John Gutekunst
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| John Gutekunst | ||
|---|---|---|
| College | Minnesota | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Place of birth | Sellersville, Pennsylvania | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 29-37-2 | |
| Championships | ||
| 1985 Independence Bowl | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1963-1966 | Duke University | |
| Position | Defensive Back | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1985-1991 | Minnesota | |
John Gutekunst was the head football coach at the University of Minnesota from 1985 to 1991. During his tenure there, his teams compiled a 29-37-2 record. His first game as interim coach was the 1985 Independence Bowl after Lou Holtz left the team to become the coach at Notre Dame in 1985 and he was promoted to head coach before the next season. He served as an assistant coach at the University of South Carolina, Rutgers University, Wake Forest University, Virginia Tech University, University of Rhode Island, the University of North Carolina, and Duke University. He has been the defensive coordinator at Rutgers from 1994 to 1995, Virginia Tech, Minnesota, and North Carolina. He is an alumnus of Duke University, and played football and baseball there.
[edit] Head coaching records
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Minnesota (Big Ten Conference) (1985 – 1991) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Minnesota | 1-0 | W 20-13 Independence Bowl | ||||||
| 1986 | Minnesota | 6-6 | 5-3 | 3rd (tie) | L 21-14 Liberty Bowl | ||||
| 1987 | Minnesota | 6-5 | 3-5 | 6th (tie) | |||||
| 1988 | Minnesota | 2-7-2 | 0-6-2 | 9th (tie) | |||||
| 1989 | Minnesota | 6-5 | 4-4 | 5th | |||||
| 1990 | Minnesota | 6-5 | 5-3 | 6th | |||||
| 1991 | Minnesota | 2-9 | 1-7 | 10th | |||||
| Minnesota: | 29-37-2 | 18-28-2 | |||||||
| Total: | 29-37-2 | ||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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[edit] Notes and references
| Preceded by Lou Holtz |
University of Minnesota Head Football Coach 1985–1991 |
Succeeded by Jim Wacker |
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