Coaches
Jerry Schmitt
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jerry Schmitt
Played at Westminster (PA) 1979-1981
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-1984 | West Allegheny HS (PA) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1985-1987 | Duquesne | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1988 | Avonworth HS (PA) (HS) | Position | OL/DL | not known |
| 1989 | Bethel Park HS (PA) (HS) | Position | OL/DL | not known |
| 1990-1991 | South Fayette HS (PA) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1992 | Duquesne | Other | assistant | not known |
| 1993-1999 | Duquesne | OC | OC | not known |
| 2000-2004 | Westminster (PA) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2005- | Duquesne | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Duquesne (FCS) | 7-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 70% wins | - |
| 2006 | Duquesne (FCS) | 5-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 70% wins | - |
| 2007 | Duquesne (FCS) | 6-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 63% wins | - |
| 2008 | Duquesne (FCS) | 3-7 | - → - | - | - | - | 60% wins | - |
| 2009 | Duquesne (FCS) | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | - | 30% wins | - |
| 2010 | Duquesne (FCS) | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 27% wins | - |
| 2011 | Duquesne (FCS) | 9-2 | - → - | - | - | - | 64% wins | - |
| 2012 | Duquesne (FCS) | 5-5 | - → - | - | - | - | 82% wins | - |
| 2013 | Duquesne (FCS) | 6-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 50% wins | - |
| 2014 | Duquesne (FCS) | 6-6 | - → - | - | - | - | 67% wins | - |
| 2015 | Duquesne (FCS) | 8-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 50% wins | - |
| 2016 | Duquesne (FCS) | 8-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 67% wins | - |
| 2017 | Duquesne (FCS) | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 73% wins | - |
| 2018 | Duquesne (FCS) | 9-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 64% wins | - |
| 2019 | Duquesne (FCS) | 6-5 | - → - | - | - | - | 69% wins | - |
| 2021 | Duquesne (FCS) | 7-3 | - → - | 36 | 31 | - | - | 128 |
| 2022 | Duquesne (FCS) | 4-7 | - → - | 94 | 109 | - | 70% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | Duquesne (FCS) | 7-5 | - → - | 60 | 63 | - | 36% wins | 128 |
| 2024 | Duquesne (FCS) | 8-3 | - → - | 25 | 34 | - | 58% wins | 129 |
| 2025 | Duquesne (FCS) | 7-5 | - → - | 35 | 56 | - | 73% wins | 129 |
| 2026 | Duquesne (FCS) | 4-5 | - → - | 73 | 28 | - | 58% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Westminster | Division II | 8-2 |
| 2001 | Westminster | Division II | 4-5 |
| 2002 | Westminster | Division II | 6-4 |
| 2003 | Westminster | Division III | 5-5 |
| 2004 | Westminster | Division III | 5-5 |
| 2020 | Duquesne | FCS | 4-1 |
Worked under
None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Greg Gattuso · Duquesne 1987-1999 · him OC, Other, them Head coach, Position
- Dave Opfar · Duquesne 1993-2021 · him Head coach, OC, them DC, Position
- Terry Smith · Duquesne 1997-1999 · him OC, them Other
- Joe Bernard · Duquesne 2005-2008 · him Head coach, them DC
- Anthony Doria · Duquesne 2021-2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Mike Craig · Duquesne 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC
- Scott Farison · Duquesne 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mickey Jacobs · Duquesne 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them DC
- Bill Nesselt · Duquesne 2026 · him Head coach, them DC