Bob Nielson
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | South Dakota |
| Conference | MVFC |
| Record | 4–7 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 28, 1959 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1986 | Wartburg (OL) |
| 1987–1988 | Wartburg (DC) |
| 1989–1990 | Ripon |
| 1991–1995 | Wartburg |
| 1996–1998 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| 1999–2003 | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 2008–2012 | Minnesota–Duluth |
| 2013–2015 | Western Illinois |
| 2016–present | South Dakota |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 190–85–1 |
| Tournaments |
3–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs) 11–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
2 NCAA Division II National (2008, 2010) 1 IIAC (1993) 1 WIAC (1998) 5 NSIC (2002, 2008–2011) | |
| Awards | |
|
AFCA Division II COY (2010) Liberty Mutual Division II COY (2010) | |
Bob Nielson (born September 28, 1959) is an American football coach. He is the current head football coach at the University of South Dakota. Nielson has also served as the head football coach at Ripon College (1989–1990), Wartburg College (1991–1995), the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1996–1998), University of Minnesota–Duluth (1999–2003, 2008–2012), and Western Illinois University (2013–2015). His Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs won the NCAA Division II National Football Championship in 2008 and 2010.
Nielson grew up in Marion, Iowa, and is a 1982 graduate of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. He received his master's degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1988.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Red Hawks (Midwest Conference) (1989–1990) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Ripon | 2–6–1 | |||||||
| 1990 | Ripon | 7–2 | |||||||
| Ripon: | 9–8–1 | ||||||||
| Wartburg Knights (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1991–1995) | |||||||||
| 1991 | Wartburg | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1992 | Wartburg | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1993 | Wartburg | 9–2 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | |||||
| 1994 | Wartburg | 10–2 | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||||
| 1995 | Wartburg | 9–1 | |||||||
| Wartburg: | 39–14 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1996–1998) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 5–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1997 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 7–3 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1998 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 10–3 | 5–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Seminfinal | ||||
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire: | 22–11 | 12–9 | |||||||
| Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (1999–2003) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Minnesota–Duluth | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2000 | Minnesota–Duluth | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2001 | Minnesota–Duluth | 9–3 | 7–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2002 | Minnesota–Duluth | 11–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2003 | Minnesota–Duluth | 8–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (2008–2012) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Minnesota–Duluth | 15–0 | 10–0 | 1st | W NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 2009 | Minnesota–Duluth | 11–2 | 10–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2010 | Minnesota–Duluth | 15–0 | 10–0 | 1st | W NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 2011 | Minnesota–Duluth | 11–3 | 8–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2012 | Minnesota–Duluth | 10–2 | 10–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| Minnesota–Duluth: | 100–26 | 78–15 | |||||||
| Western Illinois Leathernecks (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2013–2015) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Western Illinois | 4–8 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
| 2014 | Western Illinois | 5–7 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 2015 | Western Illinois | 7–6 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L FCS Playoffs Second Round | ||||
| Western Illinois: | 16–21 | 10–14 | |||||||
| South Dakota Coyotes (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | South Dakota | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| South Dakota: | 4–7 | 3–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 190–85–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
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