Roger Theder
Roger Theder went 17–28 as a head coach, 1978–1981, at California. Share
- Record
- 17–28 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1978 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | California | 6–5 | T–6th | |||
| 1979 | California | 6–6 | 5th | Garden State Bowl L | ||
| 1980 | California | 3–8 | 9th | |||
| 1981 | California | 2–9 | 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
Rich CampbellNo. 6 pick, 1981
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 ranked teams | 14 | 1–13 | 7% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 8 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Conference games | 32 | 13–19 | 41% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 18 | 9–9 | 50% |
| At home | 21 | 9–12 | 43% |
| On the road | 22 | 8–14 | 36% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 16 | 10–6 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 29 | 7–22 | 24% |
His own 45 games on file, 1978–1981, 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 Walden 1978–1981 | 2–2 | Washington State | 4 | |
| John Robinson 1978–1981 | 0–4 | USC | 4 | |
| Terry Donahue 1978–1981 | 0–4 | UCLA | 4 | |
| Rich Brooks 1978–1980 | 2–1 | Oregon | 3 |
Roger Theder’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arizonaseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Stanfordseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Washington Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| UCLAseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| USCseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Oregonseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Western Michigan 1962
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Bowling Green | Graduate assistant | |
| 1964 | Shawnee HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1965–67 | Northern Illinois | Assistant coach | |
| 1968–71 | Stanford | Assistant coach | |
| 1972–77 | California | Assistant coach | |
| 1978–81 | California | Head coach | |
| 1982–84 | Baltimore Colts NFL | Running backs coach | |
| 1985 | Arizona Outlaws USFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1987 | San Diego Chargers NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1993–96 | San Jose State | Offensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Doyt PerryBowling Green
- John RalstonStanford, San José State
- Mike WhiteCalifornia
- Frank KushArizona Outlaws
Assistants who became head coaches
- Francis PeayNorthwestern
- Mouse DavisPortland State, Denver Gold, New York/New Jersey Knights, Detroit Fury
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyt Perry | Bowling Green | 1963 | Graduate assistant | |
| John Ralston | Stanford | 1968–71 | Assistant coach | |
| Mike White | California | 1972–77 | Assistant coach | |
| Frank Kush | Arizona Outlaws pro | 1985 | Offensive coordinator | |
| John Ralston | San José State | 1993–96 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Peay | California, 1979–81: linebackers and defensive line coach | Northwestern | |
| Mouse Davis | California, 1981: offensive coordinator | Portland State, Denver Gold, New York/New Jersey Knights, Detroit Fury |
Other assistants under him (6)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Al Saunders | California, 1978–81: assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Bill Laveroni | California, 1978: linebackers and tight ends coach | |
| Bob Leahy | California, 1978: quarterbacks coach | |
| Gunther Cunningham | California, 1979–80: defensive coordinator | |
| Dan Ferrigno | California, 1980: tight ends coach; 1981: offensive line coach | |
| Sam Gruneisen | California, 1981: offensive line 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.