Glen Rose
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Glen Rose (April 23, 1905 – September 3, 1994) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of Arkansas from 1933 to 1942 and again from 1952 to 1966, as well as the head football coach for two seasons during World War II (1944–1945). Rose was also the head basketball coach at Stephen F. Austin College from 1948 to 1952.
Basketball
Rose played basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected All-Southwest Conference from 1926 to 1928, and as an All-American in 1928. After his playing days ended, he served as assistant coach from 1929 to 1932.
In 1932, Rose became head coach at Arkansas and led the team from 1933 to 1942, winning five Southwest Conference titles. He coached at Stephen F. Austin College for four seasons from 1948 to 1952, before returning to Arkansas for 14 more seasons from 1952 to 1966.
Rose compiled a record of 325–201 at Arkansas and 56–35 at Stephen F. Austin.
Football
Rose was the head football coach at Arkansas from 1944 to 1945. During his tenure, he compiled an 8–12–1 (.405) record.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Razorbacks (Southwest Conference) (1944–1945) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Arkansas | 5–5–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1945 | Arkansas | 3–7 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| Arkansas: | 8–12–1 | 3–7–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–12–1 | ||||||||
Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas (Southwest Conference) (1933–1942) | |||||||||
| 1933–34 | Arkansas | 16–8 | 6–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1934–35 | Arkansas | 14–5 | 9–3 | T–1st | |||||
| 1935–36 | Arkansas | 24–3 | 11–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1936–37 | Arkansas | 12–6 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1937–38 | Arkansas | 19–3 | 11–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1938–39 | Arkansas | 18–5 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1939–40 | Arkansas | 12–10 | 6–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1940–41 | Arkansas | 20–3 | 12–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 1941–42 | Arkansas | 19–4 | 10–2 | T–1st | |||||
| Arkansas: | 154–47 (.766) | 82–26 (.759) | |||||||
| Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (Lone Star Conference) (1948–1952) | |||||||||
| 1948–49 | Stephen F. Austin | 15–5 | 9–3 | 1st | |||||
| 1949–50 | Stephen F. Austin | 8–16 | 4–8 | ||||||
| 1950–51 | Stephen F. Austin | 13–10 | 8–2 | ||||||
| 1951–52 | Stephen F. Austin | 20–4 | 8–2 | ||||||
| Stephen F. Austin: | 56–35 (.615) | 27–15 (.643) | |||||||
| Arkansas (Southwest Conference) (1952–1966) | |||||||||
| 1952–53 | Arkansas | 10–11 | 4–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 1953–54 | Arkansas | 13–9 | 6–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1954–55 | Arkansas | 14–9 | 8–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1955–56 | Arkansas | 11–12 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956–57 | Arkansas | 11–12 | 5–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1957–58 | Arkansas | 17–10 | 9–5 | T–1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1958–59 | Arkansas | 9–14 | 6–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 1959–60 | Arkansas | 12–11 | 7–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 1960–61 | Arkansas | 16–7 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1961–62 | Arkansas | 14–10 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1962–63 | Arkansas | 13–11 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1963–64 | Arkansas | 9–14 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1964–65 | Arkansas | 9–14 | 5–9 | 5th | |||||
| 1965–66 | Arkansas | 13–10 | 7–7 | T–4th | |||||
| Arkansas: | 171–154 (.526) | 94–92 (.505) | |||||||
| Total: | 381–236 (.618) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||