Glenn Thistlethwaite
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| Glenn Thistlethwaite | ||
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| College | University of Richmond | |
| Sport | College football | |
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| Overall | 98-61-14 | |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1934-1941 1932-1933 1927-1931 1922-1926 |
Richmond Carroll College Wisconsin Northwestern |
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Glenn F. Thistlethwaite was a college football head coach. From 1922 to 1926, he served as the head football coach at Northwestern, where he compiled a 21-17-1 record, making him one of the best coaches in Northwestern history. In 1926 he won a share of the Big Ten title, only the second in school history, and his tenure sparked a revival in Northwestern football after a post-WWI decline. From 1927 to 1931, he coached at University of Wisconsin-Madison where he compiled a 26-16-3 record. From 1934 to 1941 he coached the University of Richmond where he oversaw the school's entry into the Southern Conference in 1936.
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[edit] Coaching career
[edit] Northwestern
Thistlethwaite was the 15th head coach for the Northwestern University Wildcats located in Evanston, Illinois and he held that position for five seasons, from 1922 until 1926. His coaching record at Northwestern was 21 wins, 17 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him tenth at Northwestern in total wins and seventh at Northwestern in winning percentage. [1]
[edit] Carroll College
Thistlethwaite was the 17th head college football coach for the Carroll College (Wisconsin) Pioneers located in Waukesha, Wisconsin and he held that position for two seasons, from 1932 until 1933. His career coaching record at Carroll College was 10 wins, 2 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him 13th at Carroll College in total wins and first at Carroll College in winning percentage.[2]
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Northwestern Wildcats (Big Ten Conference) (1922 – 1926) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Northwestern | 3-3-1 | 1-3-1 | 7th | |||||
| 1923 | Northwestern | 2-6 | 0-6 | 10th | |||||
| 1924 | Northwestern | 4-4 | 1-3 | 8th | |||||
| 1925 | Northwestern | 5-3 | 3-1 | T-2nd | |||||
| 1926 | Northwestern | 7-1 | 5-1 | T-1st | |||||
| Northwestern: | 21-17-1 | 10-13-1 | |||||||
| Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (1927 – 1931) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Wisconsin | 4-4 | 1-4 | T-9th | |||||
| 1928 | Wisconsin | 7-1-1 | 3-1-1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1929 | Wisconsin | 4-5 | 1-4 | 10th | |||||
| 1930 | Wisconsin | 6-2-1 | 2-2-1 | T-4th | |||||
| 1931 | Wisconsin | 5-4-1 | 3-3 | 6th | |||||
| Wisconsin: | 26-16-3 | 10-14-2 | |||||||
| Caroll College Pioneers () (1932 – 1933) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Carroll | 4-2-0 | |||||||
| 1933 | Carroll | 6-0-1 | |||||||
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| Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) (1934 – 1941) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Richmond | 8-1 | |||||||
| 1935 | Richmond | 3-3-3 | |||||||
| 1936 | Richmond | 4-4-2 | 1-3 | 13th | |||||
| 1937 | Richmond | 5-4-1 | 2-3 | T-8th | |||||
| 1938 | Richmond | 6-3-1 | 3-2-1 | 5th | |||||
| 1939 | Richmond | 7-1-2 | 3-1-1 | T-4th | |||||
| 1940 | Richmond | 6-3 | 3-2 | T-5th | |||||
| 1941 | Richmond | 2-7 | 0-6 | 16th | |||||
| Richmond: | 41-26-9 | 12-17-2 | |||||||
| Total: | 88-59-13 (.591) | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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| Preceded by George Little |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Head Football Coach 1927–1931 |
Succeeded by Clarence Spears |
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