Andy LaRussa

Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator · Western Kentucky

Headline rating: as position coach · special teams. Every role he has been rated in is below.

Chemistry

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index in development

Seasons here8

Programs3

Stints3

Career path

Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016

2019–2026Western KentuckyAssistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator

2018USCSpecial Teams Analyst

2016–2017UNLVSpecial Teams Coordinator/Safeties

Rating78Peak87

Room quality, development (his players gaining more than typical players at the position year to year) and recruiting credit.

Season	Team	Room	Room quality	Development	Recruiting	Season score
2025	Western Kentucky	Special teams	73	+8.8	—	0.74
2024	Western Kentucky	Special teams	73	+25.8	—	1.39
2023	Western Kentucky	Tight ends	61	—	—	-0.06
2023	Western Kentucky	Special teams	59	-6.3	—	-0.40
2022	Western Kentucky	Tight ends	64	-4.2	—	-0.09
2022	Western Kentucky	Special teams	68	-6.3	—	-0.00
2021	Western Kentucky	Special teams	79	+7.1	0.839	1.02
2021	Western Kentucky	Defensive backs	77	+4.3	0.839	0.38
2020	Western Kentucky	Special teams	80	+14.9	—	1.28
2020	Western Kentucky	Defensive backs	82	+1.4	—	0.52
2019	Western Kentucky	Defensive backs	81	+3.1	0.831	0.50
2019	Western Kentucky	Special teams	66	—	0.831	0.15
2017	UNLV	Defensive backs	71	+5.3	0.802	-0.14
2017	UNLV	Special teams	67	+6.1	0.802	0.22
2016	UNLV	Special teams	64	—	0.793	-0.17
2016	UNLV	Defensive backs	77	—	0.793	-0.22

Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.