Tom Stidham
Tom Stidham went 47–30–5 as a head coach, 1937–1945, at Oklahoma and Marquette. By his Wikipedia article’s season table, which differs from the games on file in three seasons (1943–45), his record is 50–30–3. Share
- Record
- 47–30–5 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Best season
- 1938 10–1, No. 4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Oklahoma | 5–2–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1938 | Oklahoma | 10–1 | 1st | Orange Bowl L | 4 | |
| 1939 | Oklahoma | 6–2–1 | 3rd | 19 | ||
| 1940 | Oklahoma | 6–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1941 | Marquette | 4–5 | ||||
| 1942 | Marquette | 7–2 | ||||
| 1943 | Marquette | 3–4–1 | ||||
| 1944 | Marquette | 1–7 | ||||
| 1945 | Marquette | 5–4–1 |
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.
Players he coached
Waddy YoungConsensus All‑American, 1938- Johnny StrzykalskiNo. 6 pick, 1946
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 9 | 0–9 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 20 | 14–4–2 | 75% |
| Conference games | 20 | 15–4–1 | 78% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 9–10–5 | 48% |
| At home | 41 | 27–13–1 | 67% |
| On the road | 34 | 17–14–3 | 54% |
| At neutral sites | 7 | 3–3–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 51 | 38–10–3 | 77% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 31 | 9–20–2 | 32% |
His own 82 games on file, 1937–1945, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Faurot 1937–1943 | 3–2 | Missouri, Iowa Pre-Flight | 5 | |
| Harry Stuhldreher 1941–1945 | 2–3 | Wisconsin | 5 | |
| Jim Yeager 1937–1940 | 4–0 | Iowa State | 4 | |
| Gwinn Henry 1939–1942 | 4–0 | Kansas | 4 | |
| Dana Bible 1937–1940 | 2–1–1 | Texas | 4 | |
| Biff Jones 1937–1940 | 1–2–1 | Nebraska | 4 | |
| Wesley Fry 1937–1939 | 3–0 | Kansas State | 3 | |
| Charlie Bachman 1941–1945 | 1–1–1 | Michigan State | 3 | |
| Paul Brown 1944–1945 | 0–3 | Great Lakes Navy | 3 |
Tom Stidham’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kansasseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Iowa Stateseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Great Lakes Navyseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 5 | 5–0 |
| Wisconsinseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Oklahoma Stateseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Missouriseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Texasseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927–34 | Northwestern | Assistant coach | |
| 1935–36 | Oklahoma | Line coach | |
| 1937–40 | Oklahoma | Head coach | |
| 1941–45 | Marquette | Head coach | |
| 1946 | Buffalo Bills (AAFC) AAFC | Line coach | |
| 1947–48 | Baltimore Colts (AAFC) NFL | Line coach | |
| 1949 | Green Bay Packers NFL | Line coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Dick HanleyNorthwestern
- Biff JonesOklahoma
- Red DawsonBuffalo Bills (AAFC)
Assistants who became head coaches
- Snorter LusterOklahoma, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Hanley | Northwestern | 1927–34 | Assistant coach | |
| Biff Jones | Oklahoma | 1935–36 | Line coach | |
| Red Dawson | Buffalo Bills (AAFC) pro | 1946 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snorter Luster | Oklahoma, 1937–39: backfield coach | Oklahoma, Southwestern Oklahoma State |
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.