Joe Glenn (2006) - Hall of Fame - University of Northern Colorado Athletics

Joe Glenn

Induction:
2006

Glenn led the Bears football team to 11-straight winning seasons and a combined record of 98-35 from 1987-99. He is best known for helping the Bears to back-to-back Division II National Championships in 1996 and 1997, marking the first team national titles in school history. His Northern Colorado teams appeared in the NCAA Playoffs seven times and won three North Central Conference championships (1997-99). He was named AFCA National Coach of the Year twice (1996, 1997) and won 11 or more games in each of his final four seasons with the program. Glenn later went on to coach at Montana (2000-02), where he compiled a 39-6 overall record, won the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA National championship and was named National Coach of the Year. In 2003 he took over the Wyoming football program and helped the Cowboys to the 2004 Las Vegas Bowl Championship, the squad's first bowl appearance in 11 years.