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Dick Clausen

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Dick Clausen
Biographical details
Born1912
Vining, Iowa, U.S.
DiedDecember 2000 (aged 88)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1935Iowa
Baseball
c. 1935Iowa
Position(s)End (football)
First baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1938Clear Lake HS (IA)
1939–1941Hampton HS (IA)
1942–1947New Trier HS (IL)
1948–1955Coe
1956–1957New Mexico
Basketball
1938–1939Clear Lake HS (IA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1958–1972Arizona
Head coaching record
Overall43–36–5 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 MWC (1950, 1952, 1955)

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. Clausen was also the athletic director at the University of Arizona from 1958 to 1972.

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

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Coe Kohawks (Midwest 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

References

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  1. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  2. ^ "N. M. Coach". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. December 14, 2000. p. 37. Retrieved October 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.