Rick Lantz
Rick Lantz went 0–3 as a head coach in the games on file: 2001 at Navy (interim, final 3 games). His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 0–3 games on file
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2001 0–10
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Navy interim, final 3 games | 0–3 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| At home | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| On the road | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
His own three games on file, 2001, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dameseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Armyseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Tulaneseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Bridgton Academy (ME) high school | Head coach | |
| 1965–67 | Boston University | Assistant coach | |
| 1968–70 | Buffalo | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1971–76 | Navy | Assistant coach | |
| 1977–80 | Miami (FL) | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1981 | New England Patriots NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 1982–83 | Georgia Tech | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1984–85 | Notre Dame | Defensive line coach | |
| 1986–90 | Louisville | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 1991–2000 | Virginia | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2001 | Navy | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2001 | Navy | Interim head coach | |
| 2003 | Barcelona Dragons NFL Europe | Linebackers coach | |
| 2004–06 | Berlin Thunder NFL Europe | Head coach | |
| 2007 | Rhein Fire NFL Europe | Head coach | |
| 2010 | Omaha Nighthawks UFL | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Doc UrichBuffalo
- Bob DemingBuffalo
- Rick ForzanoNavy
- George WelshNavy, Virginia
- Lou SabanMiami
- Howard SchnellenbergerMiami, Louisville
- Bill CurryGeorgia Tech
- Gerry FaustNotre Dame
- Charlie WeatherbieNavy
- Jack BicknellBarcelona Dragons
- Jeff JagodzinskiOmaha Nighthawks
Assistants who became head coaches
- Mark HudspethLouisiana, North Alabama, Austin Peay
- Matt WellsUtah State, Texas Tech
- Tim DeRuyterTexas A&M, Fresno State
- Mike MillerToronto Argonauts
- Gary TranquillNavy
Worked under (11)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Urich | Buffalo | 1968 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Bob Deming | Buffalo | 1969–70 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Rick Forzano | Navy | 1971–72 | Assistant coach | |
| George Welsh | Navy | 1973–76 | Assistant coach | |
| Lou Saban | Miami | 1977–78 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Howard Schnellenberger | Miami | 1979–80 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Bill Curry | Georgia Tech | 1982–83 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Gerry Faust | Notre Dame | 1984–85 | Defensive line coach | |
| Howard Schnellenberger | Louisville | 1986–90 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| George Welsh | Virginia | 1991–2000 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Charlie Weatherbie | Navy | 2001 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Jack Bicknell | Barcelona Dragons pro | 2003 | Linebackers coach | |
| Jeff Jagodzinski | Omaha Nighthawks pro | 2010 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Hudspeth | Navy, 2001: offensive coordinator | Louisiana, North Alabama, Austin Peay | |
| Matt Wells | Navy, 2001: quarterbacks, fullbacks, wide receivers and junior varsity coach | Utah State, Texas Tech | |
| Tim DeRuyter | Navy, 2001: defensive backs coach | Texas A&M, Fresno State | |
| Mike Miller | Berlin Thunder, 2006: quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | Toronto Argonauts | |
| Gary Tranquill | Rhein Fire, 2007: quarterbacks coach | Navy |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Vaught | Navy, 2001: offensive coordinator | |
| Rick Smith | Berlin Thunder, 2004: defensive backs coach | |
| Larry New | Rhein Fire, 2007: defensive coordinator and defensive line coach |
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.