Monte Kiffin
Monte Kiffin went 16–17 as a head coach, 1980–1982, at NC State. Share
- Record
- 16–17 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1980 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NC State | 6–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1981 | NC State | 4–7 | 5th | |||
| 1982 | NC State | 6–5 | T–3rd |
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
Mike QuickNo. 20 pick, 1982
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 10 | 0–10 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 15 | 8–7 | 53% |
| Conference games | 18 | 8–10 | 44% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 8–4 | 67% |
| At home | 19 | 13–6 | 68% |
| On the road | 14 | 3–11 | 21% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 17 | 15–2 | 88% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 16 | 1–15 | 6% |
His own 33 games on file, 1980–1982, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Emory 1980–1982 | 3–0 | East Carolina | 3 | |
| Red Wilson 1980–1982 | 2–1 | Duke | 3 | |
| Danny Ford 1980–1982 | 1–2 | Clemson | 3 | |
| Dick Crum 1980–1982 | 0–3 | North Carolina | 3 | |
| Joe Paterno 1980–1982 | 0–3 | Penn State | 3 |
Monte Kiffin’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 |
|---|---|---|
| East Carolinaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Virginiaseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Dukeseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Wake Forestseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| South Carolinaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Marylandseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| North Carolinaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–68 | Nebraska | Graduate assistant | |
| 1969–76 | Nebraska | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1977–78 | Arkansas | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1979 | Arkansas | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| 1980–82 | North Carolina State | Head coach | |
| 1983 | Green Bay Packers NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 1984–85 | Buffalo Bills NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 1986–89 | Minnesota Vikings NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 1990 | New York Jets NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 1991 | Minnesota Vikings NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1992–94 | Minnesota Vikings NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 1995 | New Orleans Saints NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1996–2008 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2009 | Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2010–12 | USC | Assistant head coach | |
| 2013 | Dallas Cowboys NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2014 | Dallas Cowboys NFL | Assistant head coach for defense | |
| 2016 | Jacksonville Jaguars NFL | Defensive assistant | |
| 2017–19 | Florida Atlantic | Defensive assistant | |
| 2020–23 | Ole Miss | Player personnel analyst |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bob DevaneyNebraska
- Tom OsborneNebraska
- Lou HoltzArkansas
- Kay StephensonBuffalo Bills
- Ardell WiegandtBuffalo Bills
- Jerry BurnsMinnesota Vikings
- Dennis GreenMinnesota Vikings
- Jim MoraNew Orleans Saints
- Lane KiffinTennessee, USC, Florida Atlantic, Ole Miss
- Glenn SpencerFlorida Atlantic
Assistants who became head coaches
- Greg RobinsonSyracuse
- Pete CarrollUSC, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders
- Rick MinterCincinnati, Marshall
- Bob SuttonArmy
- Mike SantiagoStephen F. Austin, Incarnate Word
Worked under (10)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Devaney | Nebraska | 1966–72 | 1966–68: graduate assistant; 1969–72: defensive coordinator | |
| Tom Osborne | Nebraska | 1973–76 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Lou Holtz | Arkansas | 1977–79 | 1977–78: defensive coordinator; 1979: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| Kay Stephenson | Buffalo Bills NFL | 1984–85 | Linebackers coach | |
| Ardell Wiegandt | Buffalo Bills NFL | 1985 | Linebackers coach | |
| Jerry Burns | Minnesota Vikings NFL | 1986–91 | 1986–89: linebackers coach; 1991: defensive coordinator | |
| Dennis Green | Minnesota Vikings NFL | 1992–94 | Linebackers coach | |
| Jim Mora | New Orleans Saints NFL | 1995 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Lane Kiffin | Tennessee | 2009 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Lane Kiffin | USC | 2010–12 | Assistant head coach | |
| Lane Kiffin | Florida Atlantic | 2017–19 | Defensive assistant | |
| Glenn Spencer | Florida Atlantic | 2019 | Defensive assistant | |
| Lane Kiffin | Ole Miss | 2020–23 | Player personnel analyst |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Robinson | NC State, 1980–81: linebackers coach | Syracuse | |
| Pete Carroll | NC State, 1980–82: defensive coordinator | USC, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders | |
| Rick Minter | NC State, 1980–82: defensive ends coach | Cincinnati, Marshall | |
| Bob Sutton | NC State, 1982: running backs coach | Army | |
| Mike Santiago | NC State, 1982: wide receivers coach | Stephen F. Austin, Incarnate Word |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Radakovich | NC State, 1982: assistant 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.