Jerry Berndt
Jerry Berndt went 55–87–3 as a head coach, 1979–1992, at DePauw, Pennsylvania, Penn, Rice and Temple. Share
Six seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1979–80 at DePauw; 1982–85 at Penn (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 55–87–3 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 5
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1990 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | DePauw * | 2–7 | ||||
| 1980 | DePauw * | 7–2–1 | ||||
| 1981 | Pennsylvania | 1–9 | T–7th | |||
| 1982 | Penn * | 7–3 | T–1st | |||
| 1983 | Penn * | 6–3–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1984 | Penn * | 8–1 | 1st | |||
| 1985 | Penn * | 7–2–1 | 1st | |||
| 1986 | Rice | 4–7 | 7th | |||
| 1987 | Rice | 2–9 | 8th | |||
| 1988 | Rice | 0–11 | 8th | |||
| 1989 | Temple | 1–10 | ||||
| 1990 | Temple | 7–4 | ||||
| 1991 | Temple | 2–9 | 8th | |||
| 1992 | Temple | 1–10 | 8th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 20 | 0–20 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 22 | 4–18 | 18% |
| Conference games | 40 | 3–37 | 8% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 26 | 11–15 | 42% |
| At home | 41 | 13–28 | 32% |
| On the road | 46 | 5–41 | 11% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 13 | 8–5 | 62% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 74 | 10–64 | 14% |
His own 87 games on file, 1981–1992, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Hatfield 1986–1991 | 0–4 | Arkansas, Clemson | 4 | |
| Joe Paterno 1989–1992 | 0–4 | Penn State | 4 | |
| Jim Wacker 1986–1988 | 1–2 | TCU | 3 | |
| Frank Beamer 1989–1992 | 1–2 | Virginia Tech | 3 | |
| Doug Graber 1990–1992 | 1–2 | Rutgers | 3 | |
| Paul Hackett 1990–1992 | 1–2 | Pittsburgh | 3 | |
| David McWilliams 1986–1988 | 0–3 | Texas Tech, Texas | 3 | |
| Grant Teaff 1986–1988 | 0–3 | Baylor | 3 | |
| Jackie Sherrill 1986–1988 | 0–3 | Texas A&M | 3 | |
| Jack Pardee 1987–1989 | 0–3 | Houston | 3 |
Jerry Berndt’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rutgersseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Pittsburghseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Houstonseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Syracuseseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Penn Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Virginia Techseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| TCUseries | 3 | 1–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Toledo | Graduate assistant | |
| 1970 | Streetsboro HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1971–78 | Dartmouth | Assistant coach | |
| 1979–80 | DePauw | Head coach | |
| 1981–85 | Penn | Head coach | |
| 1986–88 | Rice | Head coach | |
| 1989–92 | Temple | Head coach | |
| 1994–99 | Missouri | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Frank LauterburToledo
- Jake CrouthamelDartmouth
- Joseph YukicaDartmouth
- Larry SmithMissouri
Assistants who became head coaches
- Buddy TeevensTulane, Stanford, Maine, Dartmouth
- John LyonsDartmouth
- Curt CignettiJames Madison, Indiana, IU Pennsylvania, Elon
- Tyrone WillinghamStanford, Notre Dame, Washington
- Ron ChismarWichita State
- Joe TrainerMillersville, Rhode Island
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lauterbur | Toledo | 1969 | Graduate assistant | |
| Jake Crouthamel | Dartmouth | 1971–77 | Assistant coach | |
| Joseph Yukica | Dartmouth | 1978 | Assistant coach | |
| Larry Smith | Missouri | 1994–99 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Teevens | DePauw, 1979–80: running backs coach | Tulane, Stanford, Maine, Dartmouth | |
| John Lyons | Pennsylvania, 1981–84: defensive coordinator | Dartmouth | |
| Curt Cignetti | Rice, 1986–88: quarterbacks coach; Temple, 1989–92: quarterbacks coach | James Madison, Indiana, IU Pennsylvania, Elon | |
| Tyrone Willingham | Rice, 1986–88: wide receivers and special teams coach | Stanford, Notre Dame, Washington | |
| Ron Chismar | Rice, 1987–88: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator; Temple, 1989–92: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Wichita State | |
| Joe Trainer | Temple, 1990–91: graduate assistant | Millersville, Rhode Island |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill McGovern | Pennsylvania, 1985: freshman coach | |
| Ted Gill | Rice, 1988: defensive line coach | |
| Dick Hopkins | Temple, 1989–92: defensive backs coach | |
| Kirk Ciarrocca | Temple, 1990–91: graduate assistant |
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.