Coaches / Head coach / Paul Rhoads
Career
62
not coaching now
Rating64recent
Peak64best 5 yrs
Career62whole career
confidence
Paul Rhoads
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—
Programs7
Stints8
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As head coach
Rating64Peak64Career62
2009–2015 · 7 seasonsRecord 32-54National titles 0Great seasons 0 (top ~7% of all teams that year)Career: too early to rank all-time (8+ seasons as a head coach)
- Rating 64: 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 64: best five-season stretch, 2009–2012 at Iowa State (24-26), taking over an average program.
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 | Iowa State | 3-9 | #80 | -0.17 SD |
| 2014 | Iowa State | 2-10 | #82 | -0.37 SD |
| 2013 | Iowa State | 3-9 | #70 | -0.13 SD |
| 2012 | Iowa State | 6-7 | #41 | +0.52 SD |
| 2011 | Iowa State | 6-7 | #51 | +0.18 SD |
| 2010 | Iowa State | 5-7 | #67 | -0.17 SD |
| 2009 | Iowa State | 7-5 | #72 | -0.23 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
Rating51Peak55
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arizona | -0.07 | -0.06 | -0.92 |
| 2017 | Arkansas | -0.08 | -0.05 | -0.85 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.