Harry Stuhldreher
Harry Stuhldreher went 93–83–12 as a head coach, 1925–1948, at Villanova and Wisconsin. Wikipedia’s season articles record four seasons differently (1925, 6–2–1, 1926, 6–2–1, 1928, 7–0–1 and 1929, 7–2–1); by them his record is 110–87–15. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1927 at Villanova (on file under another coach). It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 93–83–12 career
- Seasons
- 24
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1942 8–1–1, No. 3
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Villanova | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 6–2–1) | ||||
| 1926 | Villanova | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 6–2–1) | ||||
| 1927 | Villanova * | 6–1 | ||||
| 1928 | Villanova | 2–0 (Wikipedia: 7–0–1) | ||||
| 1929 | Villanova | 6–1–1 (Wikipedia: 7–2–1) | ||||
| 1930 | Villanova | 5–5 | ||||
| 1931 | Villanova | 4–3–2 | ||||
| 1932 | Villanova | 7–2 | ||||
| 1933 | Villanova | 7–2–1 | ||||
| 1934 | Villanova | 3–4–2 | ||||
| 1935 | Villanova | 7–2 | ||||
| 1936 | Wisconsin | 2–6 | 9th | |||
| 1937 | Wisconsin | 4–3–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1938 | Wisconsin | 5–3 | T–4th | |||
| 1939 | Wisconsin | 1–6–1 | 9th | |||
| 1940 | Wisconsin | 4–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1941 | Wisconsin | 3–5 | 5th | |||
| 1942 | Wisconsin | 8–1–1 | 2nd | 3 | ||
| 1943 | Wisconsin | 1–9 | 8th | |||
| 1944 | Wisconsin | 3–6 | 7th | |||
| 1945 | Wisconsin | 3–4–2 | 6th | |||
| 1946 | Wisconsin | 4–5 | 8th | |||
| 1947 | Wisconsin | 5–3–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1948 | Wisconsin | 2–7 | 9th |
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
Eddie JankowskiNo. 9 pick, 1937
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 ranked teams | 29 | 5–24 | 17% |
| Against top-10 teams | 23 | 3–20 | 13% |
| Against rivals | 31 | 13–18 | 42% |
| Conference games | 75 | 26–45–4 | 37% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 68 | 27–29–12 | 49% |
| At home | 108 | 60–40–8 | 59% |
| On the road | 72 | 26–42–4 | 39% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 92 | 64–25–3 | 71% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 89 | 23–57–9 | 31% |
His own 181 games on file, 1925–1948, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pappy Waldorf 1936–1948 | 3–10 | Northwestern, California | 13 | |
| Bernie Bierman 1936–1948 | 1–9 | Minnesota | 10 | |
| Edward Anderson 1939–1948 | 2–5 | Iowa | 7 | |
| Joe McKenney 1929–1934 | 3–2–1 | Boston College | 6 | |
| Bo McMillin 1938–1947 | 3–2–1 | Indiana | 6 | |
| Tom Stidham 1941–1945 | 3–2 | Marquette | 5 | |
| Mal Elward 1937–1941 | 2–1–2 | Purdue | 5 | |
| Carl Snavely 1929–1933 | 1–3–1 | Bucknell | 5 | |
| Gus Dorais 1931–1935 | 1–2–2 | Detroit Mercy | 5 | |
| Frank Murray 1936–1948 | 3–1 | Marquette | 4 |
Harry Stuhldreher’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marquetteseries | 13 | 10–3 |
| Northwesternseries | 13 | 4–9 |
| Minnesotaseries | 13 | 2–11 |
| Iowaseries | 12 | 7–5 |
| Purdueseries | 12 | 5–5–2 |
| Indianaseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| Bucknellseries | 7 | 2–4–1 |
| Templeseries | 6 | 4–2 |
Also a player: Harry Stuhldreher’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–35 | Villanova | Head coach | |
| 1936–48 | Wisconsin | 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
- Howard OdellYale, Washington
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Odell | Wisconsin, 1942: backfield coach | Yale, Washington |
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.