John Jenkins
John Jenkins went 18–15 as a head coach, 1990–1992, at Houston. Share
- Record
- 18–15 career
- Seasons
- 3
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1990 10–1, No. 10
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Houston | 10–1 | 2nd | 10 | ||
| 1991 | Houston | 4–7 | 7th | |||
| 1992 | Houston | 4–7 | 7th |
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
David KlinglerFifth in the 1990 Heisman vote
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 ranked teams | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 7–5 | 58% |
| Conference games | 23 | 12–11 | 52% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 9 | 3–6 | 33% |
| At home | 16 | 13–3 | 81% |
| On the road | 16 | 4–12 | 25% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 23 | 16–7 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 10 | 2–8 | 20% |
His own 33 games on file, 1990–1992, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Goldsmith 1990–1992 | 3–0 | Rice | 3 | |
| Grant Teaff 1990–1992 | 1–2 | Baylor | 3 | |
| R.C. Slocum 1990–1992 | 1–2 | Texas A&M | 3 | |
| Spike Dykes 1990–1992 | 1–2 | Texas Tech | 3 |
John Jenkins’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Riceseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| SMUseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| TCUseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Baylorseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Texasseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Texas Techseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Arkansasseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–78 | Arkansas | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1979–83 | Mississippi State | Linebackers coach | |
| 1984 | Houston Gamblers USFL | Special teams coach | |
| 1985 | Houston Gamblers USFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1986 | Pittsburgh | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1987–89 | Houston | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1990–92 | Houston | Head coach | |
| 1994 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1995 | Birmingham Barracudas CFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1996 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1997–98 | Toronto Argonauts CFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1999 | Milwaukee Mustangs Arena | Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | |
| 2001 | Toronto Argonauts CFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2004 | Calgary Stampeders CFL | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2006 | Ottawa Renegades CFL | Head coach | |
| 2014 | FXFL Blacktips | Head coach | |
| 2015 | Hudson Valley Fort | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Lou HoltzArkansas
- Emory BellardMississippi State
- Jack PardeeHouston Gamblers, Houston, Birmingham Barracudas
- Mike GottfriedPittsburgh
- Don MatthewsToronto Argonauts
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ben HurtMiddle Tennessee
Worked under (5)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Holtz | Arkansas | 1977–78 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Emory Bellard | Mississippi State | 1979–83 | Linebackers coach | |
| Jack Pardee | Houston Gamblers pro | 1984–85 | 1984: special teams coach; 1985: offensive coordinator | |
| Mike Gottfried | Pittsburgh | 1986 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Jack Pardee | Houston | 1987–89 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Jack Pardee | Birmingham Barracudas pro | 1995 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Don Matthews | Toronto Argonauts pro | 1997–98 | Offensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hurt | Houston, 1990–92: assistant coach | Middle Tennessee |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Coyer | Houston, 1990: assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Melvin Robertson | Houston, 1991–92: linebackers coach | |
| Kenny Perry | Houston, 1992: graduate assistant | |
| Jaime Hill | Ottawa Renegades, 2006: co-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.