Rod Rust
Rod Rust went 29–32–1 as a head coach, 1967–1972, at North Texas. Share
- Record
- 29–32–1 career
- Seasons
- 6
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1967 7–1–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | North Texas | 7–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1968 | North Texas | 8–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1969 | North Texas | 7–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1970 | North Texas | 3–8 | 4th | |||
| 1971 | North Texas | 3–8 | T–2nd | |||
| 1972 | North Texas | 1–10 | 8th |
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
Cedrick HardmanNo. 9 pick, 1970- Leonard DunlapNo. 26 pick, 1971
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 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Conference games | 30 | 16–14 | 53% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 9–9–1 | 50% |
| At home | 28 | 18–10 | 64% |
| On the road | 33 | 11–21–1 | 35% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 36 | 24–12 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 26 | 5–20–1 | 21% |
His own 62 games on file, 1967–1972, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wood 1968–1972 | 2–3 | New Mexico State | 5 | |
| Billy Murphy 1967–1971 | 0–5 | Memphis | 5 | |
| Lee Corso 1969–1972 | 2–2 | Louisville | 4 | |
| Ray Callahan 1969–1972 | 2–2 | Cincinnati | 4 | |
| Don Coryell 1969–1972 | 0–4 | San Diego State | 4 | |
| Frank Broyles 1968–1972 | 0–3 | Arkansas | 3 |
Rod Rust’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita Stateseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Louisvilleseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 6 | 2–3–1 |
| Memphisseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Tulsaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Drakeseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Webster City HS (IA) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1953 | Toledo HS (IA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1954–55 | Belle Plaine HS (IA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1956–58 | Knoxville HS (IA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1959 | Ottumwa HS (IA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1960–62 | New Mexico | Assistant coach | |
| 1963–66 | Stanford | Assistant coach | |
| 1967–72 | North Texas State | Head coach | |
| 1973–75 | Montreal Alouettes CFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1976–77 | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 1978–82 | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1983–87 | New England Patriots NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1988 | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1989 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1990 | New England Patriots NFL | Head coach | |
| 1992 | New York Giants NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1994 | Lehigh | Linebackers coach | |
| 1995 | Atlanta Falcons NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 1996 | Atlanta Falcons NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1997–98 | Montreal Alouettes CFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1999 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Assistant linebackers | |
| 2001 | Montreal Alouettes CFL | Head coach | |
| 2002–04 | New York Giants NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 2005 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL | Defensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bill WeeksNew Mexico
- John RalstonStanford
- Marv LevyMontreal Alouettes
- Dick VermeilPhiladelphia Eagles
- Ron MeyerNew England Patriots
- Frank GanszKansas City Chiefs
- June JonesAtlanta Falcons
- Dave RitchieMontreal Alouettes
- Steve MariucciSan Francisco 49ers
- Jim FasselNew York Giants
- Tom CoughlinNew York Giants
Assistants who became head coaches
- Corky NelsonNorth Texas, North Texas State / North Texas
- Dale LindseySan Diego
Worked under (11)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Weeks | New Mexico | 1960–62 | Assistant coach | |
| John Ralston | Stanford | 1963–66 | Assistant coach | |
| Marv Levy | Montreal Alouettes pro | 1973–75 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Dick Vermeil | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | 1976–77 | Linebackers coach | |
| Ron Meyer | New England Patriots NFL | 1983–84 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Frank Gansz | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | 1988 | Defensive coordinator | |
| June Jones | Atlanta Falcons NFL | 1995–96 | 1995: linebackers coach; 1996: defensive coordinator | |
| Dave Ritchie | Montreal Alouettes pro | 1997–98 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Steve Mariucci | San Francisco 49ers NFL | 1999 | Assistant linebackers | |
| Jim Fassel | New York Giants NFL | 2002–03 | Linebackers coach | |
| Tom Coughlin | New York Giants NFL | 2004 | Linebackers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corky Nelson | North Texas, 1970: defensive line and linebackers coach | North Texas, North Texas State / North Texas | |
| Dale Lindsey | New England Patriots, 1990: defensive line coach | San Diego |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Crosby | New England Patriots, 1990: special teams coordinator and tight ends 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.