Jock Sutherland
Jock Sutherland went 144–28–14 as a head coach, 1919–1938, at Lafayette and Pittsburgh. His 1921 Lafayette team claims the national title. Share
- Record
- 144–28–14 career
- Seasons
- 20
- Schools
- 2
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1921
- Hall of Fame
- 1951 inducted
- Best season
- 1937 9–0–1, No. 1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Lafayette | 6–2 | ||||
| 1920 | Lafayette | 5–3 | ||||
| 1921 | Lafayette | 9–0 | ||||
| 1922 | Lafayette | 7–2 | ||||
| 1923 | Lafayette | 6–1–2 | ||||
| 1924 | Pittsburgh | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1925 | Pittsburgh | 8–1 | ||||
| 1926 | Pittsburgh | 5–2–2 | ||||
| 1927 | Pittsburgh | 8–1–1 | Rose Bowl L | |||
| 1928 | Pittsburgh | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1929 | Pittsburgh | 9–1 | Rose Bowl L | |||
| 1930 | Pittsburgh | 6–2–1 | ||||
| 1931 | Pittsburgh | 8–1 | ||||
| 1932 | Pittsburgh | 8–1–2 | Rose Bowl L | |||
| 1933 | Pittsburgh | 8–1 | ||||
| 1934 | Pittsburgh | 8–1 | ||||
| 1935 | Pittsburgh | 7–1–2 | ||||
| 1936 | Pittsburgh | 8–1–1 | Rose Bowl W | 3 | ||
| 1937 | Pittsburgh | 9–0–1 | 1 | |||
| 1938 | Pittsburgh | 8–2 | 8 |
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
Joe SkladanyConsensus All‑American, 1932 and 1933
Frank SchwabConsensus All‑American, 1921 and 1922- Jesse QuatseConsensus All‑American, 1931
- Ave DaniellConsensus All‑American, 1936
- Ralph E. ChaseConsensus All‑American, 1925
- Tony MatisiConsensus All‑American, 1937
- George ShotwellConsensus All‑American, 1934
- Joe DonchessConsensus All‑American, 1929
- Ray MontgomeryConsensus All‑American, 1929
- Chuck HartwigConsensus All‑American, 1934
- Mike GettoConsensus All‑American, 1928
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 | 11 | 8–2–1 | 77% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 4–1–1 | 75% |
| Against rivals | 46 | 41–4–1 | 90% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 56 | 27–15–14 | 61% |
| At home | 124 | 103–12–9 | 87% |
| On the road | 58 | 40–13–5 | 73% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 156 | 129–17–10 | 86% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 15–11–4 | 57% |
His own 186 games on file, 1919–1938, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Steffen 1924–1932 | 6–3 | Carnegie Mellon | 9 | |
| Dana Bible 1929–1936 | 6–0–2 | Nebraska | 8 | |
| Pop Warner 1920–1938 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh, Stanford, Temple | 7 | |
| Hugo Bezdek 1924–1929 | 6–0 | Penn State | 6 | |
| Bob Higgins 1930–1938 | 6–0 | Penn State | 6 | |
| Rat Rogers 1925–1930 | 5–1 | West Virginia | 6 | |
| Elmer Layden 1932–1937 | 5–1 | Duquesne, Notre Dame | 6 | |
| Greasy Neale 1922–1933 | 3–1 | Washington & Jefferson, West Virginia | 4 | |
| Howard Jones 1929–1935 | 2–2 | USC | 4 | |
| Jimmy Crowley 1935–1938 | 1–0–3 | Fordham | 4 |
Jock 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 |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginiaseries | 15 | 14–1 |
| Carnegie Mellonseries | 15 | 10–4–1 |
| Penn Stateseries | 12 | 12–0 |
| Nebraskaseries | 12 | 9–0–3 |
| Washington & Jeffersonseries | 11 | 6–2–3 |
| Notre Dameseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Lehighseries | 5 | 5–0 |
Also a player: Jock Sutherland’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919–23 | Lafayette | Head coach | |
| 1924–38 | Pittsburgh | Head coach | |
| 1940–41 | Brooklyn Dodgers NFL | Head coach | |
| 1946–47 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- James HerronIndiana, Duke, Washington and Lee
- Charles BowserPittsburgh, Grove City, Bowdoin
- Andy GustafsonVirginia Tech, Miami
- Howard OdellYale, Washington
- Walter MilliganPittsburgh
- Bill KernWest Virginia, Carnegie Mellon
- John MichelosenPittsburgh, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Joe KuharichSan Francisco, Notre Dame, Chicago Cardinals, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Herron | Pittsburgh, 1924: assistant coach | Indiana, Duke, Washington and Lee | |
| Charles Bowser | Pittsburgh, 1927–29, 1935–37: assistant coach | Pittsburgh, Grove City, Bowdoin | |
| Andy Gustafson | Pittsburgh, 1930–33: backfield coach | Virginia Tech, Miami | |
| Howard Odell | Pittsburgh, 1934–35: backfield coach | Yale, Washington | |
| Walter Milligan | Pittsburgh, 1934–38: freshman coach | Pittsburgh | |
| Bill Kern | Pittsburgh, 1936: assistant coach | West Virginia, Carnegie Mellon | |
| John Michelosen | Pittsburgh, 1938: assistant coach; Brooklyn Dodgers, 1940–41: backfield coach; Pittsburgh Steelers, 1946–47: assistant coach | Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Joe Kuharich | Pittsburgh Steelers, 1946: line coach | San Francisco, Notre Dame, Chicago Cardinals, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles |
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.