- John Gutekunst
College coach infobox
Name = John Gutekunst
Caption = Former Minnesota Gophers head football coach
DateOfBirth =
Birthplace =Sellersville, Pennsylvania
DateOfDeath =
Sport = Football
College = Minnesota
OverallRecord = 29-37-2
Awards =
Championships = 1985Independence Bowl
CFbDWID =
Player = Y
Years = 1963-1966
Team =Duke University
Position = Defensive Back
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1985-1991
CoachTeams = Minnesota
FootballHOF =John Gutekunst was the head football coach at the
University of Minnesota from 1985 to 1991. During his tenure there, his teams compiled a 29-37-2 record. His first game as interim coach was the 1985Independence Bowl afterLou Holtz left the team to become the coach at Notre Dame in1985 and he was promoted to head coach before the next season. He served as an assistant coach at theUniversity of South Carolina ,Rutgers University , Wake Forest University, Virginia Tech University, University of Rhode Island, the University of North Carolina, andDuke University . He has been the defensive coordinator at Rutgers from 1994 to 1995, Virginia Tech, Minnesota, and North Carolina. He is an alumnus ofDuke University , and played football and baseball there.Head coaching records
CFB Yearly Record Start
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team=
conf=
bowl=
poll=bothCFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Minnesota
conf =Big Ten Conference
startyear =1985
endyear =1991 CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year =1985
name = Minnesota
overall = 1-0
conference =
confstanding =
bowlname =Independence Bowl
bowloutcome = W 20-13
bcsbowl =
ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year =1986
name = Minnesota
overall = 6-6
conference = 5-3
confstanding = 3rd (tie)
bowlname =Liberty Bowl
bowloutcome = L 21-14
bcsbowl =
ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year =1987
name = Minnesota
overall = 6-5
conference = 3-5
confstanding = 6th (tie)
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
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ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year =1988
name = Minnesota
overall = 2-7-2
conference = 0-6-2
confstanding = 9th (tie)
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
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ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year =1989
name = Minnesota
overall = 6-5
conference = 4-4
confstanding = 5th
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
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ranking =
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championship =
year =1990
name = Minnesota
overall = 6-5
conference = 5-3
confstanding = 6th
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
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ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
year =1991
name = Minnesota
overall = 2-9
conference = 1-7
confstanding = 10th
bowlname =
bowloutcome =
bcsbowl =
ranking =
ranking2 = CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Minnesota
overall = 29-37-2
confrecord = 18-28-2CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 29-37-2
bcs = no
poll=two
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= Notes and references =
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