Jerry Ippoliti
Jerry Ippoliti went 25–29–1 as a head coach, 1971–1975, at Northern Illinois. Share
- Record
- 25–29–1 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1972 7–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Northern Illinois | 5–5–1 | ||||
| 1972 | Northern Illinois | 7–4 | ||||
| 1973 | Northern Illinois | 6–5 | ||||
| 1974 | Northern Illinois | 4–7 | ||||
| 1975 | Northern Illinois | 3–8 | 7th |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 4 | 1–2–1 | 38% |
| Conference games | 5 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 7–11–1 | 39% |
| At home | 26 | 14–11–1 | 56% |
| On the road | 29 | 11–18 | 38% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 32 | 17–14–1 | 55% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 23 | 8–15 | 35% |
His own 55 games on file, 1971–1975, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lengyel 1971–1974 | 3–1 | Marshall | 4 | |
| Jack Murphy 1971–1975 | 1–3 | Toledo | 4 | |
| Bill Doolittle 1971–1974 | 0–4 | Western Michigan | 4 | |
| Dave McClain 1973–1975 | 1–2 | Ball State | 3 |
Jerry Ippoliti’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Western Michiganseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Marshallseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Long Beach Stateseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Illinois Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Ball Stateseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Toledoseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Southern Illinoisseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Kent Stateseries | 3 | 3–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964–65 | Coshocton HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1966–68 | Buffalo | Backfield coach | |
| 1969–70 | Northern Illinois | Backfield coach | |
| 1971–75 | Northern Illinois | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Doc UrichBuffalo, Northern Illinois
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jim HarkemaEastern Michigan, Triton, Grand Valley State
- Joe RedmondMaryland Eastern Shore, Central State, Texas Southern, Joliet, Knoxville, Morris Brown
- Jack DeanEastern Illinois
- Pat CulpepperNorthern Illinois
- Tom BeckSt. Procopius / Illinois Benedictine, Elmhurst, Grand Valley State
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Urich | Buffalo | 1966–68 | Backfield coach | |
| Doc Urich | Northern Illinois | 1969–70 | Backfield coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harkema | Northern Illinois, 1972: assistant coach | Eastern Michigan, Triton, Grand Valley State | |
| Joe Redmond | Northern Illinois, 1973–75: offensive backs coach | Maryland Eastern Shore, Central State, Texas Southern, Joliet, Knoxville, Morris Brown | |
| Jack Dean | Northern Illinois, 1975: offensive coordinator | Eastern Illinois | |
| Pat Culpepper | Northern Illinois, 1975: defensive coordinator | Northern Illinois | |
| Tom Beck | Northern Illinois, 1975: offensive coordinator | St. Procopius / Illinois Benedictine, Elmhurst, Grand Valley State |
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.