Ralph Thacker
Ralph Thacker went 17–33–6 as a head coach, 1907–1924, at Central Michigan, Peru Normal, Wyoming, Lake Forest and Macalester. Share
Seven seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1907 at Central Michigan; 1911–12 at Peru Normal; 1915 at Lake Forest; 1922–24 at Macalester. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 17–33–6 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 5
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1914 1–5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Central Michigan * | 2–4 | ||||
| 1908–10: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1911 | Peru Normal * | 4–2 | ||||
| 1912 | Peru Normal * | 2–4–2 | ||||
| 1913 | Wyoming | 0–5 | 7th | |||
| 1914 | Wyoming | 1–5 | 8th | |||
| 1915 | Lake Forest * | 2–4 | ||||
| 1916–21: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1922 | Macalester * | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||
| 1923 | Macalester * | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||
| 1924 | Macalester * | 1–3–2 | T–5th | |||
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 rivals | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Conference games | 10 | 0–10 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| At home | 7 | 1–6 | 14% |
| On the road | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 9 | 0–9 | 0% |
His own 11 games on file, 1913–1914, 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.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Stateseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Colorado School of Minesseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Denverseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Cheyenne Highseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Coloradoseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Utahseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Utah Stateseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Colorado Collegeseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Central Michigan | Head coach | |
| 1911–12 | Peru Normal | Head coach | |
| 1913–14 | Wyoming | Head coach | |
| 1915 | Lake Forest | Head coach | |
| 1922–24 | Macalester | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.