Glenn Thistlethwaite
Glenn Thistlethwaite went 117–74–16 as a head coach, 1908–1941, at Illinois College, Earlham, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Carroll and Richmond. Share
Seven seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1908 at Illinois College; 1909–12 at Earlham; 1932–33 at Carroll. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 117–74–16 career
- Seasons
- 25
- Schools
- 6
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1934 8–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Illinois College * | 1–4–2 | ||||
| 1909 | Earlham * | 5–1 | ||||
| 1910 | Earlham * | 3–3 | ||||
| 1911 | Earlham * | 6–1 | ||||
| 1912 | Earlham * | 4–4 | ||||
| 1913–21: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1922 | Northwestern | 3–3–1 | 7th | |||
| 1923 | Northwestern | 2–6 | 10th | |||
| 1924 | Northwestern | 4–4 | 8th | |||
| 1925 | Northwestern | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1926 | Northwestern | 7–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1927 | Wisconsin | 4–4 | T–9th | |||
| 1928 | Wisconsin | 7–1–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1929 | Wisconsin | 4–5 | 10th | |||
| 1930 | Wisconsin | 6–2–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1931 | Wisconsin | 5–4–1 | 6th | |||
| 1932 | Carroll * | 4–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1933 | Carroll * | 6–0–1 | ||||
| 1934 | Richmond | 8–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1935 | Richmond | 3–3–3 | ||||
| 1936 | Richmond | 4–4–2 | 13th | |||
| 1937 | Richmond | 5–4–1 | T–8th | |||
| 1938 | Richmond | 6–3–1 | 5th | |||
| 1939 | Richmond | 7–1–2 | T–4th | |||
| 1940 | Richmond | 6–3 | T–5th | |||
| 1941 | Richmond | 2–7 | 16th | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Milo LubratovichConsensus All‑American, 1930
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 36 | 11–23–2 | 33% |
| Conference games | 83 | 33–44–6 | 43% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 76 | 36–27–13 | 56% |
| At home | 103 | 66–28–9 | 68% |
| On the road | 57 | 22–31–4 | 42% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 103 | 73–20–10 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 57 | 15–39–3 | 29% |
His own 160 games on file, 1922–1941, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Alonzo Stagg 1922–1931 | 5–5 | Chicago | 10 | |
| James Phelan 1922–1929 | 4–3–1 | Purdue | 8 | |
| Henry Redd 1936–1940 | 3–1–1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | |
| Knute Rockne 1924–1929 | 1–4 | Notre Dame | 5 | |
| Burton Ingwersen 1926–1929 | 2–2 | Iowa | 4 | |
| Branch Bocock 1936–1938 | 3–0 | William & Mary | 3 | |
| William Ingram 1923–1925 | 2–1 | Indiana | 3 | |
| W.C. Raftery 1934–1936 | 2–1 | VMI | 3 | |
| Robert Zuppke 1922–1931 | 1–2 | Illinois | 3 | |
| Tatum Gressette 1937–1939 | 1–2 | The Citadel | 3 |
Glenn Thistlethwaite’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Chicagoseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Purdueseries | 10 | 5–4–1 |
| Hampden Sydneyseries | 8 | 8–0 |
| William & Maryseries | 8 | 4–3–1 |
| VMIseries | 8 | 3–4–1 |
| Randolph Maconseries | 7 | 5–0–2 |
| Minnesotaseries | 7 | 1–5–1 |
| Virginia Techseries | 6 | 3–2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Illinois College | Head coach | |
| 1909–12 | Earlham | Head coach | |
| 1922–26 | Northwestern | Head coach | |
| 1927–31 | Wisconsin | Head coach | |
| 1932–33 | Carroll (WI) | Head coach | |
| 1934–41 | Richmond | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jack RyanWisconsin, St. Thomas (MN), Marquette
- Stub AllisonWashington, California, South Dakota
- Fred SwanTemple
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Ryan | Northwestern, 1925–26: ends coach | Wisconsin, St. Thomas (MN), Marquette | |
| Stub Allison | Wisconsin, 1927–30: line coach | Washington, California, South Dakota | |
| Fred Swan | Wisconsin, 1931: freshman coach | Temple |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.