Jerry Berndt

Jerry Berndt (May 11, 1938 – December 3, 2022) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.[1] He served as the head football coach at DePauw University, the University of Pennsylvania, Rice University, and Temple University. In two years at DePauw (1979–1980), Berndt guided the Tigers to a 9–9–1 mark, including a 7–2–1 mark in his second season. From 1981 to 1985, he coached at Penn and compiled a 29–18–2 record. In 1984, he won Ivy League Coach of the Year honors. From 1986 to 1988, he coached at Rice, and compiled a 6–27 record. This included a 0–11 season in 1988. From 1989 to 1992, he coached at Temple, where he compiled an 11–33 record. He also served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Missouri from 1994 to 1999. He played college football at Bowling Green State University.

For the American photojournalist and documentary photographer, see Jerry Berndt (photographer).
Jerry Berndt
Biographical details
Born(1938-05-11)May 11, 1938
DiedDecember 3, 2022(2022-12-03) (aged 84)
Playing career
c. 1960Wisconsin–Superior
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1969Toledo (GA)
1970Streetsboro HS (OH)
1971–1978Dartmouth (assistant)
1979–1980DePauw
1981–1985Penn
1986–1988Rice
1989–1992Temple
1994–1999Missouri (OC/QB)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1986–1988Rice
Head coaching record
Overall55–87–3 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Ivy (1982–1985)

Berndt died on December 3, 2022, aged 84.[2]

Coaching career

Berndt began his coaching career in the high school football ranks in 1962. He was an assistant at Libbey High School in Toledo, Ohio and at Bedford High School in Temperance, Michigan. In 1969, he worked as a graduate assistant at the University of Toledo under head coach Frank Lauterbur. The next year Berndt served as the head football coach at Streetsboro High School in Streetsboro, Ohio. From 1971 to 1978 he was an assistant football coach at Dartmouth College.[3]

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
DePauw Tigers (NCAA Division III independent) (1979–1980)
1979 DePauw 2–7
1980 DePauw 7–2–1
DePauw: 9–9–1
Penn Quakers (Ivy League) (1981–1985)
1981 Penn 1–91–6T–7th
1982 Penn 7–35–2T–1st
1983 Penn 6–3–15–1–1T–1st
1984 Penn 8–17–01st
1985 Penn 7–2–16–11st
Penn: 29–18–224–10–1
Rice Owls (Southwest Conference) (1986–1988)
1986 Rice 4–72–67th
1987 Rice 2–90–78th
1988 Rice 0–110–78th
Rice: 6–272–20
Temple Owls (NCAA Division I-A independent) (1989–1990)
1989 Temple 1–10
1990 Temple 7–4
Temple Owls (Big East Conference) (1989–1990)
1991 Temple 2–90–58th
1992 Temple 1–100–68th
Temple: 11–330–11
Total:55–87–3
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Penn Football Mourns Passing of Hall of Fame Head Coach Jerry Berndt". pennathletics.com. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  2. "Temple Mourns the Passing of Former Head Football Coach Jerry Berndt". owlsports.com. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  3. "Ex-Toledoan Berndt Has Penn Near Title". Toledo Blade. November 19, 1982. Retrieved June 21, 2014 – via Google News.
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