John Pont
John Pont went 84–132–3 as a head coach, 1956–1992, at Miami (OH), Yale, Indiana, Northwestern and Mount St. Joseph. Wikipedia’s season articles record six seasons differently (1956, 7–1–1, 1957, 6–3, 1958, 6–3, 1959, 5–4, 1960, 5–5 and 1961, 6–4); by them his record is 107–141–4. By his Wikipedia article’s season table, which differs from the games on file in two seasons (1973–74), his record is 107–140–4. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1990–92 at Mount St. Joseph. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 84–132–3 career
- Seasons
- 25
- Schools
- 5
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1967 9–2, No. 4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Miami (OH) | 2–1 (Wikipedia: 7–1–1) | 2nd | |||
| 1957 | Miami (OH) | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 6–3) | 1st | |||
| 1958 | Miami (OH) | 1–2 (Wikipedia: 6–3) | 1st | |||
| 1959 | Miami (OH) | 2–2 (Wikipedia: 5–4) | 3rd | |||
| 1960 | Miami (OH) | 3–2 (Wikipedia: 5–5) | 4th | |||
| 1961 | Miami (OH) | 3–2 (Wikipedia: 6–4) | 3rd | |||
| 1962 | Miami (OH) | 8–2–1 | 3rd | Tangerine Bowl L | ||
| 1963 | Yale | 6–3 | T–4th | |||
| 1964 | Yale | 6–2–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1965 | Indiana | 2–8 | 9th | |||
| 1966 | Indiana | 1–8–1 | 9th | |||
| 1967 | Indiana | 9–2 | T–1st | Rose Bowl L | 4 | |
| 1968 | Indiana | 6–4 | T–5th | |||
| 1969 | Indiana | 4–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1970 | Indiana | 1–9 | T–9th | |||
| 1971 | Indiana | 3–8 | 9th | |||
| 1972 | Indiana | 5–6 | T–6th | |||
| 1973 | Northwestern | 4–7 | T–4th | |||
| 1974 | Northwestern | 3–8 | T–7th | |||
| 1975 | Northwestern | 3–8 | 9th | |||
| 1976 | Northwestern | 1–10 | 10th | |||
| 1977 | Northwestern | 1–10 | 10th | |||
| 1978–89: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1990 | Mount St. Joseph * | 1–9 | ||||
| 1991 | Mount St. Joseph * | 4–6 | ||||
| 1992 | Mount St. Joseph * | 4–5 | ||||
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.
Players he coached
Randy BeislerNo. 4 pick, 1966- Doug CrusanNo. 27 pick, 1968
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 | 29 | 3–26 | 10% |
| Against top-10 teams | 20 | 2–18 | 10% |
| Against rivals | 50 | 21–29 | 42% |
| Conference games | 118 | 42–73–3 | 37% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 76 | 38–35–3 | 52% |
| At home | 93 | 46–44–3 | 51% |
| On the road | 95 | 29–66 | 31% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 67 | 46–19–2 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 123 | 29–93–1 | 24% |
His own 190 games on file, 1956–1977, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Agase 1965–1976 | 2–8 | Northwestern, Purdue | 10 | |
| Bob Blackman 1963–1976 | 3–5 | Dartmouth, Illinois | 8 | |
| Jack Mollenkopf 1957–1969 | 2–6 | Purdue | 8 | |
| John Jardine 1970–1977 | 1–7 | Wisconsin | 8 | |
| Murray Warmath 1965–1971 | 1–5–1 | Minnesota | 7 | |
| Woody Hayes 1965–1977 | 0–7 | Ohio State | 7 | |
| Duffy Daugherty 1965–1970 | 3–3 | Michigan State | 6 | |
| Cal Stoll 1972–1977 | 2–4 | Minnesota | 6 | |
| Bo Schembechler 1966–1977 | 0–6 | Miami (OH), Michigan | 6 | |
| George Blackburn 1956–1960 | 3–2 | Cincinnati | 5 |
John Pont’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 | 16 | 4–12 |
| Illinoisseries | 13 | 6–7 |
| Iowaseries | 13 | 6–7 |
| Minnesotaseries | 13 | 3–9–1 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 11 | 5–6 |
| Wisconsinseries | 11 | 3–8 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Daytonseries | 7 | 5–2 |
National coaching awards
The awards- 1967 Indiana: Eddie Robinson and Walter Camp Coach
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953–55 | Miami (OH) | Assistant coach | |
| 1956–62 | Miami (OH) | Head coach | |
| 1963–64 | Yale | Head coach | |
| 1965–72 | Indiana | Head coach | |
| 1973–77 | Northwestern | Head coach | |
| 1984–89 | Hamilton HS (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1990–92 | Mount St. Joseph | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Ara ParseghianMiami (OH)
Assistants who became head coaches
- Carmen CozzaYale
- Ron CorradiniMount St Joseph
- Dick TomeyHawai’i, Arizona, San José State
- Bob HicksIndiana
- Bob BakerCalgary Stampeders, Pace
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ara Parseghian | Miami (OH) | 1953–55 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (5)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Cozza | Miami (OH), 1956–62: assistant coach; Yale, 1963–64: assistant coach | Yale | |
| Ron Corradini | Miami (OH), 1961–62: graduate assistant | Mount St Joseph | |
| Dick Tomey | Miami (OH), 1962: graduate assistant and freshman coach | Hawai’i, Arizona, San José State | |
| Bob Hicks | Indiana, 1965–72: assistant coach | Indiana | |
| Bob Baker | Indiana, 1966–72: wide receivers coach | Calgary Stampeders, Pace |
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.