Pennsylvania: a football coaching history
See Pennsylvania’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
Stature and coaches, 1936–1981
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
DynastyBlue BloodPower ProgramNational ProgramRegional Program
Every coach
Big movers show how many stature points they built or lost against what they inherited; steadier tenures show the tier they reached instead.
1960–1964
John Stiegman Steady
John Stiegman slid Pennsylvania from Regional Program I to Regional Program II in 5 seasons.
−12.3 pts over 5 seasons · bottom 7% of 3-5-season tenures (717 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Steve Kragthorpe’s Louisville run (2007–2009)
2nd-best Pennsylvania tenure of 2 by the numbers.
−12.3
12-33
1938–1953
George Munger Steady
George Munger moved Pennsylvania from National Program III to National Program II in 16 seasons.
+2.4 pts over 16 seasons · bottom 16% of 10+-season tenures (202 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Ken Hatfield’s Rice run (1994–2005)
1st-best Pennsylvania tenure of 2 by the numbers.
Followed Harvey Harman (1936–1937).
+2.4
82-42-10