Bernie Bierman
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Bernie Bierman (March 11, 1894, Springfield, MN - March 7, 1977, Laguna Hills, CA) is best remembered as a college football coach. He coached from 1919 to 1950 except during World War II where he served in the US armed forces. He coached at the University of Montana, Mississippi State University and Tulane University before coaching at the University of Minnesota. As coach of the Gophers, his teams completed a 93-35-6 (.716) slate over a 16-season span which included six Big Ten Championships, five National Championships and five undefeated seasons. He was also a brother of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity.
[edit] Personal life
Married to Clara McKenzie Bierman, father of two sons, William A. Bierman a successful lawyer in St. Paul MN and James Bierman of Los Angeles CA.
[edit] Football head coaching records
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | AP# | |||
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| Mississippi State (Southern Conference) (1925 – 1926) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Mississippi State | 3-4-1 | 1-4 | 15th (tie) | |||||
| 1926 | Mississippi State | 5-4 | 2-3 | 14th | |||||
| Mississippi State: | 8-8-1 | 3-7 | |||||||
| Tulane (Southern Conference) (1927 – 1931) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Tulane | 2-5-1 | 2-5-1 | 18th | |||||
| 1928 | Tulane | 6-3-1 | 3-3-1 | 10th (tie) | |||||
| 1929 | Tulane | 9-0 | 6-0 | 1st | |||||
| 1930 | Tulane | 8-1 | 5-0 | 1st (tie) | |||||
| 1931 | Tulane | 11-1 | 8-0 | 1st (tie) | L 21-12 Rose Bowl | ||||
| Tulane: | 36-10-2 | 24-8-2 | |||||||
| Minnesota (Big Ten Conference) (1932 – 1950) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Minnesota | 5-3 | 2-3 | 6th | |||||
| 1933 | Minnesota | 4-0-4 | 2-0-4 | 1st (tie) | |||||
| 1934 | Minnesota | 8-0 | 5-0 | 1st (tie) | |||||
| 1935 | Minnesota | 8-0 | 5-0 | 1st (tie) | |||||
| 1936 | Minnesota | 7-1 | 4-1 | 2nd (tie) | 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 | ||||
| 1945 | Minnesota | 4-5 | 1-5 | 8th (tie) | |||||
| 1946 | Minnesota | 5-4 | 3-4 | 5th | |||||
| 1947 | Minnesota | 6-3 | 3-3 | 3rd (tie) | |||||
| 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: | 137-53-9 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final AP of the season. | |||||||||
[edit] External links
- College Football Hall of Fame Entry
- Minneapolis Tribune: University of Minnesota to hire Bierman (Sept. 23, 1931)
| Preceded by Jerry Nissen |
Montana Head Football Coach 1919–1921 |
Succeeded by J. W. Stewart |
| Preceded by Early Able |
Mississippi State Head Football Coach 1925–1926 |
Succeeded by J.W. Hancock |
| Preceded by Clark Shaughnessy |
Tulane Head Football Coach 1927–1931 |
Succeeded by Ted Cox |
| Preceded by Fritz Crisler |
University of Minnesota Head Football Coach 1932–1941 |
Succeeded by George Hauser |
| Preceded by George Hauser |
University of Minnesota Head Football Coach 1945–1950 |
Succeeded by Wes Fesler |
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