Dennis Erickson

Head coach, Arizona State, 2007 to 2011
Before: Idaho

College career147-81-1
Titles2national
Program liftNo. 819tied · of 1,290 tenures since 1937

Now

Career arc

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerFBS medianWyomingWashington StMiamiOregon StateIdahoArizona StateFlorida StateFlorida StateOregonOregonArizonaArizonaDynastythe sport's summitBlue Bloodpermanent top tierPower Programperennial contenderNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelWyoming when he took over: 18.8 (Regional Program II), its final 1985 readingWyoming, 1986: 6-6, Regional Program IIWyoming, 1986: 6-6, Regional Program II1986-0.1Washington State when he took over: 26.0 (National Program III), its final 1986 readingWashington State, 1987: 3-7-1, Regional Program IWashington State, 1987: 3-7-1, Regional Program I1987Washington State, 1988: 9-3, National Program IIIWashington State, 1988: 9-3, National Program III1988+2.2Miami when he took over: 78.6 (Blue Blood), its final 1988 readingMiami, 1989: 11-1, Dynasty, national championMiami, 1989: 11-1, Dynasty, national champion1989★◆Miami, 1990: 10-2, Blue BloodMiami, 1991: 12-0, Dynasty, national champion (poll split)★◇Miami, 1992: 11-1, Dynasty★Miami, 1993: 9-3, Dynasty★Miami, 1994: 10-2, Blue BloodMiami, 1994: 10-2, Blue Blood1994+9.2Oregon State when he took over: 15.9 (Regional Program III), its final 1998 readingOregon State, 1999: 7-5, Regional Program IIIOregon State, 1999: 7-5, Regional Program III1999Oregon State, 2000: 11-1, National Program IIOregon State, 2001: 5-6, National Program IIOregon State, 2002: 8-5, National Program IIOregon State, 2002: 8-5, National Program II2002+20.9Idaho when he took over: 4.8 (Regional Program V), its final 2005 readingIdaho, 2006: 4-8, Regional Program VIIdaho, 2006: 4-8, Regional Program VI2006-1.5Arizona State when he took over: 40.4 (National Program I), its final 2006 readingArizona State, 2007: 10-3, Power Program IIIArizona State, 2007: 10-3, Power Program III2007Arizona State, 2008: 5-7, National Program IArizona State, 2009: 4-8, National Program IArizona State, 2010: 6-6, National Program IArizona State, 2011: 6-7, National Program IArizona State, 2011: 6-7, National Program I2011-2.0bracket: consecutive-win streak · ◆ national title · ◇ poll split · gray dashed: rival programs · ○ the program when he took over · Dashed segments are program changes29-game win streak (1990-92)

Bowls and playoffs: 5-7

Washington State’88WMiami’89W’90W’91W’92L’93L’94LOregon State’99L’00W’02LArizona State’07L’11L

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Washington State1988Aloha BowlW 24-22Miami1989Sugar BowlW 33-251990Cotton Bowl ClassicW 46-31991Orange BowlW 22-01992Sugar BowlL 13-341993Fiesta BowlL 0-291994Orange BowlL 17-24Oregon State1999Oahu BowlL 17-232000Fiesta BowlW 41-92002Insight BowlL 13-38Arizona State2007Holiday BowlL 34-522011Maaco Bowl Las VegasL 24-56

Report card

Above the median offense — 54th percentile.

Arizona State, every completed season graded against the whole field, then averaged.

Offense

B-
of which —54th
efficiency — 54th percentile success rate, 2007–11
B-54th
Standard-downs success
B-52nd
Passing-downs success
B-51st
Trench push (line yards)
B+71st
Red-zone scoring rate
B-54th
Power-success (short yardage)
C43rd
Ball security (giveaways per game)

Each season is his team’s percentile among every team with that stat (the share it beat), averaged over his completed seasons here; a mid-season takeover year and the season in progress aren’t graded. Letters: A+ 90th percentile and up, A 80, B+ 70, B 60, B− 50, C+ 45, C 40, C− 30, D 15, F below.