Tom Lichtenberg
Tom Lichtenberg went 26–59–3 as a head coach, 1979–1994, at Morehead State, Maine and Ohio. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1979–80 at Morehead State; 1989 at Maine. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 26–59–3 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1993 4–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Morehead State * | 5–4–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1980 | Morehead State * | 4–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1981–88: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1989 | Maine * | 9–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | 8 | |
| 1990 | Ohio | 1–9–1 | 9th | |||
| 1991 | Ohio | 2–8–1 | 8th | |||
| 1992 | Ohio | 1–10 | T–9th | |||
| 1993 | Ohio | 4–7 | 6th | |||
| 1994 | Ohio | 0–11 | 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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Conference games | 42 | 6–34–2 | 17% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 21 | 5–14–2 | 29% |
| At home | 25 | 5–19–1 | 22% |
| On the road | 30 | 3–26–1 | 12% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 49 | 4–43–2 | 10% |
His own 55 games on file, 1990–1994, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Walker 1990–1994 | 1–4 | Miami (OH) | 5 | |
| Al Molde 1990–1994 | 0–5 | Western Michigan | 5 | |
| Paul Schudel 1990–1994 | 0–5 | Ball State | 5 | |
| Herb Deromedi 1990–1993 | 0–3–1 | Central Michigan | 4 | |
| Gary Blackney 1991–1994 | 0–4 | Bowling Green | 4 | |
| Pete Cordelli 1991–1993 | 3–0 | Kent State | 3 | |
| Gerry Faust 1992–1994 | 1–2 | Akron | 3 | |
| Gary Pinkel 1991–1994 | 0–3 | Toledo | 3 |
Tom Lichtenberg’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kent Stateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Miami (OH)series | 5 | 1–4 |
| Eastern Michiganseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
| Ball Stateseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Central Michiganseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
| Western Michiganseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Toledoseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–71 | William Mason HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1972–73 | Purcell HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1974–78 | Iowa State | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1979–80 | Morehead State | Head coach | |
| 1981–82 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| 1986–87 | Ohio State | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| 1988 | Northern Iowa | Assistant coach | |
| 1989 | Maine | Head coach | |
| 1990–94 | Ohio | Head coach | |
| 2000 | Bowling Green | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2001–03 | McCord Middle School high school | Volunteer head coach | |
| 2004 | Columbus Destroyers Arena | Assistant coach | |
| 2007–09 | Drake | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Earle BruceIowa State, Ohio State, Northern Iowa, Columbus Destroyers
- Gerry FaustNotre Dame
- Gary BlackneyBowling Green
- Steve LoneyDrake
- Chris CreightonDrake
Assistants who became head coaches
- Steve LoneyMorehead State, Drake
- Jack CosgroveMaine, Colby
- John BonamegoCentral Michigan
- Bob KappesOhio
- Michael HaywoodMiami (OH), Texas Southern
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earle Bruce | Iowa State | 1974–78 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Gerry Faust | Notre Dame | 1981–82 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| Earle Bruce | Ohio State | 1986–87 | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| Earle Bruce | Northern Iowa | 1988 | Assistant coach | |
| Gary Blackney | Bowling Green | 2000 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Earle Bruce | Columbus Destroyers pro | 2004 | Assistant coach | |
| Steve Loney | Drake | 2007 | Assistant coach | |
| Chris Creighton | Drake | 2008–09 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Loney | Morehead State, 1979–80: assistant head coach and offensive line coach | Morehead State, Drake | |
| Jack Cosgrove | Maine, 1989: offensive coordinator | Maine, Colby | |
| John Bonamego | Maine, 1989: assistant coach | Central Michigan | |
| Bob Kappes | Ohio, 1990–93: recruiting coordinator | Ohio | |
| Michael Haywood | Ohio, 1991–92: outside linebackers and special teams coach | Miami (OH), Texas Southern |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Mullen | Ohio, 1992–93: graduate assistant |
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.