Joe Glenn
Joe Glenn went 201–132–1 as a head coach, 1976–2015, at Doane, Northern Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota. Share
22 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1976–79 at Doane; 1989–99 at Northern Colorado; 2000–02 at Montana; 2012–15 at South Dakota. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 201–132–1 career
- Seasons
- 28
- Schools
- 5
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2004 7–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Doane * | 5–5 | 4th | |||
| 1977 | Doane * | 5–5 | 2nd | |||
| 1978 | Doane * | 6–4 | 4th | |||
| 1979 | Doane * | 5–4–1 | 4th | |||
| 1980–88: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1989 | Northern Colorado * | 6–4 | T–4th | |||
| 1990 | Northern Colorado * | 8–3 | 3rd | NCAA Division II First Round L | ||
| 1991 | Northern Colorado * | 8–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division II First Round L | ||
| 1992 | Northern Colorado * | 6–5 | T–7th | |||
| 1993 | Northern Colorado * | 8–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1994 | Northern Colorado * | 7–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1995 | Northern Colorado * | 9–3 | T–2nd | NCAA Division II First Round L | ||
| 1996 | Northern Colorado * | 12–3 | T–2nd | NCAA Division II Championship W | ||
| 1997 | Northern Colorado * | 13–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II Championship W | ||
| 1998 | Northern Colorado * | 11–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L | ||
| 1999 | Northern Colorado * | 11–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L | ||
| 2000 | Montana * | 13–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Championship L | ||
| 2001 | Montana * | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA Championship W | ||
| 2002 | Montana * | 11–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L | ||
| 2003 | Wyoming | 4–8 | T–7th | |||
| 2004 | Wyoming | 7–5 | T–4th | Las Vegas Bowl W | ||
| 2005 | Wyoming | 4–7 | 8th | |||
| 2006 | Wyoming | 6–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 2007 | Wyoming | 5–7 | T–7th | |||
| 2008 | Wyoming | 4–8 | T–8th | |||
| 2009–11: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2012 | South Dakota * | 1–10 | 10th | |||
| 2013 | South Dakota * | 4–8 | T–7th | |||
| 2014 | South Dakota * | 2–10 | 10th | |||
| 2015 | South Dakota * | 5–6 | T–6th | |||
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 10 | 6–4 | 60% |
| Conference games | 46 | 15–31 | 33% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 29 | 15–14 | 52% |
| At home | 36 | 21–15 | 58% |
| On the road | 34 | 8–26 | 24% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 25 | 16–9 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 46 | 14–32 | 30% |
His own 71 games on file, 2003–2008, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Long 2003–2008 | 1–5 | New Mexico | 6 | |
| Sonny Lubick 2003–2007 | 2–3 | Colorado State | 5 | |
| Mike Sanford Sr. 2005–2008 | 3–1 | UNLV | 4 | |
| Fisher DeBerry 2003–2006 | 2–2 | Air Force | 4 | |
| Gary Patterson 2005–2008 | 1–3 | TCU | 4 | |
| Kyle Whittingham 2005–2008 | 1–3 | Utah | 4 | |
| Bronco Mendenhall 2005–2008 | 0–4 | BYU | 4 | |
| Chuck Long 2006–2008 | 2–1 | San Diego State | 3 | |
| Tom Craft 2003–2005 | 1–2 | San Diego State | 3 | |
| Urban Meyer 2003–2005 | 0–3 | Utah, Florida | 3 |
Joe Glenn’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 |
|---|---|---|
| UNLVseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| San Diego Stateseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Colorado Stateseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Air Forceseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| New Mexicoseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| BYUseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| Utahseries | 6 | 1–5 |
| TCUseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | South Dakota | Backfield coach | |
| 1975 | Northern Arizona | Backfield coach | |
| 1976–79 | Doane | Head coach | |
| 1980–85 | Montana | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| 1986–88 | Northern Colorado | Quarterbacks and kickers coach | |
| 1989–99 | Northern Colorado | Head coach | |
| 2000–02 | Montana | Head coach | |
| 2003–08 | Wyoming | Head coach | |
| 2012–15 | South Dakota | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Joe SalemSouth Dakota, Northern Arizona
- Larry DonovanMontana
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob StittColorado School of Mines, Montana
- Kay DaltonTrinidad, Western Colorado, Montreal Alouettes, Northern Colorado
- Dave DoerenNorthern Illinois, NC State
- Wesley BeschornerWisconsin Eau Claire
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Salem | South Dakota | 1974 | Backfield coach | |
| Joe Salem | Northern Arizona | 1975 | Backfield coach | |
| Larry Donovan | Montana | 1980–85 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stitt | Northern Colorado, 1989: graduate assistant | Colorado School of Mines, Montana | |
| Kay Dalton | Northern Colorado, 1989–99: offensive coordinator | Trinidad, Western Colorado, Montreal Alouettes, Northern Colorado | |
| Dave Doeren | Montana, 2000–01: defensive backs coach | Northern Illinois, NC State | |
| Wesley Beschorner | South Dakota, 2012–15: associate head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Wisconsin Eau Claire |
Other assistants under him (3)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Cockhill | Wyoming, 2003–07: offensive coordinator | |
| Mike Breske | Wyoming, 2003–08: defensive coordinator | |
| Bob Cole | Wyoming, 2008: offensive coordinator |
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.
How he coached
Glenn’s teams went for it on 18% of fourth downs and on 31% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 48% of plays and took 23.7 seconds a play, 2004–2008.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 4 g | 5 of 35 14% | 36% | 54% | 19.1 | −0.08 | |
| 2005 10 g | 17 of 76 22% | 35% | 56% | 23.1 | −0.15 | |
| 2006 11 g | 18 of 89 20% | 38% | 49% | 27.5 | −0.10 | |
| 2007 11 g | 17 of 99 17% | 33% | 50% | 20.8 | −0.17 | |
| 2008 12 g | 14 of 99 14% | 22% | 38% | 24.8 | −0.24 | |
| All 48 g | 71 of 398 18% | 31% | 48% | 23.7 | −0.16 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.