Gerry Faust
Now
Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 1-1
1983Liberty BowlW 19-18
1984Aloha BowlL 20-27
Stats
Big games
Pick a job to see its years on their own.
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.
4-4 against his rivals at Notre Dame. Just 1-4 against Joe Paterno.
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.
3-4 against his rivals at Akron. Winless in 6 tries against Al Molde.
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.
7-8 against his rivals. Winless in 6 tries against Al Molde.
Building the roster
One numbers on how he actually stocks a roster, from signing day to draft day.
Roster ownership
Roster ownership
This coach's entire tenure (1987-1994) predates 2021, when transfer-portal tracking begins in this database. Portal usage cannot be measured for this tenure at all -- this is not the same as '0% portal'.
“His own” means the player arrived while he was head coach; “inherited” means a predecessor brought him in.
Career
Coaching career
The arc of his career is on Now.
Sustainer inherited a power and held it for five-plus elite seasons · Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
2nd-best Akron tenure of 9 by the numbers.
Followed Jim Dennison (1975) · succeeded by Lee Owens (1995–2003).
6th-best Notre Dame tenure of 15 by the numbers.
Followed Dan Devine (1975–1980) · succeeded by Lou Holtz (1986–1996).
| Season | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||
| Record | 5-6 | 6-4-1 | 7-5 | 7-5 | 5-6 | |
| Postseason | — | — | W bowl | L bowl | — | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | ||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | |
15 NFL Draft picks: Bob Crable (1982), John Krimm (1982), Phil Pozderac (1982), Tony Hunter (1983), Dave Duerson (1983), Tom Thayer (1983), Larry Moriarty (1983), Greg Bell (1984) + 7 more
All-time wins
Wins at programs this site tracks, 1936–present — one consistent count for every coach, not each program’s own historically reported total.
2nd all-time at Akron
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
-11.4 pts at Notre Dame · #1241 of 1290 · bottom quarter