Paul Rhoads
Paul Rhoads went 32–54 as a head coach, 2009–2015, at Iowa State. Share
- Record
- 32–54 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2009 7–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Iowa State | 7–5 | 4th (North) | Insight Bowl W | ||
| 2010 | Iowa State | 5–7 | T–3rd (North) | |||
| 2011 | Iowa State | 6–7 | 8th | Pinstripe Bowl L | ||
| 2012 | Iowa State | 6–7 | 9th | Liberty Bowl L | ||
| 2013 | Iowa State | 3–9 | T–7th | |||
| 2014 | Iowa State | 2–10 | 10th | |||
| 2015 | Iowa State | 3–9 | 9th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 32 | 4–28 | 13% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 1–10 | 9% |
| Against rivals | 23 | 7–16 | 30% |
| Conference games | 61 | 16–45 | 26% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 31 | 13–18 | 42% |
| At home | 45 | 20–25 | 44% |
| On the road | 37 | 11–26 | 30% |
| At neutral sites | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 22 | 15–7 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 65 | 17–48 | 26% |
His own 87 games on file, 2009–2015, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Ferentz 2009–2015 | 3–4 | Iowa | 7 | |
| Bill Snyder 2009–2015 | 0–7 | Kansas State | 7 | |
| Art Briles 2009–2015 | 2–4 | Baylor | 6 | |
| Mike Gundy 2009–2015 | 1–5 | Oklahoma State | 6 | |
| Bob Stoops 2010–2015 | 0–6 | Oklahoma | 6 | |
| Mack Brown 2010–2013 | 1–3 | Texas | 4 | |
| Dana Holgorsen 2012–2015 | 1–3 | West Virginia | 4 | |
| Gary Patterson 2012–2015 | 1–3 | TCU | 4 | |
| Tommy Tuberville 2010–2012 | 2–1 | Texas Tech | 3 | |
| Bill Blankenship 2012–2013 | 2–1 | Tulsa | 3 |
Paul Rhoads’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kansasseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Iowaseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 7 | 0–7 |
| Baylorseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Texasseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Texas Techseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Oklahomaseries | 6 | 0–6 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Utah State | Graduate assistant | |
| 1991 | Ohio State | Graduate assistant | |
| 1992–93 | Pacific (CA) | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1994 | Pacific (CA) | Passing game coordinator | |
| 1995 | Iowa State | Inside linebackers coach | |
| 1996–99 | Iowa State | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2000–07 | Pittsburgh | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2008 | Auburn | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 2009–15 | Iowa State | Head coach | |
| 2016 | Arkansas | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2017 | Arkansas | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 2018–19 | UCLA | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2020 | Arizona | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2021 | Ohio State | Defensive assistant | |
| 2022 | Gulf Shores HS (AL) high school | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2023 | Boston College | Outside linebackers coach | |
| 2024 | Gulf Shores HS (AL) high school | Defensive assistant | |
| 2025–present | Mississippi State | Defensive assistant |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Chuck SheltonUtah State, Pacific
- John CooperOhio State
- Dan McCarneyIowa State
- Walt HarrisPittsburgh
- Dave WannstedtPittsburgh
- Tommy TubervilleAuburn
- Bret BielemaArkansas
- Chip KellyUCLA
- Kevin SumlinArizona
- Ryan DayOhio State
- Mark HudspethGulf Shores HS (AL)
- Jeff HafleyBoston College
- and 1 more
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill BleilWestern Carolina
- Chris AshRutgers
- Courtney MessinghamUpper Iowa
- Tom HermanHouston, Texas, Florida Atlantic
- Todd SturdySt. Ambrose, MidAmerica Nazarene
- Mark ManginoKansas
- Maurice LinguistBuffalo
Worked under (13)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Shelton | Utah State | 1989–90 | Graduate assistant | |
| John Cooper | Ohio State | 1991 | Graduate assistant | |
| Chuck Shelton | Pacific | 1992–94 | 1992–93: defensive backs coach; 1994: passing game coordinator | |
| Dan McCarney | Iowa State | 1995–99 | 1995: inside linebackers coach; 1996–99: defensive backs coach | |
| Walt Harris | Pittsburgh | 2000–04 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Dave Wannstedt | Pittsburgh | 2005–07 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Tommy Tuberville | Auburn | 2008 | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Bret Bielema | Arkansas | 2016–17 | 2016: defensive backs coach; 2017: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Chip Kelly | UCLA | 2018–19 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Kevin Sumlin | Arizona | 2020 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Ryan Day | Ohio State | 2021 | Defensive assistant | |
| Mark Hudspeth | Gulf Shores HS (AL) high school | 2022–24 | 2022: defensive coordinator; 2024: defensive assistant | |
| Jeff Hafley | Boston College | 2023 | Outside linebackers coach | |
| Jeff Lebby | Mississippi State | 2025–26 | Defensive assistant |
Coached under him, later head coaches (7)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bleil | Iowa State, 2009–12: assistant head coach and offensive line coach; 2013: assistant head coach and tight ends coach | Western Carolina | |
| Chris Ash | Iowa State, 2009: defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator | Rutgers | |
| Courtney Messingham | Iowa State, 2009–10: tight ends coach; 2011: wide receivers coach; 2012–13: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Upper Iowa | |
| Tom Herman | Iowa State, 2009–11: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Houston, Texas, Florida Atlantic | |
| Todd Sturdy | Iowa State, 2012–13: wide receivers coach; 2014–15: quarterbacks coach; 2015: interim offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | St. Ambrose, MidAmerica Nazarene | |
| Mark Mangino | Iowa State, 2014–15: offensive coordinator and tight ends coach | Kansas | |
| Maurice Linguist | Iowa State, 2014–15: defensive backs coach | Buffalo |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Wally Burnham | Iowa State, 2009–15: defensive coordinator | |
| Drew Mehringer | Iowa State, 2010–11: graduate 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arkansas | defensive coordinatorbonuses up to $233,333 | $700,000 USA Today | |
| 2015 | Iowa State | head coachbonuses up to $950,000 | $2,205,015 USA Today | |
| 2014 | Iowa State | head coachbonuses up to $1,050,000 | $1,808,025 USA Today | |
| 2013 | Iowa State | head coachbonuses up to $950,000 | $1,712,282 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2012 | Iowa State | head coachbonuses up to $950,000 | $1,601,550 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2011 | Iowa State | head coachbonuses up to $1,400,000 | $1,151,500 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2010 | Iowa State | head coachbonuses up to $1,550,000 | $1,051,145 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2009 | Iowa State | head coachbonuses up to $850,000 | $950,000 USA Today via Leeds |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
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
Rhoads’s teams went for it on 19% of fourth downs and on 33% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 50% of plays and took 22.4 seconds a play, 2009–2015.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 13 g | 12 of 95 13% | 28% | 44% | 23.3 | −0.07 | |
| 2010 12 g | 22 of 101 22% | 38% | 49% | 21.5 | −0.09 | |
| 2011 13 g | 30 of 117 26% | 35% | 50% | 20.8 | −0.12 | |
| 2012 13 g | 15 of 106 14% | 27% | 52% | 22.2 | −0.07 | |
| 2013 12 g | 19 of 124 15% | 27% | 48% | 22.5 | −0.01 | |
| 2014 12 g | 19 of 107 18% | 31% | 59% | 21.9 | −0.03 | |
| 2015 12 g | 29 of 108 27% | 43% | 50% | 24.6 | −0.03 | |
| All 87 g | 146 of 758 19% | 33% | 50% | 22.4 | −0.06 |
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.