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Clark Van Galder
Biographical details

Born	(1909-02-06)February 6, 1909 Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	November 16, 1965(1965-11-16) (aged 56) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1937	South Milwaukee HS (WI)
1938–1947	Washington Park HS (WI)
1948–1951	La Crosse State
1952–1958	Fresno State
1959–1965	Wisconsin (assistant)
Basketball
1948–1952	La Crosse State
1953–1954	Fresno State

Head coaching record
Overall	77–27–3 (college football)
Bowls	1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 3 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference (1949–1951) 2 CCAA (1954, 1958)

Clark Van Galder (February 6, 1909 – November 16, 1965) was an American football, basketball player, track athlete, and coach. He served as the head football coach at La Crosse State Teachers, now University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, from 1948 to 1951 and at Fresno State College, now California State University, Fresno, from 1952 to 1958, compiling a career college football record of 77–27–3. Van Galder died on November 16, 1965, after collapsing at a banquet in Madison, Wisconsin. He had five sons, the fourth of which, Tim, played football as a quarterback at Iowa State University and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets and St. Louis Cardinals.

At the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, Van Galder competed in football, basketball, and track and field.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
La Crosse State Indians (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1948–1951)
1948	La Crosse State	7–1–1	4–1–1	T–2nd
1949	La Crosse State	7–2	5–1	T–1st
1950	La Crosse State	10–0	6–0	T–1st	W Cigar
1951	La Crosse State	7–2	6–0	1st
La Crosse State:		31–5–1	21–2–1
Fresno State Bulldogs (Independent) (1952)
1952	Fresno State	8–2
Fresno State Bulldogs (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1953–1958)
1953	Fresno State	4–4–2	2–2–1	3rd
1954	Fresno State	7–3	4–0	1st
1955	Fresno State	9–1	2–0	1st
1956	Fresno State	8–2	2–0	1st
1957	Fresno State	5–5	1–1	T–3rd
1958	Fresno State	5–5	4–1	1st
Fresno State:		46–22–2	15–4–1
Total:		77–27–3
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

v t e Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles head football coaches
Joel Moore (1911) Fred G. Carter (1912–1914) Carl Sputh (1915–1916) Ray Keeler (1917–1929) Howard Johnson (1930–1937) Clyde B. Smith (1938–1942) No team (1943–1944) Gordon Bahr (1945) Clyde B. Smith (1946–1947) Clark Van Galder (1948–1951) Bill Vickroy (1952–1968) Roger Harring (1969–1999) Larry Terry (2000–2010) Joel Dettwiler (2011–2015) Mike Schmidt (2016–2019) No team (2020) Matt Janus (2021– )

v t e Fresno State Bulldogs head football coaches
Arthur W. Jones (1921–1928) Stanley Borleske (1929–1932) Leo Harris (1933–1935) James Bradshaw (1936–1942) No team (1943) Earl Wight (1944) Alvin Pierson (1945) James Bradshaw (1946) Ken Gleason (1947–1948) Alvin Pierson (1949) Duke Jacobs (1950–1951) Clark Van Galder (1952–1958) Cecil Coleman (1959–1963) Phil Krueger (1964–1965) Darryl Rogers (1966–1972) J. R. Boone (1973–1975) Jim Sweeney (1976–1977) Bob Padilla (1978–1979) Jim Sweeney (1980–1996) Pat Hill (1997–2011) Tim DeRuyter (2012–2016) Eric Kiesau # (2016) Jeff Tedford (2017–2019) Kalen DeBoer (2020–2021) Lee Marks # (2021) Jeff Tedford (2022–2023) Tim Skipper # (2023–2024) Matt Entz (2025– ) # denotes interim head coach

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches
Arthur W. Jones (1921–1929) Flint Hanner (1929–1932) Leo Harris (1932–1933) No coach (1933–1934) Stanley Borleske (1934–1939) Hal Beatty (1939–1942) Pix Pierson (1942–1943) No team (1943–1944) Flint Hanner (1944–1945) Hal Beatty (1945–1947) Cornelius Warmerdam (1947–1953) Clark Van Galder (1953–1954) Bill Vandenburgh (1954–1960) Harry Miller (1960–1965) Ed Gregory (1965–1977) Boyd Grant (1977–1986) Ron Adams (1986–1990) Gary Colson (1990–1995) Jerry Tarkanian (1995–2002) Ray Lopes (2002–2005) Steve Cleveland (2005–2011) Rodney Terry (2011–2018) Justin Hutson (2018–2024) Vance Walberg (2024– )

Arthur W. Jones (1921–1929)
Flint Hanner (1929–1932)
Leo Harris (1932–1933)
No coach (1933–1934)
Stanley Borleske (1934–1939)
Hal Beatty (1939–1942)
Pix Pierson (1942–1943)
No team (1943–1944)
Flint Hanner (1944–1945)
Hal Beatty (1945–1947)
Cornelius Warmerdam (1947–1953)
Clark Van Galder (1953–1954)
Bill Vandenburgh (1954–1960)
Harry Miller (1960–1965)
Ed Gregory (1965–1977)
Boyd Grant (1977–1986)
Ron Adams (1986–1990)
Gary Colson (1990–1995)
Jerry Tarkanian (1995–2002)
Ray Lopes (2002–2005)
Steve Cleveland (2005–2011)
Rodney Terry (2011–2018)
Justin Hutson (2018–2024)
Vance Walberg (2024– )