Paul Hackett
Paul Hackett went 32–38–1 as a head coach, 1989–2000, at Pittsburgh and USC. Share
- Record
- 32–38–1 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1989 8–3–1, No. 17
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Pittsburgh interim, bowl game | 1–0 | John Hancock Bowl W | 17 | ||
| 1990 | Pittsburgh | 3–7–1 | ||||
| 1991 | Pittsburgh | 6–5 | 4th | |||
| 1992 | Pittsburgh coached 11 of 12 games | 3–8 | 6th | |||
| 1993–97: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1998 | USC | 8–5 | T–3rd | Sun Bowl L | ||
| 1999 | USC | 6–6 | T–6th | |||
| 2000 | USC | 5–7 | T–8th | |||
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
Chris Claiborne1998 Butkus Award
Sean GilbertNo. 3 pick, 1992- Brian GreenfieldConsensus All‑American, 1990
- R. Jay SowardNo. 29 pick, 2000
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 | 20 | 4–16 | 20% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Against rivals | 24 | 5–18–1 | 23% |
| Conference games | 33 | 14–19 | 42% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 27 | 12–14–1 | 46% |
| At home | 38 | 20–18 | 53% |
| On the road | 29 | 9–19–1 | 33% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 41 | 25–16 | 61% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 7–22–1 | 25% |
His own 71 games on file, 1989–2000, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Paterno 1990–2000 | 1–3 | Penn State | 4 | |
| Doug Graber 1990–1992 | 2–1 | Rutgers | 3 | |
| Jerry Berndt 1990–1992 | 2–1 | Temple | 3 | |
| Bob Toledo 1998–2000 | 2–1 | UCLA | 3 | |
| Bruce Snyder 1998–2000 | 2–1 | Arizona State | 3 | |
| Mike Price 1998–2000 | 2–1 | Washington State | 3 | |
| Dennis Erickson 1990–2000 | 1–2 | Miami, Oregon State | 3 | |
| Don Nehlen 1990–1992 | 1–2 | West Virginia | 3 | |
| Bob Davie 1998–2000 | 1–2 | Notre Dame | 3 | |
| Tyrone Willingham 1998–2000 | 1–2 | Stanford | 3 |
Paul Hackett’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dameseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Penn Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| UCLAseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Rutgersseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Templeseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Washington Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | UC Davis | Assistant freshman | |
| 1970–71 | UC Davis | Freshman coach | |
| 1972–73 | California | Graduate assistant | |
| 1974–75 | California | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1976–77 | USC | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| 1978–80 | USC | Quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator | |
| 1981–82 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1983–85 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends coach | |
| 1986–88 | Dallas Cowboys NFL | Passing game coordinator | |
| 1989 | Pittsburgh | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1989–92 | Pittsburgh | Head coach | |
| 1993–97 | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1998–2000 | USC | Head coach | |
| 2001–04 | New York Jets NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2005–07 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2008 | Oakland Raiders NFL | Special projects | |
| 2009–10 | Oakland Raiders NFL | Quarterbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Mike WhiteCalifornia
- John RobinsonUSC
- Bill WalshSan Francisco 49ers
- Mike GottfriedPittsburgh
- Herm EdwardsNew York Jets
- Lane KiffinOakland Raiders
- Tom CableOakland Raiders
Paul Hackett
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob ValesenteKansas
- Sal SunseriPittsburgh
- Fred von AppenHawai’i
- Marvin LewisCincinnati Bengals
- Chris PetersenBoise State, Washington
- Dave DoerenNorthern Illinois, NC State
- Ed OrgeronOle Miss, USC, LSU
- Hue JacksonOakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Grambling
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike White | California | 1972–75 | 1972–73: graduate assistant; 1974–75: quarterbacks coach | |
| John Robinson | USC | 1976–80 | 1976–77: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach; 1978–80: quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator | |
| Bill Walsh | San Francisco 49ers NFL | 1983–85 | Quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends coach | |
| Mike Gottfried | Pittsburgh | 1989 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Herm Edwards | New York Jets NFL | 2001–04 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Lane Kiffin | Oakland Raiders NFL | 2008 | Special projects | |
| Tom Cable | Oakland Raiders NFL | 2008–10 | 2008: special projects; 2009–10: quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Valesente | Pittsburgh, 1989: defensive coordinator and assistant head coach | Kansas | |
| Sal Sunseri | Pittsburgh, 1989–91: defensive line and linebackers coach | Pittsburgh | |
| Fred von Appen | Pittsburgh, 1990–91: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Hawai’i | |
| Marvin Lewis | Pittsburgh, 1990–91: linebackers coach | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Chris Petersen | Pittsburgh, 1992: quarterbacks coach | Boise State, Washington | |
| Dave Doeren | USC, 1998–99: graduate assistant | Northern Illinois, NC State | |
| Ed Orgeron | USC, 1998–2000: assistant head coach, defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator | Ole Miss, USC, LSU | |
| Hue Jackson | USC, 1998–99: offensive coordinator and running backs coach; 2000: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Grambling |
Other assistants under him (10)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Cignetti Jr. | Pittsburgh, 1989: graduate assistant | |
| Nick Rapone | Pittsburgh, 1989–92: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Bill Meyers | Pittsburgh, 1990–92: offensive coordinator | |
| Matt Cavanaugh | Pittsburgh, 1992: tight ends coach | |
| Bill Young | USC, 1998–2000: defensive coordinator | |
| Dennis Thurman | USC, 1998–2000: defensive backs coach | |
| A. J. Christoff | USC, 2000: linebackers coach | |
| Brian Schottenheimer | USC, 2000: tight ends coach | |
| Dan Ferrigno | USC, 2000: special teams and wide receivers coach | |
| Kennedy Polamalu | USC, 2000: 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.