The Zeitgeist List · coaching

John Cherberg

Followed Howard Odell. John Cherberg held Washington at National Program II for 3 seasons.

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1953–1955 · 1 stint

Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Reached National Program in his 1st career season — faster than 41% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #1 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

Washington, 3 seasons

−9.4

National Program II → National Program III.

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

3–3 against his rivals. Winless in 3 tries against Chuck Taylor.

Rivalry record

3–3

50.0% · 2 rivals

One-score games

4–8–2

28.6% · margin ≤8

vs. Blue Blood or better

0–1

0.0%

Rivalry ledger

Oregon2–167%

Washington State1–233%

The toughest matchup

vs. Chuck Taylor0–2–1

3 meetings, 1953–1955

’53 L’54 L’55 T

0% win rate across a real, 3-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.

Performance by opponent class

Blue Blood

0–1 0.0%

Power Program

1–11 8.3%

National Program

3–3 50.0%

Regional Program

5–3 62.5%

Coaching career

1953–1955

Washingtoncaretaker

National Program II → National Program II

John Cherberg held Washington at National Program II for 3 seasons.

17th-best Washington tenure of 18 by the numbers.

Followed Howard Odell (1948–1952) · succeeded by Darrell Royal (1956–1956).

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