Dennis Dodd's 2012 Coach Hot Seat Ratings

Below is a list of Dennis Dodd's College Football Coach Hot Seat Ratings for the 2012-13 season.

Two coaches got the dreaded "5" rating -- both in the SEC. New Arkansas coach John L. Smith was hit with a 5 as well as Tennessee's Derek Dooley, who enters his third season with the Vols.

Two coaches have a "4.5" rating. New Mexico State's DeWayne Walker, who has a 9-29 record in three seasons, and Central Michigan's Dan Enos, who has compiled a 6-18 record in two seasons.

Hot Seat Rating Key
RatingWhat it meansCoaches
0-0.5Can't be touched31
1-1.5Very safe, change unlikely32
2-2.5Safe, but you never know32
3-3.5On the bubble, feeling pressure20
4-4.5Warm seat, better start winning8
5Hot seat! Win or be fired2
 
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Coach Hot Seat Ratings
CoachSchoolYearsRecord2012 Rating2011 Rating

Derek Dooley

Tennessee
Tennessee

2

11-14

5.0

3.0

John L. Smith

Arkansas
Arkansas

-

0-0

5.0

N/A

DeWayne Walker

New Mexico State
New Mexico State

3

9-29

4.5

2.5

Dan Enos

Central Michigan
Central Michigan

2

6-18

4.5

2.0

Bobby Hauck

UNLV
UNLV

2

4-21

4.0

2.5

David Bailiff

New Mexico State
Rice

5

23-38

4.0

2.5

Randy Edsall

Maryland
Maryland

1

2-10

4.0

2.0

Robb Akey

Idaho
Idaho

4

19-43

4.0

1.0

Jeff Quinn

Buffalo
Buffalo

2

5-19

4.0

2.5

Frank Spaziani

Boston College
Boston College

3

20-19

4.0

1.5

George O'Leary

UCF
UCF

8

50-51

3.5

1.5

Tommy Tuberville

Texas Tech
Texas Tech

2

13-12

3.5

1.5

Mike Price

Texas-El Paso
Texas-El Paso

7

45-52

3.5

2.5

Doug Marrone

Syracuse
Syracuse

3

17-20

3.5

0.5

Danny Hope

Purdue
Purdue

3

15-22

3.5

2.0

Brian Kelly

Notre Dame
Notre Dame

2

16-10

3.5

1.0

Rick Stockstill

MTSU
Middle Tennessee

6

35-40

3.5

2.0

Joker Phillips

Kentucky
Kentucky

2

11-15

3.5

1.5

David Cutcliffe

Duke
Duke

4

15-33

3.5

2.5

Jeff Tedford

California
California

9

79-48

3.5

2.0

Dave Clawson

Bowling Green
Bowling Green

3

14-23

3.5

2.5

Bill Cubit

Western Michigan
Western Michigan

7

47-39

3.0

1.5

Mike Riley

Oregon State
Oregon State

11

72-63

3.0

1.0

Chip Kelly

Oregon
Oregon

3

34-6

3.0

0.0

Jerry Kill

Minnesota
Minnesota

1

3-9

3.0

0.5

Todd Berry

Louisiana-Monroe
Louisiana-Monroe

2

9-15

3.0

1.0

Kevin Wilson

Indiana
Indiana

1

1-11

3.0

2.0

Jon Embree

Colorado
Colorado

1

3-10

3.0

1.0

Dabo Swinney

Clemson
Clemson

4

29-19

3.0

2.5

Rich Ellerson

Army
Army

2

15-21

3.0

0.5

Gary Anderson

Utah State
Utah State

3

15-22

2.5

2.5

Jim Mora

UCLA
UCLA

-

0-0

2.5

N/A

Garrick McGee

UAB
UAB

-

0-0

2.5

N/A

Mack Brown

Texas
Texas

14

141-39

2.5

2.0

Skip Holtz

South Florida
South Florida

2

13-12

2.5

1.0

Rocky Long

San Diego State
San Diego State

1

8-5

2.5

2.5

Bill O'Brien

Penn State
Penn State

-

0-0

2.5

N/A

Bob Davie

New Mexico
New Mexico

-

0-0

2.5

N/A

Bo Pelini

Nebraska
Nebraska

5

39-16

2.5

0.5

Al Golden

Miami (Fla.)
Miami (Fla.)

1

6-6

2.5

1.5

Doc Holliday

Marshall
Marshall

2

12-13

2.5

1.5

Mark Richt

Georgia
Georgia

11

106-38

2.5

3.5

Carl Pelini

FAU
Florida Atlantic

-

0-0

2.5

N/A

Will Muschamp

Florida
Florida

1

7-6

2.5

0.5

Ruffin McNeill

East Carolina
East Carolina

3

11-14

2.5

2.0

Paul Pasqualoni

Connecticut
Connecticut

1

5-7

2.5

1.0

Dave Christensen

Wyoming
Wyoming

3

18-20

2.0

2.5

Kevin Sumlin

Texas A&M
Texas A&M

-

0-0

2.0

N/A

Steve Addazio

Utah
Temple

1

9-4

2.0

1.5

Frank Solich

Ohio
Ohio

7

50-40

2.0

1.5

Dan McCarney

North Texas
North Texas

1

5-7

2.0

0.5

Tom O'Brien

N.C. State
North Carolina State

5

33-30

2.0

2.0

Chris Ault

Nevada
Nevada

27

226-103-1

2.0

0.0

Don Treadwell

Miami (Ohio)
Miami (Ohio)

1

4-8

2.0

1.0

Justin Fuente

Memphis
Memphis

-

0-0

2.0

N/A

Charley Molnar

UMass
Massachusetts

-

0-0

2.0

N/A

Les Miles

LSU
LSU

7

75-18

2.0

2.5

Charlie Weis

Kansas
Kansas

-

0-0

2.0

N/A

Tim Beckman

Illinois
Illinois

-

0-0

2.0

N/A

Butch Jones

Cincinnati
Cincinnati

2

14-11

2.0

2.5

Bronco Mendenhall

BYU
BYU

7

66-24

2.0

1.0

Pete Lembo

Ball State
Ball State

1

6-6

2.0

1.0

Gene Chizik

Auburn
Auburn

3

31-9

2.0

0.0

Willie Taggart

Western Kentucky
Western Kentucky

2

9-15

1.5

2.0

Jim Grobe

Wake Forest
Wake Forest

11

69-66

1.5

1.5

Kyle Whittingham

Utah
Utah

7

65-25

1.5

0.0

Curtis Johnson

Tulane
Tulane

-

0-0

1.5

N/A

Larry Blakeney

Northwestern
Troy

21

164-91-1

1.5

0.0

Matt Campbell

Toledo
Toledo

-

0-0

1.5

N/A

June Jones

SMU
SMU

4

24-28

1.5

0.0

Mike MacIntyre

San Jose State
San Jose State

2

6-19

1.5

2.0

Kyle Flood

Rutgers
Rutgers

-

0-0

1.5

N/A

Paul Chryst

Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh

-

0-0

1.5

N/A

Larry Fedora

UNC
North Carolina

-

0-0

1.5

N/A

Dan Mullen

Mississippi State
Mississippi State

3

21-17

1.5

0.0

Darrell Hazell

Kent State
Kent State

1

5-7

1.5

1.0

Kirk Ferentz

Iowa
Iowa

13

96-66

1.5

0.5

Tony Levine

Houston
Houston

-

0-0

1.5

N/A

Norm Chow

Hawaii
Hawaii

-

0-0

1.5

N/A

Bill Curry

Georgia State
Georgia State

2

9-13

1.5

N/A

Ron English

Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan

3

8-28

1.5

2.5

Steve Sarkisian

Washington
Washington

3

19-19

1.0

0.5

Mike London

Virginia
Virginia

2

12-13

1.0

1.5

James Franklin

Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt

1

6-7

1.0

2.0

Bill Blankenship

Tulsa
Tulsa

1

8-5

1.0

1.0

Dennis Franchione

Texas State-San Marcos
Texas State

1

6-6

1.0

N/A

Ellis Johnson

Southern Mississippi
Southern Mississippi

-

0-0

1.0

N/A

Lane Kiffin

USC
Southern California

2

18-7

1.0

2.0

Ken Niumatalolo

Navy
Navy

5

32-21

1.0

0.5

Charlie Strong

Louisville
Louisville

2

14-12

1.0

0.5

Paul Johnson

Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech

4

33-19

1.0

1.0

Tim DeRuyter

Fresno State
Fresno State

-

0-0

1.0

N/A

Jimbo Fisher

Florida State
Florida State

2

19-8

1.0

0.5

Jim McElwain

Colorado State
Colorado State

-

0-0

1.0

N/A

Todd Graham

Arizona State
Arizona State

-

0-0

1.0

N/A

Dana Holgorsen

West Virginia
West Virginia

1

10-3

0.5

1.5

Frank Beamer

Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech

25

209-98

0.5

0.0

Larry Coker

Texas-San Antonio
Texas-San Antonio

1

4-6

0.5

N/A

Steve Spurrier

South Carolina
South Carolina

7

56-34

0.5

0.0

Hugh Freeze

Ole Miss
Ole Miss

-

0-0

0.5

N/A

Bob Stoops

Oklahoma
Oklahoma

13

139-34

0.5

0.0

Urban Meyer

Ohio State
Ohio State

-

0-0

0.5

N/A

Pat Fitzgerald

Northwestern
Northwestern

6

40-36

0.5

0.0

Dave Doeren

Northern Illlinois
Northern Illinois

1

11-3

0.5

0.5

Gary Pinkel

Arizona
Missouri

11

84-54

0.5

1.0

Sonny Dykes

Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech

2

13-11

0.5

1.5

Bill Snyder

Kansas State
Kansas State

20

160-82

0.5

0.5

Art Briles

Baylor
Baylor

4

25-25

0.5

2.0

Rich Rodriguez

Arizona
Arizona

-

0-0

0.5

N/A

Terry Bowden

Akron
Akron

-

0-0

0.5

N/A

Bret Bielema

Wisconsin
Wisconsin

6

60-19

0.0

0.0

Mike Leach

Washington State
Washington State

-

0-0

0.0

N/A

Gary Patterson

TCU
TCU

12

109-30

0.0

0.0

David Shaw

Stanford
Stanford

1

11-2

0.0

1.5

Joey Jones

South Alabama
South Alabama

3

23-4

0.0

N/A

Mike Gundy

Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State

7

59-30

0.0

1.0

Mark Dantonio

Michigan State
Michigan State

5

42-22

0.0

0.5

Brady Hoke

Michigan
Michigan

1

11-2

0.0

1.0

Mark Hudspeth

Louisiana-Lafaeytte
Louisiana-Lafayette

1

9-4

0.0

1.5

Paul Rhoads

Iowa State
Iowa State

3

18-20

0.0

1.0

Mario Cristobal

FIU
Florida International

4

24-38

0.0

0.5

Chris Petersen

Wisconsin
Boise State

6

73-6

0.0

0.5

Gus Malzahn

Arkansas State
Arkansas State

-

0-0

0.0

N/A

Nick Saban

Alabama
Alabama

5

55-12

0.0

0.0

Troy Calhoun

Air Force
Air Force

5

41-24

0.0

0.5

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