Tyrone Willingham
Tyrone Willingham went 76–88–1 as a head coach, 1995–2008, at Stanford, Notre Dame and Washington. Share
- Record
- 76–88–1 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2001 9–3, No. 16
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Stanford | 7–4–1 | 4th | Liberty Bowl L | ||
| 1996 | Stanford | 7–5 | 3rd | Sun Bowl W | ||
| 1997 | Stanford | 5–6 | T–7th | |||
| 1998 | Stanford | 3–8 | T–8th | |||
| 1999 | Stanford | 8–4 | 1st | Rose Bowl L | 24 | |
| 2000 | Stanford | 5–6 | 4th | |||
| 2001 | Stanford | 9–3 | T–2nd | Seattle Bowl L | 16 | |
| 2002 | Notre Dame | 10–3 | Gator Bowl L | 17 | ||
| 2003 | Notre Dame | 5–7 | ||||
| 2004 | Notre Dame | 6–5 | Insight (not coached) | |||
| 2005 | Washington | 2–9 | 10th | |||
| 2006 | Washington | 5–7 | 9th | |||
| 2007 | Washington | 4–9 | 10th | |||
| 2008 | Washington | 0–12 | 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
Shane WaltonConsensus All‑American, 2002
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 | 55 | 13–42 | 24% |
| Against top-10 teams | 22 | 5–17 | 23% |
| Against rivals | 70 | 39–31 | 56% |
| Conference games | 91 | 38–53 | 42% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 73 | 37–35–1 | 51% |
| At home | 85 | 42–42–1 | 50% |
| On the road | 71 | 30–41 | 42% |
| At neutral sites | 9 | 4–5 | 44% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 67 | 42–24–1 | 63% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 98 | 34–64 | 35% |
His own 165 games on file, 1995–2008, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bellotti 1995–2008 | 4–5 | Oregon | 9 | |
| Pete Carroll 2001–2008 | 1–7 | USC | 8 | |
| Mike Price 1995–2001 | 5–2 | Washington State | 7 | |
| Bruce Snyder 1995–2000 | 3–3 | Arizona State | 6 | |
| Bob Toledo 1996–2001 | 3–3 | UCLA | 6 | |
| Mike Riley 1997–2008 | 1–5 | Oregon State | 6 | |
| Tom Holmoe 1997–2001 | 5–0 | California | 5 | |
| Bob Davie 1997–2001 | 3–2 | Notre Dame | 5 | |
| Dick Tomey 1997–2006 | 2–3 | Arizona, San José State | 5 | |
| Walt Harris 2002–2006 | 2–2 | Pittsburgh, Stanford | 4 |
Tyrone Willingham’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 | 14 | 4–10 |
| Washington Stateseries | 12 | 7–5 |
| Californiaseries | 11 | 8–3 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 11 | 4–7 |
| UCLAseries | 11 | 4–7 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 10 | 3–7 |
| Arizonaseries | 9 | 4–5 |
| Oregonseries | 9 | 4–5 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Michigan State | Graduate assistant | |
| 1978–79 | Central Michigan | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1980–82 | Michigan State | Defensive backs and special teams coach | |
| 1983–85 | NC State | Defensive backs and special teams coach | |
| 1986–88 | Rice | Wide receivers and special teams coach | |
| 1989–91 | Stanford | Running backs coach | |
| 1992–94 | Minnesota Vikings NFL | Running backs coach | |
| 1995–2001 | Stanford | Head coach | |
| 2002–04 | Notre Dame | Head coach | |
| 2005–08 | Washington | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Darryl RogersMichigan State
- Herb DeromediCentral Michigan
- Frank WatersMichigan State
- Tom ReedNC State
- Jerry BerndtRice
- Dennis GreenStanford, Minnesota Vikings
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dana BibleNC State
- Don TreadwellMichigan State, Miami (OH), Arkansas–Pine Bluff
- Kent BaerNotre Dame, San José State
- Pat ShurmurCleveland Browns, New York Giants
- Trey BrownWilkes
- Trent MilesGeorgia State, Indiana State
- Bob SimmonsOklahoma State
- John DeFilippoNew Orleans Breakers, Memphis Showboats
- D. J. DurkinMaryland
- D.J. DurkinFlorida, Maryland, Auburn
- Steve WilksArizona Cardinals
- Chris TormeyIdaho, Nevada, Washington
- and 1 more
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Rogers | Michigan State | 1977 | Graduate assistant | |
| Herb Deromedi | Central Michigan | 1978–79 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Frank Waters | Michigan State | 1980–82 | Defensive backs and special teams coach | |
| Tom Reed | NC State | 1983–85 | Defensive backs and special teams coach | |
| Jerry Berndt | Rice | 1986–88 | Wide receivers and special teams coach | |
| Dennis Green | Stanford | 1989–91 | Running backs coach | |
| Dennis Green | Minnesota Vikings NFL | 1992–94 | Running backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (13)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Bible | Stanford, 1995–97: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | NC State | |
| Don Treadwell | Stanford, 1995–96: running backs coach | Michigan State, Miami (OH), Arkansas–Pine Bluff | |
| Kent Baer | Stanford, 1995–98: linebackers coach; 1999–2001: defensive coordinator; Notre Dame, 2002–04: defensive coordinator; Washington, 2005–07: defensive coordinator | Notre Dame, San José State | |
| Pat Shurmur | Stanford, 1998: offensive line coach | Cleveland Browns, New York Giants | |
| Trey Brown | Stanford, 1998–2000: assistant coach | Wilkes | |
| Trent Miles | Stanford, 2001: wide receivers coach; Notre Dame, 2002–04: wide receivers coach; Washington, 2005–07: running backs coach | Georgia State, Indiana State | |
| Bob Simmons | Notre Dame, 2002–04: linebackers coach; Washington, 2005–07: tight ends and special teams coach | Oklahoma State | |
| John DeFilippo | Notre Dame, 2002: graduate assistant | New Orleans Breakers, Memphis Showboats | |
| D. J. Durkin | Notre Dame, 2003–04: graduate assistant | Maryland | |
| D.J. Durkin | Notre Dame, 2003–04: graduate assistant | Florida, Maryland, Auburn | |
| Steve Wilks | Notre Dame, 2004: defensive backs coach; Washington, 2005: defensive backs coach | Arizona Cardinals | |
| Chris Tormey | Washington, 2005–08: linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator | Idaho, Nevada, Washington | |
| Tim Lappano | Washington, 2005–08: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Georgia State |
Other assistants under him (8)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Harris | Stanford, 1995–98: defensive coordinator | |
| Bill Diedrick | Stanford, 1998–2001: offensive coordinator; Notre Dame, 2002–04: offensive coordinator | |
| Mike Denbrock | Stanford, 2001: offensive tackles and tight ends coach; Notre Dame, 2002–04: offensive tackles and tight ends coach; Washington, 2005–08: offensive line coach | |
| Greg Mattison | Notre Dame, 2002–04: defensive line coach | |
| Randy Hart | Washington, 2005–08: defensive line coach | |
| Luke Huard | Washington, 2007–08: graduate assistant | |
| Brian White | Washington, 2008: tight ends and special teams coach | |
| Ed Donatell | Washington, 2008: defensive coordinator |
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.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Washington | head coach | $1,470,000 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2007 | Washington | head coachbonuses up to $337,500 | $1,470,276 USA Today via Leeds | |
| 2006 | Washington | head coachbonuses up to $402,500 | $1,414,772 USA Today via Leeds |
The same USA Today database for 2006–16, from Michael Leeds’ replication data on Harvard Dataverse (CC0): the season’s contract pay.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.
How he coached
Willingham’s teams went for it on 17% of fourth downs and on 32% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 48% of plays and took 25.0 seconds a play, 2004–2008.
| Season | School | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 10 g | Notre Dame | 12 of 89 13% | 27% | 45% | 23.4 | −0.03 | |
| 2005 10 g | Washington | 20 of 80 25% | 40% | 52% | 25.1 | −0.10 | |
| 2006 9 g | Washington | 13 of 79 16% | 30% | 52% | 25.5 | −0.10 | |
| 2007 13 g | Washington | 18 of 110 16% | 31% | 44% | 24.3 | −0.04 | |
| 2008 12 g | Washington | 15 of 96 16% | 32% | 51% | 26.4 | −0.18 | |
| All 54 g | 78 of 454 17% | 32% | 48% | 25.0 | −0.09 |
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.