Hjalmer J. Erickson
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 7, 1906 Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | February 6, 1959 (aged 53) Beltrami County, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1938–1954 | Bemidji State |
| Basketball | |
| 1944–1946 | Bemidji State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 54–54–5 (football) 23–6 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MSCC (1947, 1950) | |
Hjalmer J. "Jolly" Erickson (January 7, 1906 – February 6, 1959) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Bemidji State Teachers College in Bemidji, Minnesota from 1938 to 1954, compiling a record of 54–54–5.[1] He was also the school's head basketball coach from 1944 to 1946, tallying a mark of 23–6.[2]
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State Beavers (Northern Teachers Athletic Conference / Minnesota State College Conference) (1938–1954) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Bemidji State | 1–5 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1939 | Bemidji State | 3–3–1 | 1–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1940 | Bemidji State | 4–2–1 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1941 | Bemidji State | 6–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1942 | Bemidji State | 3–4 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1943 | Bemidji State | 1–1 | |||||||
| 1944 | Bemidji State | 4–0 | |||||||
| 1945 | Bemidji State | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1946 | Bemidji State | 3–4 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1947 | Bemidji State | 4–3 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1948 | Bemidji State | 3–5 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1949 | Bemidji State | 4–3–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1950 | Bemidji State | 5–1–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1951 | Bemidji State | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1952 | Bemidji State | 2–4 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1953 | Bemidji State | 1–6 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1954 | Bemidji State | 1–5–1 | 0–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| Bemidji State: | 54–54–5 | 24–32–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 54–54–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Friez, Micah (July 28, 2019). "BSU at 100: Erickson's coaching lives on in BSTC lore". The Bemidji Pioneer. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Bemidji State Beavers. Retrieved January 20, 2020.