Todd Simonsen (December 10, 1959 – June 6, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Upper Iowa University from 1986 to 1988, compiling a record of 5–24.[1] Simonsen played football at the University of Lowa, in Lowa City where he was a roommate of former University of Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 10, 1959 Racine, Wisconsin, US |
| Died | June 6, 2007 Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, US |
| Playing career | |
| 1978–1981 | Iowa |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984 | Iowa (GA) |
| 1985 | Upper Iowa (assistant) |
| 1986–1988 | Upper Iowa |
| 2003–2006 | J. I. Case HS (WI) (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–24 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Simonsen died on June 6, 2007, at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, after suffering from lymphoma..[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Iowa Peacocks (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1986–1988) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Upper Iowa | 0–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1987 | Upper Iowa | 1–9 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 1988 | Upper Iowa | 4–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Upper Iowa: | 5–24 | 5–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–24 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Simonsen made every day matter". The Journal Times. Racine, Wisconsin. June 19, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ Jackel, Peter (June 9, 2007). "Local sports icon Todd Simonsen dies". The Journal Times. Racine, Wisconsin. Retrieved October 20, 2019.