| John Gutekunst | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Defensive backs coach |
| Team | Columbia |
| Conference | Ivy |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 13, 1944 |
| Place of birth | Sellersville, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1963–1966 | Duke |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1967–1978 1979–1983 1984–1985 1985–1991 1992 1992 1994–1995 1996–1998 1999–2003 2004 2005–2006 2009 2010–present |
Duke (assistant) Virginia Tech (assistant) Minnesota (DC/DB) Minnesota Tampa Bay Storm (assistant) Wake Forest (DB) Rutgers (DC) Rhode Island (DB/K) South Carolina (DB) North Carolina (co-DC) North Carolina (AHC/TE) East Carolina (ST) Columbia (DB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–37–2 |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year Award (2000) | |
John Gutekunst (born April 13, 1944) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive backs coach at Columbia University. He served as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota from 1985 to 1991, compiling a record of 29–37–2. Gutekunst came to Minnesota in 1984 as an assistant coach and took over as interim head coach in 1985 for the Independence Bowl after Lou Holtz left the team to become the head coach at Notre Dame. Gutekunst was promoted to head coach before the next season. He has also served as an assistant coach at Duke University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Wake Forest University, Rutgers University, the University of Rhode Island, the University of South Carolina, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and East Carolina University. He joined the East Carolina staff in October 2009, taking over for Rock Roggeman, who left on indefinite medical leave.[1] Gutekunst is an alumnus of Duke University, where he played football and baseball.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference) (1985–1991) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Minnesota | 1–0* | W Independence | ||||||
| 1986 | Minnesota | 6–6 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L Liberty | ||||
| 1987 | Minnesota | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1988 | Minnesota | 2–7–2 | 0–6–2 | T–9th | |||||
| 1989 | Minnesota | 6–5 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1990 | Minnesota | 6–5 | 5–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1991 | Minnesota | 2–9 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
| Minnesota: | 29–37–2 | 18–28–2 | *Lou Holtz coached the first 11 games of the season. | ||||||
| Total: | 29–37–2 | ||||||||
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