Forest Evashevski
Forest Evashevski went 68–35–6 as a head coach, 1941–1960, at Hamilton, Washington State and Iowa. His teams claim three national titles: Iowa in 1956, 1958 and 1960. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1941 at Hamilton. It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 68–35–6 career
- Seasons
- 12
- Schools
- 3
- National titles
- 3 claimed: 1956, 1958 and 1960
- Hall of Fame
- 2000 inducted
- Best season
- 1958 8–1–1, No. 2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Hamilton * | 5–2 | ||||
| 1942–49: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1950 | Washington State | 4–3–2 | 6th | |||
| 1951 | Washington State | 7–3 | 5th | 18 | ||
| 1952 | Iowa | 2–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1953 | Iowa | 5–3–1 | T–5th | 9 | ||
| 1954 | Iowa | 5–4 | 5th | |||
| 1955 | Iowa | 3–5–1 | 7th | 19 | ||
| 1956 | Iowa | 9–1 | 1st | Rose Bowl W | 3 | |
| 1957 | Iowa | 7–1–1 | 3rd | 6 | ||
| 1958 | Iowa | 8–1–1 | 1st | Rose Bowl W | 2 | |
| 1959 | Iowa | 5–4 | 6th | |||
| 1960 | Iowa | 8–1 | T–1st | 3 | ||
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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Randy DuncanSecond in the 1958 Heisman vote
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 41 | 22–17–2 | 56% |
| Against top-10 teams | 23 | 13–9–1 | 59% |
| Against rivals | 23 | 13–9–1 | 59% |
| Conference games | 70 | 39–27–4 | 59% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 39 | 19–14–6 | 56% |
| At home | 53 | 38–11–4 | 75% |
| On the road | 47 | 23–22–2 | 51% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 56 | 47–6–3 | 87% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 46 | 16–27–3 | 38% |
His own 102 games on file, 1950–1960, 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.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Hayes 1952–1960 | 4–4 | Ohio State | 8 | |
| Murray Warmath 1954–1960 | 5–2 | Minnesota | 7 | |
| Bennie Oosterbaan 1953–1958 | 1–4–1 | Michigan | 6 | |
| Bernie Crimmins 1952–1956 | 4–1 | Indiana | 5 | |
| Milt Bruhn 1956–1960 | 4–1 | Wisconsin | 5 | |
| Terry Brennan 1954–1958 | 3–2 | Notre Dame | 5 | |
| Ara Parseghian 1957–1960 | 3–1 | Northwestern | 4 | |
| Stuart Holcomb 1952–1955 | 2–1–1 | Purdue | 4 | |
| Ivy Williamson 1952–1955 | 1–3 | Wisconsin | 4 | |
| Duffy Daugherty 1954–1960 | 3–0 | Michigan State | 3 |
Forest Evashevski’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesotaseries | 9 | 6–3 |
| Wisconsinseries | 9 | 5–4 |
| Notre Dameseries | 9 | 4–4–1 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| Indianaseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Purdueseries | 7 | 4–2–1 |
| Michiganseries | 6 | 1–4–1 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 5 | 5–0 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Michigan 1940 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Hamilton | Head coach | |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh | Assistant coach | |
| 1946 | Syracuse | Assistant coach | |
| 1947–49 | Michigan State | Assistant coach | |
| 1950–51 | Washington State | Head coach | |
| 1952–60 | Iowa | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Charles BowserPittsburgh
- Biggie MunnSyracuse, Michigan State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Alton KircherWashington State
- Bump ElliottMichigan
- Jerry BurnsIowa, Minnesota Vikings
- Bob CommingsIowa
- Lou HoltzWilliam & Mary, NC State, Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame, South Carolina, New York Jets
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Bowser | Pittsburgh | 1942 | Assistant coach | |
| Biggie Munn | Syracuse | 1946 | Assistant coach | |
| Biggie Munn | Michigan State | 1947–49 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Kircher | Washington State, 1950–51: backfield coach | Washington State | |
| Bump Elliott | Iowa, 1952–56: assistant coach | Michigan | |
| Jerry Burns | Iowa, 1954–60: assistant coach | Iowa, Minnesota Vikings | |
| Bob Commings | Iowa, 1958–59: assistant coach | Iowa | |
| Lou Holtz | Iowa, 1960: assistant coach | William & Mary, NC State, Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame, South Carolina, New York Jets |
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.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.