Carl Iverson

Carl Iverson

Biographical details
Born	(1940-06-18)June 18, 1940 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died	February 11, 2021(2021-02-11) (aged 80) Monmouth, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater	Whitman College University of Wisconsin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967	Western State (CO) (ends)
1968–1972	Northern State (assistant)
1973	Flathead HS (MT)
1974–1978	Western State (CO) (assistant)
1979	BYU (assistant)
1980–1982	Gateway HS (CO)
1983–1984	Black Hills State
1985–1987	Western Oregon
1988–1995	Western State (CO)
1997–2000	Western State (CO)
2001–2004	Western Oregon
2006–2007	Western State (CO) (OC)
Head coaching record
Overall	126–85–3 (college) 25–17 (high school)
Tournaments	1–2 (NAIA D-I playoffs) 0–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 SDIC (1983–1984) 6 RMAC (1991–1992, 1994–1995, 1997–1998)
Awards
NAIA Division I Coach of the Year (1991) 2× RMAC Coach of the Year (1996–1997)

Carl "Duke" Iverson (June 18, 1940 – February 11, 2021) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Black Hills State University from 1983 to 1984, Western Oregon University from 1985 to 1987 and again from 2001 to 2004, and Western State College of Colorado—now known as Western Colorado University—from 1988 to 1995 and again from 1997 to 2000, compiling a career college football coaching record of 126–85–3. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Iverson returned to Western State Colorado for two seasons as offensive coordinator.

Iverson graduated from Pe Ell High School in Pe Ell, Washington before earning his B.A. in chemistry from Whitman College in 1962 and his Ph.D. in biological science from the University of Wisconsin in 1967. In the fall of 1967, he began his coaching career as an assistant at Western State College of Colorado.

Iverson died on February 11, 2021, at his home in Monmouth, Oregon.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA I#
Black Hills State Yellow Jackets (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1983–1984)
1983	Black Hills State	5–2–2	5–0–2	1st
1984	Black Hills State	8–2	5–1	T–1st
Black Hills State:		13–4–2	10–1–2
Western Oregon Wolves (Columbia Football League) (1985–1987)
1985	Western Oregon	8–2	5–1	2nd (Southern)	L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal	8
1986	Western Oregon	7–2	5–1	2nd (Southern)		13
1987	Western Oregon	5–4	3–3	5th (Southern)
Western State Mountaineers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1988–1995)
1988	Western State	4–5	2–3	T–4th
1989	Western State	3–7	2–5	4th
1990	Western State	3–7	1–3	T–3rd
1991	Western State	10–2	6–0	1st	L NAIA Division I Semifinal
1992	Western State	9–2	7–0	1st	L NCAA Division II First Round
1993	Western State	8–3	5–2	T–2nd
1994	Western State	8–3	6–1	1st	L NCAA Division II First Round
1995	Western State	7–2–1	6–0–1	T–1st
Western State Mountaineers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1997–2000)
1997	Western State	9–3	7–1	1st	L NCAA Division II First Round
1998	Western State	7–3	7–1	T–1st
1999	Western State	5–6	4–4	T–4th
2000	Western State	6–5	5–3	4th
Western State:		79–48–1	58–23–1
Western Oregon Wolves (Great Northwest Athletic Conference) (2001–2004)
2001	Western Oregon	6–5	1–2	T–2nd
2002	Western Oregon	5–5	1–2	3rd
2003	Western Oregon	4–6	1–2	3rd
2004	Western Oregon	1–9	1–5	4th
Western Oregon:		34–33	17–16
Total:		126–85–3
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth