Jerry Pettibone
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 11, 1939 Detroit, Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| 1958–1961 | Oklahoma |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962–1970 | Oklahoma (assistant) |
| 1971 | SMU (assistant) |
| 1972–1978 | Oklahoma (assistant) |
| 1979–1981 | Nebraska (assistant) |
| 1982–1984 | Texas A&M (assistant) |
| 1985–1990 | Northern Illinois |
| 1991–1996 | Oregon State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | Oklahoma (assistant AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 46–84–2 |
Jerry Pettibone (born July 11, 1939) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois University from 1985 to 1990 and at Oregon State University from 1991 to 1996, compiling a career college football record of 46–84–2.
Pettibone's football career started at Jesuit High School in Dallas, Texas. He earned All-State honors as a running back on the state championship football team in 1956 and 1957. He received the honor to be in the first class inducted into the Jesuit Sports Hall of Fame. After graduating from Jesuit High School, Pettibone received a scholarship to the University of Oklahoma, where he played halfback under Bud Wilkinson.
Pettibone spent time as an assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Southern Methodist University, and Texas A&M University. In his career as an assistant coach, he coached in 11 major bowls and won eight Big Eight Conference championships. Teams he was with collectively produced a record of 168–64–3 (.721). He was with two national championship teams. Jerry helped to recruit 20 consensus All-Americans, two Heisman Trophy winners, two Outland Trophy winners and a Lombardi Award winner.
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