Vern Thomsen

Vern Thomsen

Biographical details
Born	Exeter, Nebraska, U.S.
Playing career
1957–1958	Fairbury JC
1959–1960	Peru State
1965	Lincoln Comets
Position(s)	Tackle, defensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1965–1966	Weeping Water HS (NE)
1967–1971	Wahoo HS (NE)
1973	Fairbury JC
1974–1975	Ellsworth (assistant)
1976–1982	Ellsworth
1983–1987	Northwest Missouri State
Head coaching record
Overall	24–31–1 (college)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MIAA (1984)

Vern Thomsen is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri for five seasons, from 1983 to 1987, compiling a record of 24–31–1. Thomsen was the head football coach at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa from 1976 to 1982, tallying a mark of 58–12–1 in seven seasons. Thomsen was born in Exeter, Nebraska, and attended Fairbury Junior College (now part of Southeast Community College) and Peru State Teachers College.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NCAA#
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1983–1987)
1983	Northwest Missouri State	5–6	2–3	4th
1984	Northwest Missouri State	10–2	5–0	1st	L NCAA Division II First Round	5
1985	Northwest Missouri State	4–6–1	2–3	T–3rd
1986	Northwest Missouri State	2–9	1–4	5th
1987	Northwest Missouri State	3–8	1–4	5th
Northwest Missouri State:		24–31–1	11–14
Total:		24–31–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth