Joe Salem
Joe Salem went 96–91–3 as a head coach, 1966–1983, at South Dakota, Northern Arizona and Minnesota. Share
13 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1966–74 at South Dakota; 1975–78 at Northern Arizona. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 96–91–3 career
- Seasons
- 18
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1981 6–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | South Dakota * | 5–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1967 | South Dakota * | 2–8 | 7th | |||
| 1968 | South Dakota * | 9–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1969 | South Dakota * | 3–7 | T–5th | |||
| 1970 | South Dakota * | 4–4–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1971 | South Dakota * | 3–7 | T–4th | |||
| 1972 | South Dakota * | 9–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1973 | South Dakota * | 8–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L | ||
| 1974 | South Dakota * | 8–3 | T–1st | |||
| 1975 | Northern Arizona * | 1–9 | 7th | |||
| 1976 | Northern Arizona * | 8–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1977 | Northern Arizona * | 9–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L | ||
| 1978 | Northern Arizona * | 8–2 | 1st | |||
| 1979 | Minnesota | 4–6–1 | 6th | |||
| 1980 | Minnesota | 5–6 | 5th | |||
| 1981 | Minnesota | 6–5 | T–6th | |||
| 1982 | Minnesota | 3–8 | 10th | |||
| 1983 | Minnesota | 1–10 | 10th |
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 | 15 | 3–12 | 20% |
| Against top-10 teams | 8 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Against rivals | 16 | 3–13 | 19% |
| Conference games | 45 | 12–32–1 | 28% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 6–7–1 | 46% |
| At home | 30 | 13–16–1 | 45% |
| On the road | 25 | 6–19 | 24% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 23 | 13–9–1 | 59% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 32 | 6–26 | 19% |
His own 55 games on file, 1979–1983, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Fry 1979–1983 | 3–2 | Iowa | 5 | |
| Earle Bruce 1979–1983 | 1–4 | Ohio State | 5 | |
| Bo Schembechler 1979–1983 | 0–5 | Michigan | 5 | |
| Dave McClain 1979–1983 | 0–5 | Wisconsin | 5 | |
| Brian Burke 1979–1982 | 4–0 | Ohio | 4 | |
| Lee Corso 1979–1982 | 1–3 | Indiana | 4 | |
| Mike White 1980–1983 | 1–3 | Illinois | 4 | |
| Jim Young 1979–1981 | 2–1 | Purdue | 3 | |
| Dennis Green 1981–1983 | 1–2 | Northwestern | 3 | |
| Frank Waters 1980–1982 | 0–3 | Michigan State | 3 |
Joe Salem’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northwesternseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Iowaseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Purdueseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Indianaseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Illinoisseries | 5 | 1–3–1 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 5 | 0–5 |
| Michiganseries | 5 | 0–5 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–65 | Minnesota | Assistant coach | |
| 1966–74 | South Dakota | Head coach | |
| 1975–78 | Northern Arizona | Head coach | |
| 1979–83 | Minnesota | Head coach | |
| 2006–09 | Augustana (SD) | Quarterbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Murray WarmathMinnesota
- Brad SalemAugustana (SD)
Assistants who became head coaches
- Larry DonovanMontana, BC Lions
- Joe GlennWyoming, Doane, Northern Colorado, Montana, South Dakota
- Mike ShanahanLos Angeles Raiders, Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins
- Lou WestIndiana State
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Warmath | Minnesota | 1961–65 | Assistant coach | |
| Brad Salem | Augustana (SD) | 2006–09 | Quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Donovan | South Dakota, 1966–71: assistant coach | Montana, BC Lions | |
| Joe Glenn | South Dakota, 1974: backfield coach; Northern Arizona, 1975: backfield coach | Wyoming, Doane, Northern Colorado, Montana, South Dakota | |
| Mike Shanahan | Northern Arizona, 1977: offensive backfield; Minnesota, 1979: offensive coordinator | Los Angeles Raiders, Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins | |
| Lou West | Minnesota, 1983: defensive backs coach | Indiana State |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck Heater | Northern Arizona, 1976: running backs coach | |
| Chuck Dickerson | Minnesota, 1983: defensive 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.