Alvin L. Kloppen (born c. 1941 or 1942) is an American former college athletics coach. He was the head football coach for Burt High School from 1964 to 1965 and South Hamilton High School from 1966 to 1969. He was also the head football coach for Augsburg College—now known as Augsburg University—from 1976 to 1985. He also had a one-year stint as the head baseball coach for Coe College and a four-year stint as the track and field coach for South Hamilton High School.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1941 or 1942 (age 81–82) Lake Mills, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Augustana College (1964) University of South Dakota (1970) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1960–1963 | Augustana (SD) |
| Baseball | |
| 1960–1963 | Augustana (SD) |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1964–1965 | Burt HS (IA) |
| 1966–1969 | South Hamilton HS (IA) |
| 1970 | Coe (freshman) |
| 1971–? | North Park (assistant) |
| ?–1975 | Augustana (IL) (DC) |
| 1976–1985 | Augsburg |
| Baseball | |
| 1970 | Coe |
| Men's basketball | |
| 1970 | Coe (freshman) |
| 1971–? | North Park (assistant) |
| Track and field | |
| 1966–1969 | South Hamilton HS (IA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–67–3 (college football) |
Playing career
editKloppen grew up in Lake Mills, Iowa, and played high school football for Lake Mills High School as a quarterback.[1] In his career he ran for 2,418 yards and passed for 1,813 yards.[1] He also served as the team's punter, punt returner, and kick returner.[1] He played college football and baseball for Augustana College—now known as Augustana University.[2] He played for the Augustana Vikings football team as a quarterback under head coach Bob Burns.[3][4] He earned three letters in baseball and two in football.[2]
Coaching career
editKloppen began his football coach career with Burt High School and South Hamilton High School between 1964 and 1969.[2] In 1970, he joined Coe as the freshman coach under head coach Glenn Drahn.[2][5] He stayed in that post for one year before joining North Park as an assistant coach under head coach William D. Gourley.[5] He had a stint as the defensive coordinator for Augustana (IL) under head coach Ben Newcomb.[6] In 1976, Kloppen was named as the head football coach for Augsburg.[7][8][9] In ten years with the team he finished with an overall record of 29–67–3.[10] His best year as head coach came in 1980 when they finished 5–5 overall.[10] He resigned following the 1985 season.
Kloppen was the head baseball coach for Coe in 1970.[2][11] He won seven games.[12]
In 1970, Kloppen was the freshman coach for Coe's men's basketball team.[2][5] In 1971, he served a stint as an assistant coach for North Park.[5]
From 1966 to 1969, Kloppen was the track and field coach for South Hamilton High School.[2][13]
Personal life
editThroughout Kloppen's career he served as an assistant professor for physical education.[5][6][13]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augsburg Auggies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1976–1985) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Augsburg | 1–8 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1977 | Augsburg | 3–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1978 | Augsburg | 3–6–1 | 2–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1979 | Augsburg | 4–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1980 | Augsburg | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1981 | Augsburg | 4–6 | 3–5 | 5th | |||||
| 1982 | Augsburg | 2–7–1 | 2–5–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1983 | Augsburg | 4–7 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1984 | Augsburg | 2–8 | 2–7 | 9th | |||||
| 1985 | Augsburg | 1–8–1 | 0–8–1 | 10th | |||||
| Augsburg: | 29–67–3 | 23–55–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 29–67–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Alvin Kloppen". The Albert Lea Tribune. November 2, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kloppen Is New Baseball Coach at Coe". The Gazette. June 18, 1970. p. 35. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Augie Frosh Visit USD Thursday; Murphy Doubtful". Argus-Leader. October 26, 1960. p. 11. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Augie Freshman Nudge Bunnies". Rapid City Journal. October 13, 1960. p. 26. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "North Park adds grid, cage aide". The Pantagraph. August 5, 1971. p. 18. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Augsburg Now" (PDF). Augsburg College. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Kloppen leaves Augie to coach Augsburg". The Pantagraph. December 24, 1975. p. 11. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Augsburg selects Alvin Kloppen of Augustana as head grid coach". The Minneapolis Star. December 24, 1975. p. 28. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Augsburg names football coach". St. Cloud Times. December 24, 1975. p. 26. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Football History". Augsburg University Athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Lindner, Don (July 3, 1970). "Odds 'n ends". Rapid City Journal. p. 16. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Coe Baseball Record Books (PDF)" (PDF). Coe College. p. 9. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Name 14 To Coe Faculty for '70-71". The Gazette. August 23, 1970. p. 22. Retrieved March 16, 2024.