Jerry Olszewski
American football coach (c. 1968)
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Jerry Olszewski (born c. 1968) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for Augustana University, a position he has held since 2013.[1][2] He was previously the head coach for the St. Olaf Oles football team from 2008 to 2012.[3] He also coached for Wisconsin–Stevens Point,[4][5] Minnesota State, Cal Lutheran, and the Green Bay Bombers of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). He played college football at Wisconsin–Stevens Point as a defensive back.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Augustana (SD) |
| Conference | NSIC |
| Record | 91–47 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1968 (age 57–58) |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (1993) Minnesota State University, Mankato (1995) |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1990 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
| Position | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1992 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (GA) |
| 1993–1996 | Minnesota State (assistant) |
| 1997 | Cal Lutheran (DL) |
| 1998 | Green Bay Bombers (OC/ST) |
| 1999–2001 | Minnesota State (assistant) |
| 2006–2007 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (DC) |
| 2008–2012 | St. Olaf |
| 2013–present | Augustana (SD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 123–65 |
| Tournaments | 1–5 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NSIC (2023, 2024) 1 NSIC South Division (2021) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | D2° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Olaf Oles (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2008–2012) | |||||||||
| 2008 | St. Olaf | 6–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2009 | St. Olaf | 5–5 | 3–5 | T–4th | |||||
| 2010 | St. Olaf | 6–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2011 | St. Olaf | 8–2 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2012 | St. Olaf | 7–3 | 5–3 | T–4th | |||||
| St. Olaf: | 32–18 | 22–18 | |||||||
| Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Augustana | 4–7 | 4–7 | 7th (South) | |||||
| 2014 | Augustana | 6–5 | 6–5 | 4th (South) | |||||
| 2015 | Augustana | 9–3 | 9–2 | T–1st (South) | L NCAA Division II First Round | 24 | |||
| 2016 | Augustana | 8–3 | 8–3 | T–2nd (South) | |||||
| 2017 | Augustana | 4–7 | 4–7 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 2018 | Augustana | 7–4 | 7–4 | T–3rd (South) | |||||
| 2019 | Augustana | 9–3 | 9–2 | 2nd (South) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2020 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Augustana | 9–3 | 9–2 | 1st (South) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2022 | Augustana | 7–4 | 7–4 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 2023 | Augustana | 11–2 | 9–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 13 | 15 | ||
| 2024 | Augustana | 8–4 | 8–2 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 25 | 23 | ||
| 2025 | Augustana | 9–2 | 8–2 | 3rd (South) | 25 | 25 | |||
| Augustana: | 91–47 | 89–41 | |||||||
| Total: | 123–65 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
