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American football and baseball coach (1876–1950)

Dave Cropp
Biographical details
Born	(1876-07-08)July 8, 1876 Dubuque County, Iowa, U.S.
Died	August 14, 1950(1950-08-14) (aged 74)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1899	Cornell (IA)
1901	Dakota University
1903–1904	Colorado
Baseball
1904–1905	Colorado

Head coaching record
Overall	25–6–1 (football) 9–9 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 Colorado Football Association (1904)

David Bertram Cropp (July 8, 1876 – August 14, 1950) was an American university professor and college football and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa in 1899, Dakota University—now known as Dakota Wesleyan University—in Mitchell, South Dakota in 1901, and the University of Colorado—now known as the University of Colorado at Boulder—in 1903 and 1904. Cropp was also the head baseball coach at Colorado in 1904 and 1905, tallying a mark of 9–9. He attended Lenox College in Hopkinton, Iowa and the University of Wisconsin—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Cropp married Esther Richard on December 3, 1902, in Mitchell, South Dakota.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Cornell Purple (Independent) (1899)
1899	Cornell	5–2
Cornell:		5–2
Dakota University (Independent) (1901)
1901	Dakota University	6–0
Dakota University:		6–0
Colorado Silver and Gold (Colorado Football Association) (1903–1904)
1903	Colorado	8–2	4–0	1st
1904	Colorado	6–2–1	3–1
Colorado:		14–4–1	7–1
Total:		25–6–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

Whiteside, J. (1999). Colorado: A Sports History. University Press of Colorado. ISBN 9780870815508. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
"Coaching Records" (PDF). 2010 Colorado Football Information Guide & Record Book. University of Colorado Buffaloes. p. 129. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
"Married Tuesday Evening". The Mitchell Capital. Mitchell, South Dakota. December 5, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved September 12, 2023 – via Chronicling America .
"Prof. Cropp Is Married". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. December 5, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved September 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Dave Cropp at Find a Grave

v t e Cornell Rams head football coaches
Unknown (1891–1893) Nott W. Flint (1894) Unknown (1895–1897) No coach (1898) Dave Cropp (1899) Leon L. Gilkey (1900) N. Edwin Sanders (1901) Justa Lindgren (1902–1903) Fred DuBridge (1904–1905) Donald Irwin (1906) Sherman W. Finger (1907–1923) Polly Wallace (1924) Dick Barker (1925–1940) Walton S. Koch (1941–1949) Mike Miller (1950–1952) James L. Dutcher (1953–1958) Jerry Clark (1959–1986) Steve Miller (1987–2001) Ray Reasland (2002–2005) Matt Dillon (2006–2009) Vince Brautigam (2010–2019) No team (2020) Dan Pifer (2021– )

Cornell Rams head football coaches

Unknown (1891–1893)
Nott W. Flint (1894)
Unknown (1895–1897)
No coach (1898)
Dave Cropp (1899)
Leon L. Gilkey (1900)
N. Edwin Sanders (1901)
Justa Lindgren (1902–1903)
Fred DuBridge (1904–1905)
Donald Irwin (1906)
Sherman W. Finger (1907–1923)
Polly Wallace (1924)
Dick Barker (1925–1940)
Walton S. Koch (1941–1949)
Mike Miller (1950–1952)
James L. Dutcher (1953–1958)
Jerry Clark (1959–1986)
Steve Miller (1987–2001)
Ray Reasland (2002–2005)
Matt Dillon (2006–2009)
Vince Brautigam (2010–2019)
No team (2020)
Dan Pifer (2021– )

v t e Dakota Wesleyan Tigers head football coaches
No coach (1897–1898) Prescott L. Blodgett (1899) Frank A. Norton (1900) Dave Cropp (1901) Clarion Hardy (1902) Marvin H. Markle (1903–1906) Clarion Hardy (1907–1908) Dale E. Chadwick (1909) Ralph Douglas (1910–1912) Clarion Hardy (1913–1914) Chester C. Dillon (1915) Unknown (1916) Ray McLean (1917–1918) Bud Daugherty (1919–1926) Elliott Hatfield (1927–1928) Stewart Ferguson (1929–1933) Lester Belding (1934–1942) No team (1943–1944) Ray Green (1945–1946) Dave Gorby (1947) Joe Dollins (1946–1947) Claude Lear (1948–1949) Bob McCardle (1950–1951) Gene Cheever (1952–1953) Erv Pitts (1954–1955) Fred Loper (1956–1958) Don Pinhey (1959–1962) Gordon Zapp (1963–1967) Sam Sample (1968–1971) Ron Parks (1972–1977) Tom Long (1978–1980) Bob Bozied (1981–1983) Joe Kramer (1984–1998) Orson Christensen (1999) Rod Olson (2000–2001) Tony Harper (2002–2004) Brad Pole (2005–2011) Ross Cimpl (2012–2023) Alex Kretzschmar (2024– )

Dakota Wesleyan Tigers head football coaches

No coach (1897–1898)
Prescott L. Blodgett (1899)
Frank A. Norton (1900)
Dave Cropp (1901)
Clarion Hardy (1902)
Marvin H. Markle (1903–1906)
Clarion Hardy (1907–1908)
Dale E. Chadwick (1909)
Ralph Douglas (1910–1912)
Clarion Hardy (1913–1914)
Chester C. Dillon (1915)
Unknown (1916)
Ray McLean (1917–1918)
Bud Daugherty (1919–1926)
Elliott Hatfield (1927–1928)
Stewart Ferguson (1929–1933)
Lester Belding (1934–1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Ray Green (1945–1946)
Dave Gorby (1947)
Joe Dollins (1946–1947)
Claude Lear (1948–1949)
Bob McCardle (1950–1951)
Gene Cheever (1952–1953)
Erv Pitts (1954–1955)
Fred Loper (1956–1958)
Don Pinhey (1959–1962)
Gordon Zapp (1963–1967)
Sam Sample (1968–1971)
Ron Parks (1972–1977)
Tom Long (1978–1980)
Bob Bozied (1981–1983)
Joe Kramer (1984–1998)
Orson Christensen (1999)
Rod Olson (2000–2001)
Tony Harper (2002–2004)
Brad Pole (2005–2011)
Ross Cimpl (2012–2023)
Alex Kretzschmar (2024– )

v t e Colorado Buffaloes head football coaches
No coach (1890–1893) Harry Heller (1894) Fred Folsom (1895–1899) Theron W. Mortimer (1900) Fred Folsom (1901–1902) Dave Cropp (1903–1904) Willis Kienholz (1905) Frank Castleman (1906–1907) Fred Folsom (1908–1915) Bob Evans (1916–1917) Enoch J. Mills (1918–1919) Myron E. Witham (1920–1931) Bill Saunders (1932–1934) Bunny Oakes (1935–1939) Frank Potts (1940) James J. Yeager (1941–1943) Frank Potts (1944–1945) James J. Yeager (1946–1947) Dallas Ward (1948–1958) Sonny Grandelius (1959–1961) William E. Davis (1962) Eddie Crowder (1963–1973) Bill Mallory (1974–1978) Chuck Fairbanks (1979–1981) Bill McCartney (1982–1994) Rick Neuheisel (1995–1998) Gary Barnett (1999–2005) Mike Hankwitz # (2005) Dan Hawkins (2006–2010) Brian Cabral # (2010) Jon Embree (2011–2012) Mike MacIntyre (2013–2018) Kurt Roper # (2018) Mel Tucker (2019) Karl Dorrell (2020–2022) Mike Sanford Jr. # (2022) Deion Sanders (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

Colorado Buffaloes head football coaches

No coach (1890–1893)
Harry Heller (1894)
Fred Folsom (1895–1899)
Theron W. Mortimer (1900)
Fred Folsom (1901–1902)
Dave Cropp (1903–1904)
Willis Kienholz (1905)
Frank Castleman (1906–1907)
Fred Folsom (1908–1915)
Bob Evans (1916–1917)
Enoch J. Mills (1918–1919)
Myron E. Witham (1920–1931)
Bill Saunders (1932–1934)
Bunny Oakes (1935–1939)
Frank Potts (1940)
James J. Yeager (1941–1943)
Frank Potts (1944–1945)
James J. Yeager (1946–1947)
Dallas Ward (1948–1958)
Sonny Grandelius (1959–1961)
William E. Davis (1962)
Eddie Crowder (1963–1973)
Bill Mallory (1974–1978)
Chuck Fairbanks (1979–1981)
Bill McCartney (1982–1994)
Rick Neuheisel (1995–1998)
Gary Barnett (1999–2005)
Mike Hankwitz # (2005)
Dan Hawkins (2006–2010)
Brian Cabral # (2010)
Jon Embree (2011–2012)
Mike MacIntyre (2013–2018)
Kurt Roper # (2018)
Mel Tucker (2019)
Karl Dorrell (2020–2022)
Mike Sanford Jr. # (2022)
Deion Sanders (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Colorado Buffaloes head baseball coaches
Fred Folsom (1898–1899) Theron W. Mortimer (1900) C. M. Ronnds (1901) Dave Cropp (1904–1905) Frank Castleman (1907–1913) James N. Ashmore (1915–1917) Bob Evans (1918) Howard Beresford (1919) Myron E. Witham (1920–1925) Jack Johnson (1926–1927) Harry Carlson (1928–1945) Frank Prentup (1946–1969) Irv Brown (1970–1978) Larry Schultz (1979–1980)

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