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American football player, coach, and administrator (1905–1964)

Thomas E. Stidham
Biographical details

Born	(1905-03-25)March 25, 1905 Checotah, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	January 29, 1964(1964-01-29) (aged 58) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
1924–1926	Haskell

Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1927–1934	Northwestern (assistant)
1935–1936	Oklahoma (line)
1937–1940	Oklahoma
1941–1945	Marquette
1946	Buffalo Bills (AAFC) (line)
1947–1948	Baltimore Colts (AAFC) (line)
1949	Green Bay Packers (line)

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1937–1941	Oklahoma

Head coaching record
Overall	47–30–5
Bowls	0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Big Six (1938)

Thomas E. Stidham (March 25, 1905 – January 29, 1964) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1937 to 1940 and Marquette University from 1941 to 1945, compiling a career record of 47–30–5.

Coaching career

Stidham was the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners football program from 1937 to 1940. During his tenure there, he compiled a 27–8–3 (.750) record. His best season came in 1938, when his team went 10–1, losing only to Tennessee, 17–0, in the Orange Bowl.

Stidham was the 15th head football coach at Marquette University and he held that position for five seasons, from 1941 until 1945. His coaching record at Marquette was 20–22–2.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AP
Oklahoma Sooners (Big Six Conference) (1937–1940)
1937	Oklahoma	5–2–2	3–1–1	2nd
1938	Oklahoma	10–1	5–0	1st	L Orange	4
1939	Oklahoma	6–2–1	3–2	3rd		19
1940	Oklahoma	6–3	4–1	2nd
Oklahoma:		27–8–3	15–4–1
Marquette Hilltoppers (Independent) (1941–1945)
1941	Marquette	4–5
1942	Marquette	7–2
1943	Marquette	4–5
1944	Marquette	4–5
1945	Marquette	4–5
Marquette:		20–22–2
Total:		47–30–5
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

"Marquette Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2010.

v t e Oklahoma Sooners athletic directors
Vernon Louis Parrington (1897–1908) Bennie Owen (1908–1934) Biff Jones (1935–1936) Thomas E. Stidham (1937–1941) Lawrence Haskell (1941–1947) Bud Wilkinson (1947–1964) Gomer Jones (1964–1971) Wade Walker (1971–1986) Donnie Duncan (1986–1996) Steve Owens (1996–1998) Joe Castiglione (1998– )

v t e Oklahoma Sooners head football coaches
John A. Harts (1895) No coach (1896) Vernon Louis Parrington (1897–1900) Fred Roberts (1901) Mark McMahon (1902–1903) Fred Ewing (1904) Bennie Owen (1905–1926) Adrian Lindsey (1927–1931) Lewie Hardage (1932–1934) Biff Jones (1935–1936) Thomas E. Stidham (1937–1940) Dewey Luster (1941–1945) Jim Tatum (1946) Bud Wilkinson (1947–1963) Gomer Jones (1964–1965) Jim Mackenzie (1966) Chuck Fairbanks (1967–1972) Barry Switzer (1973–1988) Gary Gibbs (1989–1994) Howard Schnellenberger (1995) John Blake (1996–1998) Bob Stoops (1999–2016) Lincoln Riley (2017–2021) Bob Stoops # (2021) Brent Venables (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Oklahoma Sooners head football coaches

John A. Harts (1895)
No coach (1896)
Vernon Louis Parrington (1897–1900)
Fred Roberts (1901)
Mark McMahon (1902–1903)
Fred Ewing (1904)
Bennie Owen (1905–1926)
Adrian Lindsey (1927–1931)
Lewie Hardage (1932–1934)
Biff Jones (1935–1936)
Thomas E. Stidham (1937–1940)
Dewey Luster (1941–1945)
Jim Tatum (1946)
Bud Wilkinson (1947–1963)
Gomer Jones (1964–1965)
Jim Mackenzie (1966)
Chuck Fairbanks (1967–1972)
Barry Switzer (1973–1988)
Gary Gibbs (1989–1994)
Howard Schnellenberger (1995)
John Blake (1996–1998)
Bob Stoops (1999–2016)
Lincoln Riley (2017–2021)
Bob Stoops # (2021)
Brent Venables (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Marquette Golden Avalanche head football coaches
Unknown (1892–1893) Maurice A. McCabe (1894) Maurice A. McCabe & Madden (1895) Unknown (1898–1898) No team (1899) Unknown (1900) Jerry Riordan (1901) Oscar Erickson (1902) Jerry Riordan (1903) Thomas Skelly (1904) John Ford (1905–1906) Cody Clark (1907) William Juneau (1908–1911) Clarence Kenney (1912) Leander J. Foley (1913) John P. Koehler (1914–1915) John B. McAuliffe (1916) John J. Ryan (1917–1921) Frank Murray (1922–1936) Paddy Driscoll (1937–1940) Thomas E. Stidham (1941–1945) Frank Murray (1946–1949) Lisle Blackbourn (1950–1953) Frosty Ferzacca (1954–1955) John F. Druze (1956–1958) Lisle Blackbourn (1959–1960)

Marquette Golden Avalanche head football coaches

Unknown (1892–1893)
Maurice A. McCabe (1894)
Maurice A. McCabe & Madden (1895)
Unknown (1898–1898)
No team (1899)
Unknown (1900)
Jerry Riordan (1901)
Oscar Erickson (1902)
Jerry Riordan (1903)
Thomas Skelly (1904)
John Ford (1905–1906)
Cody Clark (1907)
William Juneau (1908–1911)
Clarence Kenney (1912)
Leander J. Foley (1913)
John P. Koehler (1914–1915)
John B. McAuliffe (1916)
John J. Ryan (1917–1921)
Frank Murray (1922–1936)
Paddy Driscoll (1937–1940)
Thomas E. Stidham (1941–1945)
Frank Murray (1946–1949)
Lisle Blackbourn (1950–1953)
Frosty Ferzacca (1954–1955)
John F. Druze (1956–1958)
Lisle Blackbourn (1959–1960)

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