Bob Young (American football coach)
Biographical details | |
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Born | Beresford, South Dakota | April 10, 1939
Died | January 25, 2023 Brandon, South Dakota | (aged 83)
Playing career | |
1957–1960 | Sioux Falls |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1961–1962 | Garretson HS (SD) |
1962–1963 | Hawarden HS (IA) (JV) |
1970–1979 | Maryvale HS (AZ) |
1983–2004 | Sioux Falls |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 172–69–3 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 NAIA Division II (1996) 9 SDIC (1984, 1988–1989, 1994–1999) 4 GPAC (2001–2004) | |
Awards | |
NAIA Division II Coach of the Year (1996) | |
Robert "Bob" R. Young (April 10, 1939 – January 25, 2023) was an American football former player, coach, and Christian spiritual leader. A native of Beresford, South Dakota,[1] he served as the head football coach at the University of Sioux Falls from 1983 to 2004, compiling a record of 172–69–3. His 1996 Sioux Falls Cougars team won the NAIA Football Championship. His football teams were also NAIA runners-up in 2001, semifinalists in 1997, 2002, 2003, and quarterfinalists in 1995, 1998, and 2004. Young won nine South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) titles and four Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) titles. His teams ran off conference winning streaks of 27 games from 1994 to 1999 and 34 games from 2001 to 2004. He is the winningest coach in Sioux Falls Cougars football history.[2] Young was considered to be a spiritual leader within the lives of former players, often hosting virtual meetings with them to provide mentoring and spiritual guidance.[3][4]
Head coaching record
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[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
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Sioux Falls Cougars (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1983–1999) | |||||||||
1983 | Sioux Falls | 5–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||||
1984 | Sioux Falls | 8–2 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
1985 | Sioux Falls | 6–3–1 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1986 | Sioux Falls | 3–7 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1987 | Sioux Falls | 3–7 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
1988 | Sioux Falls | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division II first round | ||||
1989 | Sioux Falls | 7–2–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
1990 | Sioux Falls | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1991 | Sioux Falls | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
1992 | Sioux Falls | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1993 | Sioux Falls | 2–8 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1994 | Sioux Falls | 8–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | L NAIA Division II first round | ||||
1995 | Sioux Falls | 11–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division II quarterfinal | ||||
1996 | Sioux Falls | 14–0 | 6–0 | 1st | W NAIA Division II championship | ||||
1997 | Sioux Falls | 11–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NAIA semifinal | ||||
1998 | Sioux Falls | 8–3 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA quarterfinal | ||||
1999 | Sioux Falls | 6–3 | 5–0 | 1st | 21 | ||||
Sioux Falls Cougars (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (2000–2004) | |||||||||
2000 | Sioux Falls | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2001 | Sioux Falls | 12–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NAIA championship | 2 | |||
2002 | Sioux Falls | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NAIA semifinal | 3 | |||
2003 | Sioux Falls | 12–1 | 10–0 | 1st | L NAIA semifinal | 3 | |||
2004 | Sioux Falls | 11–1 | 10–0 | 1st | L NAIA quarterfinal | 5 | |||
Sioux Falls: | 172–69–3 | 103–31–1 | |||||||
Total: | 172–69–3 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
[edit]- ^ "University of Sioux Falls Athletics - Official Athletics Website". Archived from the original on August 13, 2004.
- ^ "Bob Young - South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame".
- ^ McClearly, Michael (January 25, 2023). "Bob Young, legendary University of Sioux Falls football coach, dies at 83". argusleader.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Robert "Bob" R. Young Obituary". Miller Funeral Home. Retrieved July 15, 2023.