Ricky Rahne
Ricky Rahne went 32–38 as a head coach, 2020–2026, at Old Dominion. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (2026, 2–4); by them his record is 32–37. Share
- Record
- 32–38 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Jul 19, 1980
- Best season
- 2025 10–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Old Dominion | 0–0 | ||||
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 6–7 | T–2nd | Myrtle Beach Bowl L | ||
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 3–9 | 7th | |||
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 6–7 | T–3rd | Famous Toastery Bowl L | ||
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 5–7 | T–3rd | |||
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 10–3 | 2nd | Cure Bowl W | ||
| 2026 | Old Dominion | 2–5 (Wikipedia: 2–4) |
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 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 10 | 2–8 | 20% |
| Conference games | 44 | 23–21 | 52% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 34 | 15–19 | 44% |
| At home | 34 | 19–15 | 56% |
| On the road | 33 | 12–21 | 36% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 21 | 15–6 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 49 | 17–32 | 35% |
His own 70 games on file, 2021–2026, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Helton 2022–2026 | 3–2 | Georgia Southern | 5 | |
| Brent Pry 2022–2025 | 2–2 | Virginia Tech | 4 | |
| Charles Huff 2021–2024 | 0–4 | Marshall | 4 | |
| Jamey Chadwell 2022–2025 | 2–1 | Coastal Carolina, Liberty | 3 | |
| Dell McGee 2024–2026 | 2–1 | Georgia State | 3 | |
| Shawn Clark 2022–2024 | 1–2 | App State | 3 | |
| Tim Beck 2023–2025 | 1–2 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | |
| Curt Cignetti 2022–2025 | 0–3 | James Madison, Indiana | 3 |
Ricky Rahne’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southernseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| App Stateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Georgia Stateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Virginia Techseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| James Madisonseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Marshallseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Coastal Carolinaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Libertyseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Holy Cross | Assistant defensive line | |
| 2005 | Cornell | Running backs coach | |
| 2006 | Kansas State | Graduate assistant | |
| 2007–08 | Kansas State | Running backs coach | |
| 2009–10 | Kansas State | Tight ends coach | |
| 2011–13 | Vanderbilt | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2014–15 | Penn State | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2016–17 | Penn State | Tight ends coach | |
| 2018–19 | Penn State | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2020–present | Old Dominion | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Tom GilmoreHoly Cross
- Jim KnowlesCornell
- Ron PrinceKansas State
- Bill SnyderKansas State
- James FranklinVanderbilt, Penn State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Kirk CampbellLos Angeles Chargers (OA)-->
- Dave PatenaudeNew Haven
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gilmore | Holy Cross | 2004 | Assistant defensive line | |
| Jim Knowles | Cornell | 2005 | Running backs coach | |
| Ron Prince | Kansas State | 2006–08 | 2006: graduate assistant; 2007–08: running backs coach | |
| Bill Snyder | Kansas State | 2009–10 | Tight ends coach | |
| James Franklin | Vanderbilt | 2011–13 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| James Franklin | Penn State | 2014–19 | 2014–15: quarterbacks coach; 2016–17: tight ends coach; 2018–19: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Campbell | Old Dominion, 2020–21: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Los Angeles Chargers (OA)--> | |
| Dave Patenaude | Old Dominion, 2022: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | New Haven |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Blake Seiler | Old Dominion, 2021–26: defensive coordinator | |
| Kevin Reihner | Old Dominion, 2022: offensive coordinator | |
| Kevin Decker | Old Dominion, 2023–25: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Kody Cook | Old Dominion, 2026: offensive 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
Rahne’s teams went for it on 19% of fourth downs and on 33% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 49% of plays and took 24.0 seconds a play, 2021–2026.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 11 g | 16 of 82 20% | 31% | 49% | 24.0 | +0.02 | |
| 2022 12 g | 23 of 104 22% | 33% | 62% | 24.3 | −0.05 | |
| 2023 13 g | 26 of 110 24% | 53% | 51% | 22.7 | −0.06 | |
| 2024 11 g | 9 of 82 11% | 28% | 45% | 24.0 | +0.07 | |
| 2025 13 g | 18 of 93 19% | 27% | 40% | 24.0 | +0.08 | |
| 2026 7 g | 8 of 59 14% | 24% | 46% | 26.0 | −0.23 | |
| All 67 g | 100 of 530 19% | 33% | 49% | 24.0 | −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.