Bob Nielson
| Bob Nielson | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Western Illinois |
| Conference | MVFC |
| Record | 9–15 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 28, 1959 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1986 1987–1988 1989–1990 1991–1995 1996–1998 1999–2003 2008–2012 2013–present |
Wartburg (OL) Wartburg (DC) Ripon Wartburg Wisconsin–Eau Claire Minnesota–Duluth Minnesota–Duluth Western Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 179–74–1 |
| Tournaments |
3–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs) 11–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships | |
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Awards | |
Bob Nielson (born September 28, 1959) is an American football coach. He is currently the head football coach at Western Illinois University. Nielson has also served as head coach at Ripon College (1989–1990), Wartburg College (1991–1995), the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1996–1998), and the University of Minnesota–Duluth (1999–2003, 2008–2012). His Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs won the NCAA Division II National Football Championship in 2008 and 2010.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Ripon Red Hawks (Midwest Conference) (1989–1990) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Ripon | 2–6–1 | |||||||
| 1990 | Ripon | 7–2 | |||||||
| Ripon: | 9–8–1 | ||||||||
| Wartburg Knights (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1991–1995) | |||||||||
| 1991 | Wartburg | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1992 | Wartburg | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1993 | Wartburg | 9–2 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | |||||
| 1994 | Wartburg | 10–2 | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||||
| 1995 | Wartburg | 9–1 | |||||||
| Wartburg: | 39–14 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1996–1998) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 5–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1997 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 7–3 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1998 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 10–3 | 5–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Seminfinal | ||||
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire: | 22–11 | 12–9 | |||||||
| Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (1999–2003) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Minnesota–Duluth | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2000 | Minnesota–Duluth | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2001 | Minnesota–Duluth | 9–3 | 7–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2002 | Minnesota–Duluth | 11–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2003 | Minnesota–Duluth | 8–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (2008–2012) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Minnesota–Duluth | 15–0 | 10–0 | 1st | W NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 2009 | Minnesota–Duluth | 11–2 | 10–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2010 | Minnesota–Duluth | 15–0 | 10–0 | 1st | W NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 2011 | Minnesota–Duluth | 11–3 | 8–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2012 | Minnesota–Duluth | 10–2 | 10–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| Minnesota–Duluth: | 100–26 | 78–15 | |||||||
| Western Illinois Leathernecks (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Western Illinois | 4–8 | 2–6 | 5th | |||||
| 2014 | Western Illinois | 5–7 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 2015 | Western Illinois | ||||||||
| Western Illinois: | 9–15 | 5–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 179–74–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
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