Jerome Richard Berg (December 27, 1926 – January 14, 2011) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Mayville State College—now known as Mayville State University—in Mayville, North Dakota, from 1956 to 1966, compiling a record of 62–20–2.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 27, 1926 Newburgh Township, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | January 14, 2011 (aged 84) Mayville, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1950 | Mayville State |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1950 | Mayville State |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1950 | Mayville State |
| Track | |
| c. 1950 | Mayville State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1952 | Finley HS (ND) |
| 1953–1955 | Fertile HS (MN) (assistant) |
| 1956–1955 | Mayville State |
| Basketball | |
| 1953–1956 | Fertile HS (MN) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1953–1956 | Fertile HS (MN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 62–20–2 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 6 NDIC/NDCAC (1959–1961, 1964–1966) | |
Berg was born on December 27, 1926, in Newburgh Township in Steele County, North Dakota. He attended Hatton High School in Hatton, North Dakota, before serving the United States Army toward the end of World War II. He lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track at Mayville State before graduating in 1951.
Berg coached high school sports in Finley, North Dakota, and at Fertile High School in Fertile, Minnesota. He was the athletic director, head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Fertile for three years before he was appointed head coach in football and track at Mayville in June 1956.[1] Berg resigned from his post at Mayville State following the 1966 football season and took a job with the Goose River Bank in Mayville.[2]
Berg died on January 14, 2011, at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville.[3]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayville State Comets (North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference / North Dakota College Athletic Conference) (1956–1966) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Mayville State | 4–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1957 | Mayville State | 3–4 | 2–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 1958 | Mayville State | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1959 | Mayville State | 6–0–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1960 | Mayville State | 7–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1961 | Mayville State | 8–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1962 | Mayville State | 6–2 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1963 | Mayville State | 5–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1964 | Mayville State | 6–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1965 | Mayville State | 7–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1966 | Mayville State | 6–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Mayville State: | 62–20–2 | 50–15–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 62–20–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Fertile's Berg Coach At Mayville". St. Cloud Times. Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Associated Press. June 21, 1956. p. 14. Retrieved November 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Berg Quits Post at Mayville". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. Associated Press. October 6, 1966. p. 15. Retrieved November 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Jerome Berg". Grand Forks Herald. Grand Forks, North Dakota. January 15, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
