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American football coach
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29 November 1994
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Biography
Introduction
Don "Swede" Larson (c. 1926 – November 29, 1994) was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, for 33 years from 1954 to 1986. He compiled a career record of 166–121–6 and led the team to conference championships in 1964 and 1965, and conference co-championships in 1974, 1977, and 1980. He was selected as the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin coach in 1977 and 1980. He also played football at Illinois Wesleyan and was captain of the 1949 Illinois Wesleyan football team. He also coached the tennis, track, golf, and swimming teams at Illinois Wesleyan.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Wesleyan Titans (College Conference of Illinois / College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5–3 | 4–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1955 | Illinois Wesleyan | 6–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Illinois Wesleyan | 3–5–1 | 3–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1957 | Illinois Wesleyan | 1–7–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1958 | Illinois Wesleyan | 4–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1959 | Illinois Wesleyan | 6–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–2 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Illinois Wesleyan | 2–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1962 | Illinois Wesleyan | 4–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1963 | Illinois Wesleyan | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1964 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1965 | Illinois Wesleyan | 8–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1966 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1967 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1968 | Illinois Wesleyan | 6–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1969 | Illinois Wesleyan | 3–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1970 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5–3–1 | 5–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1971 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1972 | Illinois Wesleyan | 4–5 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1973 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1974 | Illinois Wesleyan | 8–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1975 | Illinois Wesleyan | 4–4–1 | 4–3–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1976 | Illinois Wesleyan | 6–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1977 | Illinois Wesleyan | 6–3 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1978 | Illinois Wesleyan | 4–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1979 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–2 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1980 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–2 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1981 | Illinois Wesleyan | 3–6 | 3–5 | T–4th | |||||
| 1982 | Illinois Wesleyan | 4–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1983 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1984 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1985 | Illinois Wesleyan | 3–6 | 3–5 | 5th | |||||
| 1986 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5–3–1 | 4–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| Illinois Wesleyan: | 166–121–6 | 142–89–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 166–121–6 | ||||||||