John Roning
John Roning went 62–59–3 as a head coach, 1939–1960, at Gustavus Adolphus, Utah State and Denver. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1939–41 at Gustavus Adolphus. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 62–59–3 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1955 8–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Gustavus Adolphus * | 6–2 | 4th | |||
| 1940 | Gustavus Adolphus * | 7–1 | 1st | |||
| 1941 | Gustavus Adolphus * | 4–2–1 | ||||
| 1942–50: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1951 | Utah State | 3–5–1 | 6th | |||
| 1952 | Utah State | 3–7–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1953 | Utah State | 8–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1954 | Utah State | 4–6 | 3rd | |||
| 1955 | Denver | 8–2 | T–3rd | |||
| 1956 | Denver | 6–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1957 | Denver | 6–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1958 | Denver | 2–8 | T–6th | |||
| 1959 | Denver | 2–8 | T–5th | |||
| 1960 | Denver | 3–7 | T–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. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 12 | 4–8 | 33% |
| Conference games | 70 | 33–36–1 | 48% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 39 | 16–21–2 | 44% |
| At home | 51 | 26–25 | 51% |
| On the road | 50 | 19–29–2 | 40% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 52 | 30–22 | 58% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 49 | 15–32–2 | 33% |
His own 101 games on file, 1951–1960, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Curtice 1951–1957 | 2–5 | Utah | 7 | |
| Robert Titchenal 1953–1959 | 3–3 | New Mexico, San José State | 6 | |
| Charles Atkinson 1951–1955 | 4–1 | BYU | 5 | |
| Robert Davis 1951–1955 | 2–2–1 | Colorado State | 5 | |
| Tuffy Mullison 1956–1960 | 2–3 | Colorado State | 5 | |
| Everett Faunce 1955–1958 | 3–1 | Utah State | 4 | |
| Phil Dickens 1953–1956 | 1–3 | Wyoming | 4 | |
| Bob Devaney 1957–1960 | 1–3 | Wyoming | 4 | |
| Jerry Williams 1955–1957 | 3–0 | Montana | 3 | |
| Ed Chinske 1952–1954 | 2–1 | Montana | 3 |
John Roning’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Montanaseries | 10 | 8–2 |
| BYUseries | 10 | 6–4 |
| New Mexicoseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 10 | 4–5–1 |
| Utahseries | 10 | 2–8 |
| Wyomingseries | 10 | 2–8 |
| Utah Stateseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Wichita Stateseries | 5 | 3–1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–38 | Red Wing HS (MN) high school | Head coach | |
| 1939–41 | Gustavus Adolphus | Head coach | |
| 1942 | Minnesota | Ends coach | |
| 1943–44 | [[North Carolina Pre-Flight Cloudbusters football service team | Head coach | |
| 1946–50 | Minnesota | Backfield coach | |
| 1951–54 | Utah Agricultural | Head coach | |
| 1955–60 | Denver | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- George HauserMinnesota
- Bernie BiermanMinnesota
Assistants who became head coaches
- Cal StollWake Forest, Minnesota
- Everett FaunceUtah State, Minot State
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hauser | Minnesota | 1942 | Ends coach | |
| Bernie Bierman | Minnesota | 1946–50 | Backfield coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Stoll | Utah State, 1951–54: line coach; Denver, 1955–56: line coach | Wake Forest, Minnesota | |
| Everett Faunce | Utah State, 1951–54: assistant coach | Utah State, Minot State |
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.