John Thorne (American football)
# John Thorne (American football)

John Thorne (born October 29, 1947) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois from 2002 to 2014, compiling a record of 118–30.

## Career

From 2002 to 2014 he served at head football coach at North Central, compiling a record of 118–30. In 2015, Thorne stepped down from his position as head coach and was replaced by his son, Jeff Thorne. Thorne also served as head coach at Wheaton Warrenville South High School (formerly known as Wheaton Central High School) from 1980 to 2001, winning four state championships.

## Honors

In 2016, Thorne was inducted into the NCC Athletic Hall of Fame.

## Head coaching record

### College

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Central Cardinals (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (2002–2014) ||||||
| 2002 | North Central | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |
| 2003 | North Central | 7–3 | 4–3 | | |
| 2004 | North Central | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–4th | |
| 2005 | North Central | 9–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round |
| 2006 | North Central | 9–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round |
| 2007 | North Central | 9–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round |
| 2008 | North Central | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round |
| 2009 | North Central | 8–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | |
| 2010 | North Central | 12–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal |
| 2011 | North Central | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round |
| 2012 | North Central | 9–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round |
| 2013 | North Central | 13–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Semifinal |
| 2014 | North Central | 8–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |
| North Central: | North Central: | 118–30 | 76–15 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 118–30 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
