Jim Criner
Jim Criner went 75–45–3 as a head coach, 1976–1986, at Boise State and Iowa State. Share
Seven seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1976–82 at Boise State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 75–45–3 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1986 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Boise State * | 5–5–1 | 5th | |||
| 1977 | Boise State * | 9–2 | 1st | |||
| 1978 | Boise State * | 7–4 | 4th | |||
| 1979 | Boise State * | 10–1 | ||||
| 1980 | Boise State * | 10–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Championship W | 7 | |
| 1981 | Boise State * | 10–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal L | 5 | |
| 1982 | Boise State * | 8–3 | 4th | 15 | ||
| 1983 | Iowa State | 4–7 | T–4th | |||
| 1984 | Iowa State | 2–7–2 | T–7th | |||
| 1985 | Iowa State | 5–6 | 5th | |||
| 1986 | Iowa State coached nine of 11 games | 5–4 |
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 | 13 | 1–12 | 8% |
| Against top-10 teams | 11 | 1–10 | 9% |
| Against rivals | 15 | 3–10–2 | 27% |
| Conference games | 26 | 8–16–2 | 35% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 18 | 9–7–2 | 56% |
| At home | 25 | 12–12–1 | 50% |
| On the road | 17 | 4–12–1 | 26% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 15 | 10–4–1 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 27 | 6–20–1 | 24% |
His own 42 games on file, 1983–1986, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McCartney 1983–1986 | 1–3 | Colorado | 4 | |
| Barry Switzer 1983–1986 | 0–4 | Oklahoma | 4 | |
| Hayden Fry 1983–1986 | 0–4 | Iowa | 4 | |
| Tom Osborne 1983–1986 | 0–4 | Nebraska | 4 | |
| Mike Gottfried 1983–1985 | 2–1 | Kansas | 3 |
Jim Criner’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kansasseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Coloradoseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Missouriseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Nebraskaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Oklahomaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Iowaseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–68 | Utah | Offensive line coach | |
| 1969 | Cal State Hayward | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1970–71 | California | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1972 | BYU | Assistant coach | |
| 1973–74 | UCLA | Offensive line coach | |
| 1975 | UCLA | Linebackers coach | |
| 1976–82 | Boise State | Head coach | |
| 1983–86 | Iowa State | Head coach | |
| 1991–92 | Sacramento Surge NFL Europe | Offensive line coach | |
| 1995–2000 | Scottish Claymores NFL Europe | Head coach | |
| 2001 | Las Vegas Outlaws XFL | Head coach | |
| 2009–10 | Aix-en-Provence Argonautes | Head coach | |
| 2012 | Amiens Spartiates | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Mike GiddingsUtah
- Bill MeekUtah
- Ray WillseyCalifornia
- LaVell EdwardsBYU
- Pepper RodgersUCLA
- Dick VermeilUCLA
- Kay StephensonSacramento Surge
Assistants who became head coaches
- Chuck BankerIowa State, Westminster (UT)
- Ron DowhowerStanford, Vanderbilt, Indianapolis Colts
- Dave CampoDallas Cowboys
- Gene DahlquistScottish Claymores
- John FoxCarolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears
- Lyle SetencichBoise State, Cal Poly
- Mike KnollNew Mexico State, Upper Iowa
- Jim GushGarden City, Navarro
- Phil BennettSMU, Pittsburgh, North Texas
- Tom MasonBoise State
- Ron Dickerson Jr.Gardner-Webb, Benedict
Worked under (7)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Giddings | Utah | 1967 | Offensive line coach | |
| Bill Meek | Utah | 1968 | Offensive line coach | |
| Ray Willsey | California | 1970–71 | Defensive backs coach | |
| LaVell Edwards | BYU | 1972 | Assistant coach | |
| Pepper Rodgers | UCLA | 1973 | Offensive line coach | |
| Dick Vermeil | UCLA | 1974–75 | 1974: offensive line coach; 1975: linebackers coach | |
| Kay Stephenson | Sacramento Surge pro | 1991–92 | Offensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (11)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Banker | Boise State, 1976–78: linebackers coach; 1979: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; Iowa State, 1986: assistant head coach and defensive ends coach | Iowa State, Westminster (UT) | |
| Ron Dowhower | Boise State, 1976: offensive coordinator | Stanford, Vanderbilt, Indianapolis Colts | |
| Dave Campo | Boise State, 1977–79: defensive backs coach; Iowa State, 1983: defensive backs coach | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Gene Dahlquist | Boise State, 1977–82: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; Iowa State, 1983–86: offensive coordinator | Scottish Claymores | |
| John Fox | Boise State, 1980: defensive backs coach; Iowa State, 1984: defensive backs coach | Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears | |
| Lyle Setencich | Boise State, 1980: defensive backs coach; 1980–82: defensive coordinator | Boise State, Cal Poly | |
| Mike Knoll | Iowa State, 1983: defensive coordinator | New Mexico State, Upper Iowa | |
| Jim Gush | Iowa State, 1984–86: graduate assistant | Garden City, Navarro | |
| Phil Bennett | Iowa State, 1984: linebackers coach; 1985–86: defensive coordinator | SMU, Pittsburgh, North Texas | |
| Tom Mason | Scottish Claymores, 2000: defensive backs coach; Las Vegas Outlaws, 2001: linebackers coach | Boise State | |
| Ron Dickerson Jr. | Las Vegas Outlaws, 2001: running backs coach | Gardner-Webb, Benedict |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Solari | Boise State, 1980: offensive line coach | |
| Phil Snow | Boise State, 1982: defensive backs coach | |
| Ed Johnson | Iowa State, 1984: defensive coordinator | |
| Mark Criner | Las Vegas Outlaws, 2001: defensive coordinator and defensive backs 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.