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==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
Gwinn was an assistant coach at [[Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College]] in [[Miami, Oklahoma]] from 1968 to 1970, when the team compiled a 23–5 record in three seasons and won the [[NJCAA National Football Championship]] in 1969. He was hired as an assistant at [[Weber State University]] in [[Ogden, Utah]] in 1971. He succeeded [[Sark Arslanian]] as head coach in 1973.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Weber State Names Gwinn To Head Football Program |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56593963/the-ogden-standard-examiner/ |newspaper=[[Standard-Examiner]] |location=[[Ogden, Utah]] |date=January 31, 1979 |page=18 |access-date=August 2, 2020 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> Gwinn resigned kn 1976 after serving for four seasons as head football coach at Weber State.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/10/19/archives/coach-quits-at-weber-state.html|title=Coach Quits at Weber State|work=[[New York Times]]|date=October 19, 1976|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>
Gwinn was an assistant coach at [[Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College]] in [[Miami, Oklahoma]] from 1968 to 1970, when the team compiled a 23–5 record in three seasons and won the [[NJCAA National Football Championship]] in 1969. He was hired as an assistant at [[Weber State University]] in [[Ogden, Utah]] in 1971 and succeeded [[Sark Arslanian]] as head coach in 1973.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Weber State Names Gwinn To Head Football Program |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56593963/the-ogden-standard-examiner/ |newspaper=[[Standard-Examiner]] |location=[[Ogden, Utah]] |date=January 31, 1979 |page=18 |access-date=August 2, 2020 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> Gwinn resigned in 1976 after serving for four seasons as head football coach at Weber State.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/10/19/archives/coach-quits-at-weber-state.html|title=Coach Quits at Weber State|work=[[New York Times]]|date=October 19, 1976|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==

Revision as of 03:18, 3 August 2020

Dick Gwinn
Biographical details
Bornc. 1936
Playing career
1956–1958Oklahoma
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1970Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
1971–1972Weber State (assistant)
1973–1976Weber State
Head coaching record
Overall10–33–1

Richard L. Gwinn (born c. 1936) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah from 1973 to 1976, compiling a record of 10–33–1.

Playing career

Gwinn played at the University of Oklahoma under head coach Bud Wilkinson from 1956 to 1958.[1]

Coaching career

Gwinn was an assistant coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma from 1968 to 1970, when the team compiled a 23–5 record in three seasons and won the NJCAA National Football Championship in 1969. He was hired as an assistant at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah in 1971 and succeeded Sark Arslanian as head coach in 1973.[2] Gwinn resigned in 1976 after serving for four seasons as head football coach at Weber State.[3]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Weber State Wildcats (Big Sky Conference) (1973–1976)
1973 Weber State 3–8 2–4 T–5th
1974 Weber State 4–7 1–5 7th
1975 Weber State 1–9–1 1–4–1 6th
1976 Weber State 2–9 1–5 6th
Weber State: 10–33–1 5–18–1
Total: 10–33–1

References

  1. ^ "Dick Gwinn". soonerstats.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Weber State Names Gwinn To Head Football Program". Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. January 31, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved August 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Coach Quits at Weber State". New York Times. October 19, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2018.