Hank Biesiot

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Hank Biesiot
Sport(s) Football, baseball
Current position
Title Head coach (football)
Team Dickinson State
Conference Frontier Conference
Record 2571151 (.690)
Biographical details
Born 1945 (age 6869)
Duluth, Minnesota
Playing career
Mayville State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
19681971
19721975
19762013

Baseball
19762001

Langdon HS (ND)
Dickinson State (DC)
Dickinson State


Dickinson State
Head coaching record
Overall 2571151 (football)
Tournaments 614 (NAIA playoffs)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
7 NDCAC (19861987, 19891992, 19941995)
7 DAC (20022005, 20082010)
Awards
NAIA Hall of Fame (2006)

Henry A. "Hank" Biesiot (born 1945) is an American football coach and former player.[1] He was the head football coach at Dickinson State University, a position he had held since the 1976 season before retiring following the 2013 season. Biesiot was one of the few active college football coaches with over 200 career wins and 30 seasons of experience at the collegiate level. In 2006, he was inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of Fame as a coach.[2]

Playing career

Biesiot was considered a "standout" player of both football and baseball while a student at Mayville State.[3]

Coaching career

Biesiot is the current head football coach for the Dickinson State Blue Hawks located in Dickinson, North Dakota. In 2013, he enters his 38th seasons in that capacity, a streak that began in 1976. As of September 27, 2013, his coaching record at Dickinson State is 257 wins, 115 losses, and 1 tie. This ranks him #1 at Dickinson State in total wins and #2 at the school in winning percentage (.690).[4]

As a coach, he has led his team to the NAIA playoffs a total of 14 times, advancing as far as the semifinals in 1991.[5] His team concluded the 2010 regular season with an overall record of 81, 61 in conference play.[6]

Biesiot earned his 250th career victory on October 30, 2010 with a 4513 conference victory over rival Minot State.[7]

Biesiot also was the head coach for the Blue Hawk baseball program from 1976 to 2001

Academics

Biesiot is currently Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education at Dickinson State. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Mayville State University and a Master of Science from the University of North Dakota[8]

NAIA Career Wins Leader Ladder

Biesiot is currently involved in a chase to the top of the record books for all time wins by an NAIA coach. A debate is ongoing about who will hold rightful claim to the title. Biesiot has won all of his victories with one school, Dickinson State University, which has played NAIA football during his entire tenure. Kevin Donley haqs more overall wins, but his record has been attained while coaching 4 different football programs, 1 of which was not in the NAIA division.[9][10]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Dickinson State Blue Hawks (North Dakota College Athletic Conference) (1976–1999)
1976 Dickinson State 441 5th
1977 Dickinson State 45 4th
1978 Dickinson State 54 3rd
1979 Dickinson State 72 3rd
1980 Dickinson State 72 2nd
1981 Dickinson State 91 1st L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal
1982 Dickinson State 81 T1st
1983 Dickinson State 72 T3rd
1984 Dickinson State 63 T3rd
1985 Dickinson State 72 2nd
1986 Dickinson State 91 1st L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal
1987 Dickinson State 91 1st L NAIA Division II First Round
1988 Dickinson State 81 2nd
1989 Dickinson State 92 1st L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal
1990 Dickinson State 92 T1st L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal
1991 Dickinson State 102 T1st L NAIA Division II Semifinal
1992 Dickinson State 72 T1st
1993 Dickinson State 54 3rd
1994 Dickinson State 63 T1st
1995 Dickinson State 101 1st L NAIA Division II First Round
1996 Dickinson State 54 T4th
1997 Dickinson State 63 T2nd
1998 Dickinson State 63 3rd
1999 Dickinson State 73 2nd L NAIA First Round
Dickinson State Blue Hawks (Dakota Athletic Conference) (2000–present)
2000 Dickinson State 64 T4th
2001 Dickinson State 64 4th
2002 Dickinson State 92 T1st L NAIA First Round
2003 Dickinson State 111 1st L NAIA Quarterfinal
2004 Dickinson State 102 T1st L NAIA Quarterfinal
2005 Dickinson State 74 T1st
2006 Dickinson State 64 2nd
2007 Dickinson State 37 T4th
2008 Dickinson State 74 1st L NAIA First Round
2009 Dickinson State 74 1st L NAIA First Round
2010 Dickinson State 92 61 1st L NAIA First Round
2011 Dickinson State 46 33
2012 Dickinson State 29 19
2013 Dickinson State 04 04
Dickinson State: 2571151
Total: 2571151
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