Bob Nielson

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

References

External links

• Bob Nielson at the College Football Data Warehouse