Joseph Sheeketski
Joseph Sheeketski went 39–29–3 as a head coach, 1939–1950, at Holy Cross and Nevada. Share
- Record
- 39–29–3 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1947 9–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Holy Cross | 7–2 | ||||
| 1940 | Holy Cross | 4–5–1 | ||||
| 1941 | Holy Cross | 4–4–2 | ||||
| 1942–46: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1947 | Nevada | 9–2 | Salad Bowl W | |||
| 1948 | Nevada | 9–2 | Harbor Bowl L | |||
| 1949 | Nevada | 5–5 | ||||
| 1950 | Nevada | 1–9 | ||||
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
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 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 8–9–3 | 48% |
| At home | 29 | 19–8–2 | 69% |
| On the road | 36 | 18–17–1 | 51% |
| At neutral sites | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 53 | 33–18–2 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 18 | 6–11–1 | 36% |
His own 71 games on file, 1939–1950, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Kerr 1939–1941 | 1–1–1 | Colgate | 3 | |
| Bernie Moore 1939–1941 | 1–2 | LSU | 3 | |
| Joe Kuharich 1948–1950 | 1–2 | San Francisco | 3 | |
| Jordan Olivar 1948–1950 | 0–3 | Villanova, Loyola Marymount | 3 |
Joseph Sheeketski’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 |
|---|---|---|
| North Texasseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Saint Mary’s (CA)series | 4 | 2–2 |
| San Franciscoseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Providenceseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| Brownseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| Manhattanseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Wichita Stateseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| LSUseries | 3 | 1–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933–38 | Holy Cross | Backfield coach | |
| 1939–41 | Holy Cross | Head coach | |
| 1945 | Notre Dame | Backfield coach | |
| 1946 | Iowa | Line coach | |
| 1947–50 | Nevada | Head coach | |
| 1951 | New York Yanks NFL | Backfield coach | |
| 1954 | Dayton | Backfield coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Edward AndersonHoly Cross, Iowa
- Hugh DevoreNotre Dame
- James PhelanNew York Yanks
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Anderson | Holy Cross | 1933–38 | Backfield coach | |
| Hugh Devore | Notre Dame | 1945 | Backfield coach | |
| Edward Anderson | Iowa | 1946 | Line coach | |
| James Phelan | New York Yanks NFL | 1951 | Backfield 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.