Greg Carlson
American football coach (1948–2025)
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Greg Carlson (March 5, 1948 – November 15, 2025) was an American football coach. He was the head football coach at Wabash College from 1983 to 2001, at Whittier College from 2003 to 2005, and at the College of St. Scholastica from 2008 to 2013. Carlson was hired in 2007 as St. Scholastica's first football coach. The program began play the following season in 2008.
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Crawfordsville, Indiana, U.S.
Carlson, c. 1983 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1948 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 2025 (aged 77) Crawfordsville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1970) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| c. 1970 | Oklahoma (GA) |
| 1972–1976 | Metairie Park Country Day (LA) |
| 1977–1979 | Evansville (assistant) |
| 1980–1982 | Wabash (DC) |
| 1983–2000 | Wabash |
| 2001 | Illinois (dir. ops.) |
| 2002 | Ball State (assistant) |
| 2003–2005 | Whittier |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Avengers (DL/LB) |
| 2008–2013 | St. Scholastica |
| Golf | |
| c. 1982 | Wabash |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 156–101–2 (college football) 32–14–1 (high school football) |
| Tournaments | Football 0–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 ICAC/HCAC (1991–1992, 1994, 1998) 3 UMAC (2011–2013) | |
Early life and education
Carlson was born in Lansing, Michigan, on March 5, 1948. He graduated from Wauwatosa West High School in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Carlson earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Wisconsin State College Oshkosh—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh and a Master of Education degree from the University of Oklahoma.[1]
Coaching career
Carlson began his coaching career at the high school level in New Orleans. He then was a graduate assistant at the University of Oklahoma under Chuck Fairbanks. From 1977 to 1979, he served as an assistant football coach at University of Evansville under John Moses. In 1980, Carlson was hired as the defensive coordinator at Wabash under Stan Parrish. He succeeded Parrish as head football coach in 1983.[2] Carlson also coached golf at Wabash.[3]
Death
Carlson died in Crawfordsville on November 15, 2025, at the age of 77.[4]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash Little Giants (NCAA Division III independent) (1983–1988) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Wabash | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1984 | Wabash | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1985 | Wabash | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1986 | Wabash | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1987 | Wabash | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1988 | Wabash | 7–2 | |||||||
| Wabash Little Giants (Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference / Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1989–1999) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Wabash | 5–4 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1990 | Wabash | 4–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1991 | Wabash | 7–2 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1992 | Wabash | 6–2–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1993 | Wabash | 5–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1994 | Wabash | 6–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1995 | Wabash | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1996 | Wabash | 7–3 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1997 | Wabash | 6–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1998 | Wabash | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1999 | Wabash | 5–5 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Wabash Little Giants (North Coast Athletic Conference) (2000) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Wabash | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Wabash: | 112–57–2 | 53–23–1 | |||||||
| Whittier Poets (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2003–2005) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Whittier | 1–8 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2004 | Whittier | 2–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2005 | Whittier | 2–7 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Whittier: | 5–22 | 2–16 | |||||||
| St. Scholastica Saints (Upper Midwest Athletic Conference) (2008–2013) | |||||||||
| 2008 | St. Scholastica | 1–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2009 | St. Scholastica | 4–6 | 2–2 | 3rd (North) | |||||
| 2010 | St. Scholastica | 7–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2011 | St. Scholastica | 10–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2012 | St. Scholastica | 8–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2013 | St. Scholastica | 9–2 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| St. Scholastica: | 39–22 | 32–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 156–101–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
