Francis Stadsvold

Francis Stadsvold
Personal information
Born(1891-09-22)September 22, 1891
Fosston, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1965(1965-12-07) (aged 74)
Crookston, Minnesota, U.S.
Career information
High schoolFosston (Fosston, Minnesota)
CollegeUniversity of Minnesota (1913–1917)
PositionForward
Career history
As coach:
1919–1933University of West Virginia
Career highlights and awards

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]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
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

  1. ^ "Francis Herbert Stadsvold (1891–1965)". FindaGrave. September 27, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "Golden Gophers Awards and Honors". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. ^ 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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