Larry Korver
American football coach (born 1936)
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Lawrence "Bubb" Korver (born February 27, 1936) is a retired American football coach. He served as the head coach at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa from 1967 to 1994, compiling a record of 212–77–6. Korver led Northwestern to two NAIA Division II Football National Championships, in 1973 and 1983.[1] He was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1990.[2] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2025.[3]
Orange City, Iowa, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 27, 1936 Orange City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1952–1953 | Northwestern (IA) |
| 1954–1955 | South Dakota State |
| Basketball | |
| 1955–1956 | South Dakota State |
| Position | Halfback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| c. 1957 | Walnut Grove HS (MN) |
| 1960–1961 | Maurice-Orange City HS (IA) (assistant) |
| 1962–1966 | Luverne HS (MN) |
| 1967–1994 | Northwestern (IA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 212–77–6 (college) |
| Tournaments | 15–9 (NAIA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NAIA Division II National (1973, 1983) 10 Tri-State (1971–1980) 1 Tri-State Athletic (1988) 1 Nebraska-Iowa (1994) | |
| Awards | |
| NAIA Coach of the Year (1973) NAIA Division II Coach of the Year (1985) NAIA Hall of Fame (1990) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2025 (profile) | |
A native of Orange City, attended Northwestern when it was a junior college and then South Dakota State University. He played football at both schools. Korver coached at Walnut Grove High School in Walnut Grove, Minnesota and Maurice-Orange City High School in his hometown. He was the head football coach for five seasons, from 1962 to 1966, at Luverne High School in Luverne, Minnesota, leading his teams to record of 21–20–1.[4][5]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Red Raiders (Tri-State Conference) (1968–1980) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Northwestern | 0–7–1 | 0–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1968 | Northwestern | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1969 | Northwestern | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1970 | Northwestern | 6–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1971 | Northwestern | 6–3 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1972 | Northwestern | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division II Championship | ||||
| 1973 | Northwestern | 12–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W NAIA Division II Championship | ||||
| 1974 | Northwestern | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1975 | Northwestern | 7–2–1 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1976 | Northwestern | 5–5 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1977 | Northwestern | 6–4 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1978 | Northwestern | 9–2 | 2–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1979 | Northwestern | 10–2 | 2–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division II Championship | ||||
| 1980 | Northwestern | 6–3 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| Northwestern Red Raiders (NAIA Division II independent) (1981–1987) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Northwestern | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1982 | Northwestern | 12–1 | L NAIA Division II Semifinal | ||||||
| 1983 | Northwestern | 14–0 | W NAIA Division II Championship | ||||||
| 1984 | Northwestern | 11–2 | L NAIA Division II Championship | ||||||
| 1985 | Northwestern | 9–1–1 | L NAIA Division II Semifinal | ||||||
| 1986 | Northwestern | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1987 | Northwestern | 3–7 | |||||||
| Northwestern Red Raiders (Tri-State Athletic Conference) (1988–1990) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Northwestern | 12–1 | 3–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1989 | Northwestern | 6–4–1 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1990 | Northwestern | 5–5 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Northwestern Red Raiders (NAIA Division II independent) (1991) | |||||||||
| 1991 | Northwestern | 4–5 | |||||||
| Northwestern Red Raiders (Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference) (1992–1994) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Northwestern | 8–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | L NAIA Division II First Round | ||||
| 1993 | Northwestern | 5–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1994 | Northwestern | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| Northwestern: | 212–77–6 | 65–20–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 212–77–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
