Bob Otto | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 23, 1919 Wesley, Iowa |
| Died |
November 7, 1993 (aged 74) Mankato, Minnesota |
James Robert Otto (August 23, 1919 – November 7, 1993) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Buena Vista College—now known as Buena Vista University—in Storm Lake, Iowa from 1948 to 1952 and Mankato State College—now known as the Minnesota State University, Mankato—from 1953 to 1969.[1]
A native of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Otto played college football at the University of Iowa as a tackle from 1939 to 1941. Otto died from lung cancer, on November 7, 1993, at his home in Mankato, Minnesota.[2]
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Beavers (Iowa Conference) (1948–1952) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Buena Vista | 4–3–1 | 1–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1949 | Buena Vista | 4–4–1 | 1–3 | T–8th | |||||
| 1950 | Buena Vista | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd (Northern) | |||||
| 1951 | Buena Vista | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3rd (Northern) | |||||
| 1952 | Buena Vista | 5–5 | 2–1 | 1st (Northern) | |||||
| Buena Vista: | 24–19–2 | 10—10 | |||||||
| Mankato State Indians (Minnesota State College Conference / Northern Intercollegiate Conference) (1953–1968) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Mankato State | 1–7 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1954 | Mankato State | 2–7 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1955 | Mankato State | 4–5 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Mankato State | 6–2–1 | 1–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1957 | Mankato State | 2–6–1 | 1–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1958 | Mankato State | 7–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1959 | Mankato State | 6–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1960 | Mankato State | 5–3–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1961 | Mankato State | 6–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1962 | Mankato State | 4–4 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1963 | Mankato State | 4–4–1 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1964 | Mankato State | 2–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1965 | Mankato State | 5–3–1 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1966 | Mankato State | 3–4–2 | 2–2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1967 | Mankato State | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1968 | Mankato State | 5–4 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Mankato State Indians (NCAA College Division independent) (1969) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Mankato State | 6–3 | |||||||
| Mankato State: | 73–71–7 | 44–27–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 97–90–9 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "Football All-Time Coaches Records". bvuathletics.com. http://www.msumavericks.com/hof.aspx?hof=181&path=&kiosk=.
- ↑ "Ex-Mankota St. coach Otto dies". Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 9, 1993. p. 26. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65243241/star-tribune/.
External links[]
- Minnesota State Hall of Fame profile
- Bob Otto (coach) at Find a Grave
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