Jerry Nissen
Jerry Nissen went 1–4–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1915 at Montana and 1917 at Montana. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1915, 2–2–2); by them his record is 3–6–2. Share
- Record
- 1–4–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1915 0–0–1
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Montana | 0–0–1 (Wikipedia: 2–2–2) | ||
| 1916: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1917 | Montana | 1–4 | ||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 2 | 1–0–1 | 75% |
| At home | 4 | 1–2–1 | 38% |
| On the road | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 4 | 1–2–1 | 38% |
His own six games on file, 1915–1917, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Montana Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Idahoseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Syracuseseries | 1 | 0–0–1 |
| Washington Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Utah Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Whitmanseries | 1 | 0–1 |