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Coaching History

Updated May 2019 

All-Time Coaching History
Name Season Overall W-L-T (PCT) Big Ten W-L-T (PCT)
E.E. Bearg 1919-24 21-11-4 (.583)
B.P. Hoover 1924-25 3-1-1 (.600)
A.R. Cahn 1925-29 16-3 (.842)
E.A. Shoaff 1929-30 4-1 (.800)
C.W. Gelwick 1930-34 26-12-4 (.619) 7-2 (.778)
Gerald Huff 1934-35 4-1-1 (.667)
Caspart Nannes 1935-37 6-11 (.353)
Howard Braun 1937-42, 45-64 183-84 (.685)
Ralph Johnson 1942-45 11-5-1 (.647)
Bob Lansford 1964-65 9-4 (.692)
Dan Olson 1965-72 79-53 (.599)
Bill Wright 1972-73 13-4 (.765) 6-3 (.667)
Bruce Shuman 1973-76 48-21-2 (.676)
John Avallone 1976-77 7-7 (.500)
Jack Groppel 1977-81 52-55 (.486) 8-21 (.276)
Brad Lauderback 1981-85 77-53 (.592) 25-14 (.641)
Neil Adams* 1986-1992 70-85 (.452) 20-41 (.328)
Craig Tiley* 1993-2005 274-77 (.780) 133-22 (.794)
Brad Dancer 2006-Present 296-129 (.696)  121-27 (.818) 

* Adams acted as an interim coach in 1985-86, a year which does not reflect on his career record.
Tiley's year as interim coach in 1992-93 also has no affect on career records.

NCAA Coach of the Year

1998-99 - Craig Tiley
2002-03 - Craig Tiley

NCAA Assistant Coach of the Year

2002-03 - Bruce Berque