Joe Krivak
Joe Krivak went 20–34–2 as a head coach, 1987–1991, at Maryland. Share
- Record
- 20–34–2 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1990 6–5–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Maryland | 4–7 | 5th | |||
| 1988 | Maryland | 5–6 | T–4th | |||
| 1989 | Maryland | 3–7–1 | 6th | |||
| 1990 | Maryland | 6–5–1 | 4th | Independence Bowl T | ||
| 1991 | Maryland | 2–9 | 6th |
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 | 22 | 2–19–1 | 11% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Against rivals | 15 | 5–9–1 | 37% |
| Conference games | 34 | 15–19 | 44% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–0–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 12–11–2 | 52% |
| At home | 25 | 12–13 | 48% |
| On the road | 30 | 8–21–1 | 28% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–0–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 21 | 12–9 | 57% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 35 | 8–25–2 | 26% |
His own 56 games on file, 1987–1991, 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 Dooley 1987–1991 | 4–1 | Wake Forest | 5 | |
| George Welsh 1987–1991 | 3–2 | Virginia | 5 | |
| Dick Sheridan 1987–1991 | 2–3 | NC State | 5 | |
| Don Nehlen 1987–1991 | 2–3 | West Virginia | 5 | |
| Joe Paterno 1987–1991 | 0–4–1 | Penn State | 5 | |
| Mack Brown 1988–1991 | 2–2 | North Carolina | 4 | |
| Bobby Ross 1988–1991 | 1–3 | Georgia Tech | 4 | |
| Steve Spurrier 1987–1989 | 2–1 | Duke | 3 | |
| Danny Ford 1987–1989 | 0–3 | Clemson | 3 |
Joe Krivak’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Forestseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Dukeseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Virginiaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| NC Stateseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| North Carolinaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| West Virginiaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Penn Stateseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 5 | 0–5 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958–60 | Madonna HS (WV) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1961–68 | Madonna HS (WV) high school | Head coach | |
| 1969–73 | Syracuse | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1974–76 | Maryland | Assistant coach | |
| 1977–81 | Navy | Assistant coach | |
| 1982–86 | Maryland | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| 1987–91 | Maryland | Head coach | |
| 1995–96 | Virginia | Quarterbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ben SchwartzwalderSyracuse
- Jerry ClaiborneMaryland
- George WelshNavy, Virginia
- Bobby RossMaryland
Assistants who became head coaches
- John ZernheltThe Citadel
- Bob ValesenteKansas
- Steve AxmanNorthern Arizona
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Schwartzwalder | Syracuse | 1969–73 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Jerry Claiborne | Maryland | 1974–76 | Assistant coach | |
| George Welsh | Navy | 1977–81 | Assistant coach | |
| Bobby Ross | Maryland | 1982–86 | Quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| George Welsh | Virginia | 1995–96 | Quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Zernhelt | Maryland, 1987–91: offensive line coach | The Citadel | |
| Bob Valesente | Maryland, 1988: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Kansas | |
| Steve Axman | Maryland, 1989: quarterbacks coach | Northern Arizona |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Williams | Maryland, 1987–91: defensive coordinator | |
| James C. Cavanaugh | Maryland, 1987: offensive coordinator |
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.