Joe Kuharich
Joe Kuharich went 42–37 as a head coach, 1948–1962, at San Francisco and Notre Dame. Share
- Record
- 42–37 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1951 9–0, No. 14
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | San Francisco | 2–7 | ||||
| 1949 | San Francisco | 7–3 | ||||
| 1950 | San Francisco | 7–4 | ||||
| 1951 | San Francisco | 9–0 | 14 | |||
| 1952–58: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1959 | Notre Dame | 5–5 | 17 | |||
| 1960 | Notre Dame | 2–8 | ||||
| 1961 | Notre Dame | 5–5 | ||||
| 1962 | Notre Dame | 5–5 | ||||
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
George IzoNo. 2 pick, 1960
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 | 13 | 2–11 | 15% |
| Against top-10 teams | 9 | 1–8 | 11% |
| Against rivals | 24 | 8–16 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 25 | 10–15 | 40% |
| At home | 40 | 27–13 | 68% |
| On the road | 35 | 14–21 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 44 | 31–13 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 35 | 11–24 | 31% |
His own 79 games on file, 1948–1962, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Olivar 1948–1951 | 2–2 | Villanova, Loyola Marymount | 4 | |
| John Michelosen 1959–1962 | 2–2 | Pittsburgh | 4 | |
| Wayne Hardin 1959–1962 | 2–2 | Navy | 4 | |
| Jack Mollenkopf 1959–1962 | 1–3 | Purdue | 4 | |
| Ara Parseghian 1959–1962 | 0–4 | Northwestern | 4 | |
| Duffy Daugherty 1959–1962 | 0–4 | Michigan State | 4 | |
| Robert Bronzan 1950–1951 | 3–0 | San José State | 3 | |
| Joseph Sheeketski 1948–1950 | 2–1 | Nevada | 3 | |
| James Hickey 1959–1962 | 2–1 | North Carolina | 3 | |
| John McKay 1960–1962 | 2–1 | USC | 3 |
Joe Kuharich’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 |
|---|---|---|
| San José Stateseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| USCseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Loyola Marymountseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Pittsburghseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Iowaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Navyseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Santa Claraseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| Purdueseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Line coach | |
| 1947 | San Francisco | Line coach | |
| 1948–51 | San Francisco | Head coach | |
| 1952 | Chicago Cardinals NFL | Head coach | |
| 1954–58 | Washington Redskins NFL | Head coach | |
| 1959–62 | Notre Dame | Head coach | |
| 1964–68 | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jock SutherlandPittsburgh Steelers
- Ed McKeeverSan Francisco
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jock Sutherland | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | 1946 | Line coach | |
| Ed McKeever | San Francisco | 1947 | Line 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.