Sam Thorne
Sam Thorne went 13–1 as a head coach in the games on file: 1896 at Yale. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Share
- Record
- 13–1 games on file
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1896 13–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Yale | 13–1 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Clarence FinckeConsensus All‑American, 1896
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 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 3–0 | 100% |
| At home | 10 | 10–0 | 100% |
| On the road | 4 | 3–1 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 13 | 13–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
His own 14 games on file, 1896, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brownseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Amherstseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Dartmouthseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Armyseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Williamsseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Trinity (CT)series | 1 | 1–0 |
| Carlisleseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Wesleyan (CT)series | 1 | 1–0 |
Also a player: Sam Thorne’s playing career.