Schissler first coaching position was as the head football coach at
Hastings High School in
Hastings, Nebraska. He had been a stand-out athlete at HHS, graduating in 1911. He coached there for two seasons, from 1913 to 1914.
College Schissler's first collegiate position was as the 16th head football coach at
Doane College in
Crete, Nebraska. He only coached one season with Doane College during the 1915 season and had a record of 5–3. Schissler left Doane to become the head football coach at
St. Viator College in
Bourbonnais, Illinois where he coached again for only one season in 1916. As the head baseball coach at Nebraska, Schissler posted a three-year record of 20–14. In 1921, Schissler was appointed as the athletic director at
Lombard College in
Galesburg, Illinois. Schissler was the head football coach for
Oregon State from 1924 to 1932. During his nine-year tenure, he compiled a 48–30–2 (.613) record. He led the
Beavers to three seven-win seasons in 1925, 1926, and 1930. He was known for opening seasons strong, having had a 76–0 win against
Willamette University, a 67–0 win against Multnomah Athletic Club, and a 51–0 win against Willamette.
NFL Schissler first foray in to coaching in the NFL came in 1933 when he was hired by
Charles Bidwill, new owner of the
Chicago Cardinals. He would remain in that position for the
1932 and
1933 seasons, compiling a two-year record of 6–15–1. From 1935 to 1936, he was the head coach for the
Brooklyn Dodgers, the second NFL team in New York City, compiling a record of 8–14–2.
Later career Schissler later owned and coached the Hollywood Bears of the
Pacific Coast Professional Football League (PCPFL). There he coached and played with
Kenny Washington before Washington was allowed to play in the NFL. Schissler sold Washington's contract to the
Los Angeles Rams in 1946. Schissler also coached the
Hollywood Stars of the California Pro Football League, and during World War II served in the military where he also coached a football team. Later, Schissler helped start the
Pro Bowl in 1951 while working for the
Los Angeles Times. ==Death==