Jerry Frei
Jerry Frei went 22–29–2 as a head coach, 1967–1971, at Oregon. Share
- Record
- 22–29–2 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1970 6–4–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Oregon | 2–8 | T–7th | |||
| 1968 | Oregon | 4–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1969 | Oregon | 5–5–1 | 5th | |||
| 1970 | Oregon | 6–4–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1971 | Oregon | 5–6 | 6th |
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
Tom DrougasNo. 22 pick, 1972- Jim SmithNo. 12 pick, 1968
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 | 16 | 4–12 | 25% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 2–9 | 18% |
| Against rivals | 19 | 5–14 | 26% |
| Conference games | 30 | 11–19 | 37% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 10–12–2 | 46% |
| At home | 27 | 14–12–1 | 54% |
| On the road | 26 | 8–17–1 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 19 | 12–5–2 | 68% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 34 | 10–24 | 29% |
His own 53 games on file, 1967–1971, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Owens 1967–1971 | 3–2 | Washington | 5 | |
| Dee Andros 1967–1971 | 0–5 | Oregon State | 5 | |
| John Ralston 1967–1971 | 0–5 | Stanford | 5 | |
| Jim Sweeney 1968–1971 | 3–1 | Washington State | 4 | |
| John McKay 1967–1971 | 2–2 | USC | 4 | |
| Ray Willsey 1967–1971 | 1–3 | California | 4 | |
| Bill Meek 1968–1971 | 3–0 | Utah | 3 | |
| Ben Martin 1969–1971 | 2–1 | Air Force | 3 |
Jerry Frei’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Stateseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Washingtonseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Stanfordseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Idahoseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Utahseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| USCseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Californiaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Grant HS (OR) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1950–51 | Lincoln HS (OR) high school | Head coach | |
| 1952–54 | Willamette | Line coach | |
| 1955–66 | Oregon | Assistant coach | |
| 1967–71 | Oregon | Head coach | |
| 1972–75 | Denver Broncos NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1976–77 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1978–80 | Chicago Bears NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1981–82 | Denver Broncos NFL | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Len CasanovaOregon
- John RalstonDenver Broncos
- John McKayTampa Bay Buccaneers
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bruce SnyderUtah State, California, Arizona State
- John RobinsonUSC, UNLV, Los Angeles Rams
- Terry SheaSan José State, Rutgers
- Dick EnrightOregon
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Casanova | Oregon | 1955–66 | Assistant coach | |
| John Ralston | Denver Broncos NFL | 1972–75 | Assistant coach | |
| John McKay | Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL | 1976–77 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Snyder | Oregon, 1967–71: assistant coach | Utah State, California, Arizona State | |
| John Robinson | Oregon, 1967–71: assistant coach | USC, UNLV, Los Angeles Rams | |
| Terry Shea | Oregon, 1968–69: graduate assistant | San José State, Rutgers | |
| Dick Enright | Oregon, 1970–71: offensive line coach | Oregon |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Gunther Cunningham | Oregon, 1969–71: defensive line coach | |
| Norm Chapman | Oregon, 1969: defensive coordinator |
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.