Glen Mason

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Glen Mason
College	None
Sport	Football
Born	April 9, 1950
Place of birth	Colonia, New Jersey
Career Highlights
Overall	123-121-1
Coaching Stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Championships
0
Awards
1986 MAC Coach of the Year 1991, 1995 Big 8 Coach of the Year 1999 Big Ten Coach of the Year
School as a player
1970-72	Ohio State
Coaching positions
1986-87 1988-96 1997-2006	Kent State Kansas Minnesota

Glen O. Mason (born April 9, 1950 in Colonia, New Jersey) is the former college football head coach of the University of Minnesota. He was officially fired on December 31, 2006. Prior to coaching the Gophers, Mason was head coach for Kent State University 1986-87 and the University of Kansas from 1988 to 1996, with previous assistant stints at the University of Illinois, Ohio State, Ball State, Iowa State, and Allegheny College.

Mason played college football at Ohio State University where he graduated from in 1972 with a B.A. in education. He was a linebacker, buried in the depth chart behind Randy Gradishar, Stan White, Vic Koegel, Arnie Jones, and Rick Middleton. In 1971 Mason hosted recruit Bruce Elia. They stood on High Street, the main drag on campus, and Mason said, "On the left side, we go to school and we study and live. On the right side are the sororities and fraternities and more housing. Down the middle, we party!" Elia chose to attend Ohio State that day.

Mason went on to get his Master's Degree in education at Ball St. In January of 2002, Mason was named the president of the American Football Coaches Association. He was the third Minnesota coach to be awarded this honor joining Bernie Bierman (1935) and Murray Warmath (1968). He and his wife Kate have five children and live in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the end of the 2006 season, he had a career record of 123-121-1.

In 1995, as Kansas prepared for the Aloha Bowl against UCLA, Mason accepted the head coaching position at the University of Georgia. But Mason had a change of heart and stayed with the Jayhawks, only to leave for Minnesota after one more season in Lawrence. His first game with Minnesota in 1997 was against Hawaiʻi, at Aloha Stadium where the Aloha Bowl's successor, the Hawaiʻi Bowl is played. Minnesota lost the game 17-3.

On December 31st, 2006, Minnesota fired Coach Mason following his Golden Gopher team's loss to Texas Tech in the 2006 Insight Bowl. The Golden Gophers gave up a 31 point third quarter lead, allowing the Red Raiders to make the largest comeback in NCAA Division I-A bowl history.

See also: Minnesota Golden Gophers football

		Overall		Conference
School	Season	Wins	Losses	Wins	Losses	Bowl game
Kent State	1986	5	6	5	3
Kent State	1987	7	4	5	3
Two Seasons		12	10	10	6
Kansas	1988	1	10	1	6
Kansas	1989	4	7	2	5
Kansas	1990[1]	3	7	2	4
Kansas	1991	6	5	3	4
Kansas	1992	8	4	4	3	Aloha Bowl W 23-20
Kansas	1993	5	7	3	4
Kansas	1994	6	5	3	4
Kansas	1995	10	2	5	2	Aloha Bowl W 51-30
Kansas	1996	4	7	2	5
Nine Seasons		47	54	25	37
Minnesota	1997	3	9	1	7
Minnesota	1998	5	6	2	6
Minnesota	1999	8	4	5	3	Sun Bowl L 24-20
Minnesota	2000	6	6	4	4	Micron PC Bowl L 38-30
Minnesota	2001	4	7	2	6
Minnesota	2002	8	5	3	5	Music City Bowl W 29-14
Minnesota	2003	10	3	5	3	Sun Bowl W 31-30
Minnesota	2004	7	5	3	5	Music City Bowl W 20-16
Minnesota	2005	7	5	4	4	Music City Bowl L 34-31
Minnesota	2006	6	7	3	5	Insight Bowl L 44-41 OT
Ten Seasons		64	57	32	48
Total	21 years	123	121	67	91

[edit] See also

• List of presidents of the American Football Coaches Association

[edit] References

• Biography at gophersports.com

Preceded by Dick Scesniak	Kent State Head Football Coach 1986–1987	Succeeded by Dick Crum
Preceded by Bob Valesente	Kansas Head Football Coach 1988–1996	Succeeded by Terry Allen
Preceded by Jim Wacker	Minnesota Head Football Coach 1997–2006	Succeeded by Tim Brewster