Pat Sullivan
Pat Sullivan went 71–85–1 as a head coach, 1992–2014, at TCU and Samford. Share
Eight seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 2007–14 at Samford. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 71–85–1 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1994 7–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | TCU | 2–8–1 | 8th | |||
| 1993 | TCU | 4–7 | 6th | |||
| 1994 | TCU | 7–5 | T–1st | Independence Bowl L | ||
| 1995 | TCU | 6–5 | 5th | |||
| 1996 | TCU | 4–7 | T–5th (Mountain) | |||
| 1997 | TCU | 1–10 | 8th (Mountain) | |||
| 1998–06: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2007 | Samford * | 4–7 | T–7th | |||
| 2008 | Samford * | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 2009 | Samford * | 5–6 | 6th | |||
| 2010 | Samford * | 4–7 | 7th | |||
| 2011 | Samford * | 6–5 | 5th | |||
| 2012 | Samford * | 7–4 | T–4th | |||
| 2013 | Samford * | 8–5 | T–1st | NCAA Division I First Round L | ||
| 2014 | Samford * | 7–4 | T–2nd | |||
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
Michael ReederConsensus All‑American, 1995
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 | 15 | 1–14 | 7% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 22 | 6–16 | 27% |
| Conference games | 44 | 14–30 | 32% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 23 | 12–10–1 | 54% |
| At home | 32 | 15–16–1 | 48% |
| On the road | 34 | 9–25 | 26% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 23 | 15–7–1 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 44 | 9–35 | 20% |
His own 67 games on file, 1992–1997, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Franchione 1992–1997 | 2–3 | New Mexico | 5 | |
| Tom Rossley 1992–1996 | 2–3 | SMU | 5 | |
| Buddy Teevens 1993–1996 | 3–1 | Tulane | 4 | |
| Ken Hatfield 1994–1997 | 2–2 | Rice | 4 | |
| John Mackovic 1992–1995 | 1–3 | Texas | 4 | |
| Spike Dykes 1992–1995 | 1–3 | Texas Tech | 4 | |
| R.C. Slocum 1992–1995 | 0–4 | Texas A&M | 4 | |
| Kim Helton 1993–1995 | 3–0 | Houston | 3 | |
| Chuck Reedy 1993–1995 | 1–2 | Baylor | 3 | |
| Glen Mason 1994–1996 | 1–2 | Kansas | 3 |
Pat Sullivan’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 |
|---|---|---|
| SMUseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Riceseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| New Mexicoseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Houstonseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Tulaneseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Baylorseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Texasseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Kansasseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Auburn 1971 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–91 | Auburn | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1992–97 | TCU | Head coach | |
| 1999–2006 | UAB | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2007–14 | Samford | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Pat DyeAuburn
- Watson BrownUAB
Assistants who became head coaches
- Reggie HerringArkansas
- Tom MuellerTexas Lutheran
- Chris ThurmondHouston
- Phil BennettSMU, Pittsburgh, North Texas
- Rhett LashleeSMU
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Dye | Auburn | 1986–91 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Watson Brown | UAB | 1999–2006 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Herring | TCU, 1992–93: defensive coordinator | Arkansas | |
| Tom Mueller | TCU, 1992: recruiting coordinator | Texas Lutheran | |
| Chris Thurmond | TCU, 1995: defensive backs coach | Houston | |
| Phil Bennett | TCU, 1997: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | SMU, Pittsburgh, North Texas | |
| Rhett Lashlee | Samford, 2011: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | SMU |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Pete Hoener | TCU, 1992–97: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Pat Henderson | TCU, 1994–96: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Ted Monachino | TCU, 1996–97: defensive graduate assistant | |
| Travis Trickett | Samford, 2011: tight ends coach; 2012–14: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Kodi Burns | Samford, 2014: running backs 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.