Bob Thalman | |
File:ThalmanRJ.png Thalman pictured in Kaleidoscope 1960, Hampden-Sydney yearbook | |
Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born | Wheeling, West Virginia | November 5, 1922
Died | January 31, 2012 Atlanta, Georgia | (aged 89)
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 80–103–4 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships 2 Mason–Dixon (1956–1957) 2 SoCon (1974, 1977) |
Robert Joseph Thalman (November 5, 1922 – January 31, 2012)[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Hampden–Sydney College from 1956 to 1959 and at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) from 1971 to 1984, compiling a career college football record of 80–103–4. He led the VMI Keydets to Southern Conference championships in 1974 and 1977. Thalman played football at the University of Richmond, from which he graduated in 1948.
Head coaching record[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Hampden–Sydney Tigers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1956–1959) | |||||||||
1956 | Hampden–Sydney | 7–2 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
1957 | Hampden–Sydney | 8–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1958 | Hampden–Sydney | 6–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
1959 | Hampden–Sydney | 5–3–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
Hampden–Sydney: | 26–9–1 | 12–3–1 | |||||||
VMI Keydets (Southern Conference) (1971–1984) | |||||||||
1971 | VMI | 1–10 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
1972 | VMI | 2–9 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
1973 | VMI | 3–8 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
1974 | VMI | 7–4 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
1975 | VMI | 3–8 | 2–4 | T–6th | |||||
1976 | VMI | 5–5 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
1977 | VMI | 7–4 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
1978 | VMI | 3–8 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
1979 | VMI | 6–4–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
1980 | VMI | 3–7–1 | 1–4–1 | 6th | |||||
1981 | VMI | 6–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1982 | VMI | 5–6 | 2–3 | 6th | |||||
1983 | VMI | 2–9 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
1984 | VMI | 1–9 | 1–4 | 8th | |||||
VMI: | 54–94–3 | 29–44–2 | |||||||
Total: | 80–103–4 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. |
Coaching tree[]
Assistant coaches under Bob Thalman who became NCAA head coaches:
- Mike Sanford Sr.: UNLV (2005–2009), Indiana State (2013–2016)
References[]
- ↑ "Ex-VMI Coach Thalman Dies At Age 89". The News-Gazette. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. https://archive.is/20130204130130/http://www.thenews-gazette.com/atf.php?sid=23927. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
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