Bernie Bierman

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Bernie Bierman
Bernie Bierman.jpg
Biographical details
Born(1894-03-11)March 11, 1894
Springfield, Minnesota
DiedMarch 7, 1977(1977-03-07) (aged 82)
Laguna Hills, California
Playing career
1913–1915Minnesota
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919–1921Montana
1923–1924Tulane (assistant)
1925–1926Mississippi State
1927–1931Tulane
1932–1941Minnesota
1942Iowa Pre-Flight
1945–1950Minnesota
Basketball
1919–1922Montana
1925–1927Mississippi State
1928–1930Tulane
Head coaching record
Overall153–65–12 (football)
89–51 (basketball)
Bowls0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5 National (1934–1936, 1940–1941)
3 SoCon (1929–1931)
7 Big Ten (1933–1935, 1937–1938, 1940–1941)
Awards
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1958)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1955 (profile)

Bernard W. Bierman (March 11, 1894 – March 7, 1977) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He coached from 1919 to 1950 except for a span during World War II when he served in the U.S. armed forces. Bierman was the head coach at the University of Montana (1919–1921), Mississippi State University (1925–1926), Tulane University (1927–1931), and his alma mater, the University of Minnesota (1932–1941, 1945–1950), compiling a career college football record of 153–65–12. At Minnesota, Bierman's Golden Gophers compiled a 93–35–6 record, won five national championships and seven Big Ten Conference titles, and completed five undefeated seasons. Bierman was also the head basketball coach at Montana (1919–1922), Mississippi State (1925–1927), and Tulane (1928–1930), tallying a career college basketball mark of 89–51.

Personal life[]

Bierman grew up in Litchfield, Minnesota and was married to Clara McKenzie Bierman. They had two sons, William A. Bierman, a lawyer in St. Paul, Minnesota, and James Bierman, of Los Angeles, California. Bierman was a brother of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.

Head coaching record[]

The Minnesota's Golden Gophers, 1935 National Champions, coaches: Bert Baston, end coach; Bernie Bierman, head coach; and George Hauser, line coach. The fourth varsity tutor, Lowek (Red) Dawson, who coached the backfield, was absent when the photograph was taken

Football[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs AP#
Montana (Independent) (1919–1921)
1919 Montana 2–3–2
1920 Montana 4–3
1921 Montana 3–3–1
Montana: 9–9–3
Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1925–1926)
1925 Mississippi State 3–4–1 1–4 T–15th
1926 Mississippi State 5–4 2–3 14th
Mississippi State: 8–8–1 3–7
Tulane Green Wave (Southern Conference) (1927–1931)
1927 Tulane 2–5–1 2–5–1 18th
1928 Tulane 6–3–1 3–3–1 T–10th
1929 Tulane 9–0 6–0 1st
1930 Tulane 8–1 5–0 T–1st
1931 Tulane 11–1 8–0 T–1st L Rose
Tulane: 36–10–2 24–8–2
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference) (1932–1941)
1932 Minnesota 5–3 2–3 6th
1933 Minnesota 4–0–4 2–0–4 T–1st
1934 Minnesota 8–0 5–0 T–1st
1935 Minnesota 8–0 5–0 T–1st
1936 Minnesota 7–1 4–1 T–2nd 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
Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks (Independent) (1942)
1942 Iowa Pre-Flight 7–3
Iowa Pre-Flight: 7–3
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference) (1945–1950)
1945 Minnesota 4–5 1–5 T–8th
1946 Minnesota 5–4 3–4 5th
1947 Minnesota 6–3 3–3 T–3rd
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: 93–35–6 57–28–6
Total: 153–65–12
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
  • #Rankings from final AP Poll.

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