Dave Triplett
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1950-02-14) February 14, 1950 (age 74)[1] Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1970–1971 | Iowa |
Position(s) | Wide receiver, running back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1972–1973 | Assumption HS (IA) |
1974–1975 | Bishop Heelan Catholic HS (IA) |
1976–1977 | Iowa State (OT/TE) |
1979–1988 | South Dakota |
1989–1994 | Iowa (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 70–45 (college) 29–9 (high school) |
Tournaments | 3–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Dave Triplett (born February 14, 1950) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of South Dakota from 1979 to 1988, compiling a record of 70–45. Triplett played college football at the University of Iowa, from which he graduated in 1972. He was awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor as a senior at Iowa in 1972.[2] Triplett began his coaching career in 1972 as head football coach at Assumption High School in Davenport, Iowa, where he served for two seasons with a record of 10–7. He moved to Bishop Heelan Catholic High School in Sioux City, Iowa in 1974, coaching his teams to a 19–2 mark in two seasons and a state championship in 1975. Triplett joined the college coaching ranks in 1976, working as an assistant coach at Iowa State University for two seasons under head coach Earle Bruce.[3] Triplett served as special teams coordinator and running backs coach and spent two seasons as tight ends coach under Hayden Fry at Iowa.
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA# | |||
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South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1979–1988) | |||||||||
1979 | South Dakota | 5–6 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
1980 | South Dakota | 5–6 | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||||
1981 | South Dakota | 5–6 | 3–3–1 | 4th | |||||
1982 | South Dakota | 6–5 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
1983 | South Dakota | 7–4 | 6–3 | 3rd | |||||
1984 | South Dakota | 8–3 | 7–2 | 3rd | |||||
1985 | South Dakota | 10–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | 4 | |||
1986 | South Dakota | 11–3 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II Championship | 6 | |||
1987 | South Dakota | 7–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
1988 | South Dakota | 6–5 | 4–5 | T–6th | |||||
South Dakota: | 70–45 | 50–28–3 | |||||||
Total: | 70–45 |
References
- ^ "Dave Triplett - Iowa Hawkeyes Player Profile". hawkeyerecap.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "100 Years of the B1G Medal of Honor". University of Iowa Athletics. April 22, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ Bannon, John (February 2, 1979). "Triplett league's youngest coach". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. p. 3D. Retrieved December 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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