The Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts commence their season series Sunday, and it is for first place in the AFC South.
As we continue our lead-up to 100 facts, we take a look at Colts coach Frank Reich and the job he has done since taking over in 2018.
Facts and Figures for Colts, No. 1-25
Facts and Figures for Colts, No. 26-50
frank reich facts
51. Reich is the fourth consecutive coach hired by the Colts to have delivered the team a playoff berth in his first season.
52. Reich is the first rookie coach in the AFC South to qualify for a playoff berth since Chuck Pagano in 2012.
53. Reich, Ted Marchibroda, and Tony Dungy are the only Colts coaches to produce a 10-win season in their first year.
54. Reich is 7-7 against playoff-winning coaches with a 3-2 record at home.
55. Reich is 1/5 current NFL coaches who was a NFL quarterback.
56. Reich is 3-2 against Houston NFL teams, including playoffs.
57. The Colts are the least-penalized team in the NFL with just 27 penalties.
58. The Colts are 15th in the NFL with a 57.9% red zone conversion rate.
59. The Colts are eighth in the NFL with a 46.2% third down conversion rate.
60. The Colts have gone for it seven times on fourth down, tied with the Cincinnati Bengals for the ninth-most in the NFL.
61. Reich is 2/8 on challenges for his career with a 0/3 mark in 2019 with two of those regarding pass interference.
tony corrente facts
62. This week’s referee is Tony Corrente. The Texans are 5-15 with Corrente. Here are the results:
2002 – CLT, 3-23 – L
2003 – JAX, 24-20 – W
2005 – JAX, 20-38 – L
2006 – OTI, 20-26 – L-OT
2007 – MIA, 22-19 – W
2007 – JAX, 28-42 – L
2008 – CLT, 27-31 – L
2009 – @CRD, 21-28 – L
2010 – @CLT, 17-30 – L
2011 – @NO, 33-40 – L
2012 – RAV, 43-13 – W
2012 – @OTI, 24-10 – W
2012* – @NE, 28-41 – L
2013 – SEA, 20-23 – L-OT
2013 – @JAX, 20-27 – L
2015 – @BUF, 21-30 – L
2016 – KC, 19-12 – W
2016 – @RAI, 20-27 – L
2017 – JAX, 7-29 – L
2018 – @NE, 20-27 – L
*playoff game
63. The Texans have had fewer penalties with Corrente 10/20 times:
2002 – CLT: 4/45; HTX: 9/67
2003 – JAX: 9/48; HTX: 4/43
2005 – JAX: 6/50; HTX: 7/40
2006 – OTI: 8/66; HTX: 7/64
2007 – MIA: 6/50; HTX: 6/67
2007 – JAX: 8/45; HTX: 3/20
2008 – CLT: 6/31; HTX: 1/5
2009 – CRD: 7/40; HTX: 6/53
2010 – CLT: 9/69; HTX: 5/30
2011 – NO: 4/26; HTX: 7/56
2012 – RAV: 5/56; HTX: 5/60
2012 – OTI: 4/35; HTX: 11/97
2012* – NE: 5/56; HTX: 3/20
2013 – SEA: 9/62; HTX: 6/86
2013 – JAX: 8/57; HTX: 14/177
2015 – BUF: 5/42; HTX: 10/89
2016 – KC: 9/77; HTX: 5/44
2016 – RAI: 4/21; HTX: 7/101
2017 – JAX: 10/89; HTX: 9/94
2018 – NE: 6/36; HTX: 6/44
*playoff game
64. Corrente has the second-lowest home team winning percentage in the NFL:
Brad Allen: .800
Scott Novak: .750
Alex Kemp: .667
Brad Rogers: .600
Clete Blakeman: .600
John Hussey: .500
Jerome Boger: .400
Carl Cheffers: .400
Adrian Hill: .400
Ron Torbert: .400
Bill Vinovich: .400
Craig Wrolstad: .400
Walt Anderson: .333
Shawn Smith: .333
Tony Corrente: .200
Clay Martin: .167
Shawn Hochuli: .167
65. Corrente is tied for the sixth-highest percentage of home teams having fewer penalties:
Scott Novak: 1.000
Jerome Boger: .800
Clete Blakeman: .800
Shawn Hochuli: .667
John Hussey: .667
Alex Kemp: .667
Tony Corrente: .600
Ron Torbert: .600
Bill Vinovich: .600
Shawn Smith: .500
Walt Anderson: .500
Clay Martin: .500
Brad Allen: .400
Carl Cheffers: .400
Brad Rogers: .400
Adrian Hill: .200
Craig Wrolstad: .000
66. The Colts are 15-5 with Corrente. Here are the results:
2000 – NE, 30-23 – W
2002 – @HTX, 23-3 – W
2002 – @NYJ, 0-41 – L*
2005 – OTI, 35-3 – W
2006 – BUF, 17-16 – W
2006 – CHI, 29-17 – W*
2007 – DEN, 38-20 – W
2008 – @HTX, 31-27 – W
2008 – OTI, 23-0 – W
2009 – JAX, 14-12 – W
2009 – NYJ, 30-17 – W*
2010 – HTX, 30-17 – W
2011 – CAR, 19-27 – L
2012 – MIA, 23-20 – W
2013 – @KC, 23-7 – W
2014 – @DEN, 24-31 – L
2014 – @OTI, 27-10 – W
2015 – NE, 27-34 – L
2016 – @GB, 31-26 – W
2017 – @RAV, 16-23 – L
*playoffs
67. The Colts have had fewer penalties 10/20 times with Corrente:
2000 – NE: 6/48; CLT: 8/106
2002 – HTX: 9/67; CLT: 4/45
2002 – NYJ: 3/30; CLT: 2/10*
2005 – OTI: 7/35; CLT: 5/33
2006 – BUF: 5/40; CLT: 6/54
2006 – CHI: 4/35; CLT: 6/40
2007 – DEN: 4/32; CLT: 2/10
2008 – HTX: 1/5; CLT: 6/31
2008 – OTI: 3/30; CLT: 3/20
2009 – JAX: 3/24; CLT: 3/17
2009 – NYJ: 6/46; CLT: 1/5
2010 – HTX: 5/30; CLT: 9/69
2011 – CAR: 6/92; CLT: 2/15
2012 – MIA: 8/79; CLT: 11/91
2013 – KC: 7/65; CLT: 3/31
2014 – DEN: 7/70; CLT: 9/45
2014 – OTI: 4/20; CLT: 4/20
2015 – NE: 8/72; CLT: 11/103
2016 – GB: 4/25; CLT: 4/35
2017 – RAV: 5/25; CLT: 2/19
*playoffs
68. Corrente’s games see the fifth-most sacks per game on average:
Vinovich: 7.4
Rogers: 6.6
Allen: 6.0
Hill: 5.8
Corrente: 5.4
Martin: 5.2
Boger: 5.0
Smith: 5.0
Anderson: 4.8
Kemp: 4.7
Blakeman: 4.6
Wrolstad: 4.6
Cheffers: 4.0
Hochuli: 4.0
Novak: 4.0
Hussey : 3.7
Torbert : 3.4
69. Corrente calls the third-most offensive holding calls per game:
Torbert: 5
Cheffers: 4.8
Corrente: 4.4
Rogers: 4.4
Hochuli: 4.3
Allen: 4.2
Kemp: 3.7
Anderson: 3.5
Hill: 3.4
Blakeman: 3.4
Boger: 3.2
Novak: 3.0
Wrolstad: 3.0
Martin: 2.7
Hussey : 2.7
Smith: 2
Vinovich: 1.6
70. The Texans are 2/6 when challenging Corrente with the opposition going 3/7. Replay Assistant is 0/9 with seven of those decisions benefiting Houston.
71. The Colts are 2/7 when challenging Corrente with the opposition going 2/6. Replay Assistant is 3/7 with five of those decisions benefiting the Colts.
72. Corrente has the third-highest challenge overturn rate in the NFL:
Kemp: .667 (2/3)
Novak: .571 (4/7)
Vinovich: .500 (4/8)
Hussey : .500 (3/6)
Corrente: .500 (2/4)
Anderson: .400 (2/5)
Blakeman: .400 (2/5)
Cheffers: .333 (1/3)
Allen: .286 (2/7)
Rogers: .250 (1/4)
Hochuli: .250 (1/4)
Torbert: .200 (1/5)
Boger: .143 (1/7)
Martin: .125 (1/8)
Smith: .000 (0/3)
Hill: .000 (0/4)
Wrolstad: .000 (0/4)
73. Corrente has been challenged twice to overturn the ruling/non-ruling of pass interference and has upheld the original decision every time:
Cheffers: 1.000 (1/1)
Vinovich: .400 (2/5)
Hill: .000 (0/1)
Hussey: .000 (0/1)
Kemp: .000 (0/1)
Smith: .000 (0/1)
Boger: .000 (0/2)
Wrolstad: .000 (0/2)
Novak: .000 (0/2)
Blakeman: .000 (0/2)
Rogers: .000 (0/2)
Hochuli: .000 (0/2)
Corrente: .000 (0/2)
Allen: .000 (0/3)
Torbert: .000 (0/3)
Martin: .000 (0/6)
74. Corrente is actually a cancer survivor and battled throat cancer in the 2011 season, missing Weeks 13-15 for treatment.
75. Corrente used to be the coordinator for football officiating for the Pac-12 from 2011-14.
