Clark Leo Swisher (March 27, 1916 – November 28, 2005) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota from 1946 and 1955 and from 1957 to 1968, compiling a record of 146–42–4.[1] Swisher was also the head basketball coach at Northern State from 1946 to 1955, tallying a mark of 95–88.[2] Swisher died on November 28, 2005, at a hospital in Wessington Springs, South Dakota.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 27, 1916 Vermillion, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 2005 (aged 89) Wessington Springs, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1934–1937 | South Dakota |
| Basketball | |
| 1934–1938 | South Dakota |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1938 | Wagner HS (SD) |
| 1939–1940 | Elk Point HS (SD) |
| 1946–1955 | Northern State |
| 1957–1968 | Northern State |
| Basketball | |
| 1946–1955 | Northern State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 146–42–4 (college football) 95–88 (college basketball) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Tournaments | Football 0–3 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 15 SDIC (1948, 1950, 1952–1955, 1957, 1960–1963, 1965–1968) | |
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern State Wolves (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1946–1955) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Northern State | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1947 | Northern State | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1948 | Northern State | 7–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1949 | Northern State | 1–5–2 | 0–2–2 | 9th | |||||
| 1950 | Northern State | 5–3 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1951 | Northern State | 4–4 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1952 | Northern State | 6–1 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1953 | Northern State | 8–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1954 | Northern State | 6–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1955 | Northern State | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Botany Bowl | ||||
| Northern State Wolves (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1957–1968) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Northern State | 7–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1958 | Northern State | 8–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1959 | Northern State | 5–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1960 | Northern State | 8–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1961 | Northern State | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NAIA Semifinal | ||||
| 1962 | Northern State | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NAIA Semifinal | ||||
| 1963 | Northern State | 8–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | Northern State | 6–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Northern State | 5–4 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1966 | Northern State | 6–1–2 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1967 | Northern State | 8–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1968 | Northern State | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NAIA Semifinal | ||||
| Northern State: | 146–42–4 | 107–14–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 146–42–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Clark Swisher". South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Northern State Wolves men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Northern State coaching legend dies". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. Associated Press. November 30, 2005. p. 5D. Retrieved January 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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