John Peterson (American football)
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| Born: | September 25, 1948 Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Career information | |
| College: | Eastern Michigan B.S. (1970) Michigan State M.A. (1971) Utah Ph.D. (1976) |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Career: | 44–65–3 (.406) |
John E. Peterson (born September 25, 1948) is an American football executive and former coach. He was the sixth head football coach at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland, serving for four seasons, from 1977 to 1980, and compiling a record of 14–25.[1] Peterson later served as head coach at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota for seven seasons, from 1982 to 1988, compiling a record of 30–40–3.[2]
After 18 years in college football, Peterson has spent 28 years in scouting and personnel in professional football: in the Canadian Football League (CFL), World League of American Football (WLAF), National Football League (NFL), and in the Alliance of American Football (AAF).[3][4][5] In 2019, he was announced as the Director of Football Operations for the New York Guardians of the XFL.[6]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Frostburg State Bobcats (NAIA Independent) (1977) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Frostburg State | 1–9 | |||||||
| Frostburg State Bobcats (NCAA Division III Independent) (1978–1980) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Frostburg State | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1979 | Frostburg State | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1980 | Frostburg State | 4–5 | |||||||
| Frostburg State: | 14–25 | ||||||||
| Bemidji State Beavers (Northern Intercollegiate Conference) (1982–1988) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Bemidji State | 2–8 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1983 | Bemidji State | 4–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1984 | Bemidji State | 8–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1985 | Bemidji State | 7–3 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1986 | Bemidji State | 6–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1987 | Bemidji State | 2–7–1 | 0–5–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1988 | Bemidji State | 1–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Bemidji State: | 30–40–3 | 13–26–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 44–65–3 | ||||||||
References[]
- ^ "2018 Frostburg FB Media Guide"
- ^ "Bemidji State Football Coaching Records"
- ^ "NFL Scout Calls San Antonio Home", February 11, 2016
- ^ "San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame: 2014 Nominees", August 14, 2013
- ^ "A Football Life", Eastern Magazine, Spring 2018.
- ^ "The New York Guardians are #OnDuty in February 2020". XFL. September 20, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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