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Robert Titchenal

Followed Robert Bronzan. Robert Titchenal held San José State at Regional Program II for 8 seasons.

The journeyman
45–61
1953–1964 · 2 stints
New MexicoSan José State
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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 careerNEW MEXICOSAN JOSÉ STATERegional Programthe building-block levelNew Mexico, 1953: 5-3, Regional Program IV1953New Mexico, 1954: 5-5, Regional Program IV1954New Mexico, 1955: 2-8, Regional Program IV1955+0.2San José State, 1957: 3-7, Regional Program III1957San José State, 1958: 4-5, Regional Program II1958San José State, 1959: 4-6, Regional Program II1959San José State, 1960: 5-4, Regional Program II1960San José State, 1961: 6-4, Regional Program II1961San José State, 1962: 2-8, Regional Program II1962San José State, 1963: 5-5, Regional Program II1963San José State, 1964: 4-6, Regional Program II1964+1.3One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached Regional Program in his 1st career season — faster than 20% of the 925 FBS coaches who have ever reached Regional Program (rank #1 of 925 by seasons-to-arrival).

New Mexico, 3 seasons
+0.2
Regional Program IV → Regional Program IV.
San José State, 8 seasons
+1.3
Regional Program III → Regional 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.

3–0 against his rivals. Winless in 3 tries against Dee Andros.

Rivalry record
3–0
100.0% · 1 rival
One-score games
11–11–2
45.8% · margin ≤8
Rivalry ledger
New Mexico State3–0100%
The toughest matchup
vs. Dee Andros0–2–1
3 meetings, 1962–1964
’62 T’63 L’64 L
0% win rate across a real, 3-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
Power Program
0–2 0.0%
National Program
8–19 29.6%
Regional Program
11–25 30.6%

Coaching career

1957–1964
San José Statecaretaker
Regional Program II → Regional Program II
Robert Titchenal held San José State at Regional Program II for 8 seasons.

10th-best San José State tenure of 19 by the numbers.

Followed Robert Bronzan (1950–1956) · succeeded by Harry Anderson (1965–1968).

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1953–1955
New Mexicocaretaker
Regional Program IV → Regional Program IV
Robert Titchenal held New Mexico at Regional Program IV for 3 seasons.

15th-best New Mexico tenure of 22 by the numbers.

Followed Dudley DeGroot (1950–1952) · succeeded by Dick Clausen (1956–1957).

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