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Harry Stuhldreher

Harry Stuhldreher held Wisconsin at National Program II for 13 seasons.

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1936–1948 · 1 stint
Wisconsin
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Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerWISCONSINNational Programrespectable, streakyRegional Programthe building-block levelWisconsin, 1936: 2-6, National Program III1936Wisconsin, 1937: 4-3, National Program III1937Wisconsin, 1938: 5-3, National Program III1938Wisconsin, 1939: 1-6, National Program III1939Wisconsin, 1940: 4-4, National Program III1940Wisconsin, 1941: 3-5, National Program III1941Wisconsin, 1942: 8-1, National Program II1942Wisconsin, 1943: 1-9, National Program II1943Wisconsin, 1944: 3-6, National Program III1944Wisconsin, 1945: 3-4, National Program III1945Wisconsin, 1946: 4-5, National Program II1946Wisconsin, 1947: 5-3, National Program II1947Wisconsin, 1948: 2-7, National Program II1948+0.0One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached National Program in his 1st career season — faster than 41% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #1 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

Wisconsin, 13 seasons
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National Program III → National Program II.

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

9–16 against his rivals. Winless in 4 tries against Fritz Crisler.

Rivalry record
9–16
36.0% · 2 rivals
One-score games
13–17–5
37.1% · margin ≤8
vs. Blue Blood or better
1–1
50.0%
Rivalry ledger
Minnesota2–1115%
Iowa7–558%
The toughest matchup
vs. Fritz Crisler0–4
4 meetings, 1943–1947
’43 L’44 L’46 L’47 L
0% win rate across a real, 4-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.
Performance by opponent class
Dynasty
1–1 50.0%
Blue Blood
1–13 7.1%
Power Program
4–17 19.0%
National Program
16–17 48.5%
Regional Program
8–8 50.0%

Coaching career

1936–1948
Wisconsincaretaker
National Program II
Harry Stuhldreher held Wisconsin at National Program II for 13 seasons.

9th-best Wisconsin tenure of 14 by the numbers.

Succeeded by Ivy Williamson (1949–1955).

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