John Michelosen
John Michelosen went 56–49–7 as a head coach, 1955–1965, at Pittsburgh. Share
- Record
- 56–49–7 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1963 9–1, No. 4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Pittsburgh | 7–4 | Sugar Bowl L | 11 | ||
| 1956 | Pittsburgh | 7–3–1 | Gator Bowl L | 13 | ||
| 1957 | Pittsburgh | 4–6 | ||||
| 1958 | Pittsburgh | 5–4–1 | ||||
| 1959 | Pittsburgh | 6–4 | 20 | |||
| 1960 | Pittsburgh | 4–3–3 | ||||
| 1961 | Pittsburgh | 3–7 | ||||
| 1962 | Pittsburgh | 5–5 | ||||
| 1963 | Pittsburgh | 9–1 | 4 | |||
| 1964 | Pittsburgh | 3–5–2 | ||||
| 1965 | Pittsburgh | 3–7 |
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
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Paul MarthaConsensus All‑American, 1963
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 | 22 | 4–16–2 | 23% |
| Against top-10 teams | 18 | 3–13–2 | 22% |
| Against rivals | 43 | 21–21–1 | 50% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 52 | 25–20–7 | 55% |
| At home | 57 | 33–19–5 | 62% |
| On the road | 49 | 22–25–2 | 47% |
| At neutral sites | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 50 | 33–12–5 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 62 | 23–37–2 | 39% |
His own 112 games on file, 1955–1965, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Schwartzwalder 1955–1965 | 5–6 | Syracuse | 11 | |
| Rip Engle 1955–1965 | 5–5–1 | Penn State | 11 | |
| Andy Gustafson 1955–1963 | 4–3 | Miami | 7 | |
| Bill Barnes 1959–1964 | 3–3 | UCLA | 6 | |
| Gene Corum 1960–1965 | 3–3 | West Virginia | 6 | |
| Art Lewis 1955–1959 | 3–2 | West Virginia | 5 | |
| Bill Murray 1955–1965 | 3–1 | Duke | 4 | |
| Len Casanova 1956–1965 | 2–2 | Oregon | 4 | |
| Joe Kuharich 1959–1962 | 2–2 | Notre Dame | 4 | |
| Wayne Hardin 1961–1964 | 1–2–1 | Navy | 4 |
John Michelosen’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 |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginiaseries | 11 | 6–5 |
| Syracuseseries | 11 | 5–6 |
| Penn Stateseries | 11 | 5–5–1 |
| Notre Dameseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Miamiseries | 9 | 5–3–1 |
| UCLAseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Armyseries | 7 | 4–1–2 |
| Navyseries | 6 | 1–4–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938–39 | Pittsburgh | Assistant coach | |
| 1940–41 | Brooklyn Dodgers NFL | Backfield coach | |
| 1945 | Corpus Christi NAS service team | Assistant coach | |
| 1946–47 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1948–51 | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | Head coach | |
| 1955–65 | Pittsburgh | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jock SutherlandPittsburgh, Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Charles BowserPittsburgh
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ernest HefferleBoston College
- Carl DePasquaPittsburgh, Waynesburg
- Bill NarduzziYoungstown State
- Foge FazioPittsburgh
- Frank LauterburToledo, Iowa
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jock Sutherland | Pittsburgh | 1938 | Assistant coach | |
| Charles Bowser | Pittsburgh | 1939 | Assistant coach | |
| Jock Sutherland | Brooklyn Dodgers NFL | 1940–41 | Backfield coach | |
| Jock Sutherland | Pittsburgh Steelers NFL | 1946–47 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Hefferle | Pittsburgh, 1955–58: freshman coach; 1955–58: offensive line coach; 1962–64: assistant coach | Boston College | |
| Carl DePasqua | Pittsburgh, 1958–65: defensive backs coach | Pittsburgh, Waynesburg | |
| Bill Narduzzi | Pittsburgh, 1962: graduate assistant | Youngstown State | |
| Foge Fazio | Pittsburgh, 1962: graduate assistant | Pittsburgh | |
| Frank Lauterbur | Pittsburgh, 1962: assistant coach | Toledo, Iowa |
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.