Mike Price
Mike Price went 177–190 as a head coach, 1981–2017, at Weber State, Washington State and UTEP. Share
Eight seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1981–88 at Weber State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 177–190 career
- Seasons
- 32
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 3 seasons
- Born
- Apr 6, 1946
- Alma mater
- Puget Sound 1969
- Best season
- 1997 10–2, No. 9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Weber State * | 7–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1982 | Weber State * | 4–7 | 7th | |||
| 1983 | Weber State * | 6–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1984 | Weber State * | 5–6 | 6th | |||
| 1985 | Weber State * | 6–5 | 4th | |||
| 1986 | Weber State * | 3–8 | T–6th | |||
| 1987 | Weber State * | 10–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L | ||
| 1988 | Weber State * | 5–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1989 | Washington State | 6–5 | 8th | |||
| 1990 | Washington State | 3–8 | 9th | |||
| 1991 | Washington State | 4–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1992 | Washington State | 9–3 | T–3rd | Copper Bowl W | 15 | |
| 1993 | Washington State | 5–6 | 7th | |||
| 1994 | Washington State | 8–4 | 4th | Alamo Bowl W | 21 | |
| 1995 | Washington State | 3–8 | T–8th | |||
| 1996 | Washington State | 5–6 | T–8th | |||
| 1997 | Washington State | 10–2 | T–1st | Rose Bowl L | 9 | |
| 1998 | Washington State | 3–8 | 10th | |||
| 1999 | Washington State | 3–9 | 10th | |||
| 2000 | Washington State | 4–7 | T–8th | |||
| 2001 | Washington State | 10–2 | T–2nd | Sun Bowl W | 10 | |
| 2002 | Washington State | 10–3 | T–1st | Rose Bowl L | 10 | |
| 2003: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2004 | UTEP | 8–4 | 2nd | Houston Bowl L | ||
| 2005 | UTEP | 8–4 | 2nd (West) | GMAC Bowl L | ||
| 2006 | UTEP | 5–7 | 5th (West) | |||
| 2007 | UTEP | 4–8 | 5th (West) | |||
| 2008 | UTEP | 5–7 | 4th (West) | |||
| 2009 | UTEP | 4–8 | T–3rd (West) | |||
| 2010 | UTEP | 6–7 | T–4th (West) | New Mexico Bowl L | ||
| 2011 | UTEP | 5–7 | 5th (West) | |||
| 2012 | UTEP | 3–9 | T–5th (West) | |||
| 2013–16: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2017 | UTEP interim, final 7 games | 0–7 | 7th (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
Rien Long2002 Outland Trophy- Mark FieldsNo. 13 pick, 1995
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 | 63 | 19–44 | 30% |
| Against top-10 teams | 20 | 2–18 | 10% |
| Against rivals | 33 | 17–16 | 52% |
| Conference games | 191 | 79–112 | 41% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 8 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 96 | 49–47 | 51% |
| At home | 134 | 77–57 | 57% |
| On the road | 131 | 48–83 | 37% |
| At neutral sites | 12 | 6–6 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 127 | 89–38 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 150 | 42–108 | 28% |
His own 277 games on file, 1989–2017, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Tomey 1989–2000 | 3–9 | Arizona | 12 | |
| Bob Toledo 1996–2011 | 5–5 | UCLA, Tulane | 10 | |
| Bruce Snyder 1989–2000 | 4–5 | California, Arizona State | 9 | |
| Mike Bellotti 1995–2002 | 3–5 | Oregon | 8 | |
| June Jones 1999–2012 | 4–3 | Hawai’i, SMU | 7 | |
| Tyrone Willingham 1995–2001 | 2–5 | Stanford | 7 | |
| Jerry Pettibone 1991–1996 | 5–1 | Oregon State | 6 | |
| Terry Donahue 1990–1995 | 3–3 | UCLA | 6 | |
| Jim Lambright 1993–1998 | 2–4 | Washington | 6 | |
| David Bailiff 2007–2012 | 1–5 | Rice | 6 |
Mike Price’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arizonaseries | 14 | 5–9 |
| Washingtonseries | 14 | 3–11 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 13 | 6–7 |
| Oregonseries | 13 | 5–8 |
| USCseries | 13 | 3–10 |
| Californiaseries | 12 | 9–3 |
| Stanfordseries | 12 | 4–8 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 11 | 8–3 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 1997 Washington State: Bobby Dodd Award and Eddie Robinson
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–70 | Washington State | Graduate assistant | |
| 1971–73 | Puget Sound | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1974–77 | Washington State | Running backs coach | |
| 1978–80 | Missouri | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| 1981–88 | Weber State | Head coach | |
| 1989–2002 | Washington State | Head coach | |
| 2003 | Alabama | Head coach | |
| 2004–12 | UTEP | Head coach | |
| 2017 | UTEP | Interim head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jim SweeneyWashington State
- Jackie SherrillWashington State
- Warren PowersWashington State, Missouri
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dave ArslanianUtah State, Snow, Weber State
- Dave CampoDallas Cowboys
- Gregg BrandonBowling Green, Colorado School of Mines
- Bobby PetrinoLouisville, Arkansas, Western Kentucky, Atlanta Falcons, Missouri State
- Andre PattersonCal Poly
- Robb AkeyIdaho, Oregon State
- Bill DobaWashington State
- Chris BallNorthern Arizona
- Joe TillerWyoming, Purdue
- Kevin SumlinHouston, Texas A&M, Arizona, Houston Gamblers
- Mike ZimmerMinnesota Vikings
- Tim LappanoGeorgia State
- and 8 more
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Sweeney | Washington State | 1969–75 | 1969–70: graduate assistant; 1974–75: running backs coach | |
| Jackie Sherrill | Washington State | 1976 | Running backs coach | |
| Warren Powers | Washington State | 1977 | Running backs coach | |
| Warren Powers | Missouri | 1978–80 | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (20)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Arslanian | Weber State, 1981–88: defensive backs coach | Utah State, Snow, Weber State | |
| Dave Campo | Weber State, 1981–82: defensive coordinator | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Gregg Brandon | Weber State, 1981–84: tight ends and special teams coach; 1985: linebackers coach; 1986: wide receivers and tight ends coach | Bowling Green, Colorado School of Mines | |
| Bobby Petrino | Weber State, 1984: graduate assistant; 1987–88: wide receivers and tight ends coach | Louisville, Arkansas, Western Kentucky, Atlanta Falcons, Missouri State | |
| Andre Patterson | Weber State, 1988: defensive line coach; Washington State, 1992–93: defensive line coach; UTEP, 2010–12: defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | Cal Poly | |
| Robb Akey | Weber State, 1988: special teams and defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator; Washington State, 1999–2002: defensive line coach | Idaho, Oregon State | |
| Bill Doba | Washington State, 1989–90: linebackers coach; 1991–93: assistant head coach and linebackers coach; 1994–2002: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Washington State | |
| Chris Ball | Washington State, 1989–90: graduate assistant; 2000–02: defensive backs coach | Northern Arizona | |
| Joe Tiller | Washington State, 1989–90: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | Wyoming, Purdue | |
| Kevin Sumlin | Washington State, 1989–90: graduate assistant | Houston, Texas A&M, Arizona, Houston Gamblers | |
| Mike Zimmer | Washington State, 1989–93: defensive coordinator | Minnesota Vikings | |
| Tim Lappano | Washington State, 1989–90: running backs coach; 1991: offensive coordinator | Georgia State | |
| Ted Williams | Washington State, 1991, 1993: offensive coordinator and running backs coach; 1992: offensive coordinator | Los Angeles City | |
| James Franklin | Washington State, 1998: tight ends coach | Vanderbilt, Penn State, Virginia Tech | |
| Jeff Banks | Washington State, 1999–2000: graduate assistant and kickers coach; UTEP, 2004–12: running backs and special teams coach | Texas A&M | |
| Robin Pflugrad | Washington State, 2001–02: tight ends coach, recruiting coordinator and assistant head coach | Montana, Phoenix | |
| Jeff Woodruff | UTEP, 2004–06: tight ends coach; 2007–11: assistant head coach and tight ends coach | Eastern Michigan | |
| Justin Carrigan | UTEP, 2010: offensive assistant | UT Permian Basin | |
| Tom Williams | UTEP, 2012: SAF | Yale | |
| Tom Mason | UTEP, 2017: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Boise State |
Other assistants under him (14)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Bratkowski | Weber State, 1981–85: offensive coordinator | |
| Gerald Carr | Washington State, 1989–90: wide receivers coach | |
| George Yarno | Washington State, 1991–94: offensive line coach | |
| Mike Levenseller | Washington State, 1992–2002: wide receivers coach | |
| Jim McDonell | Washington State, 1994–2000: offensive coordinator | |
| Kasey Dunn | Washington State, 1998–99: running backs coach; 2000–02: special teams coordinator and running backs coach | |
| Brian Natkin | UTEP, 2004–05: graduate assistant; 2012: offensive line coach; 2017: special teams coordinator and tight ends coach; 2017: interim offensive coordinator | |
| Eric Price | UTEP, 2004–07: offensive coordinator | |
| Ikaika Malloe | UTEP, 2004–07: defensive line coach | |
| Tim Hundley | UTEP, 2004–07: defensive coordinator | |
| Bob Connelly | UTEP, 2008–11: offensive coordinator | |
| Osia Lewis | UTEP, 2008–09: defensive coordinator | |
| Aaron Price | UTEP, 2012: offensive coordinator | |
| Brent Pease | UTEP, 2017: 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.
How he coached
Price’s teams went for it on 18% of fourth downs and on 30% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 55% of plays and took 23.5 seconds a play, 2004–2012.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 6 g | 7 of 47 15% | 20% | 54% | 19.1 | −0.09 | |
| 2005 11 g | 13 of 77 17% | 35% | 56% | 23.0 | −0.05 | |
| 2006 11 g | 11 of 72 15% | 27% | 62% | 26.3 | −0.03 | |
| 2007 6 g | 6 of 44 14% | 23% | 58% | 24.4 | −0.04 | |
| 2008 11 g | 16 of 89 18% | 36% | 57% | 24.3 | 0.00 | |
| 2009 9 g | 12 of 64 19% | 28% | 54% | 25.6 | +0.06 | |
| 2010 12 g | 12 of 81 15% | 27% | 53% | 22.0 | −0.02 | |
| 2011 12 g | 21 of 86 24% | 42% | 53% | 23.3 | +0.01 | |
| 2012 11 g | 19 of 93 20% | 30% | 48% | 22.4 | −0.13 | |
| All 89 g | 117 of 653 18% | 30% | 55% | 23.5 | −0.03 |
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.