776:
Steel Valley, Batch succeeded with his first opportunity, earning all-conference honors and being named his team's offensive MVP. A broken ankle forced him to sit out all of the next season, but in 1997, the NCAA granted him a rare extra year of playing eligibility in his sixth year of college. He knew it would be his one last chance to impress professional scouts, and he made the most of it, setting the school's season and career records.
301:, saying, "I felt it was best to make a change at this time to begin an immediate search for a new head football coach. After undergoing a very thorough and comprehensive assessment of our football program I'm convinced that Rick Rasnick is not the person to take our football team to a Mid-American Conference championship level."
775:
The next year , finally on the football field again, Batch discovered that his coach, Ron Cooper, had a distaste for passing the ball, meaning he would mostly sit on the bench. But in 1995, Rick
Rasnick took over on the Eastern sideline and brought with him a wide-open offense. And, just as he had at
203:
Rasnick was born on
September 15, 1959, to Jim and Donna Rasnick. He has a younger sister, Kendahl, born in 1963, and a younger brother, Ryan, born in 1967. According to Rasnick, "Sports was always a family deal", with both brothers playing basketball,
270:
On
January 3, 1995, Rasnick was interviewed by Eastern Michigan, and the following day he was hired as head coach with a five-year contract. Rasnick brought a more open, pass-oriented offense to Eastern Michigan than his predecessor,
919:
804:
The Eagles have 13 players from the metro-Detroit area, which is much different philosophy than the recruiting efforts of the previous coach Jeff
Woodruff, or his predecessor, Rick Rasnick, who preferred
1375:
262:
contacted him following the 1991 season. During his time at Utah, the team consistently featured one of the nation's top offenses, and
Rasnick was considered largely responsible for this success.
912:
1385:
244:
was fired following the 1989 season, Rasnick served as the team's interim head coach for several months during the off-season, and he was a finalist for the permanent head coach position.
258:, where he remained for four seasons, from 1991 through the end of the 1994 season. Even from the beginning of his time at Utah, Rasnick was being considered for head coaching positions;
905:
1360:
1380:
928:
1370:
1355:
1350:
1345:
871:
522:
286:
459:
433:
407:
384:
361:
558:
454:
428:
402:
379:
356:
679:
1365:
282:
During his time at
Eastern Michigan, Rasnick's recruiting noticeably favored junior-college transfers rather than high school seniors.
1340:
942:
298:
1062:
1006:
338:
220:
192:
151:
125:
110:
77:
1286:
875:
527:
1238:
1206:
272:
624:
704:
879:
293:
held a press conference to announce that he had fired
Rasnick as head coach. Diles announced that defensive coordinator
259:
188:
216:
91:
736:
532:
304:
Rasnick was the
Eastern Michigan head coach for five seasons, from 1995 until 1999, compiling a record of 20–34.
236:
After graduating, Rasnick stayed at his alma mater, first working as a graduate assistant, then becoming the
564:
344:
1126:
1078:
823:
652:
129:
818:
593:
240:
coach until 1986. In 1987, he became the team's offensive coordinator for four years. When head coach
1335:
1330:
61:
1070:
990:
209:
1030:
958:
297:
would serve as the interim head coach for the final game of the season, four days later, against
255:
252:
140:
114:
897:
212:
while
Kendahl was a cheerleader and their parents either coached or cheered from the sidelines.
844:
788:
657:
598:
44:
731:
1118:
966:
184:
251:
was hired to take over at San Jose State, Rasnick became the offensive coordinator for the
1302:
1150:
1134:
1110:
1094:
1014:
759:
290:
1158:
1086:
950:
241:
237:
1324:
1262:
1254:
1174:
1038:
1022:
982:
974:
294:
276:
205:
1294:
1230:
1214:
1182:
1046:
998:
709:
683:
629:
1222:
1190:
1166:
1054:
1278:
1198:
248:
99:
1102:
195:
team to finish with a winning record until the 2016 season, 21 years later.
563:, Eastern Michigan University Athletics, November 16, 1999, archived from
1270:
848:
279:
as quarterback in 1995 and 1997; Batch sat out 1996 with an injury.
901:
680:"Rasnick leaves Utes to become head coach at Eastern Michigan"
183:(September 15, 1959 – February 13, 2019) was an American
789:"2004 MAC Football Recruiting - Eastern Michigan Eagles"
285:
On
November 16, 1999, three days after a 29–26 loss at
1376:
Players of American football from Torrance, California
191:
from 1995 to 1999. Rasnick's 1995 team was the last
553:
551:
549:
653:"Titans' Murphy Finalist for Job at San Jose State"
166:
161:
147:
136:
121:
106:
97:
87:
73:
68:
51:
31:
26:
16:American football player and coach (1959–2019)
1386:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in California
930:Eastern Michigan Eagles head football coaches
913:
8:
1381:Coaches of American football from California
625:"U. assistant grid coach may pursue ISU job"
21:
1371:Players of American football from Las Vegas
920:
906:
898:
705:"U. assistant Rasnick to interview at EMU"
20:
1361:Saint Mary's College of California alumni
819:"Flynn ends Kelly/Shorts career with win"
187:coach. He was the head football coach at
1356:San Jose State Spartans football players
1351:San Jose State Spartans football coaches
1346:Eastern Michigan Eagles football coaches
587:
585:
583:
581:
311:
514:
758:Kovacevic, Dejan (November 26, 1998),
619:
617:
615:
494:
479:
289:, Eastern Michigan athletic director
275:had used. Rasnick's offense featured
7:
592:Hiserman, Mike (November 11, 1988),
872:"Eastern Michigan Coaching Records"
817:Mackie, Brian (November 15, 1999),
760:"Homestead cheers native son Batch"
651:DiGiovanna, Mike (April 19, 1990),
678:Sorensen, Mike (January 5, 1995).
14:
845:"Eastern Michigan Fires Rasnick"
523:"Eastern Michigan Yearly Totals"
221:San Jose State Spartans football
193:Eastern Michigan Eagles football
876:College Football Data Warehouse
528:College Football Data Warehouse
1:
1311:# denotes interim head coach
732:"College football notebook"
189:Eastern Michigan University
1402:
1366:Utah Utes football coaches
560:Rasnick relieved of duties
1341:American football centers
937:
737:Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
502:
490:
453:
427:
401:
378:
355:
336:
215:Rasnick was the starting
174:
157:
83:
594:"Have car, will travel"
345:Mid-American Conference
339:Eastern Michigan Eagles
223:team in 1981 and 1982.
764:Homestead Post-Gazette
260:Idaho State University
824:Central Michigan Life
308:Head coaching record
162:Head coaching record
62:Torrance, California
27:Biographical details
991:Andrew Bird Glaspie
882:on December 5, 2010
740:, December 16, 1999
633:, November 20, 1991
567:on January 16, 2001
535:on December 5, 2010
313:
210:Pop Warner football
23:
1031:Daniel H. Lawrence
959:Ernest P. Goodrich
793:VanDelaySports.com
312:
232:Assistant coaching
181:Ricky Dean Rasnick
42:September 15, 1959
1318:
1317:
870:DeLassus, David.
713:, January 3, 1995
658:Los Angeles Times
599:Los Angeles Times
506:
505:
481:Eastern Michigan:
473:
447:
421:
351:
299:Northern Illinois
178:
177:
98:Coaching career (
55:February 13, 2019
45:Las Vegas, Nevada
1393:
1306:
1298:
1290:
1282:
1274:
1266:
1258:
1250:
1242:
1234:
1226:
1218:
1210:
1202:
1194:
1186:
1178:
1170:
1162:
1154:
1146:
1138:
1130:
1122:
1119:Joseph McCulloch
1114:
1106:
1098:
1090:
1082:
1074:
1066:
1058:
1050:
1042:
1034:
1026:
1018:
1010:
1002:
994:
986:
978:
970:
967:Verne S. Bennett
962:
954:
946:
931:
922:
915:
908:
899:
892:
891:
889:
887:
878:. Archived from
867:
861:
860:
858:
856:
841:
835:
834:
833:
831:
814:
808:
807:
801:
799:
785:
779:
778:
772:
770:
755:
749:
748:
747:
745:
728:
722:
721:
720:
718:
701:
695:
694:
692:
690:
675:
669:
668:
667:
665:
648:
642:
641:
640:
638:
621:
610:
609:
608:
606:
589:
576:
575:
574:
572:
555:
544:
543:
542:
540:
531:, archived from
519:
471:
460:Eastern Michigan
445:
434:Eastern Michigan
419:
408:Eastern Michigan
385:Eastern Michigan
362:Eastern Michigan
349:
314:
287:Central Michigan
266:Eastern Michigan
185:college football
152:Eastern Michigan
58:
41:
39:
24:
1401:
1400:
1396:
1395:
1394:
1392:
1391:
1390:
1321:
1320:
1319:
1314:
1303:Chris Creighton
1301:
1293:
1285:
1277:
1269:
1261:
1253:
1245:
1237:
1229:
1221:
1213:
1205:
1197:
1189:
1181:
1173:
1165:
1157:
1151:Elton Rynearson
1149:
1141:
1135:Elton Rynearson
1133:
1125:
1117:
1111:Elton Rynearson
1109:
1101:
1095:Elton Rynearson
1093:
1085:
1077:
1069:
1061:
1053:
1045:
1037:
1029:
1021:
1015:Clayton Teetzel
1013:
1005:
997:
989:
981:
973:
965:
957:
949:
941:
933:
929:
926:
896:
895:
885:
883:
869:
868:
864:
854:
852:
843:
842:
838:
829:
827:
816:
815:
811:
797:
795:
787:
786:
782:
768:
766:
757:
756:
752:
743:
741:
730:
729:
725:
716:
714:
703:
702:
698:
688:
686:
677:
676:
672:
663:
661:
650:
649:
645:
636:
634:
623:
622:
613:
604:
602:
591:
590:
579:
570:
568:
557:
556:
547:
538:
536:
521:
520:
516:
511:
310:
291:Dave Diles, Jr.
268:
234:
229:
227:Coaching career
201:
60:
56:
43:
37:
35:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1399:
1397:
1389:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1323:
1322:
1316:
1315:
1308:
1307:
1299:
1291:
1283:
1275:
1267:
1259:
1251:
1243:
1235:
1227:
1219:
1211:
1203:
1195:
1187:
1179:
1171:
1163:
1159:Harry Ockerman
1155:
1147:
1139:
1131:
1127:James M. Brown
1123:
1115:
1107:
1099:
1091:
1087:Elmer Mitchell
1083:
1075:
1067:
1059:
1051:
1043:
1035:
1027:
1019:
1011:
1003:
995:
987:
979:
971:
963:
955:
951:Dean W. Kelley
947:
943:James M. Swift
938:
935:
934:
927:
925:
924:
917:
910:
902:
894:
893:
862:
836:
809:
780:
750:
723:
696:
670:
643:
611:
577:
545:
513:
512:
510:
507:
504:
503:
501:
498:
492:
491:
489:
486:
483:
477:
476:
474:
468:
465:
462:
457:
451:
450:
448:
442:
439:
436:
431:
425:
424:
422:
416:
413:
410:
405:
399:
398:
396:
393:
390:
387:
382:
376:
375:
373:
370:
367:
364:
359:
353:
352:
334:
333:
332:Bowl/playoffs
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
309:
306:
267:
264:
242:Claude Gilbert
238:offensive line
233:
230:
228:
225:
208:baseball, and
200:
197:
176:
175:
172:
171:
168:
164:
163:
159:
158:
155:
154:
149:
145:
144:
138:
134:
133:
126:San Jose State
123:
119:
118:
111:San Jose State
108:
104:
103:
95:
94:
89:
85:
84:
81:
80:
78:San Jose State
75:
71:
70:
69:Playing career
66:
65:
59:(aged 59)
53:
49:
48:
33:
29:
28:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1398:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1328:
1326:
1313:
1312:
1304:
1300:
1296:
1292:
1288:
1284:
1280:
1276:
1272:
1268:
1264:
1263:Jeff Woodruff
1260:
1256:
1255:Tony Lombardi
1252:
1248:
1244:
1240:
1236:
1232:
1228:
1224:
1220:
1216:
1212:
1208:
1204:
1200:
1196:
1192:
1188:
1184:
1180:
1176:
1175:Jerry Raymond
1172:
1168:
1164:
1160:
1156:
1152:
1148:
1144:
1140:
1136:
1132:
1128:
1124:
1120:
1116:
1112:
1108:
1104:
1100:
1096:
1092:
1088:
1084:
1080:
1079:Thomas Ransom
1076:
1072:
1068:
1064:
1063:Dwight Wilson
1060:
1056:
1052:
1048:
1044:
1040:
1039:Henry Schulte
1036:
1032:
1028:
1024:
1023:Hunter Forest
1020:
1016:
1012:
1008:
1007:Dwight Watson
1004:
1000:
996:
992:
988:
984:
983:Fred W. Green
980:
976:
975:Marcus Cutler
972:
968:
964:
960:
956:
952:
948:
944:
940:
939:
936:
932:
923:
918:
916:
911:
909:
904:
903:
900:
881:
877:
873:
866:
863:
850:
846:
840:
837:
826:
825:
820:
813:
810:
806:
794:
790:
784:
781:
777:
765:
761:
754:
751:
739:
738:
733:
727:
724:
712:
711:
706:
700:
697:
685:
681:
674:
671:
660:
659:
654:
647:
644:
632:
631:
626:
620:
618:
616:
612:
601:
600:
595:
588:
586:
584:
582:
578:
566:
562:
561:
554:
552:
550:
546:
534:
530:
529:
524:
518:
515:
508:
499:
497:
493:
487:
484:
482:
478:
475:
469:
466:
463:
461:
458:
456:
452:
449:
443:
440:
437:
435:
432:
430:
426:
423:
417:
414:
411:
409:
406:
404:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
386:
383:
381:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
363:
360:
358:
354:
348:
346:
341:
340:
335:
331:
328:
325:
322:
319:
316:
315:
307:
305:
302:
300:
296:
295:Tony Lombardi
292:
288:
283:
280:
278:
277:Charlie Batch
274:
265:
263:
261:
257:
254:
250:
245:
243:
239:
231:
226:
224:
222:
218:
213:
211:
207:
206:Little League
198:
196:
194:
190:
186:
182:
173:
169:
165:
160:
156:
153:
150:
146:
142:
139:
135:
131:
127:
124:
120:
116:
112:
109:
105:
102:unless noted)
101:
96:
93:
90:
86:
82:
79:
76:
72:
67:
63:
54:
50:
46:
34:
30:
25:
19:
1310:
1309:
1295:Stan Parrish
1247:Rick Rasnick
1246:
1231:Jan Quarless
1215:Bob LaPointe
1183:Dan Boisture
1142:
1047:Clare Hunter
999:Enoch Thorne
886:December 30,
884:. Retrieved
880:the original
865:
853:. Retrieved
839:
828:, retrieved
822:
812:
803:
796:, retrieved
792:
783:
774:
767:, retrieved
763:
753:
742:, retrieved
735:
726:
715:, retrieved
710:Deseret News
708:
699:
687:. Retrieved
684:Deseret News
673:
662:, retrieved
656:
646:
635:, retrieved
630:Deseret News
628:
603:, retrieved
597:
569:, retrieved
565:the original
559:
537:, retrieved
533:the original
526:
517:
495:
480:
342:
337:
303:
284:
281:
269:
246:
235:
214:
202:
180:
179:
57:(2019-02-13)
22:Rick Rasnick
18:
1336:2019 deaths
1331:1959 births
1289:(2009–2013)
1287:Ron English
1281:(2004–2008)
1265:(2000–2003)
1249:(1995–1999)
1241:(1993–1994)
1225:(1983–1992)
1223:Jim Harkema
1209:(1978–1982)
1201:(1976–1977)
1193:(1974–1975)
1191:George Mans
1185:(1967–1973)
1177:(1965–1966)
1169:(1952–1964)
1167:Fred Trosko
1161:(1949–1951)
1153:(1945–1948)
1137:(1925–1943)
1129:(1923–1924)
1121:(1921–1922)
1113:(1919–1920)
1089:(1915–1916)
1073:(1912–1913)
1071:Leroy Brown
1055:Curry Hicks
1041:(1906–1908)
1033:(1904–1905)
1017:(1900–1902)
855:January 21,
830:January 23,
798:January 23,
769:January 23,
744:January 23,
717:January 23,
689:January 21,
664:January 23,
637:January 23,
605:January 23,
571:January 21,
539:January 21,
350:(1995–1999)
199:Early years
88:Position(s)
1325:Categories
1279:Jeff Genyk
1239:Ron Cooper
1207:Mike Stock
1199:Ed Chlebek
509:References
326:Conference
273:Ron Cooper
249:Terry Shea
38:1959-09-15
1103:Lynn Bell
329:Standing
148:1995–1999
137:1991–1994
122:1987–1990
107:1981–1986
74:1979–1980
1305:(2014– )
1297:# (2013)
1273:# (2003)
1271:Al Lavan
1257:# (1999)
1233:# (1992)
1217:# (1982)
849:CBS News
323:Overall
219:for the
1143:No team
1025:(1903)
167:Overall
1145:(1944)
1105:(1918)
1097:(1917)
1081:(1914)
1065:(1911)
1057:(1910)
1049:(1909)
1009:(1899)
1001:(1898)
993:(1897)
985:(1896)
977:(1895)
969:(1894)
961:(1893)
953:(1892)
945:(1891)
851:. 1999
805:JUCOs.
496:Total:
472:(West)
446:(West)
420:(West)
217:center
92:Center
64:, U.S.
47:, U.S.
500:20–34
488:19–22
485:20–34
395:T–6th
320:Team
317:Year
247:When
170:20–34
888:2010
857:2010
832:2011
800:2011
771:2011
746:2011
719:2011
691:2011
666:2011
639:2011
607:2011
573:2011
541:2011
470:4th
455:1999
444:4th
429:1998
418:4th
403:1997
380:1996
357:1995
256:Utes
253:Utah
143:(OC)
141:Utah
117:/OL)
52:Died
32:Born
467:4–3
464:4–6
441:3–6
438:3–8
415:4–5
412:4–7
392:3–5
389:3–8
372:5th
369:5–3
366:6–5
1327::
874:.
847:.
821:,
802:,
791:,
773:,
762:,
734:,
707:,
682:.
655:,
627:,
614:^
596:,
580:^
548:^
525:,
130:OC
115:GA
100:HC
921:e
914:t
907:v
890:.
859:.
693:.
347:)
343:(
132:)
128:(
113:(
40:)
36:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.