Coach record book

Trusty Tallman's Top 25 Games

The defining games from Trusty Tallman's unambiguous full-season assignments, with the coached team identified for every result.

Games: 25
Top score: 33/100
Overtime: 0

Teams coached in this list

West Virginia history

National ranking

The top 25 of 29 attributable games

1 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

1934Week 12
Washington & Jefferson at West Virginia
Washington & Jefferson 12, West Virginia 14
W · Coached West Virginia vs. Washington & Jefferson
Unranked Washington & Jefferson vs. Unranked West Virginia · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
33
Game score
1935Week 11
Loyola (LA) at West Virginia
Loyola (LA) 19, West Virginia 19
T · Coached West Virginia vs. Loyola (LA)
Unranked Loyola (LA) vs. Unranked West Virginia · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
1935Week 2
West Virginia at West Virginia Wesleyan
West Virginia 0, West Virginia Wesleyan 0
T · Coached West Virginia vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
Unranked West Virginia vs. Unranked West Virginia Wesleyan · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
30
Game score
1934Week 8
Ohio at West Virginia
Ohio 2, West Virginia 7
W · Coached West Virginia vs. Ohio
Unranked Ohio vs. Unranked West Virginia · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
1934Week 7
Davis & Elkins at West Virginia
Davis & Elkins 7, West Virginia 12
W · Coached West Virginia vs. Davis & Elkins
Unranked Davis & Elkins vs. Unranked West Virginia · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
30
Game score
1936Week 1
Waynesburg at West Virginia
Waynesburg 0, West Virginia 7
W · Coached West Virginia vs. Waynesburg
Unranked Waynesburg vs. Unranked West Virginia · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
28
Game score
1934Week 3
West Virginia at Duquesne
West Virginia 7, Duquesne 0
W · Coached West Virginia vs. Duquesne
Unranked West Virginia vs. Unranked Duquesne · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
28
Game score
1934Week 10
George Washington at West Virginia
George Washington 10, West Virginia 7
L · Coached West Virginia vs. George Washington
Unranked George Washington vs. Unranked West Virginia · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
27
Game score
1936Week 11
West Virginia at George Washington
West Virginia 2, George Washington 7
L · Coached West Virginia vs. George Washington
Unranked West Virginia vs. Unranked George Washington · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
25
Game score
1936Week 9
West Virginia at Western Reserve
West Virginia 0, Western Reserve 7
L · Coached West Virginia vs. Western Reserve
Unranked West Virginia vs. Unranked Western Reserve · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
23
Game score
1934Week 9
West Virginia at Fordham
West Virginia 20, Fordham 27
L · Coached West Virginia vs. Fordham
Unranked West Virginia vs. Unranked Fordham · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
23
Game score
1934Week 5
Washington and Lee at West Virginia
Washington and Lee 0, West Virginia 12
W · Coached West Virginia vs. Washington and Lee
Unranked Washington and Lee vs. Unranked West Virginia · 12-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 18/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
23
Game score
1935Week 5
West Virginia at George Washington
West Virginia 7, George Washington 15
L · Coached West Virginia vs. George Washington
Unranked West Virginia vs. Unranked George Washington · 8-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
22
Game score
1936Week 7
McDaniel at West Virginia
McDaniel 20, West Virginia 33
W · Coached West Virginia vs. McDaniel
Unranked McDaniel vs. Unranked West Virginia · 13-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
22
Game score
1936Week 6
West Virginia at Centre College Kentucky
West Virginia 26, Centre College Kentucky 13
W · Coached West Virginia vs. Centre College Kentucky
Unranked West Virginia vs. Unranked Centre College Kentucky · 13-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
22
Game score
1936Week 3
West Virginia at Pittsburgh
West Virginia 0, Pittsburgh 34
L · Coached West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh
Unranked West Virginia vs. No. 5 Pittsburgh · 34-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
21
Game score
1936Week 5
West Virginia Wesleyan at West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan 0, West Virginia 15
W · Coached West Virginia vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
Unranked West Virginia Wesleyan vs. Unranked West Virginia · 15-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 15/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
20
Game score
1935Week 6
Temple at West Virginia
Temple 19, West Virginia 6
L · Coached West Virginia vs. Temple
Unranked Temple vs. Unranked West Virginia · 13-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
17
Game score
1934Week 2
West Virginia Wesleyan at West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan 0, West Virginia 19
W · Coached West Virginia vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
Unranked West Virginia Wesleyan vs. Unranked West Virginia · 19-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 11/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
16
Game score
1934Week 6
West Virginia at Temple
West Virginia 13, Temple 28
L · Coached West Virginia vs. Temple
Unranked West Virginia vs. Unranked Temple · 15-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 15/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
15
Game score
1935Week 7
Washington and Lee at West Virginia
Washington and Lee 0, West Virginia 20
W · Coached West Virginia vs. Washington and Lee
Unranked Washington and Lee vs. Unranked West Virginia · 20-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 10/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
15
Game score
1935Week 3
West Virginia at Davis & Elkins
West Virginia 20, Davis & Elkins 0
W · Coached West Virginia vs. Davis & Elkins
Unranked West Virginia vs. Unranked Davis & Elkins · 20-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 10/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
15
Game score
1936Week 4
Washington and Lee at West Virginia
Washington and Lee 7, West Virginia 28
W · Coached West Virginia vs. Washington and Lee
Unranked Washington and Lee vs. Unranked West Virginia · 21-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 9/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
14
Game score
1935Week 4
West Virginia at Pittsburgh
West Virginia 6, Pittsburgh 24
L · Coached West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh
Unranked West Virginia vs. Unranked Pittsburgh · 18-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 12/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
12
Game score
1935Week 9
Duquesne at West Virginia
Duquesne 19, West Virginia 0
L · Coached West Virginia vs. Duquesne
Unranked Duquesne vs. Unranked West Virginia · 19-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 11/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
11
Game score

Methodology

How coach games are attributed and scored

Attribution: a team-season counts only when one coach owns the full schedule, or exactly one listed coach covers every completed game. Ambiguous split and interim seasons are excluded.

AP ranking, 50: both teams earn points from their AP rank at game time.

Closeness and overtime, 45: close finals earn up to 30 points and overtime earns up to 15.

Result, 5: a win by the coached team earns five points.

Regular-season rankings use the AP poll for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Historical poll, line-score, and video coverage varies.