Rick Stockstill
Rick Stockstill went 113–111 as a head coach, 2006–2023, at Middle Tennessee. Share
- Record
- 113–111 career
- Seasons
- 18
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Dec 23, 1957
- Alma mater
- Florida State 1982
- Best season
- 2009 10–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Middle Tennessee | 7–6 | T–1st | Motor City Bowl L | ||
| 2007 | Middle Tennessee | 5–7 | T–2nd | |||
| 2008 | Middle Tennessee | 5–7 | T–4th | |||
| 2009 | Middle Tennessee | 10–3 | 2nd | New Orleans Bowl W | ||
| 2010 | Middle Tennessee | 6–7 | 3rd | GoDaddy.com Bowl L | ||
| 2011 | Middle Tennessee | 2–10 | 8th | |||
| 2012 | Middle Tennessee | 8–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 2013 | Middle Tennessee | 8–5 | T–2nd (East) | Armed Forces Bowl L | ||
| 2014 | Middle Tennessee | 6–6 | 2nd (East) | |||
| 2015 | Middle Tennessee | 7–6 | T–2nd (East) | Bahamas Bowl L | ||
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | 8–5 | 3rd (East) | Hawai’i Bowl L | ||
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 7–6 | T–3rd (East) | Camellia Bowl W | ||
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | 8–6 | 1st (East) | New Orleans Bowl L | ||
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | 4–8 | T–5th (East) | |||
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 3–6 | 5th (East) | |||
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 7–6 | 4th (East) | Bahamas Bowl W | ||
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 8–5 | T–4th | Hawai’i Bowl W | ||
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 4–8 | 5th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 14 | 1–13 | 7% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 25 | 8–17 | 32% |
| Conference games | 139 | 81–58 | 58% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 10 | 4–6 | 40% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 72 | 40–32 | 56% |
| At home | 98 | 63–35 | 64% |
| On the road | 116 | 46–70 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 10 | 4–6 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 118 | 83–35 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 106 | 30–76 | 28% |
His own 224 games on file, 2006–2023, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Holliday 2013–2020 | 4–4 | Marshall | 8 | |
| Mario Cristobal 2007–2022 | 5–2 | Florida International, Miami | 7 | |
| Larry Blakeney 2006–2012 | 1–6 | Troy | 7 | |
| Howard Schnellenberger 2006–2011 | 5–1 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | |
| Willie Taggart 2010–2022 | 4–1 | Western Kentucky, Florida Atlantic | 5 | |
| Butch Davis 2017–2021 | 4–1 | Florida International | 5 | |
| Rickey Bustle 2006–2010 | 3–2 | Louisiana | 5 | |
| Steve Roberts 2006–2010 | 3–2 | Arkansas State | 5 | |
| Tyson Helton 2019–2023 | 0–5 | Western Kentucky | 5 | |
| Charlie Weatherbie 2006–2009 | 4–0 | UL Monroe | 4 |
Rick Stockstill’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Internationalseries | 18 | 14–4 |
| Florida Atlanticseries | 16 | 13–3 |
| Western Kentuckyseries | 16 | 6–10 |
| North Texasseries | 12 | 7–5 |
| Marshallseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| Troyseries | 9 | 2–7 |
| Arkansas Stateseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| Memphisseries | 7 | 5–2 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Florida State 1981
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84 | Bethune-Cookman | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1985–88 | UCF | Assistant head coach and wide receivers coach | |
| 1989–92 | Clemson | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1993 | Clemson | Passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1994–95 | Clemson | Co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | |
| 1996–98 | Clemson | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1999–2002 | Clemson | Wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2003 | East Carolina | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2004 | South Carolina | Wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2005 | South Carolina | Tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 2006–23 | Middle Tennessee | Head coach | |
| 2024–present | Florida State | Offensive assistant |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Gene McDowellUCF
- Danny FordClemson
- Ken HatfieldClemson
- Tommy WestClemson
- Tommy BowdenClemson
- John ThompsonEast Carolina
- Lou HoltzSouth Carolina
- Steve SpurrierSouth Carolina
- Mike NorvellFlorida State
Assistants who became head coaches
- G. A. MangusDelaware Valley
- Manny DiazMiami, Duke
- Willie SimmonsPrairie View A&M, Florida A&M, Florida International
- Mike SchultzLamar
- Tommy WestClemson, Memphis, Chattanooga
- Scott ShaferSyracuse
- Brent DearmonBethel (TN), North Alabama
- Mitch StewartMurray State
Worked under (9)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene McDowell | UCF | 1985–88 | Assistant head coach and wide receivers coach | |
| Danny Ford | Clemson | 1989 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Ken Hatfield | Clemson | 1990–93 | 1990–92: quarterbacks coach; 1993: passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Tommy West | Clemson | 1993–98 | 1993: passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach; 1994–95: co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach; 1996–98: wide receivers coach | |
| Tommy Bowden | Clemson | 1999–2002 | Wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| John Thompson | East Carolina | 2003 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Lou Holtz | South Carolina | 2004 | Wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Steve Spurrier | South Carolina | 2005 | Tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Mike Norvell | Florida State | 2024–26 | Offensive assistant |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| G. A. Mangus | Middle Tennessee, 2006–08: offensive coordinator | Delaware Valley | |
| Manny Diaz | Middle Tennessee, 2006–07: defensive coordinator and safeties coach; 2008–09: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Miami, Duke | |
| Willie Simmons | Middle Tennessee, 2007–09: running backs coach; 2010: passing game coordinator and running backs coach; 2011: offensive coordinator and running backs coach | Prairie View A&M, Florida A&M, Florida International | |
| Mike Schultz | Middle Tennessee, 2010: offensive coordinator | Lamar | |
| Tommy West | Middle Tennessee, 2014–23: defensive line coach | Clemson, Memphis, Chattanooga | |
| Scott Shafer | Middle Tennessee, 2017–23: defensive coordinator and safeties coach | Syracuse | |
| Brent Dearmon | Middle Tennessee, 2021: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Bethel (TN), North Alabama | |
| Mitch Stewart | Middle Tennessee, 2022–23: offensive coordinator | Murray State |
Other assistants under him (8)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Art Kaufman | Middle Tennessee, 2006–07: linebackers coach | |
| Tony Franklin | Middle Tennessee, 2009, 2016–20: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Randall McCray | Middle Tennessee, 2010: defensive coordinator | |
| Buster Faulkner | Middle Tennessee, 2011–15: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Steve Ellis | Middle Tennessee, 2011: defensive coordinator; 2012–15: co-defensive coordinator | |
| Tyrone Nix | Middle Tennessee, 2012–14: co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; 2015–16: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Chad Williams | Middle Tennessee, 2013: graduate assistant | |
| Kodi Burns | Middle Tennessee, 2015: wide receivers 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.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | head coachbonuses up to $126,142; $65,142 in bonuses paid; buyout $5,112,070 | $801,504 USA Today | |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee | head coachbonuses up to $126,142; $65,142 in bonuses paid | $804,004 USA Today | |
| 2015 | Middle Tennessee | head coachbonuses up to $126,142; $5,000 in bonuses paid | $812,004 USA Today | |
| 2014 | Middle Tennessee | head coachbonuses up to $126,142 | $803,129 USA Today |
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.
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
Stockstill’s teams went for it on 21% of fourth downs and on 35% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 51% of plays and took 22.9 seconds a play, 2006–2023.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 5 g | 8 of 42 19% | 38% | 54% | 30.3 | −0.22 | |
| 2007 11 g | 15 of 86 17% | 28% | 44% | 26.2 | −0.01 | |
| 2008 11 g | 21 of 94 22% | 43% | 53% | 23.2 | −0.11 | |
| 2009 13 g | 22 of 123 18% | 30% | 48% | 20.7 | −0.09 | |
| 2010 12 g | 10 of 90 11% | 25% | 44% | 19.1 | −0.08 | |
| 2011 11 g | 27 of 95 28% | 41% | 54% | 17.6 | −0.14 | |
| 2012 12 g | 18 of 85 21% | 34% | 43% | 21.8 | +0.01 | |
| 2013 13 g | 16 of 98 16% | 33% | 44% | 18.8 | 0.00 | |
| 2014 11 g | 14 of 80 18% | 24% | 43% | 23.7 | +0.05 | |
| 2015 13 g | 23 of 102 23% | 36% | 51% | 22.7 | +0.05 | |
| 2016 12 g | 13 of 84 15% | 28% | 58% | 22.0 | +0.12 | |
| 2017 13 g | 16 of 99 16% | 26% | 55% | 25.4 | −0.03 | |
| 2018 14 g | 33 of 115 29% | 54% | 53% | 25.3 | +0.01 | |
| 2019 12 g | 17 of 91 19% | 29% | 50% | 24.7 | +0.08 | |
| 2020 9 g | 12 of 68 18% | 26% | 53% | 24.7 | −0.01 | |
| 2021 9 g | 21 of 79 27% | 43% | 54% | 24.2 | −0.08 | |
| 2022 13 g | 35 of 127 28% | 50% | 57% | 22.6 | −0.05 | |
| 2023 12 g | 22 of 102 22% | 42% | 57% | 24.3 | −0.04 | |
| All 206 g | 343 of 1660 21% | 35% | 51% | 22.9 | −0.02 |
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.