Dave Kragthorpe
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 1, 1933 |
| Playing career | |
| 1951–1954 | Utah State |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1969 | South Dakota State |
| 1970–1975 | BYU (OC/OL) |
| 1976–1979 | BYU (OL) |
| 1980–1982 | Idaho State |
| 1985–1990 | Oregon State |
| 1991 | New Mexico (OL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1983–1985 | Utah State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 41–69–2 |
| Tournaments | 3–0 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Division I-AA National (1981) 1 Big Sky (1981) |
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| Awards | |
| Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1989) | |
Dave Kragthorpe (born May 1, 1933) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at South Dakota State University in 1969, at Idaho State University from 1980 to 1982, and at Oregon State University from 1985 to 1990, compiling a career college football record of 41–69–2.
Kragthorpe attended Utah State University where he excelled as a two-way tackle for the Aggies from 1951 to 1954. In addition, he was also on the baseball team. Despite all his athletic obligations, Kragthorpe graduated with double bachelor's degrees in physical education and recreation education in 1955. A short time later, he returned to Utah State and earned his master's degree in secondary education.
Kragthorpe spent one season as the head coach at South Dakota State University in 1969. In that season, he posted a 3–7 record. From there, Dave served as offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at Brigham Young University, under LaVell Edwards. The Cougars were one of the first programs committed to throwing the football in the 1970s, a time when "three yards and a cloud of dust" was still the dominant sentiment in college football.
After going 0–11 in 1979, Idaho State athletic director, I. J. Babe Caccia, decided to try to import some of the passing magic from nearby Provo, Utah. He hired Kragthorpe as his head coach, and the Bengals improved to 6–5 in 1980 and came within nine points of eventual national champion Boise State in the season finale.
The best results were definitely in his second season in 1981, when the Bengals won the Big Sky Conference title and the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship and were a 12–1 overall. They were led by senior quarterback Mike Machurek, who went on to become a reserve player with the Detroit Lions. During the 1981 season, Idaho State outscored its opponents 422–172. The following year, the Bengals fell to 3–8; Kragthorpe was 21–14 in three seasons at ISU, from 1980 to 1982.
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