Jack Christiansen
Jack Christiansen went 30–22–3 as a head coach, 1972–1976, at Stanford. Share
- Record
- 30–22–3 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1973 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Stanford | 6–5 | T–6th | |||
| 1973 | Stanford | 7–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1974 | Stanford | 5–4–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1975 | Stanford | 6–4–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1976 | Stanford | 6–5 | 3rd |
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.
Players he coached
Pat DonovanConsensus All‑American, 1974
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 20 | 4–15–1 | 23% |
| Against top-10 teams | 14 | 1–12–1 | 11% |
| Against rivals | 25 | 11–12–2 | 48% |
| Conference games | 35 | 22–12–1 | 64% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 26 | 15–8–3 | 63% |
| At home | 27 | 16–10–1 | 61% |
| On the road | 28 | 14–12–2 | 54% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 35 | 24–10–1 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 20 | 6–12–2 | 35% |
His own 55 games on file, 1972–1976, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike White 1972–1976 | 3–2 | California | 5 | |
| Dee Andros 1972–1975 | 4–0 | Oregon State | 4 | |
| Jim Sweeney 1972–1975 | 3–1 | Washington State | 4 | |
| John McKay 1972–1975 | 1–3 | USC | 4 | |
| Bo Schembechler 1973–1976 | 0–3–1 | Michigan | 4 | |
| Joe Paterno 1973–1976 | 0–4 | Penn State | 4 | |
| Jim Owens 1972–1974 | 3–0 | Washington | 3 | |
| Don Read 1974–1976 | 3–0 | Oregon | 3 | |
| Darryl Rogers 1973–1975 | 1–1–1 | San José State | 3 |
Jack Christiansen’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Stateseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Washingtonseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Washington Stateseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Oregonseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| San José Stateseries | 5 | 3–1–1 |
| Californiaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| USCseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| UCLAseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
Also a player: Jack Christiansen’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–63 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Defensive backfield | |
| 1963–67 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Head coach | |
| 1968–71 | Stanford | Assistant coach | |
| 1972–76 | Stanford | Head coach | |
| 1977 | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | Running backs coach | |
| 1978–82 | Seattle Seahawks NFL | Defensive backfield | |
| 1983 | Atlanta Falcons NFL | Defensive backs coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John RalstonStanford
- Paul WigginKansas City Chiefs
- Dan HenningAtlanta Falcons
Assistants who became head coaches
- Richard VorisVirginia, Hartnell
- Jim ShofnerTCU, Cleveland Browns
- Dave CurreyLong Beach State, Cincinnati
- Norb HeckerAtlanta Falcons
- Pete KettelaUC Riverside, Edmonton Eskimos
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ralston | Stanford | 1968–71 | Assistant coach | |
| Paul Wiggin | Kansas City Chiefs NFL | 1977 | Running backs coach | |
| Dan Henning | Atlanta Falcons NFL | 1983 | Defensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Voris | San Francisco 49ers, 1963–67: defensive line coach | Virginia, Hartnell | |
| Jim Shofner | San Francisco 49ers, 1967: defensive backs coach | TCU, Cleveland Browns | |
| Dave Currey | Stanford, 1972–76: assistant coach | Long Beach State, Cincinnati | |
| Norb Hecker | Stanford, 1972–73: defensive coordinator and defensive line coach; 1974–76: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Atlanta Falcons | |
| Pete Kettela | Stanford, 1972–76: assistant coach | UC Riverside, Edmonton Eskimos |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Jed Hughes | Stanford, 1972–73: graduate assistant | |
| Robert A. Jones | Stanford, 1972–73: offensive coordinator | |
| Willie Shaw | Stanford, 1974: outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator; 1975–76: defensive backs 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.