Randy Edsall
Randy Edsall went 98–129 as a head coach, 2000–2021, at UConn and Maryland. Share
- Record
- 98–129 career
- Seasons
- 21
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Aug 27, 1958
- Alma mater
- Syracuse
- Best season
- 2003 9–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UConn | 3–8 | |||
| 2001 | UConn | 2–9 | |||
| 2002 | UConn | 6–6 | |||
| 2003 | UConn | 9–3 | |||
| 2004 | UConn | 8–4 | Motor City Bowl W | ||
| 2005 | UConn | 5–6 | |||
| 2006 | UConn | 4–8 | |||
| 2007 | UConn | 9–4 | Meineke Car Care Bowl L | ||
| 2008 | UConn | 8–5 | International Bowl W | ||
| 2009 | UConn | 8–5 | PapaJohns.com Bowl W | ||
| 2010 | UConn | 8–5 | Fiesta Bowl L | ||
| 2011 | Maryland | 2–10 | |||
| 2012 | Maryland | 4–8 | |||
| 2013 | Maryland | 7–6 | Military Bowl L | ||
| 2014 | Maryland | 7–6 | Foster Farms Bowl L | ||
| 2015 | Maryland coached six of 12 games | 2–4 | |||
| 2016: not a college head coach | |||||
| 2017 | UConn | 3–9 | |||
| 2018 | UConn | 1–11 | |||
| 2019 | UConn | 2–10 | |||
| 2020 | UConn | 0–0 | |||
| 2021 | UConn coached two of 12 games | 0–2 | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
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 | 35 | 1–34 | 3% |
| Against top-10 teams | 15 | 0–15 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 27 | 13–14 | 48% |
| Conference games | 106 | 34–72 | 32% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 7 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 77 | 39–38 | 51% |
| At home | 116 | 60–56 | 52% |
| On the road | 102 | 35–67 | 34% |
| At neutral sites | 9 | 3–6 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 100 | 67–33 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 127 | 31–96 | 24% |
His own 227 games on file, 2000–2021, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Schiano 2001–2010 | 4–5 | Rutgers | 9 | |
| Jim Leavitt 2000–2009 | 3–4 | South Florida | 7 | |
| Dave Wannstedt 2005–2010 | 3–3 | Pittsburgh | 6 | |
| Jim Grobe 2003–2013 | 2–4 | Wake Forest | 6 | |
| Dana Holgorsen 2011–2019 | 1–5 | West Virginia, Houston | 6 | |
| Tom O’Brien 2000–2012 | 0–6 | Boston College, NC State | 6 | |
| Jim Hofher 2001–2005 | 4–1 | Buffalo | 5 | |
| Rich Rodriguez 2004–2010 | 0–5 | West Virginia, Michigan | 5 | |
| Greg Robinson 2005–2008 | 3–1 | Syracuse | 4 | |
| Al Golden 2007–2011 | 3–1 | Temple, Miami | 4 |
Randy Edsall’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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Floridaseries | 13 | 6–7 |
| West Virginiaseries | 12 | 2–10 |
| Templeseries | 11 | 5–6 |
| Syracuseseries | 10 | 6–4 |
| Rutgersseries | 10 | 4–6 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 10 | 2–8 |
| Buffaloseries | 8 | 7–1 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 8 | 0–8 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–82 | Syracuse | Graduate assistant | |
| 1983–84 | Syracuse | Running backs coach | |
| 1985 | Syracuse | Tight ends coach | |
| 1986 | Syracuse | Running backs coach | |
| 1987–88 | Syracuse | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1989–90 | Syracuse | Defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 1991–93 | Boston College | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1994–97 | Jacksonville Jaguars NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1998 | Georgia Tech | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 1999–2010 | UConn | Head coach | |
| 2011–15 | Maryland | Head coach | |
| 2017–21 | Connecticut | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Frank MaloneySyracuse
- Dick MacPhersonSyracuse
- Tom CoughlinBoston College, Jacksonville Jaguars
- George O’LearyGeorgia Tech
Assistants who became head coaches
- Kevin DohertySaint Francis
- Norries WilsonColumbia
- Kent BriggsWestern Carolina
- Rob AmbroseTowson
- Vinny MarinoNichols
- Chris NugaiFitchburg State
- Andrew BreinerFordham
- Joe MoorheadMississippi State, Akron, Fordham
- Gary CrowtonLouisiana Tech, BYU
- Lee HullMorgan State, Delaware State
- Mike LocksleyNew Mexico, Maryland
- Billy CrockerEastern
- and 3 more
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Maloney | Syracuse | 1980 | Graduate assistant | |
| Dick MacPherson | Syracuse | 1981–90 | 1981–82: graduate assistant; 1983–86: running backs coach; 1985: tight ends coach; 1987–88: defensive backs coach; 1989–90: defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Tom Coughlin | Boston College | 1991–93 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Tom Coughlin | Jacksonville Jaguars NFL | 1995–97 | Defensive backs coach | |
| George O’Leary | Georgia Tech | 1998 | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (15)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Doherty | UConn, 1999–2000: defensive backs coach | Saint Francis | |
| Norries Wilson | UConn, 1999–2001: offensive line coach; 2002–05: offensive coordinator | Columbia | |
| Kent Briggs | UConn, 2000: defensive backs coach; 2001: defensive coordinator | Western Carolina | |
| Rob Ambrose | UConn, 2002–04: quarterbacks coach; 2005: quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator; 2006–08: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Towson | |
| Vinny Marino | UConn, 2002–05: wide receivers coach | Nichols | |
| Chris Nugai | UConn, 2005: graduate assistant | Fitchburg State | |
| Andrew Breiner | UConn, 2009–10: graduate assistant | Fordham | |
| Joe Moorhead | UConn, 2009–10: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Mississippi State, Akron, Fordham | |
| Gary Crowton | Maryland, 2011: offensive coordinator | Louisiana Tech, BYU | |
| Lee Hull | Maryland, 2011–13: wide receivers coach | Morgan State, Delaware State | |
| Mike Locksley | Maryland, 2012–15: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | New Mexico, Maryland | |
| Billy Crocker | UConn, 2017–18: defensive coordinator | Eastern | |
| Rhett Lashlee | UConn, 2017: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | SMU | |
| Lou Spanos | UConn, 2019–21: defensive coordinator | UConn | |
| Jim Mora | UConn, 2021: offensive assistant | UCLA, UConn, Colorado State, Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks |
Other assistants under him (16)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Orlando | UConn, 1999–2004: inside linebackers coach; 2005–10: defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach | |
| Dave Warner | UConn, 2000: offensive coordinator | |
| Nick Rapone | UConn, 2000: defensive coordinator | |
| Jerry Franks | UConn, 2001: offensive coordinator | |
| Hank Hughes | UConn, 2002–04: defensive coordinator | |
| John Dunn | Maryland, 2011–15: tight ends coach; UConn, 2018: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Keith Dudzinski | Maryland, 2011–14: inside linebackers coach; 2015: defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach | |
| Todd Bradford | Maryland, 2011: defensive coordinator | |
| Tyler Bowen | Maryland, 2011–12: graduate assistant | |
| Brian Stewart | Maryland, 2012–14: defensive coordinator | |
| Chad Wilt | Maryland, 2014–15: defensive line coach | |
| Greg Studrawa | Maryland, 2014–15: offensive line coach | |
| Frank Giufre | UConn, 2017–18: offensive line coach; 2019–21: offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Jonathan Brewer | UConn, 2017: offensive assistant | |
| Jarren Horton | UConn, 2019–21: star and nickel and dime coach; 2021: interim defensive coordinator and safeties coach | |
| Noel Mazzone | UConn, 2021: offensive 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 | State payroll | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UConn | head coach | $1,385,900 | ||
| 2020 | UConn | head coach | $1,412,385 | ||
| 2019 | UConn | head coach | $1,727,000 | ||
| 2018 | UConn | head coach | $1,193,143 | ||
| 2017 | UConn | head coachbonuses up to $650,000; buyout $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 USA Today | $987,119 | |
| 2015 | Maryland | head coachbonuses up to $950,000; $200,000 in bonuses paid | $2,110,848 USA Today | ||
| 2014 | Maryland | head coachbonuses up to $950,000 | $2,033,880 USA Today | ||
| 2013 | Maryland | head coachbonuses up to $950,000 | $2,025,440 USA Today via Leeds | ||
| 2012 | Maryland | head coachbonuses up to $950,000 | $1,604,000 USA Today via Leeds | ||
| 2011 | Maryland | head coachbonuses up to $875,000 | $2,013,440 USA Today via Leeds | ||
| 2011 | UConn | head coach in 2010 | $122,272 | ||
| 2010 | UConn | head coachbonuses up to $114,583 | $1,550,000 USA Today via Leeds | $1,537,858 | |
| 2009 | UConn | head coachbonuses up to $113,542 | $1,450,000 USA Today via Leeds | ||
| 2008 | UConn | head coach | $1,500,000 USA Today via Leeds | ||
| 2007 | UConn | head coachbonuses up to $68,751 | $920,000 USA Today via Leeds | ||
| 2006 | UConn | head coach | $845,000 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.
Connecticut’s state payroll (Open Data Portal): what the state actually paid in the calendar year, salary and special payments together.
Contract pay and the state payroll differ by design: one is the season’s contract, the other what the state paid in a calendar or fiscal year, so a December hire’s short first year, bonuses and camp money paid as special payments, and pay that ran on after he left all show in the payroll.
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
Edsall’s teams went for it on 20% of fourth downs and on 33% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 49% of plays and took 24.5 seconds a play, 2011–2019.
| Season | School | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 12 g | Maryland | 29 of 110 26% | 35% | 52% | 20.7 | −0.09 | |
| 2012 12 g | Maryland | 17 of 108 16% | 24% | 44% | 26.9 | −0.19 | |
| 2013 13 g | Maryland | 18 of 121 15% | 31% | 48% | 23.6 | −0.05 | |
| 2014 12 g | Maryland | 10 of 108 9% | 13% | 54% | 24.1 | −0.09 | |
| 2015 12 g | Maryland | 21 of 106 20% | 31% | 50% | 23.3 | −0.11 | |
| 2017 12 g | UConn | 27 of 107 25% | 35% | 51% | 23.0 | +0.02 | |
| 2018 12 g | UConn | 24 of 93 26% | 49% | 44% | 26.5 | +0.04 | |
| 2019 12 g | UConn | 25 of 96 26% | 40% | 51% | 28.1 | −0.07 | |
| All 97 g | 171 of 849 20% | 33% | 49% | 24.5 | −0.07 |
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.