John Coatta
John Coatta went 38–50–3 as a head coach, 1967–1975, at Wisconsin and Mankato State. Share
Six seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1970–75 at Mankato State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 38–50–3 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1969 3–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Wisconsin | 0–9–1 | T–9th | |||
| 1968 | Wisconsin | 0–10 | 10th | |||
| 1969 | Wisconsin | 3–7 | T–5th | |||
| 1970 | Mankato State * | 7–2–1 | ||||
| 1971 | Mankato State * | 7–3 | NA | |||
| 1972 | Mankato State * | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1973 | Mankato State * | 7–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1974 | Mankato State * | 5–4–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1975 | Mankato State * | 3–6 | T–5th |
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 | 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 1–4–1 | 25% |
| Conference games | 21 | 3–17–1 | 17% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 2–9–1 | 21% |
| At home | 17 | 3–13–1 | 21% |
| On the road | 13 | 0–13 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 3 | 1–1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 27 | 2–25 | 7% |
His own 30 games on file, 1967–1969, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pont 1967–1969 | 1–2 | Indiana | 3 | |
| Ray Nagel 1967–1969 | 1–1–1 | Iowa | 3 | |
| Alex Agase 1967–1969 | 0–3 | Northwestern | 3 | |
| Murray Warmath 1967–1969 | 0–3 | Minnesota | 3 | |
| Woody Hayes 1967–1969 | 0–3 | Ohio State | 3 |
John Coatta’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Indianaseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Iowaseries | 3 | 1–1–1 |
| Northwesternseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Michiganseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Minnesotaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–64 | Florida State | Assistant coach | |
| 1965–66 | Wisconsin | Assistant coach | |
| 1966–69 | Wisconsin | Head coach | |
| 1970–75 | Mankato State | Head coach | |
| 1977–78 | Minnesota | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Perry MossFlorida State
- Bill PetersonFlorida State
- Milt BruhnWisconsin
- Cal StollMinnesota
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Moss | Florida State | 1959 | Assistant coach | |
| Bill Peterson | Florida State | 1960–64 | Assistant coach | |
| Milt Bruhn | Wisconsin | 1965–66 | Assistant coach | |
| Cal Stoll | Minnesota | 1977–78 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks 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.