Trusty Tallman
Trusty Tallman went 37–21–9 as a head coach, 1925–1936, at Marshall and West Virginia. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1925–28 at Marshall. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 37–21–9 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1934 6–4
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Marshall * | 4–1–4 | 1st | |||
| 1926 | Marshall * | 5–4–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1927 | Marshall * | 5–3–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1928 | Marshall * | 8–1–1 | 1st | |||
| 1929–33: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1934 | West Virginia | 6–4 | ||||
| 1935 | West Virginia | 3–4–2 | ||||
| 1936 | West Virginia | 6–4 | ||||
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
Joe StydaharNo. 6 pick, 1936
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 rivals | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 12 | 5–5–2 | 50% |
| At home | 16 | 10–5–1 | 66% |
| On the road | 11 | 3–7–1 | 32% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 2–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 19 | 14–3–2 | 79% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 10 | 1–9 | 10% |
His own 29 games on file, 1934–1936, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Pixlee 1934–1936 | 0–3 | George Washington | 3 | |
| Jock Sutherland 1934–1936 | 0–3 | Pittsburgh | 3 |
Trusty Tallman’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Washington and Leeseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| West Virginia Wesleyanseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Pittsburghseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| George Washingtonseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| Washington & Jeffersonseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Davis & Elkinsseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Duquesneseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Templeseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | West Virginia | Assistant coach | |
| 1925–28 | Marshall | Head coach | |
| 1929–33 | West Virginia | Freshman coach | |
| 1934–36 | West Virginia | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Clarence SpearsWest Virginia
- Rat RogersWest Virginia
- Greasy NealeWest Virginia
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Spears | West Virginia | 1924 | Assistant coach | |
| Rat Rogers | West Virginia | 1929–30 | Freshman coach | |
| Greasy Neale | West Virginia | 1931–33 | Freshman coach |
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.