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Who's on the hottest seat?
June 18, 2001
SportsLine.com staff
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College football coaches all know their seats have an electric coil under them, which gets hotter by the loss.
SportsLine.com college football columnist Dennis Dodd's offseason Hot Seat ratings go from zero to 5 ... the higher the hotter. It's like this:
| Rating |
Comment |
How many |
| 5.0 |
Hot seat -- must win now |
3 |
| 4.5-3.5 |
Warm seat -- better have a good year |
9 |
| 3.0-2.5 |
You never know -- but not in immediate trouble |
23 |
| 2.0-1.5 |
In a safe place |
35 |
| 1.0-0.5 |
Very safe -- probably very new |
26 |
| 0.0 |
Don't even think about it |
21 |
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Total |
117 |
Hot Seat ratings: Summer 2001
| Rating |
Coach |
Team |
W-L at school |
| 5.0 |
Terry Allen |
Kansas |
18-27 (4 years) |
| 5.0 |
Cam Cameron |
Indiana |
13-31 (4 years) |
| 5.0 |
Tom Holmoe |
Cal |
15-29 (4 years) |
| 4.5 |
Woody Widenhofer |
Vanderbilt |
13-31 (4 years) |
| 4.0 |
Mike Cavan |
SMU |
18-28 (4 years) |
| 4.0 |
R.C. Slocum |
Texas A&M |
109-37-2 (12 years) |
| 3.5 |
Bobby Keasler |
La.-Monroe |
6-16 (2 years) |
| 3.5 |
Rocky Long |
New Mexico |
12-23 (2 years) |
| 3.5 |
Lee Owens |
Akron |
25-41 (7 years) |
| 3.5 |
Mike Price |
Washington State |
63-73 (12 years) |
| 3.5 |
Ted Tollner |
San Diego State |
40-40 (7 years) |
| 3.5 |
Charlie Weatherbie |
Navy |
30-38 (6 years) |
| 3.0 |
Jerry Baldwin |
La.-Lafayette |
3-19 (2 years) |
| 3.0 |
Darrell Dickey |
North Texas |
5-17 (2 years) |
| 3.0 |
Ken Hatfield |
Rice |
34-42-1 (7 years) |
| 3.0 |
Joe Hollis |
Arkansas State |
11-34 (4 years) |
| 3.0 |
Bill Lynch |
Ball State |
26-39 (6 years) |
| 3.0 |
Rick Minter |
Cincinnati |
33-44-1 (7 years) |
| 3.0 |
Joe Novak |
Northern Illinois |
14-41 (5 years) |
| 3.0 |
Paul Pasqualoni |
Syracuse |
81-36-1 (10 years) |
| 3.0 |
Dean Pees |
Kent State |
3-30 (3 years) |
| 3.0 |
Chris Scelfo |
Tulane |
9-13 (2 years) |
| 3.0 |
Bob Toledo |
UCLA |
35-23 (6 years) |
| 3.0 |
Chris Tormey |
Nevada |
2-10 (1 year) |
| 2.5 |
Bob Davie |
Notre Dame |
30-19 (4 years) |
| 2.5 |
Mike DeBord |
Central Michigan |
2-9 (1 year) |
| 2.5 |
Randy Edsall |
Connecticut |
7-15 (2 years) |
| 2.5 |
Kirk Ferentz |
Iowa |
4-19 (2 years) |
| 2.5 |
Carl Franks |
Duke |
3-19 (2 years) |
| 2.5 |
Vic Koenning |
Wyoming |
1-10 (1 year) |
| 2.5 |
Houston Nutt |
Arkansas |
23-13 (3 years) |
| 2.5 |
Tony Samuel |
New Mexico St. |
14-30 (4 years) |
| 2.5 |
Frank Solich |
Nebraska |
31-7 (3 years) |
| 2.5 |
Bobby Wallace |
Temple |
8-25 (3 years) |
| 2.5 |
Bobby Williams |
Michigan St. |
6-6 (1 year-plus) |
| 2.0 |
Gary Barnett |
Colorado |
10-13 (2 years) |
| 2.0 |
Todd Berry |
Army |
1-10 (1 year) |
| 2.0 |
Jack Bicknell III |
Louisiana Tech |
11-12 (2 years) |
| 2.0 |
Watson Brown |
UAB |
31-35 (6 years) |
| 2.0 |
Keith Burns |
Tulsa |
5-7 (1 year) |
| 2.0 |
Tom Cable |
Idaho |
5-6 (1 year) |
| 2.0 |
Mick Dennehy |
Utah State |
5-6 (1 year) |
| 2.0 |
Dana Dimel |
Houston |
3-8 (1 year) |
| 2.0 |
Walt Harris |
Pittsburgh |
20-26 (4 years) |
| 2.0 |
Pat Hill |
Fresno State |
26-22 (4 years) |
| 2.0 |
Terry Hoeppner |
Miami, Ohio |
13-11 (2 years) |
| 2.0 |
Mike Kruczek |
Central Florida |
20-14 (3 years) |
| 2.0 |
Ron McBride |
Utah |
75-53 (11 years) |
| 2.0 |
Andy McCollum |
Middle Tennessee |
9-13 (2 years) |
| 2.0 |
Tom O'Brien |
Boston College |
23-23 (4 years) |
| 2.0 |
Ron Turner |
Illinois |
16-29 (4 years) |
| 2.0 |
Jeff Woodruff |
Eastern Michigan |
3-8 (1 year) |
| 1.5 |
Larry Blakeney |
Troy State |
92-29 (10 years) |
| 1.5 |
Mack Brown |
Texas |
27-11 (3 years) |
| 1.5 |
Larry Coker |
Miami, Fla. |
First year |
| 1.5 |
David Cutcliffe |
Mississippi |
16-9 (2 years) |
| 1.5 |
Gary Darnell |
Western Michigan |
31-15 (4 years) |
| 1.5 |
Fisher DeBerry |
Air Force |
135-72-1 (18 years) |
| 1.5 |
Jim Grobe |
Wake Forest |
First year |
| 1.5 |
Dan Hawkins |
Boise State |
First year |
| 1.5 |
Fitz Hill |
San Jose State |
First year |
| 1.5 |
Jim Hofher |
Buffalo |
First year |
| 1.5 |
Glen Mason |
Minnesota |
22-25 (4 years) |
| 1.5 |
Dan McCarney |
Iowa State |
22-45 (6 years) |
| 1.5 |
Gary Nord |
UTEP |
8-4 (1 year) |
| 1.5 |
Gary Patterson |
TCU |
0-1 (bowl only) |
| 1.5 |
Kevin Steele |
Baylor |
3-19 (2 years) |
| 1.5 |
Jim Tressel |
Ohio State |
First year |
| 1.5 |
Tommy Tuberville |
Auburn |
14-10 (2 years) |
| 1.5 |
Tommy West |
Memphis |
First year |
| 1.0 |
Chuck Amato |
N.C. State |
8-4 (1 year) |
| 1.0 |
Tom Amstutz |
Toledo |
First year |
| 1.0 |
John Bunting |
North Carolina |
First year |
| 1.0 |
Pete Carroll |
USC |
First year |
| 1.0 |
Gary Crowton |
BYU |
First year |
| 1.0 |
Dennis Franchione |
Alabama |
First year |
| 1.0 |
Al Groh |
Virginia |
First year |
| 1.0 |
June Jones |
Hawaii |
12-13 (2 years) |
| 1.0 |
Brian Knorr |
Ohio |
First year |
| 1.0 |
Dirk Koetter |
Arizona State |
First year |
| 1.0 |
Mike Leach |
Texas Tech |
7-6 (1 year) |
| 1.0 |
Steve Logan |
East Carolina |
59-44 (9 years) |
| 1.0 |
John Mackovic |
Arizona |
First year |
| 1.0 |
Urban Meyer |
Bowling Green |
First year |
| 1.0 |
Les Miles |
Oklahoma State |
First year |
| 1.0 |
Guy Morriss |
Kentucky |
First year |
| 1.0 |
Gary Pinkel |
Missouri |
First year |
| 1.0 |
Mark Richt |
Georgia |
First year |
| 1.0 |
Rich Rodriguez |
West Virginia |
First year |
| 1.0 |
Nick Saban |
LSU |
8-4 (1 year) |
| 1.0 |
John L. Smith |
Louisville |
23-13 (3 years) |
| 0.5 |
Jeff Bower |
Southern Miss |
67-47-1 (10 years) |
| 0.5 |
Lloyd Carr |
Michigan |
58-17 (6 years) |
| 0.5 |
Ralph Friedgen |
Maryland |
First year |
| 0.5 |
Greg Schiano |
Rutgers |
First year |
| 0.5 |
Randy Walker |
Northwestern |
11-12 (2 years) |
| 0.0 |
Barry Alvarez |
Wisconsin |
79-48-4 (11 years) |
| 0.0 |
Frank Beamer |
Virginia Tech |
99-61-2 (14 years) |
| 0.0 |
Mike Bellotti |
Oregon |
49-22 (6 years) |
| 0.0 |
Tommy Bowden |
Clemson |
15-9 (2 years) |
| 0.0 |
Bobby Bowden |
Florida State |
242-56-3 (25 years) |
| 0.0 |
Dennis Erickson |
Oregon State |
18-6 (2 years) |
| 0.0 |
Phil Fulmer |
Tennessee |
84-18 (9 years) |
| 0.0 |
Lou Holtz |
South Carolina |
8-15 (2 years) |
| 0.0 |
Jim Leavitt |
South Florida |
27-17 (4 years) |
| 0.0 |
Sonny Lubick |
Colorado State |
67-29 (8 years) |
| 0.0 |
Rick Neuheisel |
Washington |
18-6 (2 years) |
| 0.0 |
George O'Leary |
Georgia Tech |
45-28 (6 years) |
| 0.0 |
Joe Paterno |
Penn State |
322-90-3 (35 years) |
| 0.0 |
Bob Pruett |
Marshall |
58-9 (5 years) |
| 0.0 |
John Robinson |
UNLV |
11-13 (2 years) |
| 0.0 |
Jackie Sherrill |
Mississippi St. |
67-48-2 (10 years) |
| 0.0 |
Bill Snyder |
Kansas State |
99-43-1 (12 years) |
| 0.0 |
Steve Spurrier |
Florida |
112-25-1 (12 years) |
| 0.0 |
Bob Stoops |
Oklahoma |
20-5 (2 years) |
| 0.0 |
Joe Tiller |
Purdue |
33-16 (4 years) |
| 0.0 |
Tyrone Willingham |
Stanford |
35-33-1 (6 years) |
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