Rich Brooks
Rich Brooks went 130–156–4 as a head coach, 1977–2009, at Oregon and Kentucky. Share
- Record
- 130–156–4 career
- Seasons
- 25
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1994 9–4, No. 11
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Oregon | 2–9 | 7th | |||
| 1978 | Oregon | 2–9 | 6th | |||
| 1979 | Oregon | 6–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1980 | Oregon | 6–3–2 | 5th | |||
| 1981 | Oregon | 2–9 | 9th | |||
| 1982 | Oregon | 2–8–1 | 9th | |||
| 1983 | Oregon | 4–6–1 | T–6th | |||
| 1984 | Oregon | 6–5 | 7th | |||
| 1985 | Oregon | 5–6 | 6th | |||
| 1986 | Oregon | 5–6 | 7th | |||
| 1987 | Oregon | 6–5 | 5th | |||
| 1988 | Oregon | 6–6 | T–6th | |||
| 1989 | Oregon | 8–4 | T–2nd | Independence Bowl W | ||
| 1990 | Oregon | 8–4 | 3rd | Freedom Bowl L | ||
| 1991 | Oregon | 3–8 | T–9th | |||
| 1992 | Oregon | 6–6 | T–6th | Independence Bowl L | ||
| 1993 | Oregon | 5–6 | T–8th | |||
| 1994 | Oregon | 9–4 | 1st | Rose Bowl L | 11 | |
| 1995–02: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2003 | Kentucky | 4–8 | T–5th (Eastern) | |||
| 2004 | Kentucky | 2–9 | T–5th (Eastern) | |||
| 2005 | Kentucky | 3–8 | 6th (Eastern) | |||
| 2006 | Kentucky | 8–5 | T–3rd (Eastern) | Music City Bowl W | ||
| 2007 | Kentucky | 8–5 | T–4th (Eastern) | Music City Bowl W | ||
| 2008 | Kentucky | 7–6 | 6th (Eastern) | Liberty Bowl W | ||
| 2009 | Kentucky | 7–6 | T–4th (Eastern) | Music City Bowl L | ||
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 | 81 | 14–65–2 | 19% |
| Against top-10 teams | 36 | 6–29–1 | 18% |
| Against rivals | 95 | 36–57–2 | 39% |
| Conference games | 193 | 72–119–2 | 38% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 106 | 48–54–4 | 47% |
| At home | 150 | 79–67–4 | 54% |
| On the road | 130 | 46–84 | 35% |
| At neutral sites | 10 | 5–5 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 120 | 79–39–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 170 | 51–117–2 | 31% |
His own 290 games on file, 1977–2009, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don James 1977–1992 | 3–13 | Washington | 16 | |
| Terry Donahue 1977–1992 | 4–10 | UCLA | 14 | |
| Larry Smith 1981–1992 | 3–7 | Arizona, USC | 10 | |
| Jim Walden 1978–1986 | 5–4 | Washington State | 9 | |
| Bobby Johnson 2003–2009 | 5–2 | Vanderbilt | 7 | |
| Bruce Snyder 1987–1994 | 4–3 | California, Arizona State | 7 | |
| Mark Richt 2003–2009 | 2–5 | Georgia | 7 | |
| Dave Kragthorpe 1985–1990 | 5–1 | Oregon State | 6 | |
| Jack Elway 1982–1988 | 2–4 | San José State, Stanford | 6 | |
| John Robinson 1977–1994 | 1–4–1 | USC | 6 |
Rich Brooks’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Stateseries | 18 | 14–3–1 |
| Washingtonseries | 18 | 4–14 |
| Washington Stateseries | 17 | 10–7 |
| Californiaseries | 16 | 7–9 |
| Stanfordseries | 15 | 6–9 |
| UCLAseries | 14 | 4–10 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 13 | 5–8 |
| Arizonaseries | 13 | 4–9 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 1994 Oregon: Bear Bryant Award and Eddie Robinson
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Oregon State | Freshman coach | |
| 1964 | Norte Del Rio HS (CA) high school | Ass’t | |
| 1965–69 | Oregon State | Defensive line coach | |
| 1970 | UCLA | Linebackers coach | |
| 1971–72 | Los Angeles Rams NFL | Special teams coach | |
| 1973 | Oregon State (DC) | Head coach | |
| 1974–75 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1976 | UCLA | Linebackers and special teams coach | |
| 1977–94 | Oregon | Head coach | |
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Rams NFL | Head coach | |
| 1997–2000 | Atlanta Falcons NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2003–09 | Kentucky | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Tommy ProthroOregon State, UCLA, Los Angeles Rams
- Dee AndrosOregon State
- Terry DonahueUCLA
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob ToledoPacific, UCLA, Tulane, UC Riverside
- Bob GregoryBoise State, Washington
- Mike BellottiOregon, Chico State
- Jack ReillyEl Camino
- John FoxCarolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears
- Joker PhillipsKentucky
- Mike ArcherLSU
- Ron McBrideUtah, Weber State
- Jon SumrallTroy, Tulane, Florida
- Kurt RoperColorado
- Randy SandersEast Tennessee State
- Gerad ParkerPurdue, Troy
- and 2 more
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Prothro | Oregon State | 1963 | Freshman coach | |
| Dee Andros | Oregon State | 1965–73 | 1965–69: defensive line coach; 1973: defensive coordinator | |
| Tommy Prothro | UCLA | 1970 | Linebackers coach | |
| Tommy Prothro | Los Angeles Rams NFL | 1971–72 | Special teams coach | |
| Terry Donahue | UCLA | 1976 | Linebackers and special teams coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (14)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Toledo | Oregon, 1983–88: offensive coordinator | Pacific, UCLA, Tulane, UC Riverside | |
| Bob Gregory | Oregon, 1989–90: graduate assistant | Boise State, Washington | |
| Mike Bellotti | Oregon, 1989–94: offensive coordinator | Oregon, Chico State | |
| Jack Reilly | St. Louis Rams, 1995–96: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | El Camino | |
| John Fox | St. Louis Rams, 1996: personnel consultant | Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears | |
| Joker Phillips | Kentucky, 2003: recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach; 2004: recruiting coordinator, passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach; 2005–09: offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | Kentucky | |
| Mike Archer | Kentucky, 2003–06: defensive coordinator | LSU | |
| Ron McBride | Kentucky, 2003–04: linebackers coach | Utah, Weber State | |
| Jon Sumrall | Kentucky, 2005–06: graduate assistant | Troy, Tulane, Florida | |
| Kurt Roper | Kentucky, 2005: quarterbacks coach | Colorado | |
| Randy Sanders | Kentucky, 2006–08: quarterbacks coach; 2009: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | East Tennessee State | |
| Gerad Parker | Kentucky, 2007: graduate assistant | Purdue, Troy | |
| Chris Thurmond | Kentucky, 2008–09: defensive backs coach | Houston | |
| Thom Kaumeyer | Kentucky, 2008: defensive backs coach | Palomar, Pasadena City |
Other assistants under him (13)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| A. J. Christoff | Oregon, 1977–78: inside linebackers coach; 1979–82: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Howard Tippett | Oregon, 1977–78: defensive coordinator | |
| John Becker | Oregon, 1977–79: offensive coordinator | |
| Ron Hudson | Oregon, 1977–78: running backs coach; Kentucky, 2003–04: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Nick Aliotti | Oregon, 1978–79: graduate assistant; 1988–92: outside linebackers coach; 1993–94: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach; St. Louis Rams, 1995–96: special teams coach | |
| Willie Shaw | Oregon, 1979: linebackers coach; St. Louis Rams, 1995–96: defensive coordinator | |
| Erik Widmark | Oregon, 1980–82: offensive coordinator | |
| Joe Schaffeld | Oregon, 1983–85: defensive coordinator | |
| Don Pellum | Oregon, 1985–86: graduate assistant; 1988–89: recruiting coordinator; 1993–94: outside linebackers coach | |
| Denny Schuler | Oregon, 1986–92: defensive coordinator | |
| Mike Belotti | Oregon, 1989–94: offensive coordinator | |
| Dan Radakovich | St. Louis Rams, 1995: linebackers coach | |
| Steve Brown | St. Louis Rams, 1995: defensive assistant; 1996: cornerbacks coach; Kentucky, 2003–06: defensive backs coach; 2007–09: defensive 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.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kentucky | head coachbonuses up to $1,095,000 | $1,617,517 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2008 | Kentucky | head coach | $1,075,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2007 | Kentucky | head coachbonuses up to $605,000 | $1,056,684 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2006 | Kentucky | head coachbonuses up to $85,000 | $729,165 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
Brooks’s teams went for it on 21% of fourth downs and on 35% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 50% of plays and took 24.2 seconds a play, 2004–2009.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 10 g | 22 of 88 25% | 40% | 50% | 22.9 | −0.19 | |
| 2005 8 g | 13 of 65 20% | 36% | 51% | 24.0 | −0.15 | |
| 2006 9 g | 14 of 69 20% | 42% | 57% | 27.0 | −0.05 | |
| 2007 13 g | 23 of 94 24% | 38% | 55% | 22.5 | +0.09 | |
| 2008 13 g | 18 of 120 15% | 22% | 50% | 24.8 | −0.16 | |
| 2009 12 g | 23 of 97 24% | 37% | 39% | 24.2 | −0.06 | |
| All 65 g | 113 of 533 21% | 35% | 50% | 24.2 | −0.08 |
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.