Peter Yetten
American retired football coach
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Peter Yetten is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach at Bentley University from 1979 to 2008, compiling a career record of 151–60–1 as a varsity coach and 222–81–2 overall.[1]
BornWaltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
AlmamaterBoston University
1968–1971Boston University
PositionDefenceman
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Playing career | |
| Ice hockey | |
| 1968–1971 | Boston University |
| Position | Defenceman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1976–1978 | Bentley (assistant) |
| 1979–2008 | Bentley |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 151–60–1 (varsity) 71–21–1 (club) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 ECFC (1990, 1992–1994) 1 EFC Bay State Division (1998) 2 Northeast-10 (2003–2004) | |
| Awards | |
| Bentley Hall of Fame (2000) | |
Yetten played three seasons for the ice hockey program at Boston University, helping the team to their first national championship in 1971.[2] At Bentley, he guided the football program from a club team to varsity status.[3]
Head coaching record
Varsity
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Falcons (Eastern Collegiate Football Conference) (1988–1996) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Bentley | 3–2–1[a] | 2–1–1 | ||||||
| 1989 | Bentley | 5–4 | 2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1990 | Bentley | 7–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1991 | Bentley | 5–4 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1992 | Bentley | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L Northwest Bowl | ||||
| 1993 | Bentley | 10–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1994 | Bentley | 11–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1995 | Bentley | 9–1 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1996 | Bentley | 7–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Bentley Falcons (Eastern Football Conference) (1997–2000) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Bentley | 6–3 | 5–3 | 2nd (Bay State) | |||||
| 1998 | Bentley | 8–2 | 7–2 | T–1st (Bay State) | |||||
| 1999 | Bentley | 4–7 | 3–6 | 4th (Central) | |||||
| 2000 | Bentley | 5–6 | 4–5 | 3rd (Central) | |||||
| Bentley Falcons (Northeast-10 Conference) (2001–2008) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Bentley | 9–3 | 8–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2002 | Bentley | 10–1 | 9–1 | 2nd | 24 | ||||
| 2003 | Bentley | 10–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 19 | |||
| 2004 | Bentley | 8–2 | 8–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 20 | |||
| 2005 | Bentley | 7–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2006 | Bentley | 6–5 | 4–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2007 | Bentley | 7–3 | 6–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2008 | Bentley | 5–6 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Bentley: | 151–60–1 | 118–39–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 151–60–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
- Does not include games against club opponents Merrimack and Providence.
Club
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Falcons (National Club Football Association) (1979–1987) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Bentley | 6–3 | 5–3 | ||||||
| 1980 | Bentley | 7–4 | 5–3 | ||||||
| 1981 | Bentley | 7–3 | 6–2 | ||||||
| 1982 | Bentley | 10–0–1 | 7–0–1 | ||||||
| 1983 | Bentley | 9–2 | 7–2 | ||||||
| 1984 | Bentley | 7–3 | 5–2 | ||||||
| 1985 | Bentley | 6–4 | 4–3 | ||||||
| 1986 | Bentley | 9–1 | 8–0 | ||||||
| 1986 | Bentley | 10–1 | 8–1 | ||||||
| Bentley: | 71–21–1 | 55–16–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 71–21–1 | ||||||||