Bernie Bierman

Bernie Bierman (March 11, 1894, Springfield, MN - March 7, 1977, Laguna Hills, CA) is best remembered as a college football coach. He coached from 1919 to 1950 except during World War II where he served in the US armed forces. He coached at the University of Montana, Mississippi State University and Tulane University before coaching at the University of Minnesota. As coach of the Gophers, his teams completed a 93-35-6 (.716) slate over a 16-season span which included six Big Ten Championships, five National Championships and five undefeated seasons. He was also a brother of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity.

Married to Suzie Bierman, father of two sons, William A. Bierman a successful lawyer in St. Paul and Michael Bierman.

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl	AP^#
Mississippi State (Southern Conference) (1925 – 1926)
1925	Mississippi State	3-4-1	1-4	15th (tie)
1926	Mississippi State	5-4	2-3	14th
Mississippi State:		8-8-1	3-7
Tulane (Southern Conference) (1927 – 1931)
1927	Tulane	2-5-1	2-5-1	18th
1928	Tulane	6-3-1	3-3-1	10th (tie)
1929	Tulane	9-0	6-0	1st
1930	Tulane	8-1	5-0	1st (tie)
1931	Tulane	11-1	8-0	1st (tie)	L 21-12 Rose Bowl
Tulane:		36-10-2	24-8-2
Minnesota (Big Ten Conference) (1932 – 1950)
1932	Minnesota	5-3	2-3	6th
1933	Minnesota	4-0-4	2-0-4	1st (tie)
1934	Minnesota	8-0	5-0	1st (tie)
1935	Minnesota	8-0	5-0	1st (tie)
1936	Minnesota	7-1	4-1	2nd (tie)		1
1937	Minnesota	6-2	5-0	1st		5
1938	Minnesota	6-2	4-1	1st		10
1939	Minnesota	3-4-1	2-3-1	7th
1940	Minnesota	8-0	6-0	1st		1
1941	Minnesota	8-0	5-0	1st		1
1945	Minnesota	4-5	1-5	8th (tie)
1946	Minnesota	5-4	3-4	5th
1947	Minnesota	6-3	3-3	3rd (tie)
1948	Minnesota	7-2	5-2	3rd		16
1949	Minnesota	7-2	4-2	3rd		8
1950	Minnesota	1-7-1	1-4-1	7th
Minnesota:		93-35-6	57-28-6
Total:		137-53-9
National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title
^#Rankings from final AP of the season.

Preceded by Jerry Nissen	Montana Head Football Coach 1919–1921	Succeeded by J.W. Stewart
Preceded by Early Able	Mississippi State Head Football Coach 1925–1926	Succeeded by J.W. Hancock
Preceded by Clark Shaughnessy	Tulane Head Football Coach 1927–1931	Succeeded by Ted Cox
Preceded by Fritz Crisler	University of Minnesota Head Football Coach 1932–1941	Succeeded by George Hauser
Preceded by George Hauser	University of Minnesota Head Football Coach 1945–1950	Succeeded by Wes Fesler

v • d • e Mississippi State Bulldogs Head Football Coaches
Matthews • Hildebrand • Harvey • Gwinn • Martin • Furman • Chadwick • Hayes • Robinson • Holtkamp • Noble • Able • Bierman • Hancock • Cagle • Dauber • McKechnie • Sasse • Nelson • McKeen • Morton • Warmath • Royal • Walker • Davis • Shira • Tyler • Bellard • Felker • Sherrill • Croom

v • d • e Mississippi State Bulldogs Head Basketball Coaches
Werner • Chadwick • Hayes • Gatchell • Bierman • Dauber • Hale • Carideo • Hitt • Gregory • McCarthy • Gold • Davis • Greene • Hatfield • Boyd • Williams • Stansbury

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v • d • e Tulane Green Wave Head Basketball Coaches
Hickey • Mason • Hanson • Sweetland • Shaughnessy • Moenck • Simons, Sr. • Bierman • Simons, Sr. • Rody • Dauber • Simons, Jr. • Haynes • Wells • Lenhardt • Pedersen • Longo • Moir • Danforth • Fowler • Clark • Finney • Dickerson

v • d • e Minnesota Golden Gophers Head Football Coaches
Peebles • Jones • D. W. McCord • A. McCord • F. Heffelfinger • Morse • Eck • Moulton • Winter • Cochrane • W. Heffelfinger • Jerrems • Minds • Harrison • Leary • Williams • Spaulding • Spears • Crisler • Bierman • Hauser • Fesler • Warmath • Stoll • Salem • Holtz • Gutekunst • Wacker • Mason • Brewster

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