Tom Amstutz
Tom Amstutz went 58–41 as a head coach, 2001–2008, at Toledo. Share
- Record
- 58–41 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2001 10–2, No. 23
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Toledo | 10–2 | T–1st (West) | Motor City Bowl W | 23 | |
| 2002 | Toledo | 9–5 | T–1st (West) | Motor City Bowl L | ||
| 2003 | Toledo | 8–4 | T–2nd (West) | |||
| 2004 | Toledo | 9–4 | T–1st (West) | Motor City Bowl L | ||
| 2005 | Toledo | 9–3 | T–1st (West) | GMAC Bowl W | ||
| 2006 | Toledo | 5–7 | 5th (West) | |||
| 2007 | Toledo | 5–7 | 5th (West) | |||
| 2008 | Toledo | 3–9 | 5th (West) |
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 | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Against rivals | 16 | 9–7 | 56% |
| Conference games | 63 | 39–24 | 62% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 29 | 19–10 | 66% |
| At home | 46 | 35–11 | 76% |
| On the road | 46 | 19–27 | 41% |
| At neutral sites | 7 | 4–3 | 57% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 63 | 45–18 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 36 | 13–23 | 36% |
His own 99 games on file, 2001–2008, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Novak 2001–2007 | 6–1 | Northern Illinois | 7 | |
| Gregg Brandon 2003–2008 | 3–3 | Bowling Green | 6 | |
| Brady Hoke 2003–2008 | 2–4 | Ball State | 6 | |
| Jeff Genyk 2004–2008 | 4–1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | |
| Gary Darnell 2001–2004 | 4–0 | Western Michigan | 4 | |
| Bill Cubit 2005–2008 | 1–3 | Western Michigan | 4 | |
| Bobby Wallace 2001–2005 | 3–0 | Temple | 3 | |
| Jeff Woodruff 2001–2003 | 3–0 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | |
| Mike DeBord 2001–2003 | 3–0 | Central Michigan | 3 | |
| Bob Pruett 2001–2003 | 2–1 | Marshall | 3 |
Tom Amstutz’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michiganseries | 8 | 7–1 |
| Northern Illinoisseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Western Michiganseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| Central Michiganseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| Ball Stateseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| Ohioseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Miami (OH)series | 4 | 2–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–80 | Toledo | Tight ends and offensive tackles coach | |
| 1981–86 | Toledo | Defensive ends coach | |
| 1987–89 | Navy | Outside linebackers coach | |
| 1990–93 | Toledo | Outside linebackers coach | |
| 1994–98 | Toledo | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1998–2001 | Toledo | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| 2001–08 | Toledo | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Chuck StobartToledo
- Dan SimrellToledo
- Elliot UzelacNavy
- Nick SabanToledo
- Gary PinkelToledo
Assistants who became head coaches
- Lou WestIndiana State
- Garrick McGeeUAB
- Tim RoseMiami (OH)
- Ken KarcherLiberty, East Central (MS)
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Stobart | Toledo | 1977–81 | 1977–80: tight ends and offensive tackles coach; 1981: defensive ends coach | |
| Dan Simrell | Toledo | 1982–86 | Defensive ends coach | |
| Elliot Uzelac | Navy | 1987–89 | Outside linebackers coach | |
| Nick Saban | Toledo | 1990 | Outside linebackers coach | |
| Gary Pinkel | Toledo | 1991–2000 | 1991–93: outside linebackers coach; 1994–98: defensive coordinator; 1998–2000: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lou West | Toledo, 2001–04: defensive coordinator | Indiana State | |
| Garrick McGee | Toledo, 2002: wide receivers coach | UAB | |
| Tim Rose | Toledo, 2005–08: defensive coordinator | Miami (OH) | |
| Ken Karcher | Toledo, 2008: quarterbacks coach | Liberty, East Central (MS) |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Randolph | Toledo, 2001: defensive line and special teams coach | |
| Rob Spence | Toledo, 2001–04: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| John Shannon | Toledo, 2005–07: offensive coordinator | |
| Stan Clayton | Toledo, 2006–08: 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.
How he coached
Amstutz’s teams went for it on 30% of fourth downs and on 41% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 48% of plays and took 24.1 seconds a play, 2004–2008.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 4 g | 7 of 35 20% | 19% | 55% | 24.0 | −0.09 | |
| 2005 12 g | 29 of 78 37% | 48% | 46% | 25.3 | +0.06 | |
| 2006 12 g | 36 of 101 36% | 50% | 48% | 26.0 | −0.10 | |
| 2007 11 g | 22 of 82 27% | 40% | 46% | 21.0 | +0.02 | |
| 2008 7 g | 11 of 59 19% | 24% | 52% | 23.8 | −0.07 | |
| All 46 g | 105 of 355 30% | 41% | 48% | 24.1 | −0.02 |
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.