Gene Carlson

Gene Carlson
Biographical details
Born	February 20, 1932; Fort Benton, Montana
Died	June 1, 2009 (aged 77); Pasco, Washington
Playing career
Football
1949–1952	Montana
Baseball
1950–1953	Montana
1953	Boise Yankees
1954	Modesto Reds
1957	Peoria Chiefs
1957	Missoula Timberjacks
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1958–1972	Great Falls HS (MT)
1973–1975	Montana (assistant)
1976–1979	Montana
Head coaching record
Overall	16–25 (college)

Loyal Eugene Carlson (February 20, 1932 – June 1, 2009) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at his alma mater, the University of Montana in Missoula, from 1976 to 1979.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Montana Grizzlies (Big Sky Conference) (1976–1979)
1976	Montana	4–6	3–3	4th
1977	Montana	4–6	1–5	7th
1978	Montana	5–6	4–2	T–2nd
1979	Montana	3–7	2–5	T–6th
Montana:		16–25	10–15
Total:		16–25

^ "Montana coach out". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). UPI. November 20, 1979. p. 17.
^ "Fired: University of Montana dumps coaching staff". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 20, 1979. p. 23.
^ "Losing seasons catch up with Carlson". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 20, 1979. p. 3C.
^ "Loyal Carlson". Obituary. Retrieved July 10, 2018.