:John Rutter (American football)

{{Short description|American football coach}}

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| coach_years1 = 1968–1970

| coach_team1 = Southwest Minnesota State

| overall_record = 7–19

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John Rutter is a former American football coach. He was the head football coach at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota, serving for three seasons, from 1968 to 1970, and compiling a record of 7–19.{{Cite web|last=DeLassus |first=David |title=Southwest Minnesota State Coaching Records |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/nsic/southwest_state/coaching_records.php |accessdate=November 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213130834/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/nsic/southwest_state/coaching_records.php |archivedate=December 13, 2010 }}