Football Coaches 1895-1998

‌Below is a list of UNI's football coaches, dating from when the school was known as the Iowa State Normal School. Please note that this list is no longer regularly maintained / updated.

Compiled by Susan Basye, Special Collections and University Archives, November 1998; photos and citations updated by graduate assistant Eliza Mussman, May 4, 2023.

Years	Coach	Details
1895	no coach
1896	no coach
1897	Fred Wolff
1898	E.K. Leighton
1899	Sweetland
1900	Fred Williams
1901	G.B. Affleck	Photograph of G.B. Affleck, circa 1900s, in the University of Northern Iowa Photograph Collection, FAC Box 2, FAC 3 Individuals Affleck, G.B. Folder 1, #23, University Archives, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa.
1902-1905	Charles Pell
1906-1907	--- no football ---
1908-1909	C. B. Simmons	Photograph of Clayton B. Simmons, circa 1908, in the University of Northern Iowa Photograph Collection, FAC Box 35, FAC 3 Individuals Simmons, Clayton B. Folder 44, #23, University Archives, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa.
1910, 1917	J.O. Perrine	Photograph of J.O. Perrine, 1919, in the University of Northern Iowa Photograph Collection, FAC Box 30, FAC 3 Individuals Perrine, J.O. Folder 13, #23, University Archives, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa.
1911-1912	H.F. Pasini
1913-1916	A. Berkstresser
1918	Russell Glaesner
1919-1920	Ivan Doseff
1921-1924	L.L. Mendenhall	Photograph of L.L. Mendenhall, circa 1920s, in the University of Northern Iowa Photograph Collection, FAC Box 26, FAC 3 Individuals Mendenhall, L.L. Folder 23, #23, University Archives, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa.
1925-1929	Paul Bender
1930-1932	L.W. Whitford
1933-1934	John Baker
1935	Thomas Johnson
1936-1942, 1945-1957	Clyde Starbeck	Photograph of Clyde Starbeck, circa 1950, in the University of Northern Iowa Photograph Collection, FAC Box 36, FAC 3 Individuals Starbeck, C.L. Folder 58, #23, University Archives, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa.
1943-1944	--- no football ---
1958-1959	William Hammer
1960-1982	Stan Sheriff	Photograph of Stan Sheriff, May 1973, in the University of Northern Iowa Photograph Collection, FAC Box 35, FAC 3 Individuals Sheriff, Stan Folder 21, #23, University Archives, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa.
1983-1987	Darrell Mudra
1988	Earle Bruce
1989-1996	Terry Allen
1997-present	Mike Dunbar