Milt Bruhn
Milt Bruhn went 52–45–6 as a head coach, 1956–1966, at Wisconsin. Share
- Record
- 52–45–6 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 3 seasons
- Best season
- 1962 8–2, No. 2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Wisconsin | 1–5–3 | 9th | |||
| 1957 | Wisconsin | 6–3 | T–4th | 19 | ||
| 1958 | Wisconsin | 7–1–1 | 2nd | 7 | ||
| 1959 | Wisconsin | 7–3 | 1st | Rose Bowl L | 6 | |
| 1960 | Wisconsin | 4–5 | 9th | |||
| 1961 | Wisconsin | 6–3 | 5th | 18 | ||
| 1962 | Wisconsin | 8–2 | 1st | Rose Bowl L | 2 | |
| 1963 | Wisconsin | 5–4 | T–5th | |||
| 1964 | Wisconsin | 3–6 | T–7th | |||
| 1965 | Wisconsin | 2–7–1 | T–7th | |||
| 1966 | Wisconsin | 3–6–1 | 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.
Players he coached
Pat RichterConsensus All‑American, 1962- Dan LanphearConsensus All‑American, 1959
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 | 31 | 10–18–3 | 37% |
| Against top-10 teams | 24 | 6–16–2 | 29% |
| Against rivals | 24 | 13–10–1 | 56% |
| Conference games | 77 | 35–37–5 | 49% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 34 | 19–9–6 | 65% |
| At home | 57 | 33–20–4 | 61% |
| On the road | 44 | 19–23–2 | 45% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 51 | 38–10–3 | 77% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 52 | 14–35–3 | 30% |
His own 103 games on file, 1956–1966, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Warmath 1956–1966 | 7–3–1 | Minnesota | 11 | |
| Woody Hayes 1956–1966 | 1–9–1 | Ohio State | 11 | |
| Ara Parseghian 1956–1964 | 6–3 | Northwestern, Notre Dame | 9 | |
| Jack Mollenkopf 1956–1966 | 4–4–1 | Purdue | 9 | |
| Pete Elliott 1960–1966 | 2–5 | Illinois | 7 | |
| Duffy Daugherty 1956–1964 | 1–5 | Michigan State | 6 | |
| Jerry Burns 1961–1965 | 4–1 | Iowa | 5 | |
| Bump Elliott 1959–1966 | 3–2 | Michigan | 5 | |
| Forest Evashevski 1956–1960 | 1–4 | Iowa | 5 | |
| Ray Eliot 1956–1959 | 2–1–1 | Illinois | 4 |
Milt Bruhn’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northwesternseries | 11 | 7–3–1 |
| Minnesotaseries | 11 | 7–3–1 |
| Iowaseries | 11 | 6–5 |
| Illinoisseries | 11 | 4–6–1 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 11 | 1–9–1 |
| Purdueseries | 9 | 4–4–1 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Marquetteseries | 5 | 5–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–42 | Amherst | Line coach | |
| 1943 | Minnesota | Ends coach | |
| 1944–45 | Colgate | Line coach | |
| 1946 | Franklin & Marshall | Line coach | |
| 1947–48 | Lafayette | Line coach | |
| 1949–55 | Wisconsin | Line coach | |
| 1956–66 | Wisconsin | 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
- Andrew KerrColgate
- Ivy WilliamsonLafayette, Wisconsin
Assistants who became head coaches
- Perry MossFlorida State, Marshall, Montreal Alouettes, San Antonio Wings, Chicago Bruisers, Detroit Drive, Miami
- John CoattaWisconsin, Mankato State
- Mike McGeeEast Carolina, Duke
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hauser | Minnesota | 1943 | Ends coach | |
| Andrew Kerr | Colgate | 1944–45 | Line coach | |
| Ivy Williamson | Lafayette | 1947–48 | Line coach | |
| Ivy Williamson | Wisconsin | 1949–55 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Moss | Wisconsin, 1958: backfield coach | Florida State, Marshall, Montreal Alouettes, San Antonio Wings, Chicago Bruisers, Detroit Drive, Miami | |
| John Coatta | Wisconsin, 1965–66: assistant coach | Wisconsin, Mankato State | |
| Mike McGee | Wisconsin, 1966: assistant coach | East Carolina, Duke |
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.