Brady Hoke
Brady Hoke slid Tennessee from Power Program II to Power Program III in 1 season.
Career arc
His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.
Reached Power Program in his 13th career season — faster than 3% of the 395 FBS coaches who have ever reached Power Program (rank #380 of 395 by seasons-to-arrival).
Style position and drift
Where each stint’s offense sat between run-first and pass-first, and how far it moved from one season to the next. The band is that stint’s real season-to-season range, not a fixed-width box.
Season-to-season pass-rate range for all 258 FBS coaching stints with at least three covered seasons, 2014–2025.
The big-game ledger
How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.
7–12 against his rivals. Winless in 3 tries against Gary Pinkel.
Coaching career
15th-best Tennessee tenure of 16 by the numbers.
Underperforms his recruiting talent, on both sides of the ball.
Succeeded by Jeremy Pruitt (2018–2020).
9 NFL Draft picks: Derek Barnett (2017), Alvin Kamara (2017), Cam Sutton (2017), Jalen Reeves-Maybin (2017), Josh Malone (2017), Joshua Dobbs (2017), Rashaan Gaulden (2018), John Kelly (2018) + 1 more
12th-best Michigan tenure of 13 by the numbers.
Followed Rich Rodriguez (2008–2010) · succeeded by Jim Harbaugh (2015–2023).
| Season | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||
| Record | 11–2 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | — | |
| Recruiting rank | — | — | — | #20 | |
| Style — pass rate | |||||
| Pass rate | — | — | — | 43.4 | |
| Coordinators | |||||
| OC | — | — | — | Doug Nussmeier | |
| DC | — | — | — | Greg Mattison | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | |||||
| Offense | — | — | — | 30 | |
| Defense | — | — | — | 74 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script (2021+ only) | |||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | 42.3 | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | 25.9 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | 20.0 | |
13 NFL Draft picks: Jonas Mouton (2011), Steve Schilling (2011), Mike Martin (2012), David Molk (2012), Junior Hemingway (2012), Denard Robinson (2013), William Campbell (2013), Taylor Lewan (2014) + 5 more
4th-best San Diego State tenure of 11 by the numbers.
Performs about as expected for his recruiting talent on offense and outperforms his recruiting talent on defense.
Followed Chuck Long (2006–2008) · succeeded by Sean Lewis (2024–2026).
| Season | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||||||||||
| Record | 4–8 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 11–3 | 11–3 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 4–4 | 12–2 | 7–6 | 4–8 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | — | — | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | L bowl | L bowl | W bowl | — | W bowl | L bowl | — | |
| Recruiting rank | — | — | — | — | — | #73 | #70 | #82 | #77 | #79 | #91 | #103 | #62 | #65 | #78 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||||||||||||||
| Pass rate | — | — | — | — | — | 40.3 | 27.2 | 28.7 | 30.5 | 37.5 | 42.6 | 36.1 | 38.7 | 42.1 | 41.3 | |
| Coordinators | ||||||||||||||||
| OC | — | — | — | — | — | Bob Toledo | Jeff Horton | Jeff Horton | Jeff Horton | Jeff Horton | Jeff Horton | Jeff Hecklinski | Jeff Hecklinski | Jeff Hecklinski | Ryan Lindley | |
| DC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rocky Long | Danny Gonzales | Zach Arnett | Zach Arnett | Kurt Mattix | Kurt Mattix | Kurt Mattix | Kurt Mattix | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||||||||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 80 | 72 | 87 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 21 | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 99 | 93 | 73 | 57 | 97 | 97 | 85 | 94 | 25 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script (2021+ only) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | 33.2 | 16.0 | 23.3 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 31.9 | 33.9 | 39.9 | 36.8 | 31.4 | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | 27.9 | 27.4 | 23.2 | 34.0 | 31.3 | 26.5 | 32.6 | 36.9 | 43.2 | 30.5 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | 16.3 | 20.5 | 24.4 | 13.8 | 29.8 | 31.6 | 48.5 | 22.6 | 20.9 | 32.7 | |
Barely touches the portal — recruits and develops his own.
Typical size for position, once adjusted for position mix.
Recruits older, more experienced transfers than most.
25 NFL Draft picks: Lance Louis (2009), Vincent Brown (2011), Demarco Sampson (2011), Ronnie Hillman (2012), Miles Burris (2012), Ryan Lindley (2012), Jerome Long (2012), Gavin Escobar (2013) + 17 more
Coach of the Year: Mountain West Coach of the Year (2021)
2 player-seasons honored (All-America / national award): Matt Araiza (2021), Cameron Thomas (2021)
5th-best Ball State tenure of 10 by the numbers.
Followed Bill Lynch (1995–2002).
5 NFL Draft picks: Dante Ridgeway (2005), Justin Beriault (2005), Reggie Hodges (2005), Robert Brewster (2009), Nate Davis (2009)