Ernest Hefferle
Ernest Hefferle went 7–12–1 as a head coach, 1960–1961, at Boston College. Share
- Record
- 7–12–1 career
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1961 4–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Boston College | 3–6–1 | ||||
| 1961 | Boston College | 4–6 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 8 | 2–5–1 | 31% |
| At home | 10 | 5–4–1 | 55% |
| On the road | 10 | 2–8 | 20% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 7 | 3–4 | 43% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 13 | 4–8–1 | 35% |
His own 20 games on file, 1960–1961, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Villanovaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Boston Universityseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Holy Crossseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Detroit Mercyseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Clemsonseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Northwesternseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–40 | South Huntington HS (PA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1941–42 | Tarentum HS (PA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1947–50 | Tarentum HS (PA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1951–58 | Pittsburgh | Freshman coach | |
| 1952–58 | Pittsburgh | Offensive line coach | |
| 1959 | Washington Redskins NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 1960–61 | Boston College | Head coach | |
| 1962–64 | Pittsburgh | Assistant coach | |
| 1965 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 1966–69 | Miami Dolphins NFL | Offensive line coach | |
| 1970–71 | Pittsburgh | Assistant coach | |
| 1975 | New Orleans Saints NFL | Interim head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Thomas HamiltonPittsburgh
- Red DawsonPittsburgh
- John MichelosenPittsburgh
- Carl DePasquaPittsburgh
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hamilton | Pittsburgh | 1951–54 | 1951–54: freshman coach; 1954: offensive line coach | |
| Red Dawson | Pittsburgh | 1952–54 | 1952–54: freshman coach; 1952–54: offensive line coach | |
| John Michelosen | Pittsburgh | 1955–64 | 1955–58: freshman coach; 1955–58: offensive line coach; 1962–64: assistant coach | |
| Carl DePasqua | Pittsburgh | 1970–71 | Assistant coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.