Ralph Friedgen
Ralph Friedgen went 75–50 as a head coach, 2001–2010, at Maryland. Share
- Record
- 75–50 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2001 10–2, No. 11
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Maryland | 10–2 | 1st | Orange Bowl L | 11 | |
| 2002 | Maryland | 11–3 | T–2nd | Peach Bowl W | 13 | |
| 2003 | Maryland | 10–3 | 2nd | Gator Bowl W | 17 | |
| 2004 | Maryland | 5–6 | T–8th | |||
| 2005 | Maryland | 5–6 | T–4th (Atlantic) | |||
| 2006 | Maryland | 9–4 | T–2nd (Atlantic) | Champs Sports Bowl W | ||
| 2007 | Maryland | 6–7 | T–5th (Atlantic) | Emerald Bowl L | ||
| 2008 | Maryland | 8–5 | T–3rd (Atlantic) | Humanitarian Bowl W | ||
| 2009 | Maryland | 2–10 | 6th (Atlantic) | |||
| 2010 | Maryland | 9–4 | T–2nd (Atlantic) | Military Bowl W | 23 |
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
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 33 | 13–20 | 39% |
| Against top-10 teams | 10 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Against rivals | 23 | 12–11 | 52% |
| Conference games | 80 | 43–37 | 54% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 7 | 5–2 | 71% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 50 | 30–20 | 60% |
| At home | 64 | 46–18 | 72% |
| On the road | 52 | 23–29 | 44% |
| At neutral sites | 9 | 6–3 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 67 | 51–16 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 58 | 24–34 | 41% |
His own 125 games on file, 2001–2010, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Grobe 2001–2010 | 7–3 | Wake Forest | 10 | |
| Al Groh 2001–2009 | 4–5 | Virginia | 9 | |
| Bobby Bowden 2001–2009 | 2–7 | Florida State | 9 | |
| Tommy Bowden 2001–2008 | 5–3 | Clemson | 8 | |
| Rich Rodriguez 2001–2007 | 4–4 | West Virginia | 8 | |
| Chuck Amato 2001–2006 | 4–2 | NC State | 6 | |
| Tom O’Brien 2005–2010 | 3–3 | Boston College, NC State | 6 | |
| Chan Gailey 2002–2007 | 2–3 | Georgia Tech | 5 | |
| John Bunting 2001–2005 | 4–0 | North Carolina | 4 | |
| Frank Beamer 2004–2009 | 0–4 | Virginia Tech | 4 |
Ralph Friedgen’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 |
|---|---|---|
| NC Stateseries | 10 | 7–3 |
| Wake Forestseries | 10 | 7–3 |
| Clemsonseries | 10 | 6–4 |
| Virginiaseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Florida Stateseries | 10 | 2–8 |
| West Virginiaseries | 9 | 4–5 |
| Dukeseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 6 | 5–1 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 2001 Maryland: Bobby Dodd Award, Eddie Robinson and Walter Camp Coach
- 1999 Georgia Tech: Broyles Award
National title staffs
Every title staff- Won a national title on Georgia Tech’s 1990 staff (offensive coordinator, quarterbacks) · the staff · source
The champions’ staffs from 1990 on, as the schools listed them that season: Staff lists: Drew Hoover’s how-many-rings (MIT), from the schools’ media guides and staff pages. Roles as the source words them.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–72 | Maryland | Graduate assistant | |
| 1973–76 | The Citadel | Defensive line coach | |
| 1977–79 | The Citadel | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1980 | William & Mary | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1981 | Murray State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1982–86 | Maryland | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 1987–91 | Georgia Tech | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1992–93 | San Diego Chargers NFL | Running game coordinator and tight ends coach | |
| 1994–96 | San Diego Chargers NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1997–2000 | Georgia Tech | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2001–10 | Maryland | Head coach | |
| 2014 | Rutgers | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2015 | Rutgers | Special assistant |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Roy LesterMaryland
- Jerry ClaiborneMaryland
- Bobby RossThe Citadel, Maryland, Georgia Tech, San Diego Chargers
- Art BakerThe Citadel
- Jimmye LaycockWilliam & Mary
- Frank BeamerMurray State
- George O’LearyGeorgia Tech
- Kyle FloodRutgers
Assistants who became head coaches
- Charlie TaaffeThe Citadel, Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Gary BlackneyBowling Green
- James FranklinVanderbilt, Penn State, Virginia Tech
- Mike LocksleyNew Mexico, Maryland
- Bill O’BrienPenn State, Boston College, Houston Texans
- James PerryBryant, Brown
- Lee HullMorgan State, Delaware State
- Charles HuffMarshall, Southern Miss, Memphis
- Don BrownPlymouth State, Northeastern, Massachusetts
Worked under (8)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Lester | Maryland | 1969–71 | Graduate assistant | |
| Jerry Claiborne | Maryland | 1972 | Graduate assistant | |
| Bobby Ross | The Citadel | 1973–77 | 1973–76: defensive line coach; 1977: offensive coordinator | |
| Art Baker | The Citadel | 1978–79 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Jimmye Laycock | William & Mary | 1980 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Frank Beamer | Murray State | 1981 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Bobby Ross | Maryland | 1982–86 | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Bobby Ross | Georgia Tech | 1987–91 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Bobby Ross | San Diego Chargers NFL | 1992–96 | 1992–93: running game coordinator and tight ends coach; 1994–96: offensive coordinator | |
| George O’Leary | Georgia Tech | 1997–2000 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Kyle Flood | Rutgers | 2014–15 | 2014: offensive coordinator; 2015: special assistant |
Coached under him, later head coaches (9)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Taaffe | Maryland, 2001–05: offensive coordinator | The Citadel, Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
| Gary Blackney | Maryland, 2001–05: defensive coordinator | Bowling Green | |
| James Franklin | Maryland, 2001–04: wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator; 2008–10: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Vanderbilt, Penn State, Virginia Tech | |
| Mike Locksley | Maryland, 2001–02: running backs coach and recruiting coordinator | New Mexico, Maryland | |
| Bill O’Brien | Maryland, 2003–04: running backs coach | Penn State, Boston College, Houston Texans | |
| James Perry | Maryland, 2004–05: graduate assistant | Bryant, Brown | |
| Lee Hull | Maryland, 2008–10: wide receivers coach | Morgan State, Delaware State | |
| Charles Huff | Maryland, 2009: assistant offensive line | Marshall, Southern Miss, Memphis | |
| Don Brown | Maryland, 2009–10: defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach | Plymouth State, Northeastern, Massachusetts |
Other assistants under him (6)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| John Donovan | Maryland, 2001–04: recruiting coordinator; 2005, 2008–10: running backs coach; 2006–07: quarterbacks coach | |
| Tim Banks | Maryland, 2003–05: inside linebackers coach; 2006: defensive backs coach | |
| Chris Cosh | Maryland, 2006–08: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Al Seamonson | Maryland, 2008: defensive coordinator | |
| Bush Hamdan | Maryland, 2010: offensive quality control coach | |
| Tyler Bowen | Maryland, 2010: student 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Maryland | head coachbonuses up to $737,232 | $2,043,306 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2009 | Maryland | head coachbonuses up to $701,954 | $1,877,095 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2008 | Maryland | head coach | $1,750,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2007 | Maryland | head coachbonuses up to $636,692 | $1,750,206 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2006 | Maryland | head coachbonuses up to $550,000 | $1,691,864 USA Today via Leeds |
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
Friedgen’s teams went for it on 18% of fourth downs and on 33% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 48% of plays and took 25.2 seconds a play, 2004–2010.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 11 g | 15 of 94 16% | 31% | 43% | 23.9 | −0.19 | |
| 2005 10 g | 15 of 78 19% | 37% | 48% | 23.8 | −0.07 | |
| 2006 13 g | 16 of 95 17% | 33% | 46% | 27.6 | −0.08 | |
| 2007 13 g | 14 of 105 13% | 32% | 44% | 26.9 | −0.06 | |
| 2008 13 g | 15 of 97 15% | 29% | 51% | 25.3 | −0.07 | |
| 2009 12 g | 25 of 112 22% | 33% | 53% | 24.1 | −0.13 | |
| 2010 13 g | 21 of 105 20% | 37% | 50% | 24.1 | −0.01 | |
| All 85 g | 121 of 686 18% | 33% | 48% | 25.2 | −0.09 |
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.