Bernie Bierman | |||
File:Bernie Bierman.jpg | |||
Sport(s) | Football, basketball | ||
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Biographical details | |||
Born | Springfield, Minnesota | March 11, 1894||
Died | March 7, 1977 Laguna Hills, California | (aged 82)||
Playing career | |||
1913–1915 | Minnesota | ||
Position(s) | Halfback | ||
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
Football 1919–1921 1923–1924 1925–1926 1927–1931 1932–1941 1942 1945–1950 Basketball 1919–1922 1925–1927 1928–1930 | Montana Tulane (assistant) Mississippi State Tulane Minnesota Iowa Pre-Flight Minnesota Montana Mississippi State Tulane | ||
Head coaching record | |||
Overall | 153–65–12 (football) 89–51 (basketball) | ||
Bowls | 0–1 | ||
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |||
Accomplishments and honors | |||
Championships 5 National (1934–1936, 1940–1941) 3 Southern (1929–1931) 7 Big Ten (1933–1935, 1937–1938, 1940–1941) | |||
Awards Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1958) | |||
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Bernard W. "Bernie" Bierman (March 11, 1894 – March 7, 1977) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He coached from 1919 to 1950 except for a span during World War II when he served in the U.S. armed forces. Bierman was the head coach at the University of Montana (1919–1921), Mississippi State University (1925–1926), Tulane University (1927–1931), and his alma mater, the University of Minnesota (1932–1941, 1945–1950), compiling a career college football record of 153–65–12. At Minnesota, Bierman's Golden Gophers compiled a 93–35–6 record, won five national championships and seven Big Ten Conference titles, and completed five undefeated seasons. Bierman was also the head basketball coach at Montana (1919–1922), Mississippi State (1925–1927), and Tulane (1928–1930), tallying a career college basketball mark of 89–51.
Personal life[]
Bierman was married to Clara McKenzie Bierman. They had two sons, William A. Bierman, a lawyer in St. Paul, Minnesota, and James Bierman, of Los Angeles, California. Bierman was a brother of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity.
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
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Montana Grizzlies (Independent) (1919–1921) | |||||||||
1919 | Montana | 2–3–2 | |||||||
1920 | Montana | 4–3 | |||||||
1921 | Montana | 3–3–1 | |||||||
Montana: | 9–9–3 | ||||||||
Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1925–1926) | |||||||||
1925 | Mississippi State | 3–4–1 | 1–4 | T–15th | |||||
1926 | Mississippi State | 5–4 | 2–3 | 14th | |||||
Mississippi State: | 8–8–1 | 3–7 | |||||||
Tulane Green Wave (Southern Conference) (1927–1931) | |||||||||
1927 | Tulane | 2–5–1 | 2–5–1 | 18th | |||||
1928 | Tulane | 6–3–1 | 3–3–1 | T–10th | |||||
1929 | Tulane | 9–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1930 | Tulane | 8–1 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
1931 | Tulane | 11–1 | 8–0 | T–1st | L Rose | ||||
Tulane: | 36–10–2 | 24–8–2 | |||||||
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference) (1932–1941) | |||||||||
1932 | Minnesota | 5–3 | 2–3 | 6th | |||||
1933 | Minnesota | 4–0–4 | 2–0–4 | T–1st | |||||
1934 | Minnesota | 8–0 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
1935 | Minnesota | 8–0 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
1936 | Minnesota | 7–1 | 4–1 | T–2nd | 1 | ||||
1937 | Minnesota | 6–2 | 5–0 | 1st | 5 | ||||
1938 | Minnesota | 6–2 | 4–1 | 1st | 10 | ||||
1939 | Minnesota | 3–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 7th | |||||
1940 | Minnesota | 8–0 | 6–0 | 1st | 1 | ||||
1941 | Minnesota | 8–0 | 5–0 | 1st | 1 | ||||
Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks (Independent) (1942) | |||||||||
1942 | Iowa Pre-Flight | 7–3 | |||||||
Iowa Pre-Flight: | 7–3 | ||||||||
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference) (1945–1950) | |||||||||
1945 | Minnesota | 4–5 | 1–5 | T–8th | |||||
1946 | Minnesota | 5–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
1947 | Minnesota | 6–3 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1948 | Minnesota | 7–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | 16 | ||||
1949 | Minnesota | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | 8 | ||||
1950 | Minnesota | 1–7–1 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |||||
Minnesota: | 93–35–6 | 57–28–6 | |||||||
Total: | 153–65–12 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
#Rankings from final AP Poll. |
References[]
External links[]
- Bernie Bierman at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Bernie Bierman at the College Football Data Warehouse
- Bernie Bierman at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
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