Vernon Gale
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1929 Wyoming, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 1989 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1949–1950 | Wyoming |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1953 | Wyoming (assistant) |
| 1954–1959 | Valley City State |
| 1960–1964 | Iowa State (assistant) |
| 1965–1971 | Wayne State (MI) |
| Baseball | |
| 1955–1959 | Valley City State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–44–5 (football) 18–24–2 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NDIC (1954, 1958) | |
Vernon K. Gale (c. 1929 – February 7, 1989) was an American football player and college football and baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach (1954–1959) and head baseball coach (1955–1959) at Valley City State University in Valley City, North Dakota.[citation needed] After serving as an assistant football coach at Iowa State University, he was lured to the head football coaching position at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, where he stayed from 1965 to 1971.[2]
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley City State Vikings (North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1954–1959) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Valley City State | 7–1 | 6–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1955 | Valley City State | 1–5 | 1–5 | T–8th | |||||
| 1956 | Valley City State | 1–4–3 | 1–2–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1957 | Valley City State | 4–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1958 | Valley City State | 6–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1959 | Valley City State | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| Valley City State: | 23–16–4 | 21–12–4 | |||||||
| Wayne State Tartars (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (1965) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Wayne State | 3–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| Wayne State Tartars (NCAA College Division independent) (1966–1971) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Wayne State | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1967 | Wayne State | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1968 | Wayne State | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1969 | Wayne State | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1970 | Wayne State | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1971 | Wayne State | 4–4 | |||||||
| Wayne State: | 28–28–1 | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 51–44–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Vernon Gale". University of Wyoming. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Gale named coach at Wayne". Detroit Free Press. March 16, 1965. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
Categories:
- 1989 deaths
- American football halfbacks
- Iowa State Cyclones football coaches
- Wyoming Cowboys football coaches
- Wyoming Cowboys football players
- Valley City State Vikings baseball coaches
- Valley City State Vikings football coaches
- Wayne State Warriors football coaches
- Players of American football from Wyoming