Joseph Restic
Joseph Restic went 117–97–6 as a head coach, 1971–1993, at Harvard. Share
12 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1982–93 at Harvard (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 117–97–6 career
- Seasons
- 23
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1973 7–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Harvard | 5–4 | 4th | |||
| 1972 | Harvard | 4–4–1 | 5th | |||
| 1973 | Harvard | 7–2 | T–2nd | |||
| 1974 | Harvard | 7–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1975 | Harvard | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1976 | Harvard | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1977 | Harvard | 4–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1978 | Harvard | 4–4–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1979 | Harvard | 3–6 | 6th | |||
| 1980 | Harvard | 7–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1981 | Harvard | 5–4–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1982 | Harvard * | 7–3 | T–1st | |||
| 1983 | Harvard * | 6–2–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1984 | Harvard * | 5–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1985 | Harvard * | 7–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1986 | Harvard * | 3–7 | 5th | |||
| 1987 | Harvard * | 8–2 | 1st | |||
| 1988 | Harvard * | 2–8 | T–7th | |||
| 1989 | Harvard * | 5–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1990 | Harvard * | 5–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1991 | Harvard * | 4–5–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1992 | Harvard * | 3–7 | 5th | |||
| 1993 | Harvard * | 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 rivals | 44 | 22–19–3 | 53% |
| Conference games | 77 | 45–29–3 | 60% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 46 | 23–20–3 | 53% |
| At home | 62 | 31–29–2 | 52% |
| On the road | 39 | 28–10–1 | 73% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 72 | 45–25–2 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 29 | 14–14–1 | 50% |
His own 101 games on file, 1971–1981, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Cozza 1971–1981 | 4–7 | Yale | 11 | |
| John Anderson 1973–1981 | 4–5 | Brown | 9 | |
| Jake Crouthamel 1971–1977 | 4–2–1 | Dartmouth | 7 | |
| Frank Navarro 1971–1981 | 3–2–2 | Columbia, Princeton | 7 | |
| Bill Campbell 1974–1979 | 5–1 | Columbia | 6 | |
| Robert Casciola 1973–1977 | 3–2 | Princeton | 5 | |
| Bob Blackman 1977–1981 | 3–2 | Cornell | 5 | |
| Jack Musick 1971–1974 | 3–1 | Cornell | 4 | |
| Joseph Yukica 1978–1981 | 1–3 | Dartmouth | 4 | |
| Edward Doherty 1971–1975 | 2–1 | Holy Cross | 3 |
Joseph Restic’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 | 11 | 10–1 |
| Pennsylvaniaseries | 11 | 10–1 |
| Cornellseries | 11 | 7–4 |
| Brownseries | 11 | 6–5 |
| Dartmouthseries | 11 | 5–5–1 |
| Yaleseries | 11 | 4–7 |
| Princetonseries | 11 | 3–6–2 |
| Massachusettsseries | 6 | 3–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–58 | Brown | Assistant coach | |
| 1959–61 | Colgate | Assistant coach | |
| 1962–67 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL | Assistant coach | |
| 1968–70 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL | Head coach | |
| 1971–93 | Harvard | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Alva KelleyBrown, Colgate
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alva Kelley | Brown | 1956–58 | Assistant coach | |
| Alva Kelley | Colgate | 1959–61 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| John Petercuskie | Harvard, 1987–88: defensive line coach |
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.