John Merritt
John Merritt went 10–3–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1977 at Tennessee State, 1978 at Tennessee State, 1979 at Tennessee State and 1980 at Tennessee State. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1978, 8–3, 1979, 8–3 and 1980, 9–1); by them his record is 33–8–1. Share
- Record
- 10–3–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 1994 inducted
- Best season
- 1978 1–0
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Tennessee State | 8–1–1 | ||
| 1978 | Tennessee State | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 8–3) | ||
| 1979 | Tennessee State | 0–2 (Wikipedia: 8–3) | ||
| 1980 | Tennessee State | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 9–1) |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 6 | 2–3–1 | 42% |
| At home | 7 | 5–2 | 71% |
| On the road | 7 | 5–1–1 | 79% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 8 | 6–1–1 | 81% |
His own 14 games on file, 1977–1980, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Chattanoogaseries | 2 | 1–0–1 |
| Alabama A&Mseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Central Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Jackson Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Middle Tennesseeseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Southernseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| UT Martinseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Texas Southernseries | 1 | 1–0 |