John Bateman
John Bateman went 73–51 as a head coach, 1960–1972, at Rutgers. Share
- Record
- 73–51 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1961 9–0, No. 15
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Rutgers | 8–1 | 1st (University) / 1st | |||
| 1961 | Rutgers | 9–0 | 1st (University) / 1st | 15 | ||
| 1962 | Rutgers | 5–5 | 1st | |||
| 1963 | Rutgers | 3–6 | 1st | |||
| 1964 | Rutgers | 6–3 | 1st | |||
| 1965 | Rutgers | 3–6 | T–1st | |||
| 1966 | Rutgers | 5–4 | 1st | |||
| 1967 | Rutgers | 4–5 | 1st | |||
| 1968 | Rutgers | 8–2 | 1st | |||
| 1969 | Rutgers | 6–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1970 | Rutgers | 5–5 | T–1st | |||
| 1971 | Rutgers | 4–7 | 3rd | |||
| 1972 | Rutgers | 7–4 | 1st |
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
Alex KrollConsensus All‑American, 1961
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 13 | 5–8 | 38% |
| Conference games | 4 | 4–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 42 | 23–19 | 55% |
| At home | 62 | 44–18 | 71% |
| On the road | 62 | 29–33 | 47% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 81 | 59–22 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 43 | 14–29 | 33% |
His own 124 games on file, 1960–1972, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Colman 1960–1968 | 3–6 | Princeton | 9 | |
| Aldo Donelli 1960–1967 | 5–3 | Columbia | 8 | |
| Hal Lahar 1962–1967 | 2–4 | Colgate | 6 | |
| Neil Wheelwright 1968–1972 | 5–0 | Colgate | 5 | |
| Frank Navarro 1968–1972 | 3–2 | Columbia | 5 | |
| Thomas Cahill 1966–1972 | 0–5 | Army | 5 | |
| John Stiegman 1961–1964 | 3–1 | Pennsylvania | 4 | |
| Jake McCandless 1969–1972 | 2–2 | Princeton | 4 | |
| Jack Musick 1968–1972 | 1–3 | Cornell | 4 |
John Bateman’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lafayetteseries | 13 | 11–2 |
| Lehighseries | 13 | 10–3 |
| Colgateseries | 13 | 9–4 |
| Columbiaseries | 13 | 8–5 |
| Princetonseries | 13 | 5–8 |
| Delawareseries | 10 | 4–6 |
| UConnseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Holy Crossseries | 7 | 4–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–56 | Columbia | Assistant coach | |
| 1957–59 | Penn | Line coach | |
| 1960–72 | Rutgers | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Lou LittleColumbia
Assistants who became head coaches
- Chuck KlausingIndiana (PA), Carnegie Mellon
- Bob NasoColumbia
- Frank BurnsRutgers, Johns Hopkins
- Hank SmallLehigh
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Little | Columbia | 1946–56 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Klausing | Rutgers, 1960: freshman coach | Indiana (PA), Carnegie Mellon | |
| Bob Naso | Rutgers, 1961–67: defensive line coach; 1968–72: defensive coordinator | Columbia | |
| Frank Burns | Rutgers, 1961–72: assistant coach | Rutgers, Johns Hopkins | |
| Hank Small | Rutgers, 1970: assistant freshmen | Lehigh |
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.