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Chester Anderson (American football)

Chester Anderson
Biographical details
Born(1918-06-12)June 12, 1918
White River, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedNovember 19, 2008(2008-11-19) (aged 90)
Bemidji, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materSouth Dakota
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1949–1952Anoka HS (MN)
1953–1954Buena Vista
1956–1960Bemidji State
1962–1965Bemidji State
Wrestling
1955–1981Bemidji State
Head coaching record
Overall50–42–7 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 MSCC (1957, 1959)

Wrestling
3 NIC (1972, 1973, 1976)
Awards
NSIC Hall of Fame (2000)

Chester Albert Anderson (June 12, 1918 – November 19, 2008) was an American football and wrestling coach. He served as the head football coach at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa from 1953 to 1954 and two stints as the head football coach Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota, from 1956 to 1960 and again in 1962 to 1965, compiling a career college football coaching record of 50–42–7.[1][2][3] As football coach at Bemidji, Anderson had a record of 43–34–5 and won two conference titles. He was also the school's head wrestling coach from 1955 until his retirement in 1981.[4]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Buena Vista Beavers (Iowa Conference) (1953–1954)
1953 Buena Vista 2–6–1 0–3 4th (Northern)
1954 Buena Vista 5–3–1 3–2–1 5th
Buena Vista: 7–9–2 3–5–1
Bemidji State Beavers (Minnesota State College Conference / Northern State College Conference) (1955–1960)
1955 Bemidji State 4–3–1 1–3 T–3rd
1956 Bemidji State 2–4–2 0–3–1 5th
1957 Bemidji State 4–4 3–1 T–1st
1958 Bemidji State 7–1 4–1 2nd
1959 Bemidji State 6–1–1 4–1 T–1st
1960 Bemidji State 2–6 2–3 T–3rd
Bemidji State Beavers (Northern State College Conference / Northern Intercollegiate Conference) (1962–1965)
1962 Bemidji State 3–6 2–3 T–4th
1963 Bemidji State 6–1–1 3–1–1 2nd
1964 Bemidji State 5–4 3–2 3rd
1965 Bemidji State 4–4 3–2 T–2nd
Bemidji State: 43–34–5 25–20–2
Total: 50–42–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "Chet Anderson Named Buena Vista Coach". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. June 11, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Buena Vista Grid Head to Bemidji". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. Associated Press. July 24, 1955. p. 28. Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Football All-Time Coaches Records". bvuathletics.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Chet Anderson, Bemidji State football, wrestling coaching legend, dies at 90". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. November 19, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2018.

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