Pete Cordelli
Pete Cordelli went 3–30 as a head coach, 1991–1993, at Kent State. Share
- Record
- 3–30 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1992 2–9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Kent State | 1–10 | 9th | |||
| 1992 | Kent State | 2–9 | 8th | |||
| 1993 | Kent State | 0–11 | 10th |
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 rivals | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Conference games | 26 | 3–23 | 12% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 13 | 3–10 | 23% |
| At home | 14 | 2–12 | 14% |
| On the road | 19 | 1–18 | 5% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 3–27 | 10% |
His own 33 games on file, 1991–1993, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Pinkel 1991–1993 | 1–2 | Toledo | 3 | |
| Al Molde 1991–1993 | 0–3 | Western Michigan | 3 | |
| Gary Blackney 1991–1993 | 0–3 | Bowling Green | 3 | |
| Herb Deromedi 1991–1993 | 0–3 | Central Michigan | 3 | |
| Paul Schudel 1991–1993 | 0–3 | Ball State | 3 | |
| Randy Walker 1991–1993 | 0–3 | Miami (OH) | 3 | |
| Tom Lichtenberg 1991–1993 | 0–3 | Ohio | 3 |
Pete Cordelli’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michiganseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Toledoseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Miami (OH)series | 3 | 0–3 |
| Ohioseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Ball Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Central Michiganseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Western Michiganseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–78 | Arkansas | Graduate assistant | |
| 1979 | TCU | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1980–81 | Memphis State | Running backs and wide receivers coach | |
| 1983 | Arkansas | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1984–85 | Minnesota | Wide receivers and tight ends coach | |
| 1986–90 | Notre Dame | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| 1991–93 | Kent State | Head coach | |
| 2002–03 | Western Michigan | Running backs coach and assistant special teams | |
| 2014–15 | Rhodes | Wide receivers coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Lou HoltzArkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame
- F. DryTCU
- Richard WilliamsonMemphis
- Rex DockeryMemphis
- John GutekunstMinnesota
- Gary DarnellWestern Michigan
Assistants who became head coaches
- Robert McFarlandStephen F. Austin
- Steve HagenWartburg
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Holtz | Arkansas | 1977–83 | 1977–78: graduate assistant; 1983: wide receivers coach | |
| F. Dry | TCU | 1979 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Richard Williamson | Memphis | 1980 | Running backs and wide receivers coach | |
| Rex Dockery | Memphis | 1981 | Running backs and wide receivers coach | |
| Lou Holtz | Minnesota | 1984–85 | Wide receivers and tight ends coach | |
| John Gutekunst | Minnesota | 1985 | Wide receivers and tight ends coach | |
| Lou Holtz | Notre Dame | 1986–90 | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| Gary Darnell | Western Michigan | 2002–03 | Running backs coach and assistant special teams |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert McFarland | Kent State, 1991: offensive line coach | Stephen F. Austin | |
| Steve Hagen | Kent State, 1991: quarterbacks coach | Wartburg |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Hoke | Kent State, 1991–92: defensive backs coach; 1993: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Shannon O’Brien | Kent State, 1993: offensive coordinator |
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.