Clark Van Galder

Clark Van Galder

Sport(s)	Football, basketball, track
Biographical details
Born	(1909-02-06)February 6, 1909 Janesville, Wisconsin
Died	Madison, Wisconsin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1937	South Milwaukee HS (WI)
1938–1947	Washington Park HS (WI)
1948–1951	La Crosse State Teachers
1952–1958	Fresno State
1959–1965	Wisconsin (assistant)
Basketball
1948–1952	La Crosse State Teachers
1953–1954	Fresno State
Head coaching record
Overall	77–27–3 (college football)
Bowls	1–0
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 3 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference (1949–1951)

Clark Van Galder (February 6, 1909 – November 16, 1965) was an American football, basketball player, track athlete, and coach. He served as the head football coach at La Crosse State Teachers, now University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, from 1948 to 1951 and at Fresno State College, now California State University, Fresno, from 1952 to 1958, compiling a career college football record of 77–27–3. Van Galder died on November 16, 1965 after collapsing at a banquet in Madison, Wisconsin. He had five sons, the fourth of which, Tim, played football as a quarterback at Iowa State University and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets and St. Louis Cardinals.

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
La Crosse State Teachers Eagles (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1948–1951)
1948	La Crosse State Teachers	7–1–1	5–1–1	2nd
1949	La Crosse State Teachers	7–2	6–1	1st
1950	La Crosse State Teachers	10–0	6–0	T–1st	W Cigar
1951	La Crosse State Teachers	7–2	6–0	1st
La Crosse State Teachers:		31–5–1	23–2–1
Fresno State Bulldogs (NCAA University Division independent) (1952)
1952	Fresno State	8–2
Fresno State Bulldogs (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1953–1958)
1953	Fresno State	4–4–2
1954	Fresno State	7–3
1955	Fresno State	9–1
1956	Fresno State	8–2
1957	Fresno State	5–5
1958	Fresno State	5–5
Fresno State:		46–22–2
Total:		77–27–3

External links

• Clark Van Galder at the College Football Data Warehouse