Lloyd William Peterson (August 16, 1900 – September 22, 1986) was an American college football, basketball, and wrestling coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota Duluth from 1931 to 1957, compiling a record of 84–76–9.[2] Peterson was also the head basketball coach at Minnesota–Duluth from 1932 to 1943 and the school's athletic director from 1955 until his retirement in 1969.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 16, 1900 Willmar, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | September 22, 1986 (aged 86) Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1924 | Minnesota |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1925 | Owatonna HS (MN) |
| 1926–1930 | University HS (MN) |
| 1931–1957 | Duluth State / Minnesota–Duluth |
| Basketball | |
| 1932–1943 | Duluth State |
| Wrestling | |
| 1966–1968 | Minnesota–Duluth |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1955–1969 | Minnesota–Duluth |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 84–76–9 (college football) 105–70 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 6 NTAC/MSCC (1932, 1934, 1937–1938, 1946, 1948) | |
Peterson played college football at the University of Minnesota as a fullback from 1922 to 1924 before graduating in 1925. He coached football for one year at Owatonna High School in Owatonna, Minnesota and then five years at University High School in Minneapolis before he was hired at Minnesota Duluth.[3]
Peterson died on September 22, 1986, at his home in Duluth, Minnesota.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth State Bulldogs (Independent) (1931) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Duluth State | 1–5 | |||||||
| Duluth State Bulldogs (Northern Teachers Athletic Conference / Minnesota State College Conference) (1932–1948) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Duluth State | 3–3 | 2–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1933 | Duluth State | 3–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1934 | Duluth State | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1935 | Duluth State | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1936 | Duluth State | 4–1 | 2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1937 | Duluth State | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1938 | Duluth State | 7–0–1 | 3–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1939 | Duluth State | 5–1–1 | 3–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1940 | Duluth State | 2–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1941 | Duluth State | 1–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1942 | Duluth State | 2–3–1 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1946 | Duluth State | 4–1–2 | 2–0–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1947 | Minnesota–Duluth | 3–4 | 1–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1948 | Minnesota–Duluth | 4–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (Independent) (1949) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Minnesota–Duluth | 4–3 | |||||||
| Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1950–1957) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Minnesota–Duluth | 4–3 | 3–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1951 | Minnesota–Duluth | 5–2–1 | 5–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1952 | Minnesota–Duluth | 0–7–1 | 0–6 | 9th | |||||
| 1953 | Minnesota–Duluth | 3–4 | 3–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1954 | Minnesota–Duluth | 5–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1955 | Minnesota–Duluth | 3–5 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1956 | Minnesota–Duluth | 4–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1957 | Minnesota–Duluth | 2–5–1 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| Duluth State / Minnesota–Duluth: | 84–76–9 | 53–50–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 84–76–9 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Lloyd Peterson". umdbulldogs.com. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ "Lloyd Peterson At Duluth T. C." St. Cloud Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. Associated Press. June 3, 1931. p. 12. Retrieved December 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Lloyd Peterson Dies; was coach, sports director for UMD". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. September 24, 1986. p. 8B. Retrieved December 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
