William Glassford
William Glassford went 50–42–5 on the field as a head coach, 1945–1955, at Miami MAS, New Hampshire and Nebraska; 51–42–4 officially, with 1951 (2–8) after forfeits. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1945 at Miami MAS; 1946–48 at New Hampshire. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 51–42–4 official; 50–42–5 on the field
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1950 6–2–1, No. 17
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Miami MAS * | 1–2 | ||||
| 1946 | New Hampshire * | 6–1–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1947 | New Hampshire * | 8–1 | 1st | Glass L | ||
| 1948 | New Hampshire * | 5–3 | 1st | |||
| 1949 | Nebraska | 4–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1950 | Nebraska | 6–2–1 | 2nd | 17 | ||
| 1951 | Nebraska | 1–8–1 (2–8 official) | T–4th | |||
| 1952 | Nebraska | 5–4–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1953 | Nebraska | 3–6–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1954 | Nebraska | 6–5 | 2nd | Orange Bowl L | ||
| 1955 | Nebraska | 5–5 | 2nd |
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
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 ranked teams | 12 | 2–10 | 17% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Against rivals | 49 | 24–23–2 | 51% |
| Conference games | 42 | 22–18–2 | 55% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 28 | 14–10–4 | 57% |
| At home | 35 | 16–18–1 | 47% |
| On the road | 33 | 14–16–3 | 47% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 29 | 16–11–2 | 59% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 40 | 14–24–2 | 38% |
His own 69 games on file, 1949–1955, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Ward 1949–1955 | 3–3–1 | Colorado | 7 | |
| Don Faurot 1949–1955 | 3–4 | Missouri | 7 | |
| Bud Wilkinson 1949–1955 | 0–7 | Oklahoma | 7 | |
| Abe Stuber 1949–1953 | 5–0 | Iowa State | 5 | |
| Jules Sikes 1949–1953 | 3–2 | Kansas | 5 | |
| Bill Meek 1951–1954 | 1–2–1 | Kansas State | 4 | |
| Rip Engle 1950–1952 | 1–2 | Penn State | 3 |
William Glassford’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa Stateseries | 7 | 7–0 |
| Kansasseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Kansas Stateseries | 7 | 4–2–1 |
| Coloradoseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| Missouriseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| Oklahomaseries | 7 | 0–7 |
| Minnesotaseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Penn Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Also a player: Bill Glassford’s playing career.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938–39 | Manhattan | Assistant coach | |
| 1940–41 | Carnegie Tech | Assistant coach | |
| 1942 | Yale | Line coach | |
| 1945 | Miami NAS service team | Head coach | |
| 1946–48 | New Hampshire | Head coach | |
| 1949–55 | Nebraska | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Howard OdellYale
Assistants who became head coaches
- Walter MilliganPittsburgh
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Odell | Yale | 1942 | Line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Milligan | Nebraska, 1953–55: assistant coach | Pittsburgh |
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.