:Dan Thiessen
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1946–2014)}}
{{about|the college football coach|the Kansas state legislator|Dan Thiessen (politician)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Dan Thiessen
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|5|27}}
| birth_place = Wasco, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|11|1|1946|5|27}}
| death_place = Bakersfield, California, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| coach_years1 = 1978–1980
| coach_team1 = Tabor
| coach_years2 = 1986–1992
| coach_team2 = McPherson
| coach_years3 = 1993–1998
| coach_team3 = Tabor
| overall_record = 39–113 (college)
| bowl_record =
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Nicholas Dan Thiessen (May 27, 1946 – November 1, 2014) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas from 1978 to 1980 and again from 1993 to 1998 and at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas from 1986 to 1992. Thiessen played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL).[http://www.bakersfieldchristian.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=dep_page&page_id=163&dept_id=45&printable_page=1 Bakersfield Christian School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707205340/http://www.bakersfieldchristian.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=dep_page&page_id=163&dept_id=45&printable_page=1 |date=July 7, 2011 }}
Coaching career
=McPherson=
Thiessen was the head football coach for the McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas. He held that position for seven seasons, from 1986 until 1992. His coaching record at McPherson was 21 wins and 44 losses.{{Cite web|url=http://www.macbulldogs.com/custompages/Media%20Guides/2010%20McPherson%20College%20Football%20Media%20Guide%20(web).pdf|title=McPherson College Football Media Guide 2010|publisher=McPherson College Athletics|accessdate=November 10, 2010}}
=Tabor=
Thiessen was the head football coach of the Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas[http://www.starj.com/46tc-fball.html Hillsboro Star-Journal]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} "Bluejays make history routing Bulldogs" for six seasons, from 1993 to 1998.[http://www.cjonline.com/stories/090498/spo_KCAC.shtml Topeka Capital-Journal] "KCAC capsules" Theissen played quarterback for the college as well as competing on the tennis team before taking the coaching position.[http://ww2.bakersfield.com/2001/prepfootball/ssl/wasco.asp The Bakersfield Californian] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040324162751/http://ww2.bakersfield.com/2001/prepfootball/ssl/wasco.asp |date=March 24, 2004 }} "Prep Football 2001-Wasco" by Scott A. Mayes, September 6, 2001
=High school=
Thiessen also coached at the high school level, primarily in the Bakersfield, California area.{{cite web|url=http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/obituaries/index/x400519651/Nicholas-Thiessen|publisher=Bakersfield Californian|title=Obituaries-Nicholas Thiessen|date=November 4, 2014|accessdate=February 5, 2015}}
Head coaching record
=College=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Tabor Bluejays
| conf = Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1978
| endyear = 1980
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1978
| name = Tabor
| overall = 4–6
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1979
| name = Tabor
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 7–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1980
| name = Tabor
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 2–6
| confstanding = T–8th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = McPherson Bulldogs
| conf = Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1986
| endyear = 1980
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1986
| name = McPherson
| overall = 0–9
| conference = 0–9
| confstanding = 10th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1987
| name = McPherson
| overall = 1–8
| conference = 1–8
| confstanding = T–9th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1988
| name = McPherson
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 6–3
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1989
| name = McPherson
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 4–5
| confstanding = T–5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1990
| name = McPherson
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 2–7
| confstanding = T–7th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1991
| name = McPherson
| overall = 1–8
| conference = 1–8
| confstanding = T–9th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1990
| name = McPherson
| overall = 3–5
| conference = 3–5
| confstanding = T–5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = McPherson
| overall = 19–46
| confrecord = 17–45
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Tabor Bluejays
| conf = Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1993
| endyear = 1998
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1993
| name = Tabor
| overall = 4–4
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = T–4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1994
| name = Tabor
| overall = 1–9
| conference = 1–7
| confstanding = 8th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1995
| name = Tabor
| overall = 0–10
| conference = 0–8
| confstanding = 9th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1996
| name = Tabor
| overall = 0–10
| conference = 0–8
| confstanding = 9th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1997
| name = Tabor
| overall = 1–9
| conference = 0–8
| confstanding = 9th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1998
| name = Tabor
| overall = 1–9
| conference = 1–7
| confstanding = 9th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Tabor
| overall = 20–67
| confrecord = 19–53
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 39–113
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
References
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{{McPherson Bulldogs football coach navbox}}
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