| Earle Solomonson | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 2, 1947 |
| Playing career | |
| late 1960s | Augsburg |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1970s 1970s 1979–1984 1985–1986 1987–1991 |
Richfield HS (MN) (assistant) Park Center HS (MN) North Dakota State (assistant) North Dakota State Montana State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–42–1 (college) |
| Tournaments | 6–0 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Division II National (1985–1986) 2 NCC (1985–1986) |
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| Awards | |
| AFCA Division II COY (1986) | |
Earle Solomonson (born September 2, 1947) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Dakota State University from 1985 to 1986 and at Montana State University – Bozeman from 1987 to 1991, compiling a career college football record of 39–42–1. Solomonson won back-to-back NCAA Division II National Football Championships with the North Dakota State Bison in 1985 and 1986. He played college football at Augsburg College, from which he graduated in 1969.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| North Dakota State Bison (North Central Conference) (1985–1986) | |||||||||
| 1985 | North Dakota State | 11–2–1 | 7–1–1 | 1st | W NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 1986 | North Dakota State | 13–0 | 9–0 | 1st | W NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| North Dakota State: | 24–2–1 | 16–1–1 | |||||||
| Montana State Bobcats (Big Sky Conference) (1987–1991) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Montana State | 1–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1988 | Montana State | 4–7 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1989 | Montana State | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 1990 | Montana State | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1991 | Montana State | 2–9 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| Montana State: | 15–40 | 10–30 | |||||||
| Total: | 39–42–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
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