| Bernie Bierman | ||
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| Title | Head Coach | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Born | March 11, 1894 | |
| Place of birth | Springfield, Minnesota | |
| Died | March 7, 1977 (aged 82) | |
| Place of death | Laguna Hills, California | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 146-53-12 | |
| Bowls | 0-1 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Championships | ||
| Southern Conference: 1929, 1930, 1931 Big Nine/Big Ten Conference: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941 NCAA National: 1936, 1940, 1941 |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1913-15 | Minnesota | |
| Position | Halfback | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1919-1921 1925-1926 1927-1931 1932-1941 1942 1945-1950 |
Montana Mississippi State Tulane Minnesota Iowa Pre-Flight Minnesota |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1955 (Bio) | ||
Bernard W. "Bernie" Bierman (March 11, 1894, Springfield, Minnesota - March 7, 1977, Laguna Hills, California) is best remembered as a college football coach. He coached from 1919 to 1950 except during World War II where he served in the US armed forces. He coached at the University of Montana[1], Mississippi State University[2] and Tulane University[3] before coaching at the University of Minnesota[4]. As coach of Minnesota's Gophers, his teams completed a 93-35-6 (.716) slate over a 16-season span which included six Big Ten Championships, five National Championships and five undefeated seasons. He was also a brother of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity.
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Personal life
Married to Clara McKenzie Bierman, father of two sons, William A. Bierman a successful lawyer in St. Paul, MN and James Bierman of Los Angeles, CA.
Football head coaching records
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | AP# | |||
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| Montana (Independent) (1919–1921) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Montana | 2-3-2 | |||||||
| 1920 | Montana | 4-3-0 | |||||||
| 1921 | Montana | 3-3-1 | |||||||
| Montana: | 9-9-3 | ||||||||
| Mississippi State (Southern Conference) (1925–1926) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Mississippi State | 3-4-1 | 1-4 | 15th (tie) | |||||
| 1926 | Mississippi State | 5-4 | 2-3 | 14th | |||||
| Mississippi State: | 8-8-1 | 3-7 | |||||||
| Tulane (Southern Conference) (1927–1931) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Tulane | 2-5-1 | 2-5-1 | 18th | |||||
| 1928 | Tulane | 6-3-1 | 3-3-1 | 10th (tie) | |||||
| 1929 | Tulane | 9-0 | 6-0 | 1st | |||||
| 1930 | Tulane | 8-1 | 5-0 | 1st (tie) | |||||
| 1931 | Tulane | 11-1 | 8-0 | 1st (tie) | L 21-12 Rose Bowl | ||||
| Tulane: | 36-10-2 | 24-8-2 | |||||||
| Minnesota (Big Ten Conference) (1932–1950) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Minnesota | 5-3 | 2-3 | 6th | |||||
| 1933 | Minnesota | 4-0-4 | 2-0-4 | 1st (tie) | |||||
| 1934 | Minnesota | 8-0 | 5-0 | 1st (tie) | |||||
| 1935 | Minnesota | 8-0 | 5-0 | 1st (tie) | |||||
| 1936 | Minnesota | 7-1 | 4-1 | 2nd (tie) | 1 | ||||
| 1937 | Minnesota | 6-2 | 5-0 | 1st | 5 | ||||
| 1938 | Minnesota | 6-2 | 4-1 | 1st | 10 | ||||
| 1939 | Minnesota | 3-4-1 | 2-3-1 | 7th | |||||
| 1940 | Minnesota | 8-0 | 6-0 | 1st | 1 | ||||
| 1941 | Minnesota | 8-0 | 5-0 | 1st | 1 | ||||
| 1945 | Minnesota | 4-5 | 1-5 | 8th (tie) | |||||
| 1946 | Minnesota | 5-4 | 3-4 | 5th | |||||
| 1947 | Minnesota | 6-3 | 3-3 | 3rd (tie) | |||||
| 1948 | Minnesota | 7-2 | 5-2 | 3rd | 16 | ||||
| 1949 | Minnesota | 7-2 | 4-2 | 3rd | 8 | ||||
| 1950 | Minnesota | 1-7-1 | 1-4-1 | 7th | |||||
| Minnesota: | 93-62-6 | 57-28-6 | |||||||
| Total: | 146-53-12 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
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| Preceded by Jerry Nissen |
Montana Head Football Coach 1919–1921 |
Succeeded by J. W. Stewart |
| Preceded by Early Able |
Mississippi State Head Football Coach 1925–1926 |
Succeeded by J.W. Hancock |
| Preceded by Clark Shaughnessy |
Tulane Head Football Coach 1927–1931 |
Succeeded by Ted Cox |
| Preceded by Fritz Crisler |
University of Minnesota Head Football Coach 1932–1941 |
Succeeded by George Hauser |
| Preceded by George Hauser |
University of Minnesota Head Football Coach 1945–1950 |
Succeeded by Wes Fesler |
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