John Gutekunst
John Gutekunst went 29–37–2 as a head coach, 1985–1991, at Minnesota. Share
- Record
- 29–37–2 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1985 7–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Minnesota bowl game | 1–0 | Independence Bowl W | |||
| 1986 | Minnesota | 6–6 | T–3rd | Liberty Bowl L | ||
| 1987 | Minnesota | 6–5 | T–6th | |||
| 1988 | Minnesota | 2–7–2 | T–9th | |||
| 1989 | Minnesota | 6–5 | 5th | |||
| 1990 | Minnesota | 6–5 | 6th | |||
| 1991 | Minnesota | 2–9 | 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.
Players he coached
Brian WilliamsNo. 18 pick, 1989
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 | 20 | 3–17 | 15% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Against rivals | 20 | 7–13 | 35% |
| Conference games | 48 | 18–28–2 | 40% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 26 | 12–12–2 | 50% |
| At home | 38 | 19–17–2 | 53% |
| On the road | 28 | 9–19 | 32% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 31 | 19–10–2 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 37 | 10–27 | 27% |
His own 68 games on file, 1985–1991, 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 Mallory 1986–1991 | 2–4 | Indiana | 6 | |
| Hayden Fry 1986–1991 | 2–4 | Iowa | 6 | |
| Francis Peay 1986–1990 | 4–0–1 | Northwestern | 5 | |
| Fred Akers 1987–1990 | 3–1 | Purdue | 4 | |
| Bo Schembechler 1986–1989 | 1–3 | Michigan | 4 | |
| George Perles 1986–1991 | 0–4 | Michigan State | 4 | |
| John Cooper 1988–1991 | 0–4 | Ohio State | 4 | |
| Don Morton 1987–1989 | 2–1 | Wisconsin | 3 |
John Gutekunst’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Purdueseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Wisconsinseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Indianaseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Iowaseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Michiganseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Northwesternseries | 5 | 4–0–1 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Duke 1965
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Duke | Assistant freshmen | |
| 1968–69 | Duke | Assistant offensive line | |
| 1970–71 | Duke | Freshman coach | |
| 1972 | Duke | Defensive ends coach | |
| 1973–74 | Duke | Linebackers coach | |
| 1975 | Duke | Offensive line coach | |
| 1976 | Duke | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1977–78 | Duke | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 1979–80 | Virginia Tech | Defensive ends coach | |
| 1981–83 | Virginia Tech | Defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach | |
| 1984–85 | Minnesota | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1985–91 | Minnesota | Head coach | |
| 1992 | Tampa Bay Storm Arena | Offensive line and defensive line coach | |
| 1992 | Wake Forest | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1993 | South Carolina | Outside linebackers coach | |
| 1994–95 | Rutgers | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| 1996–97 | New York CityHawks Arena | Director of football operations | |
| 1998 | Rhode Island | Defensive backs and kickers coach | |
| 1999–2003 | South Carolina | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2004 | North Carolina | Co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | |
| 2005–06 | North Carolina | Assistant head coach and tight ends coach | |
| 2007 | Duke | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2009 | East Carolina | Special teams coach | |
| 2010–11 | Columbia | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2013 | North Carolina A&T | Inside linebackers coach | |
| 2017 | East Carolina | Defensive analyst |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Tom HarpDuke
- Mike McGeeDuke
- Bill DooleyVirginia Tech, Wake Forest
- Lou HoltzMinnesota, South Carolina
- Lou SabanTampa Bay Storm
- Sparky WoodsSouth Carolina
- Doug GraberRutgers
- John BuntingNorth Carolina
- Ted RoofDuke
- Skip HoltzEast Carolina
- Norries WilsonColumbia
- Scottie MontgomeryEast Carolina
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dave SteckelMissouri State
- Jim StrongUNLV
- Pete CordelliKent State
- Michael HaywoodMiami (OH), Texas Southern
- Norries WilsonColumbia
- Tom GaddBucknell
Worked under (12)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Harp | Duke | 1967–70 | 1967: assistant freshmen; 1968–69: assistant offensive line; 1970: freshman coach | |
| Mike McGee | Duke | 1971–78 | 1971: freshman coach; 1972: defensive ends coach; 1973–74: linebackers coach; 1975: offensive line coach; 1976: defensive coordinator; 1977–78: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Bill Dooley | Virginia Tech | 1979–83 | 1979–80: defensive ends coach; 1981–83: defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach | |
| Lou Holtz | Minnesota | 1984–85 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Lou Saban | Tampa Bay Storm pro | 1992 | Offensive line and defensive line coach | |
| Bill Dooley | Wake Forest | 1992 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Sparky Woods | South Carolina | 1993 | Outside linebackers coach | |
| Doug Graber | Rutgers | 1994–95 | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Lou Holtz | South Carolina | 1999–2003 | Defensive backs coach | |
| John Bunting | North Carolina | 2004–06 | 2004: co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; 2005–06: assistant head coach and tight ends coach | |
| Ted Roof | Duke | 2007 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Skip Holtz | East Carolina | 2009 | Special teams coach | |
| Norries Wilson | Columbia | 2010–11 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Scottie Montgomery | East Carolina | 2017 | Defensive analyst |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Steckel | Minnesota, 1985: graduate assistant | Missouri State | |
| Jim Strong | Minnesota, 1985–86: assistant coach | UNLV | |
| Pete Cordelli | Minnesota, 1985: wide receivers and tight ends coach | Kent State | |
| Michael Haywood | Minnesota, 1988: graduate assistant | Miami (OH), Texas Southern | |
| Norries Wilson | Minnesota, 1989–90: graduate assistant | Columbia | |
| Tom Gadd | Minnesota, 1990–91: defensive coordinator | Bucknell |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Miller | Minnesota, 1986–88: defensive backs coach | |
| Ed Pinkham | Minnesota, 1989–91: defensive backs coach | |
| Chris Cosh | Minnesota, 1991: defensive 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.