Randy Edsall by the numbers

A statistical look at new Maryland coach Randy Edsall's dozen years at Connecticut, offered without comment (though sometimes clarification) ...

Overall: 74-70

As a I-AA: 4-7
As a I-A independent: 20-26
As a Big East member: 50-37
In Big East play: 22-26

Home: 46-26
Road: 25-42
Neutral: 3-2

Big East home: 16-8
Big East road: 6-18

Big East road wins (*-played in bowl) ...

2004: 41-35 at Rutgers
2007: 34-14 at Pittsburgh
2008: 26-21 at Louisville
2008: 39-14 at Syracuse
2010: 23-6 at Syracuse*
2010: 19-16 at South Florida*

In bowl games: 3-2

In conference play vs. ...

Temple: 1-0
Syracuse: 5-2
Pittsburgh: 4-3
South Florida: 4-2
Louisville: 3-3
Cincinnati: 2-4
Rutgers: 2-5
West Virginia: 1-6
Boston College: 0-1

Against current ACC schools (4-16 overall/3-8 since joining Big East) ...

2000: @Boston College 55, UConn 3
2001: @Virginia Tech 52, UConn 10
2002: @Boston College 24, UConn 16
2002: Georgia Tech 31, @UConn 14
2002: @Miami 48, UConn 14
2003: Boston College 24, @UConn 14
2003: @Virginia Tech 47, UConn 13
2003: @N.C. State 31, UConn 24
2003: UConn 51, @Wake Forest 17
2004: @UConn 22, Duke 20
2004: @Boston College 27, UConn 7
2004: @Georgia Tech 30, UConn 10
2005: @Georgia Tech 28, UConn 13
2006: Wake Forest 24, @UConn 13
2007: UConn 45, @Duke 14
2007: @Virginia 17, UConn 16
2007: Wake Forest 24, UConn 10 (Meineke Car Care Bowl)
2008: @UConn 45, Virginia 10
2008: @North Carolina 38, UConn 12
2009: North Carolina 12, @UConn 10

As a ranked team (2-4) ...

Nov. 3, 2007: (16) UConn 38, Rutgers 19
Nov. 10, 2007: Cincinnati 27, (16) UConn 3
Nov. 17, 2007: (25) UConn 30, Syracuse 7
Nov. 24, 2007: (4) West Virginia 66, (20) Connecticut 21

Oct. 4, 2008: North Carolina 38, (24) UConn 12

Jan. 1, 2011: (9) Oklahoma 48, (25) UConn 20 (Fiesta Bowl)

Against ranked teams (1-16/1-13 since joining the Big East) ...

Sept. 1, 2001: (9) Virginia Tech 52, UConn 10

Oct. 5, 2002: (1) Miami 48, UConn 14

Sept. 27, 2003: (5) Virginia Tech 47, UConn 13

Oct. 13, 2004: (17) West Virginia 31, UConn 19

Sept. 17, 2005: (16) Georgia Tech 28, UConn 13
Nov. 2, 2005: (16) West Virginia 45, UConn 13
Dec. 3, 2005: (16) Louisville 30, UConn 20

Oct. 20, 2006: (4) West Virginia 37, UConn 11
Oct. 29, 2006: (15) Rutgers 24, UConn 13
Dec. 2, 2006: (6) Louisville 48, UConn 17

Oct. 27, 2007: UConn 22, (11) South Florida 15
Nov. 24, 2007: (4) West Virginia 66, (20) UConn 21

Dec. 6, 2008: (23) Pittsburgh 34, UConn 10

Sept. 12, 2009: (19) North Carolina 12, UConn 10
Oct. 24, 2009: (22) West Virginia 28, UConn 24
Nov. 7, 2009: (4) Cincinnati 47, UConn 45

Jan. 1, 2011: (9) Oklahoma 48, (25) UConn 20

CONSECUTIVE EIGHT-WIN SEASONS, ACTIVE

13: Virginia Tech

12: Boise State

11: Louisiana State
11: Oklahoma

9: Ohio State
9: Southern California
9: Texas Tech
9: West Virginia

8: Navy

6: Florida
6: Texas Christian

5: Missouri
5: South Florida
5: Troy
5: Utah

4: Air Force
4: Connecticut
4: Oregon

Note: Boston College can make it 10 straight eight-win seasons if it defeats Nevada in the Fight Hunger Bowl.

Comments

[fredterp]

PS what are your frank thoughts on the situation. FREDTERP

[D1scourse]

FRED ---

I am still pondering everything. But my immediate take is this: Maryland made a safe, solid, competent hire. Edsall has the goods to win eight games a season, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. Absolutely nothing flashy, and it will not generate any juice for the program from a publicity standpoint. Given the personnel in place and Edsalls preference for a pro-style offense, things bode well competitively for 2011 and 2012. Beyond that remains to be seen.

In short, it is a stabilizing move. There is a case to be made that Maryland has gone from good to ... also good.