 2004–06: quarterbacks coach; 2006: offensive coordinator | |
| Dennis Green | California Redwoods pro | 2009 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Dennis Green | Sacramento Mountain Lions pro | 2010–11 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Charley Molnar | Massachusetts | 2012 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Gooch | UCF, 1998–2003: assistant head coach | UCF | |
| Gene Chizik | UCF, 1998: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; 1999–2001: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Iowa State, Auburn | |
| Robert McFarland | UCF, 2000: offensive line coach; 2001–03: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | Stephen F. Austin |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Lounsberry | UCF, 1998–99: offensive coordinator | |
| Darin Hinshaw | UCF, 1999: graduate assistant; 2000: quarterbacks coach | |
| Jamie Barresi | UCF, 2001–03: quality control coach | |
| Bill D’Ottavio | UCF, 2002–03: 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.