Rich Ellerson
Rich Ellerson went 80–82 as a head coach, 1996–2013, at Southern Utah, Cal Poly and Army. Share
Nine seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1996 at Southern Utah; 2001–08 at Cal Poly. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 80–82 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2010 7–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Southern Utah * | 4–7 | ||||
| 1997–00: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2001 | Cal Poly * | 6–5 | ||||
| 2002 | Cal Poly * | 3–8 | ||||
| 2003 | Cal Poly * | 7–4 | ||||
| 2004 | Cal Poly * | 9–2 | 1st | |||
| 2005 | Cal Poly * | 9–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L | ||
| 2006 | Cal Poly * | 7–4 | 3rd | |||
| 2007 | Cal Poly * | 7–4 | 3rd | |||
| 2008 | Cal Poly * | 8–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round L | ||
| 2009 | Army | 5–7 | ||||
| 2010 | Army | 7–6 | Armed Forces Bowl W | |||
| 2011 | Army | 3–9 | ||||
| 2012 | Army | 2–10 | ||||
| 2013 | Army | 3–9 | ||||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Andrew Rodriguez2011 William V. Campbell Trophy
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 11 | 1–10 | 9% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 8–12 | 40% |
| At home | 27 | 12–15 | 44% |
| On the road | 25 | 6–19 | 24% |
| At neutral sites | 9 | 2–7 | 22% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 15 | 10–5 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 46 | 10–36 | 22% |
His own 61 games on file, 2009–2013, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Calhoun 2009–2013 | 1–4 | Air Force | 5 | |
| Ken Niumatalolo 2009–2013 | 0–5 | Navy | 5 | |
| Ron English 2009–2013 | 3–1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | |
| Bob Toledo 2009–2011 | 2–1 | Tulane | 3 | |
| Greg Schiano 2009–2011 | 0–3 | Rutgers | 3 | |
| Pete Lembo 2011–2013 | 0–3 | Ball State | 3 | |
| Steve Addazio 2011–2013 | 0–3 | Temple, Boston College | 3 |
Rich Ellerson’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Air Forceseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Templeseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Navyseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Eastern Michiganseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Ball Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Rutgersseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Tulaneseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| North Texasseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Hawaii | Graduate assistant | |
| 1978 | Arizona Western | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1979 | Idaho | Special teams coach | |
| 1980 | Cal State Fullerton | Special teams coach | |
| 1981–83 | Hawaii | Special teams coach | |
| 1984–85 | BC Lions CFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 1986 | Calgary Stampeders CFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1987–91 | Hawaii | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1992–95 | Arizona | Outside linebackers in 1992 and defensive line 93–95 | |
| 1996 | Southern Utah | Head coach | |
| 1997–2000 | Arizona | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2001–08 | Cal Poly | Head coach | |
| 2009–13 | Army | Head coach | |
| 2016 | Jacksonville | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Dick TomeyHawai’i, Arizona
- Gene MurphyCal State Fullerton
- Don MatthewsBC Lions
- Bob WagnerHawai’i
- Ian ShieldsJacksonville
Assistants who became head coaches
- Brent BrennanSan José State, Arizona
- Joe DuPaixSouthern Virginia
- Ian ShieldsEastern Oregon, Lenoir Rhyne, Jacksonville, Minot State
- John MumfordArmy, UL Monroe, Southeast Missouri State
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Tomey | Hawai’i | 1977–83 | 1977: graduate assistant; 1981–83: special teams coach | |
| Gene Murphy | Cal State Fullerton | 1980 | Special teams coach | |
| Don Matthews | BC Lions pro | 1984–85 | Defensive line coach | |
| Bob Wagner | Hawai’i | 1987–91 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Dick Tomey | Arizona | 1992–2000 | 1992–95: outside linebackers in 1992 and defensive line 93–95; 1997–2000: defensive coordinator | |
| Ian Shields | Jacksonville | 2016 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Brennan | Cal Poly, 2001–04: wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator | San José State, Arizona | |
| Joe DuPaix | Cal Poly, 2001–03: quarterbacks coach; 2004–05: co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; 2006–07: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Southern Virginia | |
| Ian Shields | Cal Poly, 2004–05, 2008: offensive coordinator; Army, 2009–13: offensive coordinator and assistant head coach | Eastern Oregon, Lenoir Rhyne, Jacksonville, Minot State | |
| John Mumford | Army, 2009–13: defensive ends coach | Army, UL Monroe, Southeast Missouri State |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Fipp | Cal Poly, 2001: defensive backs coach; 2002–03: defensive coordinator | |
| Keith Heyward | Cal Poly, 2007: linebackers coach | |
| Chris Smeland | Army, 2009–13: co-defensive coordinator | |
| Gene McKeehan | Army, 2009: co-offensive coordinator | |
| Payam Saadat | Army, 2009–13: co-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.
How he coached
Ellerson’s teams went for it on 29% of fourth downs and on 40% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 17% of plays and took 23.9 seconds a play, 2009–2013.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 12 g | 13 of 107 12% | 20% | 22% | 23.4 | −0.21 | |
| 2010 12 g | 18 of 90 20% | 35% | 17% | 27.4 | −0.04 | |
| 2011 12 g | 34 of 77 44% | 51% | 13% | 24.4 | +0.03 | |
| 2012 12 g | 40 of 91 44% | 53% | 13% | 19.6 | +0.07 | |
| 2013 12 g | 25 of 87 29% | 38% | 19% | 24.4 | +0.08 | |
| All 60 g | 130 of 452 29% | 40% | 17% | 23.9 | −0.01 |
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.