Tom Holmoe
Tom Holmoe went 16–39 on the field as a head coach, 1997–2001, at California; 12–39 officially, after the NCAA vacated four wins (1999). Share
- Record
- 12–39 official; 16–39 on the field
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1998 5–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | California | 3–8 | 9th | |||
| 1998 | California | 5–6 | 7th | |||
| 1999 | California | 4–7 (0–7 official) | T–6th | |||
| 2000 | California | 3–8 | T–8th | |||
| 2001 | California | 1–10 | 10th |
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
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Nick HarrisConsensus All‑American, 2000
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 | 18 | 2–16 | 11% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 10 | 2–8 | 20% |
| Conference games | 40 | 9–31 | 23% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 8–16 | 33% |
| At home | 27 | 9–18 | 33% |
| On the road | 28 | 7–21 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 11 | 5–6 | 45% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 44 | 11–33 | 25% |
His own 55 games on file, 1997–2001, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Toledo 1997–2001 | 2–3 | UCLA | 5 | |
| Mike Price 1997–2001 | 1–4 | Washington State | 5 | |
| Tyrone Willingham 1997–2001 | 0–5 | Stanford | 5 | |
| Bruce Snyder 1997–2000 | 1–3 | Arizona State | 4 | |
| Paul Hackett 1998–2000 | 3–0 | USC | 3 | |
| Dennis Erickson 1999–2001 | 0–3 | Oregon State | 3 | |
| Mike Bellotti 1999–2001 | 0–3 | Oregon | 3 | |
| Rick Neuheisel 1999–2001 | 0–3 | Washington | 3 |
Tom Holmoe’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 |
|---|---|---|
| USCseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| UCLAseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Washington Stateseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Stanfordseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Washingtonseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Arizonaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Also a player: Tom Holmoe’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | BYU | Graduate assistant | |
| 1992–93 | Stanford | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1994–95 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1996 | California | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1997–2001 | California | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- LaVell EdwardsBYU
- Bill WalshStanford
- Steve MariucciCalifornia
Assistants who became head coaches
- DeWayne WalkerUCLA, New Mexico State
- Doug CosbieMenlo
- Lyle SetencichBoise State, Cal Poly
- Tom CableIdaho, Oakland Raiders
- Troy TaylorStanford, Sacramento State
- Steve HagenWartburg
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaVell Edwards | BYU | 1990–91 | Graduate assistant | |
| Bill Walsh | Stanford | 1992–93 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Steve Mariucci | California | 1996 | Defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeWayne Walker | California, 1997: defensive backs coach | UCLA, New Mexico State | |
| Doug Cosbie | California, 1997–98: offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | Menlo | |
| Lyle Setencich | California, 1997–2001: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Boise State, Cal Poly | |
| Tom Cable | California, 1997: offensive line coach | Idaho, Oakland Raiders | |
| Troy Taylor | California, 1997–98: quarterbacks coach; 1999–2000: tight ends coach | Stanford, Sacramento State | |
| Steve Hagen | California, 1999–2000: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Wartburg |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Ferrigno | California, 1997–98: special teams, wide receivers and tight ends coach; 1999: special teams and wide receivers coach | |
| Bobby Fresques | California, 1998: offensive assistant | |
| Tim Tibesar | California, 1999: graduate assistant | |
| Al Borges | California, 2001: 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.