Chester Anderson (American football)

Chester Albert Anderson (June 12, 1918 – November 19, 2008) was an American football and wrestling coach He served as the head football coach at Buena Vista College—now known as Buena Vista Universityin Storm Lake, Iowa from 1953 to 1954 and two stints as the head football coach Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota, from 1956 to 1960 and again in 1962 to 1965, compiling a career college football coaching record of 50–42–7.[1][2][3] As football coach at Bemidji, Anderson had a record of 43–34–5 and won two conference titles. He was also the school's head wrestling coach from 1955 until his retirement in 1981.[4]

Chester Anderson
Biographical details
Born(1918-06-12)June 12, 1918
White River, South Dakota
DiedNovember 19, 2008(2008-11-19) (aged 90)
Bemidji, Minnesota
Alma materSouth Dakota
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1949–1952Anoka HS (MN)
1953–1954Buena Vista
1956–1960Bemidji State
1962–1965Bemidji State
Wrestling
1955–1981Bemidji State
Head coaching record
Overall50–42–7 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 MSCC (1957, 1959)

Wrestling
3 NIC (1972, 1973, 1976)
Awards
NSIC Hall of Fame (2000)

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Buena Vista Beavers (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1953–1954)
1953 Buena Vista 2–6–10–34th (North)
1954 Buena Vista 5–3–13–2–15th
Buena Vista: 7–9–23–5–1
Bemidji State Beavers (Minnesota State College Conference) (1955–1960)
1955 Bemidji State 4–3–11–3T–3rd
1956 Bemidji State 2–4–20–3–15th
1957 Bemidji State 4–43–1T–st
1958 Bemidji State 7–14–12nd
1959 Bemidji State 6–1–14–1T–1st
1960 Bemidji State 2–62–3T–3rd
Bemidji State Beavers (Northern Intercollegiate Conference) (1962–1965)
1962 Bemidji State 3–62–3T–4th
1963 Bemidji State 6–1–13–1–12nd
1964 Bemidji State 5–43–23rd
1965 Bemidji State 4–43–2T–2nd
Bemidji State: 43–34–525–20–2
Total:50–42–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. "Chet Anderson Named Buena Vista Coach". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. June 11, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved January 25, 2020 via Newspapers.com .
  2. "Buena Vista Grid Head to Bemidji". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. Associated Press. July 24, 1955. p. 28. Retrieved January 25, 2020 via Newspapers.com .
  3. "Football All-Time Coaches Records". bvuathletics.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. "Chet Anderson, Bemidji State football, wrestling coaching legend, dies at 90". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. November 19, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
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