Francis Herbert "Dobie" Stadsvold (September 22, 1891 – December 7, 1965)[1] was an American college basketball player and coach. As a forward for the Minnesota Golden Gophers between 1913–14 and 1916–17, he was named a consensus All-American in 1916–17.[2] Just several years later, Stadsvold was named the head coach for West Virginia University's men's basketball team.[3] He led the Mountaineers from 1919 to 1920 through 1932–33 and compiled an overall record of 149–133.[3]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 22, 1891 Fosston, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1965 (aged 74) Crookston, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Fosston (Fosston, Minnesota) |
| College | University of Minnesota (1913–1917) |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1919–1933 | University of West Virginia |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Head coaching record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1919–1932) | |||||||||
| 1919–20 | West Virginia | 12–10 | |||||||
| 1920–21 | West Virginia | 11–9 | |||||||
| 1921–22 | West Virginia | 8–13 | |||||||
| 1922–23 | West Virginia | 12–7 | |||||||
| 1923–24 | West Virginia | 14–2 | |||||||
| 1924–25 | West Virginia | 6–11 | |||||||
| 1925–26 | West Virginia | 10–11 | |||||||
| 1926–27 | West Virginia | 10–8 | |||||||
| 1927–28 | West Virginia | 13–7 | |||||||
| 1928–29 | West Virginia | 16–6 | |||||||
| 1929–30 | West Virginia | 11–10 | |||||||
| 1930–31 | West Virginia | 9–11 | |||||||
| 1931–32 | West Virginia | 7–14 | |||||||
| West Virginia Mountaineers (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1932–1933) | |||||||||
| 1932–33 | West Virginia | 10–14 | 1–7 | 5th | |||||
| West Virginia: | 149–133 (.528) | 1–7 (.125) | |||||||
| Total: | 149–133 (.528) | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Francis Herbert Stadsvold (1891–1965)". FindaGrave. September 27, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ "Golden Gophers Awards and Honors". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Francis Stadsvold coaching record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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