Robb Akey
Robb Akey went 22–53 as a head coach, 2007–2025, at Idaho and Oregon State. Share
- Record
- 22–53 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Jul 24, 1966
- Alma mater
- Weber State
- Best season
- 2009 8–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Idaho | 1–11 | 9th | |||
| 2008 | Idaho | 2–10 | 9th | |||
| 2009 | Idaho | 8–5 | 4th | Humanitarian Bowl W | ||
| 2010 | Idaho | 6–7 | 6th | |||
| 2011 | Idaho | 2–10 | 8th | |||
| 2012 | Idaho coached eight of 12 games | 1–7 | ||||
| 2013–24: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2025 | Oregon State interim, remainder of season | 2–3 | ||||
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
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 10 | 0–10 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Conference games | 44 | 11–33 | 25% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 11–14 | 44% |
| At home | 36 | 15–21 | 42% |
| On the road | 38 | 6–32 | 16% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 20 | 12–8 | 60% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 55 | 10–45 | 18% |
His own 75 games on file, 2007–2025, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ault 2007–2011 | 0–5 | Nevada | 5 | |
| Pat Hill 2007–2011 | 0–5 | Fresno State | 5 | |
| DeWayne Walker 2009–2012 | 3–1 | New Mexico State | 4 | |
| Greg McMackin 2008–2011 | 1–3 | Hawai’i | 4 | |
| Chris Petersen 2007–2010 | 0–4 | Boise State | 4 | |
| Derek Dooley 2007–2009 | 1–2 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | |
| Dick Tomey 2007–2009 | 1–2 | San José State | 3 | |
| Dave Clawson 2009–2012 | 1–2 | Bowling Green | 3 | |
| Gary Andersen 2009–2011 | 1–2 | Utah State | 3 | |
| Sonny Dykes 2010–2012 | 0–3 | Louisiana Tech | 3 |
Robb Akey’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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Stateseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Louisiana Techseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| San José Stateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Hawai’iseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Utah Stateseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Fresno Stateseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Nevadaseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Boise Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–94 | Weber State | Special teams and defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| 1995 | Northern Arizona | Special teams coach | |
| 1996–98 | Northern Arizona | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1999–2002 | Washington State | Defensive line coach | |
| 2003–06 | Washington State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2007–12 | Idaho | Head coach | |
| 2014 | Minnesota Vikings NFL | Assistant defensive line coach | |
| 2015–16 | Washington Redskins NFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 2017 | Florida | Defensive assistant | |
| 2017 | Florida | Interim defensive line | |
| 2019–24 | Central Michigan | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2025 | Oregon State | SAHC | |
| 2025 | Oregon State | Interim head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Mike PriceWeber State, Washington State
- Dave ArslanianWeber State
- Steve AxmanNorthern Arizona
- Jerome SouersNorthern Arizona
- Bill DobaWashington State
- Mike ZimmerMinnesota Vikings
- Jim McElwainFlorida, Central Michigan
- Randy ShannonFlorida
- Trent BrayOregon State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jonathan SmithOregon State, Michigan State
- Steve AxmanNorthern Arizona
- Jason GesserIdaho
Worked under (9)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Price | Weber State | 1988 | Special teams and defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Dave Arslanian | Weber State | 1989–94 | Special teams and defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator | |
| Steve Axman | Northern Arizona | 1995–97 | 1995: special teams coach; 1996–97: defensive coordinator | |
| Jerome Souers | Northern Arizona | 1998 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Mike Price | Washington State | 1999–2002 | Defensive line coach | |
| Bill Doba | Washington State | 2003–06 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Mike Zimmer | Minnesota Vikings NFL | 2014 | Assistant defensive line coach | |
| Jim McElwain | Florida | 2017 | 2017: defensive assistant; 2017: interim defensive line | |
| Randy Shannon | Florida | 2017 | 2017: defensive assistant; 2017: interim defensive line | |
| Jim McElwain | Central Michigan | 2019–24 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Trent Bray | Oregon State | 2025 | SAHC |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Smith | Idaho, 2007–09: quarterbacks coach | Oregon State, Michigan State | |
| Steve Axman | Idaho, 2007–09: offensive coordinator and tight ends coach; 2010–11: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Northern Arizona | |
| Jason Gesser | Idaho, 2011: running backs coach; 2012: offensive coordinator | Idaho |
Other assistants under him (7)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Nansen | Idaho, 2007–08: special teams and defensive line coach | |
| Mark Criner | Idaho, 2007–12: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator; Oregon State, 2025: defensive assistant | |
| Mike Levenseller | Idaho, 2012: wide receivers coach | |
| Danny Langsdorf | Oregon State, 2025: offensive quality control coach | |
| Ilaisa Tuiaki | Oregon State, 2025: defensive line coach | |
| Rod Chance | Oregon State, 2025: co-defensive coordinator | |
| Ryan Gunderson | Oregon State, 2025: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks 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.