Don Turner (American football)

Don Turner
Biographical details
Born	(1930-12-12)December 12, 1930 Monmouth, Illinois, U.S.
Died	April 18, 2007(2007-04-18) (aged 76) Bella Vista, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma mater	Monmouth (IL) (1956)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
c. 1962	Imperial Valley College (assistant)
1964	Imperial Valley College
1965–1967	Santa Barbara CC
1968–1971	UC Santa Barbara (assistant)
1972	Minnesota–Morris
1973–1974	United States International
1975–1976	Bemidji State
1978–1983	Eastern Oregon
1984–1986	Chadron State
1987–1989	Dubuque
1990–1992	Bethany (WV)
2002	North Mason HS (WA)

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1972–1973	Minnesota–Morris

Head coaching record
Overall	95–103–3 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Evergreen (1980)
Awards
IIAC Coach of the Year (1987)

Donald Duane "Coach D" Turner (December 12, 1930 – April 18, 2007) was an American football coach. He served in a variety coaching roles at number of high schools and colleges.

Turner was the head coach at the University of Minnesota Morris in Morris, Minnesota (1972), United States International University—now known as Alliant International University—in California (1973–1974), Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota (1975–1977), Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon (1978–1983), Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska (1984–1986), the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa (1987–1989), and Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia (1990–1992).^[1]

Turner's 1980 team at Eastern Oregon won the Evergreen Conference championship.^[2]

After leaving the college game, Turner was an assistant coach and a head coach at a number of high schools, including North Mason High School in Mason County, Washington.^[3]

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Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Minnesota Morris Cougars (Northern Intercollegiate Conference) (1972)
1972	Minnesota Morris	8–2	5–1	2nd
Minnesota Morris:		8–2	5–1
United States International Westerners (NCAA Division II independent) (1973–1974)
1973	United States International	5–4
1974	United States International	4–5
United States International:		9–9
Bemidji State Beavers (Northern Intercollegiate Conference) (1975–1977)
1975	Bemidji State	2–7	1–5	6th
1976	Bemidji State	6–4	3–4	T–5th
1977	Bemidji State	7–3	5–2	T–2nd
Bemidji State:		15–14	9–11
Eastern Oregon Mountaineers (Evergreen Conference) (1978–1983)
1978	Eastern Oregon	5–5^[n 1]	3–3^[n 1]	T–5th^[n 1]
1979	Eastern Oregon	6–4	3–2	T–2nd
1980	Eastern Oregon	8–1	4–1	T–1st
1981	Eastern Oregon	5–4	3–1	2nd
1982	Eastern Oregon	5–4	2–2	4th
1983	Eastern Oregon	5–5	3–4	5th
Eastern Oregon:		34–23	18–13
Chadron State Eagles (NAIA Division II independent) (1984–1986)
1984	Chadron State	2–8–1
1985	Chadron State	5–3–1
1986	Chadron State	3–6
Chadron State:		10–17–2
Dubuque Spartans (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1987–1989)
1987	Dubuque	6–5	4–4	T–4th
1988	Dubuque	3–7	3–5	T–6th
1989	Dubuque	4–6	3–5	T–6th
Dubuque:		13–18	10–14
Bethany Bison (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (1990–1992)
1990	Bethany	1–7–1	1–3	T–3rd
1991	Bethany	2–7	0–4	5th
1992	Bethany	3–6	2–2	3rd
Bethany:		6–20–1	3–9
Total:		95–103–3

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Eastern Oregon finished the 1978 with an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Evergreen Conference.^[4] In January 1979, Central Washington forfeited its three wins, including its victory over Eastern Oregon, from 1978 because of ineligible player.^[5]

References

^ "Don Turner". funeralmation.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
^ Austin, Lon (December 18, 2015). "Recognizing a special team". Central Oregonian. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
^ Anderson, Matthew (September 10, 2002). "Bulldogs want more". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
^ "Evergreen Conference (Final standings)". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. November 19, 1978. p. 2D. Retrieved November 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Central to forfeit football victories". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. January 24, 1979. p. C4. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Don Turner at Find a Grave

Minnesota Morris Cougars head football coaches

Dick Borstad (1962–1966)
Mike Simpson (1967–1971)
Don Turner (1972)
Al Molde (1973–1979)
Rick Smith (1980–1981)
Darrel Kluck & Mel Lewis (1982)
Jim Lind (1983–1986)
Stan Zweifel (1987–1990)
Mick Caba (1991–1992)
Jay Mills (1993–1995)
Steve Barrows # (1995)
John Parker (1996–1997)
Ken Crandall (1998–2006)
Todd Hickman (2007–2014)
Rob Cushman (2015–2016)
Marty Hoffmann & Matthew Johnson (2017)
Marty Hoffmann (2018– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e United States International Gulls head football coaches
Al Lewis (1958–1965) Bob Dinaberg (1966–1968) Marv Braden (1969–1972) Don Turner (1973–1974) Bob Burt (1975) Jack O'Brien (1976) Shan Deniston (1977–1978) Tom Walsh (1979)

Bemidji State Beavers head football coaches

R. E. Mendenhall (1926–1927)
Eldon Mason (1928–1930)
Jack Sterrett (1931–1934)
R. B. Frost (1935–1937)
Hjalmer J. Erickson (1938–1954)
Chester Anderson (1955–1960)
John Kulbitski (1961)
Chester Anderson (1962–1965)
Don Palm (1966–1968)
Jim Malmquist (1969–1973)
Larry Mortier (1974)
Don Turner (1975–1977)
Sparky Adams (1978–1981)
John Peterson (1982–1988)
Kris Diaz (1989–1995)
Jeff Tesch (1996–2015)
Brent Bolte (2016– )

v t e Eastern Oregon Mountaineers football coaches
Bob Quinn (1929–1941) No team (1942–1945) Bob Quinn (1946–1949) Roy Tatum (1950–1954) Archie Dunsmoor (1955–1967) Lee Insko (1968–1977) Don Turner (1978–1983) Orson Christensen (1984–1996) Rob Cushman (1997–2001) Jim Fenwick (2002–2003) Travis Baker (2004) Jim Fenwick (2005) Ian Shields (2006–2007) Tim Camp (2008– )