Rick Rasnick
Rick Rasnick went 20–34 as a head coach, 1995–1999, at Eastern Michigan. Share
- Record
- 20–34 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1995 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Eastern Michigan | 6–5 | 5th | |||
| 1996 | Eastern Michigan | 3–8 | T–6th | |||
| 1997 | Eastern Michigan | 4–7 | 4th (West) | |||
| 1998 | Eastern Michigan | 3–8 | 4th (West) | |||
| 1999 | Eastern Michigan coached 10 of 11 games | 4–6 | 4th (West) |
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
L.J. SheltonNo. 21 pick, 1999
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 rivals | 10 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Conference games | 41 | 19–22 | 46% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 21 | 9–12 | 43% |
| At home | 24 | 11–13 | 46% |
| On the road | 30 | 9–21 | 30% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 21 | 13–8 | 62% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 33 | 7–26 | 21% |
His own 54 games on file, 1995–1999, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lynch 1995–1999 | 4–1 | Ball State | 5 | |
| Lee Owens 1995–1999 | 4–1 | Akron | 5 | |
| Dick Flynn 1995–1999 | 2–3 | Central Michigan | 5 | |
| Gary Pinkel 1995–1999 | 2–3 | Toledo | 5 | |
| Jim Grobe 1995–1999 | 2–3 | Ohio | 5 | |
| Jim Corrigall 1995–1997 | 2–1 | Kent State | 3 | |
| Gary Darnell 1997–1999 | 0–3 | Western Michigan | 3 |
Rick Rasnick’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Akronseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Ball Stateseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Ohioseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Central Michiganseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Toledoseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Western Michiganseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Kent Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Miami (OH)series | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–86 | San Jose State | Graduate assistant and offensive line coach | |
| 1987–90 | San Jose State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1991–94 | Utah | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1995–99 | Eastern Michigan | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jack ElwaySan José State
- Claude GilbertSan José State
- Terry SheaSan José State
- Ron McBrideUtah
Assistants who became head coaches
- Chuck MartinGrand Valley State, Miami (OH)
- Todd MonkenSouthern Miss, Cleveland Browns
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Elway | San José State | 1981–83 | Graduate assistant and offensive line coach | |
| Claude Gilbert | San José State | 1984–89 | 1984–86: graduate assistant and offensive line coach; 1987–89: offensive coordinator | |
| Terry Shea | San José State | 1990 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Ron McBride | Utah | 1991–94 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Martin | Eastern Michigan, 1998–99: linebackers coach | Grand Valley State, Miami (OH) | |
| Todd Monken | Eastern Michigan, 1998–99: offensive coordinator | Southern Miss, Cleveland Browns |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Gruneisen | Eastern Michigan, 1995–98: defensive coordinator | |
| Willie Martinez | Eastern Michigan, 1997: secondary 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.