Joseph Yukica
Joseph Yukica went 111–93–4 as a head coach, 1966–1986, at New Hampshire, Boston College and Dartmouth. Share
Seven seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1966–67 at New Hampshire; 1982–86 at Dartmouth (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 111–93–4 career
- Seasons
- 21
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1971 9–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | New Hampshire * | 2–6 | 6th | |||
| 1967 | New Hampshire * | 5–3 | 4th | |||
| 1968 | Boston College | 6–3 | ||||
| 1969 | Boston College | 5–4 | ||||
| 1970 | Boston College | 8–2 | ||||
| 1971 | Boston College | 9–2 | ||||
| 1972 | Boston College | 4–7 | ||||
| 1973 | Boston College | 7–4 | ||||
| 1974 | Boston College | 8–3 | ||||
| 1975 | Boston College | 7–4 | ||||
| 1976 | Boston College | 8–3 | ||||
| 1977 | Boston College | 6–5 | ||||
| 1978 | Dartmouth | 6–3 | 1st | |||
| 1979 | Dartmouth | 4–4–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1980 | Dartmouth | 4–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 1981 | Dartmouth | 6–4 | T–1st | |||
| 1982 | Dartmouth * | 5–5 | T–1st | |||
| 1983 | Dartmouth * | 4–5–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1984 | Dartmouth * | 2–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1985 | Dartmouth * | 2–7–1 | 6th | |||
| 1986 | Dartmouth * | 3–6–1 | 4th |
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
Steve SchindlerNo. 18 pick, 1977- Bill ThomasNo. 26 pick, 1972
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 | 11 | 1–10 | 9% |
| Against top-10 teams | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Against rivals | 38 | 27–10–1 | 72% |
| Conference games | 28 | 20–8 | 71% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 36 | 18–17–1 | 51% |
| At home | 71 | 51–20 | 72% |
| On the road | 70 | 36–33–1 | 52% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 101 | 72–28–1 | 72% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 42 | 16–26 | 38% |
His own 143 games on file, 1968–1981, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Doherty 1971–1975 | 5–0 | Holy Cross | 5 | |
| Wayne Hardin 1971–1975 | 4–1 | Temple | 5 | |
| Bobby Bowden 1971–1976 | 2–3 | West Virginia, Florida State | 5 | |
| Neil Wheelwright 1976–1980 | 1–4 | Holy Cross | 5 | |
| Lou Ferry 1970–1973 | 4–0 | Villanova | 4 | |
| George Welsh 1973–1976 | 4–0 | Navy | 4 | |
| John Anderson 1978–1981 | 4–0 | Brown | 4 | |
| Ben Schwartzwalder 1969–1973 | 3–1 | Syracuse | 4 | |
| Rick Forzano 1969–1972 | 3–1 | Navy | 4 | |
| Joseph Restic 1978–1981 | 3–1 | Harvard | 4 |
Joseph Yukica’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Crossseries | 13 | 8–5 |
| Massachusettsseries | 11 | 9–2 |
| Villanovaseries | 10 | 8–2 |
| Navyseries | 9 | 8–1 |
| Syracuseseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Tulaneseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| West Virginiaseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Armyseries | 6 | 4–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Penn State | Fresh. assistant | |
| 1954 | State College HS (PA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1955–59 | Central Dauphin HS (PA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1960 | West Chester State | Ends coach | |
| 1961–65 | Dartmouth | Offensive line coach | |
| 1966–67 | New Hampshire | Head coach | |
| 1968–77 | Boston College | Head coach | |
| 1978–86 | Dartmouth | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Rip EnglePenn State
- Bob BlackmanDartmouth
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jack BicknellBoston College, Maine, Barcelona Dragons, Scottish Claymores, Hamburg Sea Devils
- Jerry BerndtPennsylvania, Rice, Temple, DePauw
- Joe MogliaCoastal Carolina, Omaha Nighthawks
- Don BrownPlymouth State, Northeastern, Massachusetts
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Engle | Penn State | 1953 | Fresh. assistant | |
| Bob Blackman | Dartmouth | 1961–65 | Offensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Bicknell | Boston College, 1968–75: backfield coach | Boston College, Maine, Barcelona Dragons, Scottish Claymores, Hamburg Sea Devils | |
| Jerry Berndt | Dartmouth, 1978: assistant coach | Pennsylvania, Rice, Temple, DePauw | |
| Joe Moglia | Dartmouth, 1981–83: defensive coordinator | Coastal Carolina, Omaha Nighthawks | |
| Don Brown | Dartmouth, 1982: graduate assistant; 1984–86: defensive backs coach | Plymouth State, Northeastern, Massachusetts |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| John Petercuskie | Boston College, 1969–72: defensive coordinator |
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.