Sal Sunseri
Sal Sunseri went 0–1 as a head coach, 1992, at Pittsburgh. Share
- Record
- 0–1 career
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1992 3–9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Pittsburgh interim, final game | 0–1 | 6th |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On the road | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
His own one games on file, 1992, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Hawai’iseries | 1 | 0–1 |
National title staffs
Every title staff- Won a national title on Alabama’s 2009 staff (assistant head coach, linebackers) · the staff · source
- Won a national title on Alabama’s 2011 staff (assistant head coach, linebackers) · the staff · source
- Won a national title on Florida State’s 2013 staff (defensive ends) · the staff · source
- Won a national title on Alabama’s 2020 staff (outside linebackers) · the staff · source
The champions’ staffs from 1990 on, as the schools listed them that season: Staff lists: Drew Hoover’s how-many-rings (MIT), from the schools’ media guides and staff pages. Roles as the source words them.
Also a player: Sal Sunseri’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–91 | Pittsburgh | Defensive line and linebackers coach | |
| 1992 | Pittsburgh | Assistant head coach and interim head coach | |
| 1993 | Iowa Wesleyan | Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and special teams coach | |
| 1994 | Illinois State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1995–97 | Louisville | Linebackers coach | |
| 1998–99 | Alabama A&M | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2000 | LSU | Linebackers and special teams coach | |
| 2001 | Michigan State | Linebackers and special teams coach | |
| 2002–08 | Carolina Panthers NFL | Defensive line coach | |
| 2009–11 | Alabama | Assistant head coach and linebackers coach | |
| 2012 | Tennessee | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2013–14 | Florida State | Defensive ends coach | |
| 2015–17 | Oakland Raiders NFL | Linebackers coach | |
| 2018 | Florida | Defensive line coach | |
| 2019–21 | Alabama | Outside linebackers coach | |
| 2022 | Alabama | Special assistant to the head coach | |
| 2023 | Colorado | Defensive tackles coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Foge FazioPittsburgh
- Mike GottfriedPittsburgh
- Paul HackettPittsburgh
- Jim HeacockIllinois State
- Ron CooperLouisville, Alabama A&M
- Nick SabanLSU, Alabama
- Bobby WilliamsMichigan State
- John FoxCarolina Panthers
- Jim ChaneyTennessee
- Derek DooleyTennessee
- Jimbo FisherFlorida State
- Dan MullenFlorida
- and 1 more
Assistants who became head coaches
- Chris PetersenBoise State, Washington
Worked under (13)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foge Fazio | Pittsburgh | 1985 | Defensive line and linebackers coach | |
| Mike Gottfried | Pittsburgh | 1986–89 | Defensive line and linebackers coach | |
| Paul Hackett | Pittsburgh | 1989–91 | Defensive line and linebackers coach | |
| Jim Heacock | Illinois State | 1994 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Ron Cooper | Louisville | 1995–97 | Linebackers coach | |
| Ron Cooper | Alabama A&M | 1998–99 | Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| Nick Saban | LSU | 2000 | Linebackers and special teams coach | |
| Bobby Williams | Michigan State | 2001 | Linebackers and special teams coach | |
| John Fox | Carolina Panthers NFL | 2002–08 | Defensive line coach | |
| Nick Saban | Alabama | 2009–22 | 2009–11: assistant head coach and linebackers coach; 2019–21: outside linebackers coach; 2022: special assistant to the head coach | |
| Jim Chaney | Tennessee | 2012 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Derek Dooley | Tennessee | 2012 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Jimbo Fisher | Florida State | 2013–14 | Defensive ends coach | |
| Dan Mullen | Florida | 2018 | Defensive line coach | |
| Deion Sanders | Colorado | 2023 | Defensive tackles coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Petersen | Pittsburgh, 1992: quarterbacks coach | Boise State, Washington |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Meyers | Pittsburgh, 1992: offensive coordinator | |
| Matt Cavanaugh | Pittsburgh, 1992: tight ends coach | |
| Nick Rapone | Pittsburgh, 1992: defensive coordinator and defensive backs 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.