Coaches / Head coach / Al Golden
Career
59
not coaching now
Rating63recent
Peak63best 5 yrs
Career59whole career
confidence
Al Golden
Head coach
Headline rating: as head coach. Every role he has been rated in is below.
Chemistry
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index in development
Seasons here—
Programs3
Stints3
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As head coach
Rating63Peak63Career59
2006–2015 · 10 seasonsRecord 59-59National titles 0Great seasons 0 (top ~7% of all teams that year)
- Rating 63: his whole career, recent seasons weighted most, measured as how far his teams stood above their era, crediting him with half of what each program already was when he arrived (about the share that, historically, follows a coach to his next job), fading as the program becomes his own.
- Peak 63: best five-season stretch, 2011–2015 at Miami (32-25), taking over an average program.
- Career 59 (#358 since 1936): total accomplishment over 10 seasons (59-59), 0 national titles, 0 elite seasons; full credit for the program he inherited.
Rating = who he is: his whole head-coaching career (since 1936), weighted toward recent years — how far his teams stood above their contemporaries, how much he lifted programs, his great seasons and titles. Form = the last two seasons. Career = the all-time ranking number.
| Season | Team | Record | Season rank | vs contemporaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Miami | 4-3 | #51 | +0.40 SD |
| 2014 | Miami | 6-7 | #35 | +0.71 SD |
| 2013 | Miami | 9-4 | #45 | +0.44 SD |
| 2012 | Miami | 7-5 | #59 | +0.19 SD |
| 2011 | Miami | 6-6 | #36 | +0.44 SD |
| 2010 | Temple | 8-4 | #79 | -0.44 SD |
| 2009 | Temple | 9-4 | #70 | -0.19 SD |
| 2008 | Temple | 5-7 | #73 | -0.35 SD |
| 2007 | Temple | 4-8 | #114 | -1.57 SD |
| 2006 | Temple | 1-11 | #117 | -1.98 SD |
Season rank = his team among all major-college teams that year; vs contemporaries = how far above the average team (in standard deviations).
As defensive coordinator
Rating90Peak90
His defense against its preseason projection (value over expectation) and the unit's opponent-adjusted quality.
| Season | Team | Unit (EPA/play) | Over expectation | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 0.23 | 0.12 | 2.31 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 0.18 | 0.08 | 1.70 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 0.08 | -0.05 | 0.02 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.