Jim Sutherland
Jim Sutherland went 37–39–4 as a head coach, 1956–1963, at Washington State. Share
- Record
- 37–39–4 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1958 7–3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Washington State | 3–6–1 | 7th | |||
| 1957 | Washington State | 6–4 | 4th | |||
| 1958 | Washington State | 7–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1959 | Washington State | 6–4 | ||||
| 1960 | Washington State | 4–5–1 | ||||
| 1961 | Washington State | 3–7 | ||||
| 1962 | Washington State | 5–4–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1963 | Washington State | 3–6–1 | T–3rd |
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 | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 16 | 10–6 | 63% |
| Conference games | 28 | 15–12–1 | 55% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 38 | 17–17–4 | 50% |
| At home | 33 | 16–17 | 48% |
| On the road | 47 | 21–22–4 | 49% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 37 | 23–13–1 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 43 | 14–26–3 | 36% |
His own 80 games on file, 1956–1963, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Casanova 1956–1963 | 2–6–1 | Oregon | 9 | |
| Tommy Prothro 1956–1963 | 2–6 | Oregon State | 8 | |
| Jim Owens 1957–1963 | 2–5 | Washington | 7 | |
| Skip Stahley 1956–1961 | 6–0 | Idaho | 6 | |
| Jack Curtice 1958–1962 | 5–0 | Stanford | 5 | |
| Robert Titchenal 1959–1963 | 3–2 | San José State | 5 | |
| Pete Elliott 1957–1959 | 1–2 | California | 3 |
Jim Sutherland’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oregonseries | 9 | 2–6–1 |
| Idahoseries | 8 | 8–0 |
| Stanfordseries | 8 | 7–1 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 8 | 2–6 |
| Washingtonseries | 8 | 2–6 |
| San José Stateseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Pacificseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Californiaseries | 5 | 2–2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–40 | Santa Monica HS (CA) high school | Junior varsity coach | |
| 1941–52 | Santa Monica HS (CA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1953–54 | California | Backfield coach | |
| 1955 | Washington | Offense | |
| 1956–63 | Washington State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Pappy WaldorfCalifornia
- John CherbergWashington
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pappy Waldorf | California | 1953–54 | Backfield coach | |
| John Cherberg | Washington | 1955 | Offense |
Coached under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Gambold | Washington State, 1956–60: assistant 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.