Glenn Thistlethwaite

Glenn Thistlethwaite

File:Glenn Thistlethwaite.jpg Thistlethwaite pictured in Sargasso 1913, Earlham yearbook
Sport(s)	Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born	(1885-03-18)March 18, 1885 Franklin, Indiana
Died	Richmond, Virginia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1909–1912	Earlham
1910s	Oak Park HS (IL)
1922–1926	Northwestern
1927–1931	Wisconsin
1932–1933	Carroll (WI)
1934–1941	Richmond
Basketball
1909–1913	Earlham
Baseball
1910–1911	Earlham
1913	Earlham
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1934–1942	Richmond
Head coaching record
Overall	116–70–14 (college football) 22–25 (college basketball) 18–17–1 (college baseball)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 Big Ten Conference (1926)

Glenn Franklin Thistlethwaite (March 18, 1885 – October 6, 1956) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Earlham College (1909–1912), Northwestern University (1922–1926), the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1927–1931), Carroll College in Wisconsin (1932–1933), and the University of Richmond (1934–1941), compiling a career college football record of 116–70–14. Coaching at Northwestern from 1922 to 1926, Thistlethwaite compiled a 21–17–1 record, making him one of the most successful coaches in Northwestern Wildcats football history. In 1926, his team won a share of the Big Ten Conference title, only the second in school history, and his tenure sparked a revival in Northwestern football after a post-World War I decline. From 1927 to 1931, Thistlethwaite coached at Wisconsin, tallying a 26–16–3 mark. From 1934 to 1941, he coached at Richmond, where he oversaw the school's entry into the Southern Conference in 1936. Born in Franklin, Indiana in 1885, Thistlethwaite died at the age of 71 on October 6, 1956 of a heart attack at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia.

Coaching career

Northwestern

Thistlethwaite was the 15th head football coach for at Northwestern University located in Evanston, Illinois and held that position for five seasons, from 1922 until 1926. His coaching record at Northwestern was 21 wins, 17 losses, and 1 tie. This ranks him tenth at Northwestern in total wins and seventh at Northwestern in winning percentage.

Carroll College

Thistlethwaite was the 17th head football coach for the Carroll College Pioneers located in Waukesha, Wisconsin and 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.

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Earlham Quakers () (1909–1912)
1909	Earlham	5–1
1910	Earlham	3–3
1911	Earlham	6–1
1912	Earlham	4–4
Earlham:		18–9
Northwestern Purple/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
Carroll Pioneers () (1932–1933)
1932	Carroll	4–2
1933	Carroll	6–0–1
Carroll:		10–2–1
Richmond Spiders (Virginia Conference) (1934–1935)
1934	Richmond	8–1
1935	Richmond	3–3–3
Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) (1936–1941)
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:		116–70–14
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

External links

• Glenn Thistlethwaite at the College Football Data Warehouse