List of Dickinson State Blue Hawks head football coaches

The Dickinson State Blue Hawks program is a college football team that represents Dickinson State University in the Dakota Athletic Conference, a part of the NAIA. The team has had 15 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1925. The former coach is Hank Biesiot who first took the position for the 1976 season. The current coach is Pete Stanton. Stanton was an assistant for 14 years with Biesiot.[1]

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list

General		Overall		Conference		Postseason[A 1]
No.	Order of coaches[A 2]	GC	Games coached	CW	Conference wins	PW	Postseason wins
DC	Division championships	OW	Overall wins	CL	Conference losses	PL	Postseason losses
CC	Conference championships	OL	Overall losses	CT	Conference ties	PT	Postseason ties
NC	National championships	OT	Overall ties[A 3]	C%	Conference winning percentage
	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame	O%	Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

No.	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	CCs	Awards
1	C.O. Braden	1925–1926	2	1	1	0	.500	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Roy McLeod	1927	2	1	0	1	.750	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Harry J. Wienbergen	1928–1952	134	51	70	13	.429	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	Joe Gerlach	1944–1945	7	2	3	2	.429	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Loy Young	1950	8	5	2	1	.688	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Forrest Lothrop	1953–1955	20	10	10	0	.500	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	Paul Kemp	1956	6	4	2	0	.667	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Bob Tracy	1957–1962	44	25	18	1	.580	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	Roger Huffman	1963–1965	24	15	7	2	.667	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	Orlo Sundre	1966–1967	16	3	13	0	.188	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	Morris Martin	1968–1970	24	10	11	3	.479	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	Herb Hollyman	1971	8	2	6	0	.250	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	Bob Lasater	1972–1975	36	21	14	1	.597	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Hank Biesiot	1976–2013	379	258	121	1	.680	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Notes

1. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
2. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]

References

1. DeLassus, David. "Dickinson State Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
2. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
3. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
4. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.