Bob Nielson
Current position | |
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Title | Minnesota–Duluth |
2008–2012 | Minnesota–Duluth |
2013–2015 | Western Illinois |
2016–present | South Dakota |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 228–125–1 |
Tournaments | 3–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs) 11–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 3–4 (NCAA FCS playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 AFCA Division II COY (2010) Coach of the Year (2002, 2008, 2010)Liberty Mutual Division II COY (2010) IIAC Coach of the Year (1993) 3× NCIS | |
Bob Nielson (born September 28, 1959) is an American
Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs won the NCAA Division II Football Championship
in 2008 and 2010.
Nielson grew up in Marion, Iowa, and is a 1982 graduate of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. He received his master's degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1988. He began his coaching career in 1981 as an assistant at Wartburg and was promoted to defensive coordinator in 1986.[1]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | STATS/TSN° | ||
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Ripon Redmen (Midwest Conference ) (1989–1990)
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1989 | Ripon | 2–6–1 | 1–5 | T–4th (North) | |||||
1990 | Ripon | 7–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd (North) | |||||
Ripon: | 9–8–1 | 5–7 | |||||||
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ) (1991–1995)
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1991 | Wartburg | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1992 | Wartburg | 5–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1993 | Wartburg | 9–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
1994 | Wartburg | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
1995 | Wartburg | 9–1 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
Wartburg: | 39–14 | 32–8 | |||||||
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 Semifinal | ||||
Wisconsin–Eau Claire: | 22–11 | 12–9 | |||||||
Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference ) (1999–2003)
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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 | 24 | ||||
2002 | Minnesota–Duluth | 11–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 11 | |||
2003 | Minnesota–Duluth | 8–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference ) (2008–2012)
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2008 | Minnesota–Duluth | 15–0 | 10–0 / 6–0 | 1st / 1st (North) | W NCAA Division II Championship |
1 | |||
2009 | Minnesota–Duluth | 11–2 | 10–0 / 6–0 | 1st / 1st (North) | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal |
5 | |||
2010 | Minnesota–Duluth | 15–0 | 10–0 / 6–0 | 1st / 1st (North) | W NCAA Division II Championship | 1 | |||
2011 | Minnesota–Duluth | 11–3 | 8–2 / 5–1 | T–1st / T–1st (North) | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 6 | |||
2012 | Minnesota–Duluth | 10–2 | 10–1 / 6–1 | 2nd / T–1st (North) | L NCAA Division II First Round | 12 | |||
Minnesota–Duluth: | 100–26 | 78–15 | |||||||
Western Illinois Leathernecks (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2013–2015) | |||||||||
2013 | Western Illinois | 4–8 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
2014 | Western Illinois | 5–7 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
2015 | Western Illinois | 7–6 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
Western Illinois: | 16–21 | 10–14 | |||||||
South Dakota Coyotes (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
2016 | South Dakota | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
2017 | South Dakota | 8–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 16 | 15 | ||
2018 | South Dakota | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
2019 | South Dakota | 5–7 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
2020–21 | South Dakota | 1–3 | 1–3 | T–7th | |||||
2021 | South Dakota | 7–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division I First Round | 20 | 18 | ||
2022 | South Dakota | 3–8 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
2023 | South Dakota | 10–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | ||||
2024 | South Dakota | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
South Dakota: | 42–45 | 29–31 | |||||||
Total: | 228–125–1 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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