Paul Schissler
Paul Schissler went 108–41–6 as a head coach, 1915–1944, at Doane, St. Viator, Lombard, Oregon State and March Field. Share
Eight seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1915 at Doane; 1916 at St. Viator; 1921–23 at Lombard; 1942–44 at March Field. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 108–41–6 career
- Seasons
- 17
- Schools
- 5
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1926 7–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Doane * | 5–3 | ||||
| 1916 | St. Viator * | 6–2 | ||||
| 1917–20: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1921 | Lombard * | 9–0 | 1st | |||
| 1922 | Lombard * | 7–0–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1923 | Lombard * | 6–1 | 1st | |||
| 1924 | Oregon State | 3–5 | T–5th / 7th | |||
| 1925 | Oregon State | 7–2 | T–1st / T–3rd | |||
| 1926 | Oregon State | 7–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1927 | Oregon State | 3–3–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1928 | Oregon State | 6–3 | T–6th | |||
| 1929 | Oregon State | 5–4 | T–7th | |||
| 1930 | Oregon State | 7–3 | 6th | |||
| 1931 | Oregon State | 6–3–1 | 7th | |||
| 1932 | Oregon State | 4–6 | T–8th | |||
| 1933–41: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1942 | March Field * | 11–2 | ||||
| 1943 | March Field * | 9–1 | 10 | |||
| 1944 | March Field * | 7–2–2 | 10 | |||
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 | 9 | 4–4–1 | 50% |
| Conference games | 45 | 17–27–1 | 39% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 20 | 6–12–2 | 35% |
| At home | 47 | 34–13 | 72% |
| On the road | 33 | 14–17–2 | 45% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 50 | 40–9–1 | 81% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 30 | 8–21–1 | 28% |
His own 80 games on file, 1924–1932, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Jones 1925–1932 | 0–8 | USC | 8 | |
| O.E. Hollingbery 1927–1932 | 1–5 | Washington State | 6 | |
| Pop Warner 1925–1932 | 0–6 | Stanford | 6 | |
| John McEwan 1926–1929 | 2–2 | Oregon | 4 |
Paul Schissler’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oregonseries | 9 | 4–4–1 |
| USCseries | 9 | 0–9 |
| Washington Stateseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Stanfordseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Montanaseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Willametteseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Idahoseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| UC Davisseries | 4 | 4–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913–14 | Hastings HS (NE) high school | Head coach | |
| 1915 | Doane | Head coach | |
| 1916 | St. Viator | Head coach | |
| 1918–20 | Nebraska | Assistant coach | |
| 1921–23 | Lombard | Head coach | |
| 1924–32 | Oregon Agricultural | Head coach | |
| 1933–34 | Chicago Cardinals NFL | Head coach | |
| 1935–36 | Brooklyn Dodgers NFL | Head coach | |
| 1942–44 | March Field | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- William KlineNebraska
- Henry SchulteNebraska
Assistants who became head coaches
- Lon StinerOregon State
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Kline | Nebraska | 1918 | Assistant coach | |
| Henry Schulte | Nebraska | 1919–20 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lon Stiner | Oregon State, 1928–32: assistant coach | Oregon State |
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.