Frank P. "Bud" Van Deren (November 22, 1924 – September 9, 2010) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Cal Poly Humboldt from 1966 to 1985, compiling a record of 98–101–4. Van Deren was the head football coach at Yuba College in Marysville, California from 1956 to 1961.[1][2] He began his coaching career in 1950 as an assistant football coach at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California, where he also coached basketball, track, and tennis.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 22, 1924 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 9, 2010 (aged 85) Eureka, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1946 | Santa Rosa |
| 1947–1948 | California |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1950–1953 | Santa Rosa (ends) |
| 1954–1955 | Oakdale HS (CA) |
| 1956–1961 | Yuba |
| 1962–1963 | Cal Poly Humboldt (line) |
| 1964–1965 | California (assistant) |
| 1966–1985 | Cal Poly Humboldt |
| Basketball | |
| 1950–1953 | Santa Rosa (assistant) |
| Track | |
| 1950–1953 | Santa Rosa (assistant) |
| Tennis | |
| 1953–1954 | Santa Rosa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 98–101–4 (college football) |
| Bowls | 1–0 (college) 1–0 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 GVC (1956–1959) 1 FWC (1968) | |
| Awards | |
Van Deren died on September 9, 2010, in Eureka, California.[4]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | UPI° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks (Far Western Conference / Northern California Athletic Conference) (1966–1985) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1967 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1968 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st | W Camellia | 16 | 10 | ||
| 1969 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 6–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1970 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 5–5 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1966 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 7–4 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1966 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 7–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 2–6–2 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1974 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 4–6 | 2–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1975 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 7–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1976 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 5–5 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1977 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 5–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1978 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 5–6 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1979 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 8–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1980 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 2–8 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1981 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1982 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 3–7 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1983 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 4–6 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1984 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 0–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1985 | Cal Poly Humboldt | 2–8 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Cal Poly Humboldt: | 98–101–4 | 50–53–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 98–101–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Junior college football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuba 49ers (Golden Valley Conference) (1956–1961) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Yuba | 6–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1957 | Yuba | 6–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1958 | Yuba | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | W Lumber Bowl | ||||
| 1959 | Yuba | 4–0–1 | T–1st | ||||||
| 1960 | Yuba | 4–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Yuba | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | ||||||
| Yuba: | 22–5–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Ex-Bear Star Named At Yuba College". The Sacramento Union. Sacramento, California. May 23, 1956. p. 8. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Van Deren Quits Yuba Grid Post". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. May 25, 1962. p. D1. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bud Van Deren To Leave SRJC". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. March 16, 1954. p. 10. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Newhouse, Dave (November 23, 2010). "Memorial service held for UC Berkeley football great Frank "Bud" Van Deren". East Bay Times. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
