Dick Clausen
Dick Clausen (1912 – December 2000) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Coe College from 1948 to 1955 and the University of New Mexico from 1956 to 1957, compiling a career college football record of 43–36–5. Barnes was also the athletic director at the University of Arizona from 1958 to 1972.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1912 Vining, Iowa |
| Died | December 2000 (aged 88) Tucson, Arizona |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1935 | Iowa |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1935 | Iowa |
| Position(s) | End (football) First baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1938 | Clear Lake HS (IA) |
| 1939–1941 | Hampton HS (IA) |
| 1942–1947 | New Trier HS (IL) |
| 1948–1955 | Coe |
| 1956–1957 | New Mexico |
| Basketball | |
| 1938–1939 | Clear Lake HS (IA) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1958–1972 | Arizona |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 43–36–5 (college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 MCAC (1950, 1952, 1955) | |
Born in Vining, Iowa, Clausen attended high school in Sabula, Iowa, graduating in 1928. At the University of Iowa, he played football as an end and baseball, as a first baseman.[1] Clausen died at in December 2000, at the age of 88, in Tucson, Arizona.[2]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coe Kohawks (Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1948–1955) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Coe | 1–5–2 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1949 | Coe | 1–6–1 | 0–6 | 9th | |||||
| 1950 | Coe | 6–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1951 | Coe | 3–5 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1952 | Coe | 7–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1953 | Coe | 5–2–1 | 5–0–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1954 | Coe | 4–3–1 | 4–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1955 | Coe | 8–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| Coe: | 35–24–5 | 30–18–3 | |||||||
| New Mexico Lobos (Skyline Conference) (1956–1957) | |||||||||
| 1956 | New Mexico | 4–6 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1957 | New Mexico | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| New Mexico: | 8–12 | 4–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 43–36–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- Kailer, J. D. (January 1, 1956). "UNM Hires Winner In Dick Clausen". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. 6. Retrieved October 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
- "N. M. Coach". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. December 14, 2000. p. 37. Retrieved October 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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