Jerry Burns
Jerry Burns went 16–27–2 as a head coach, 1961–1965, at Iowa. Share
- Record
- 16–27–2 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1961 5–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Iowa | 5–4 | T–7th | |||
| 1962 | Iowa | 4–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1963 | Iowa | 3–3–2 | 8th | |||
| 1964 | Iowa | 3–6 | T–9th | |||
| 1965 | Iowa | 1–9 | 10th |
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
John NilandNo. 5 pick, 1966
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 | 11 | 1–10 | 9% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 1–10 | 9% |
| Against rivals | 10 | 2–8 | 20% |
| Conference games | 31 | 8–22–1 | 27% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 17 | 3–12–2 | 24% |
| At home | 24 | 11–12–1 | 48% |
| On the road | 21 | 5–15–1 | 26% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 21 | 13–7–1 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 24 | 3–20–1 | 15% |
His own 45 games on file, 1961–1965, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Bruhn 1961–1965 | 1–4 | Wisconsin | 5 | |
| Murray Warmath 1961–1965 | 1–4 | Minnesota | 5 | |
| Woody Hayes 1961–1965 | 1–4 | Ohio State | 5 | |
| Jack Mollenkopf 1961–1965 | 0–5 | Purdue | 5 | |
| Phil Dickens 1961–1964 | 4–0 | Indiana | 4 | |
| Bump Elliott 1961–1964 | 1–2–1 | Michigan | 4 |
Jerry Burns’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Indianaseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Minnesotaseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Wisconsinseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Purdueseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Michiganseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Notre Dameseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Hawaii | Assistant coach | |
| 1952 | Hawaii | Baseball coach | |
| 1952 | Whittier | Assistant coach | |
| 1952–53 | Whittier | Basketball coach | |
| 1953 | St. Mary’s of Redford HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1954–60 | Iowa | Assistant coach | |
| 1961–65 | Iowa | Head coach | |
| 1966–67 | Green Bay Packers NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1968–85 | Minnesota Vikings NFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1986–91 | Minnesota Vikings NFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Forest EvashevskiIowa
- Les SteckelMinnesota Vikings
Assistants who became head coaches
- Andy MacDonaldNorthern Arizona
- Lynn StilesSan José State
- Marc TrestmanMontreal Alouettes, Chicago Bears, Toronto Argonauts, Tampa Bay Vipers
- Monte KiffinNC State
- Paul WigginStanford, Kansas City Chiefs
- Pete CarrollUSC, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Evashevski | Iowa | 1954–60 | Assistant coach | |
| Les Steckel | Minnesota Vikings NFL | 1984 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy MacDonald | Iowa, 1961–65: assistant coach | Northern Arizona | |
| Lynn Stiles | Iowa, 1965: assistant coach | San José State | |
| Marc Trestman | Minnesota Vikings, 1986: running backs coach; 1990–91: quarterbacks coach | Montreal Alouettes, Chicago Bears, Toronto Argonauts, Tampa Bay Vipers | |
| Monte Kiffin | Minnesota Vikings, 1986–89: linebackers coach; 1991: defensive coordinator | NC State | |
| Paul Wiggin | Minnesota Vikings, 1986–91: defensive line coach | Stanford, Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Pete Carroll | Minnesota Vikings, 1986–89: defensive backs coach | USC, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Moore | Iowa, 1961–62: graduate assistant; Minnesota Vikings, 1990–91: assistant head 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.