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American football coach and athletics administrator

Beanie Cooper
Biographical details
Born	(1928-03-01)March 1, 1928 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Died	April 20, 2014(2014-04-20) (aged 86) Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1958–1967	Bishop Garrigan HS (IA)
1969–1974	Bishop Heelan Catholic HS (IA)
1975–1978	South Dakota

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1958–1968	Bishop Garrigan HS (IA)
1971–1975	Bishop Heelan Catholic HS (IA)
1976–1981	South Dakota
1981–1989	Indiana State

Head coaching record
Overall	18–24–1 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCC (1978)

Bernard F. "Beanie" Cooper (March 1, 1928 – April 20, 2014) was an American football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of South Dakota from 1975 to 1978, comping a record of 18–24–1. Cooper was also the athletic director at South Dakota from 1976 to 1981 and Indiana State University from 1981 to 1989.

As a high school football coach at Bishop Garrigan High School in Algona, Iowa and Bishop Heelan Catholic High School in Sioux City, Iowa, Cooper was inducted into the Iowa High School Football Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1975–1978)
1975	South Dakota	3–8	1–6	T–7th
1976	South Dakota	4–5–1	3–2–1	4th
1977	South Dakota	4–7	2–4–1	T–6th
1978	South Dakota	7–4	5–0–1	1st
South Dakota:		18–24–1	11–12–3
Total:		18–24–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

"Former USD football coach, AD 'Beanie' Cooper dies". Argus Leader. April 22, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
"Beanie Cooper". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
"Bernard Cooper". Indiana State University. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
"Hall of Fame Inductees" (PDF). Iowa High School Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

v t e South Dakota Coyotes head football coaches
No coach (1889) No team (1890–1893) No coach (1894–1895) No team (1896–1897) Bert H. Morrison (1898–1899) James Hutchinson (1900) Ralph Norton (1901) Arthur H. Whittemore (1902–1909) Joseph Pipal (1910) James Henderson (1911–1913) Ion Cortright (1914–1915) Blaine McKusick (1916–1917) John W. Stewart (1918–1919) Arthur H. Whittemore (1920–1921) Stub Allison (1922–1926) Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930) Stanley G. Backman (1931–1933) Harry Gamage (1934–1941) Cletus Clinker (1942) No team (1943–1944) Grant Heckenlively (1945) Harry Gamage (1946–1955) Ralph Stewart (1956–1961) Bob Burns (1962) James J. Dougherty (1962) Marv Rist (1963–1965) Joe Salem (1966–1974) Beanie Cooper (1975–1978) Dave Triplett (1979–1988) John Fritsch (1989–1991) Dennis Creehan (1992–1996) Ron Rankin (1997–1998) John Austin (1999–2003) Ed Meierkort (2004–2011) Joe Glenn (2012–2015) Bob Nielson (2016– )

South Dakota Coyotes head football coaches

No coach (1889)
No team (1890–1893)
No coach (1894–1895)
No team (1896–1897)
Bert H. Morrison (1898–1899)
James Hutchinson (1900)
Ralph Norton (1901)
Arthur H. Whittemore (1902–1909)
Joseph Pipal (1910)
James Henderson (1911–1913)
Ion Cortright (1914–1915)
Blaine McKusick (1916–1917)
John W. Stewart (1918–1919)
Arthur H. Whittemore (1920–1921)
Stub Allison (1922–1926)
Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930)
Stanley G. Backman (1931–1933)
Harry Gamage (1934–1941)
Cletus Clinker (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Grant Heckenlively (1945)
Harry Gamage (1946–1955)
Ralph Stewart (1956–1961)
Bob Burns (1962)
James J. Dougherty (1962)
Marv Rist (1963–1965)
Joe Salem (1966–1974)
Beanie Cooper (1975–1978)
Dave Triplett (1979–1988)
John Fritsch (1989–1991)
Dennis Creehan (1992–1996)
Ron Rankin (1997–1998)
John Austin (1999–2003)
Ed Meierkort (2004–2011)
Joe Glenn (2012–2015)
Bob Nielson (2016– )

v t e South Dakota Coyotes athletic directors
Stub Allison (1923–) Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930) Stanley G. Backman (1931–1935) Rube Hoy (1935–1956) Ralph Stewart (1957–1961) John Roning (1961–1971) Carl Miller (1971–1976) Beanie Cooper (1976–1981) Bobby Thompson (1981–1982) Jack Doyle (1982–1998) Kelly Higgins (1998–2003) Greg Redlin # (2003) Joel Nielsen (2003–2010) David Sayler (2010–2012) David Herbster (2012– ) # denotes interim athletic director

South Dakota Coyotes athletic directors

Stub Allison (1923–)
Vincent E. Montgomery (1927–1930)
Stanley G. Backman (1931–1935)
Rube Hoy (1935–1956)
Ralph Stewart (1957–1961)
John Roning (1961–1971)
Carl Miller (1971–1976)
Beanie Cooper (1976–1981)
Bobby Thompson (1981–1982)
Jack Doyle (1982–1998)
Kelly Higgins (1998–2003)
Greg Redlin # (2003)
Joel Nielsen (2003–2010)
David Sayler (2010–2012)
David Herbster (2012– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e Indiana State Sycamores athletic directors
Alfred F. Westphal (1912–1915) Birch Bayh (1915–1923) Paul "Billy" Williams # (1923) Arthur L. Strum (1923–1938) Glenn M. Curtis (1938–1946) David Glascock # (1946) John Wooden (1946–1948) Wally Marks # (1948) John Longfellow (1948–1966) Robert Hollar # (1966–1967) Gordon Chalmers (1967–1973) Jerry Huntsman # (1973) Bob King (1973–1981) Beanie Cooper (1981–1988) Brian Faison (1988–1995) Larry Gallo (1995–1997) Andrea Myers (1997–2005) Ron Prettyman (2005–2015) Angie Lansing # (2016) Sherard Clinkscales (2016–2023) Angie Lansing # (2024) Nathan Christensen (2024– ) # denotes interim athletic director

Indiana State Sycamores athletic directors

Alfred F. Westphal (1912–1915)
Birch Bayh (1915–1923)
Paul "Billy" Williams # (1923)
Arthur L. Strum (1923–1938)
Glenn M. Curtis (1938–1946)
David Glascock # (1946)
John Wooden (1946–1948)
Wally Marks # (1948)
John Longfellow (1948–1966)
Robert Hollar # (1966–1967)
Gordon Chalmers (1967–1973)
Jerry Huntsman # (1973)
Bob King (1973–1981)
Beanie Cooper (1981–1988)
Brian Faison (1988–1995)
Larry Gallo (1995–1997)
Andrea Myers (1997–2005)
Ron Prettyman (2005–2015)
Angie Lansing # (2016)
Sherard Clinkscales (2016–2023)
Angie Lansing # (2024)
Nathan Christensen (2024– )

# denotes interim athletic director

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