John Yovicsin
John Yovicsin went 110–53–5 as a head coach, 1952–1970, at Gettysburg and Harvard. Share
Five seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1952–56 at Gettysburg. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 110–53–5 career
- Seasons
- 19
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1968 8–0–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Gettysburg * | 6–3 | ||||
| 1953 | Gettysburg * | 8–1 | ||||
| 1954 | Gettysburg * | 5–3 | ||||
| 1955 | Gettysburg * | 6–2 | ||||
| 1956 | Gettysburg * | 7–2 | ||||
| 1957 | Harvard | 3–5 | 7th | |||
| 1958 | Harvard | 4–5 | 6th | |||
| 1959 | Harvard | 6–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1960 | Harvard | 5–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1961 | Harvard | 6–3 | T–1st | |||
| 1962 | Harvard | 6–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1963 | Harvard | 5–2–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1964 | Harvard | 6–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1965 | Harvard | 5–2–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1966 | Harvard | 8–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1967 | Harvard | 6–3 | T–4th | |||
| 1968 | Harvard | 8–0–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1969 | Harvard | 3–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1970 | Harvard | 7–2 | T–2nd |
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 rivals | 56 | 31–23–2 | 57% |
| Conference games | 98 | 59–35–4 | 62% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 47 | 23–19–5 | 54% |
| At home | 86 | 57–26–3 | 68% |
| On the road | 39 | 21–16–2 | 56% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 85 | 58–22–5 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 40 | 20–20 | 50% |
His own 125 games on file, 1957–1970, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Blackman 1957–1970 | 6–8 | Dartmouth | 14 | |
| Richard Colman 1957–1968 | 5–7 | Princeton | 12 | |
| Aldo Donelli 1957–1967 | 9–1–1 | Columbia | 11 | |
| John McLaughry 1959–1966 | 7–1 | Brown | 8 | |
| Jordan Olivar 1957–1962 | 4–2 | Yale | 6 | |
| Carmen Cozza 1965–1970 | 3–2–1 | Yale | 6 | |
| John Stiegman 1960–1964 | 4–1 | Pennsylvania | 5 | |
| Jack Musick 1966–1970 | 4–1 | Cornell | 5 | |
| Tom Harp 1961–1965 | 3–1–1 | Cornell | 5 | |
| Len Jardine 1967–1970 | 3–1 | Brown | 4 |
John Yovicsin’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Columbiaseries | 14 | 11–2–1 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 14 | 11–2–1 |
| Brownseries | 14 | 10–4 |
| Yaleseries | 14 | 8–5–1 |
| Cornellseries | 14 | 7–6–1 |
| Dartmouthseries | 14 | 6–8 |
| Princetonseries | 14 | 6–8 |
| Holy Crossseries | 5 | 4–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–51 | Gettysburg | Assistant coach | |
| 1952–56 | Gettysburg | Head coach | |
| 1957–70 | Harvard | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- James S. LentzBowdoin
- Foge FazioPittsburgh
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James S. Lentz | Gettysburg, 1952–55: freshman coach; 1956: line coach; Harvard, 1957–61: offensive guards and centers coach; 1962–67: defensive coordinator and defensive line coach | Bowdoin | |
| Foge Fazio | Harvard, 1968: assistant coach | Pittsburgh |
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.