Mike Sherman
Mike Sherman went 25–25 as a head coach, 2008–2011, at Texas A&M. Share
- Record
- 25–25 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2010 9–4, No. 19
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Texas A&M | 4–8 | T–5th (South) | |||
| 2009 | Texas A&M | 6–7 | 5th (South) | Independence Bowl L | ||
| 2010 | Texas A&M | 9–4 | T–1st (South) | Cotton Bowl L | 19 | |
| 2011 | Texas A&M coached 12 of 13 games | 6–6 | T–6th |
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 | 17 | 4–13 | 24% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Against rivals | 18 | 7–11 | 39% |
| Conference games | 33 | 15–18 | 45% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 18 | 8–10 | 44% |
| At home | 28 | 17–11 | 61% |
| On the road | 17 | 8–9 | 47% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 26 | 18–8 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 24 | 7–17 | 29% |
His own 50 games on file, 2008–2011, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Briles 2008–2011 | 3–1 | Baylor | 4 | |
| Bob Stoops 2008–2011 | 1–3 | Oklahoma | 4 | |
| Mack Brown 2008–2011 | 1–3 | Texas | 4 | |
| Mike Gundy 2008–2011 | 0–4 | Oklahoma State | 4 | |
| Bobby Petrino 2009–2011 | 0–3 | Arkansas | 3 |
Mike Sherman’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baylorseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Texas Techseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Oklahomaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Texasseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Arkansasseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Stamford HS (CT) high school | Head coach | |
| 1979–80 | Worcester Academy (MA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1981–82 | Pittsburgh | Graduate assistant | |
| 1983–84 | Tulane | Offensive line coach | |
| 1985–87 | Holy Cross | Offensive line coach | |
| 1988 | Holy Cross | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1989–93 | Texas A&M | Offensive line coach | |
| 1994 | UCLA | Offensive line coach | |
| 1995–96 | Texas A&M | Offensive line coach | |
| 1997–98 | Green Bay Packers NFL | Tight ends coach | |
| 1999 | Seattle Seahawks NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2000–05 | Green Bay Packers NFL | Head coach | |
| 2006 | Houston Texans NFL | Assistant head coach | |
| 2007 | Houston Texans NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2008–11 | Texas A&M | Head coach | |
| 2012–13 | Miami Dolphins NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2015–16 | Nauset Regional HS (MA) high school | Head coach | |
| 2018 | Montreal Alouettes CFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jackie SherrillPittsburgh
- Foge FazioPittsburgh
- Wally EnglishTulane
- Mark DuffnerHoly Cross
- R.C. SlocumTexas A&M
- Terry DonahueUCLA
Assistants who became head coaches
- Kirk FerentzIowa, Maine
- Bo PeliniNebraska, Youngstown State
- Jeff JagodzinskiBoston College, Omaha Nighthawks
- Larry BeightolLouisiana Tech
- Tom RossleySMU
- Trent MilesGeorgia State, Indiana State
- Stan DraytonTemple
- Sylvester CroomMississippi State
- John BonamegoCentral Michigan
- Mark DuffnerMaryland, Holy Cross
- Vince TobinArizona Cardinals
- James FranklinVanderbilt, Penn State, Virginia Tech
- and 6 more
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Sherrill | Pittsburgh | 1981 | Graduate assistant | |
| Foge Fazio | Pittsburgh | 1982 | Graduate assistant | |
| Wally English | Tulane | 1983–84 | Offensive line coach | |
| Mark Duffner | Holy Cross | 1986–88 | 1986–87: offensive line coach; 1988: offensive coordinator | |
| R.C. Slocum | Texas A&M | 1989–96 | Offensive line coach | |
| Terry Donahue | UCLA | 1994 | Offensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (18)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Ferentz | Worcester Academy (MA), 1979: offensive line coach and defensive coordinator | Iowa, Maine | |
| Bo Pelini | Green Bay Packers, 2000–02: linebackers coach | Nebraska, Youngstown State | |
| Jeff Jagodzinski | Green Bay Packers, 2000–03: tight ends coach | Boston College, Omaha Nighthawks | |
| Larry Beightol | Green Bay Packers, 2000–05: offensive line coach | Louisiana Tech | |
| Tom Rossley | Green Bay Packers, 2000–05: offensive coordinator; Texas A&M, 2008–11: quarterbacks coach | SMU | |
| Trent Miles | Green Bay Packers, 2000: wide receivers coach and quality control coach | Georgia State, Indiana State | |
| Stan Drayton | Green Bay Packers, 2001–03: offensive quality control coach and special teams coach | Temple | |
| Sylvester Croom | Green Bay Packers, 2001–03: running backs coach | Mississippi State | |
| John Bonamego | Green Bay Packers, 2003–05: special teams coordinator | Central Michigan | |
| Mark Duffner | Green Bay Packers, 2003–05: linebackers coach | Maryland, Holy Cross | |
| Vince Tobin | Green Bay Packers, 2004: special assistant | Arizona Cardinals | |
| James Franklin | Green Bay Packers, 2005: wide receivers coach | Vanderbilt, Penn State, Virginia Tech | |
| Jim Bates | Green Bay Packers, 2005: defensive coordinator | San Antonio Gunslingers | |
| Joe Kines | Texas A&M, 2008–09: defensive coordinator | Arkansas, Alabama | |
| Van Malone | Texas A&M, 2008–09: defensive backs coach | Hampton | |
| Zac Taylor | Texas A&M, 2008–11: graduate assistant | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Tim DeRuyter | Texas A&M, 2010–11: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Texas A&M, Fresno State | |
| Rich Stubler | Montreal Alouettes, 2018: defensive coordinator | Toronto Argonauts |
Other assistants under him (8)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Lionel Washington | Green Bay Packers, 2000–05: cornerbacks coach and nickelbacks coach | |
| Pat Ruel | Green Bay Packers, 2001–02: offensive line coach | |
| Bob Sanders | Green Bay Packers, 2005: defensive ends coach | |
| Nolan Cromwell | Texas A&M, 2008–09: offensive coordinator | |
| Jordan Peterson | Texas A&M, 2010–11: graduate assistant | |
| Troy Walters | Texas A&M, 2010–11: wide receivers coach | |
| Michael Hodges | Texas A&M, 2011: strength coach and conditioning assistant | |
| Billy Parker | Montreal Alouettes, 2018: defensive assistant |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Texas A&M | head coachbonuses up to $350,000 | $2,201,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2010 | Texas A&M | head coachbonuses up to $350,000 | $1,801,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2009 | Texas A&M | head coachbonuses up to $350,000 | $1,801,651 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2008 | Texas A&M | head coach | $1,800,000 USA Today via Leeds |
The same USA Today database for 2006–16, from Michael Leeds’ replication data on Harvard Dataverse (CC0): the season’s contract pay.
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
Sherman’s teams went for it on 18% of fourth downs and on 37% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 53% of plays and took 21.5 seconds a play, 2008–2011.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 12 g | 20 of 84 24% | 43% | 58% | 24.5 | −0.06 | |
| 2009 13 g | 19 of 94 20% | 47% | 51% | 21.2 | +0.05 | |
| 2010 13 g | 20 of 109 18% | 40% | 53% | 19.2 | −0.05 | |
| 2011 13 g | 10 of 94 11% | 20% | 52% | 21.3 | +0.06 | |
| All 51 g | 69 of 381 18% | 37% | 53% | 21.5 | 0.00 |
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.