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American football player and coach (born 1950)

Born (1950-02-14) February 14, 1950 (age 75)^[1]
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.

1970–1971Iowa

1972–1973Assumption HS (IA)

Dave Triplett
Biographical details
Born	(1950-02-14) February 14, 1950 (age 75)^[1] Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1970–1971	Iowa

Position(s)	Wide receiver, running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972–1973	Assumption HS (IA)
1974–1975	Bishop Heelan Catholic HS (IA)
1976–1977	Iowa State (OT/TE)
1979–1988	South Dakota
1989–1994	Iowa (assistant)

Head coaching record
Overall	70–45 (college) 29–9 (high school)
Tournaments	3–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs)

Dave Triplett (born February 14, 1950) is an American former football coach.

Triplett played college football at the University of Iowa, from which he graduated in 1972. He was awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor as a senior at Iowa in 1972.^[2]

Triplett began his coaching career in 1972 as head football coach at Assumption High School in Davenport, Iowa, where he served for two seasons with a record of 10–7.

He moved to Bishop Heelan Catholic High School in Sioux City, Iowa in 1974, coaching his teams to a 19–2 mark in two seasons and a state championship in 1975.

Triplett joined the college coaching ranks in 1976, working as an assistant coach at Iowa State University for two seasons under head coach Earle Bruce.^[3] Triplett served as special teams coordinator and running backs coach and spent two seasons as tight ends coach under Hayden Fry at Iowa.

He served as the head football coach at the University of South Dakota from 1979 to 1988, compiling a record of 70–45.

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NCAA^#
South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1979–1988)
1979	South Dakota	5–6	3–3	T–4th
1980	South Dakota	5–6	3–3–1	5th
1981	South Dakota	5–6	3–3–1	4th
1982	South Dakota	6–5	4–2–1	3rd
1983	South Dakota	7–4	6–3	3rd
1984	South Dakota	8–3	7–2	3rd
1985	South Dakota	10–3	7–2	T–2nd	L NCAA Division II Semifinal	4
1986	South Dakota	11–3	8–1	2nd	L NCAA Division II Championship	6
1987	South Dakota	7–4	5–4	T–4th
1988	South Dakota	6–5	4–5	T–6th
South Dakota:		70–45	50–28–3
Total:		70–45

References

↑ "Dave Triplett - Iowa Hawkeyes Player Profile". hawkeyerecap.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
↑ "100 Years of the B1G Medal of Honor". University of Iowa Athletics. April 22, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
↑ Bannon, John (February 2, 1979). "Triplett league's youngest coach". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. p. 3D. Retrieved December 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .

South Dakota Coyotes head football coaches

No coach (1889)
No team (1890–1893)
No coach (1894–1895)
No team (1896–1897)
Bert H. Morrison (1898–1899)
James Hutchinson (1900)
Ralph Norton (1901)
Arthur H. Whittemore (1902–1909)
Joseph Pipal (1910)
James Henderson (1911–1913)
Ion Cortright (1914–1915)
Blaine McKusick (1916–1917)
John W. Stewart (1918–1919)
Arthur H. Whittemore (1920–1921)
Stub Allison (1922–1926)
Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930)
Stanley G. Backman (1931–1933)
Harry Gamage (1934–1941)
Cletus Clinker (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Grant Heckenlively (1945)
Harry Gamage (1946–1955)
Ralph Stewart (1956–1961)
Bob Burns (1962)
Marv Rist (1963–1965)
Joe Salem (1966–1974)
Beanie Cooper (1975–1978)
Dave Triplett (1979–1988)
John Fritsch (1989–1991)
Dennis Creehan (1992–1996)
Ron Rankin (1997–1998)
John Austin (1999–2003)
Ed Meierkort (2004–2011)
Joe Glenn (2012–2015)
Bob Nielson (2016–2024)
Travis Johansen (2025– )

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