:Vadal Peterson
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Vadal Peterson
| image = Vadal_Peterson.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Peterson from the 1952 Utonian
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|5|2}}
| birth_place = Huntsville, Utah, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1976|9|1|1892|5|2}}
| death_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
| alma_mater = Utah State
Utah
| coach_sport1 = Basketball
| coach_years2 = 1927–1953
| coach_team2 = Utah
| coach_sport3 = Baseball
| coach_years4 = 1948
| coach_team4 = Utah
| overall_record = 385–230 (basketball)
1–3 (baseball)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = Basketball
3–2 (NCAA)
3–2 (NIT)
| championships = Basketball
NCAA (1944)
NIT (1947)
5 MSC (1931, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1945)
| awards =
| coaching_records =
}}
Vadal Peterson (May 2, 1892 – September 1, 1976) was an American basketball coach with the distinction of coaching the most wins in University of Utah history. He guided Utah through 26 seasons from 1927 to 1953. He also led Utah to its only NCAA tournament title when the Utes defeated Dartmouth 42–40, in 1944. Peterson finished with a record of 385–230 (.626) while head coach of Utah and collected four Mountain States Conference championships and the 1947 National Invitation Tournament title.{{cite news |author= |title=Vadal Peterson, ex-coach, dies |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19760902&id=qM5SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X38DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4389,704286 |newspaper=Deseret News |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |date=September 2, 1976 |page=16B |access-date=November 2, 2018 |via=Google News }}
Head coaching record
=Basketball=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Utah Utes
| conference = Mountain States Conference
| startyear = 1927
| endyear = 1943
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1927–28
| name = Utah
| overall = 7–10
| conference = 5–7
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1928–29
| name = Utah
| overall = 5–12
| conference = 3–9
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1929–30
| name = Utah
| overall = 15–12
| conference = 4–8
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1930–31
| name = Utah
| overall = 21–6
| conference = 8–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1931–32
| name = Utah
| overall = 14–9
| conference = 8–4
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1932–33
| name = Utah
| overall = 13–8
| conference = 9–3
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1933–34
| name = Utah
| overall = 14–9
| conference = 7–5
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1934–35
| name = Utah
| overall = 10–9
| conference = 5–7
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1935–36
| name = Utah
| overall = 7–15
| conference = 4–8
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1936–37
| name = Utah
| overall = 17–7
| conference = 7–5
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1937–38
| name = Utah
| overall = 20–4
| conference = 10–2
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1938–39
| name = Utah
| overall = 13–7
| conference = 7–5
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1939–40
| name = Utah
| overall = 19–4
| conference = 8–4
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1940–41
| name = Utah
| overall = 14–7
| conference = 9–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1941–42
| name = Utah
| overall = 13–7
| conference = 7–5
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1942–43
| name = Utah
| overall = 10–12
| conference = 1–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Utah Utes
| conference = Independent
| startyear = 1943
| endyear = 1944
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = national
| season = 1943–44
| name = Utah
| overall = 22–4
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason = NCAA Champion, NIT quarterfinal
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Utah Utes
| conference = Mountain States Conference
| startyear = 1944
| endyear = 1953
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1944–45
| name = Utah
| overall = 17–4
| conference = 8–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional Fourth Place
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1945–46
| name = Utah
| overall = 12–8
| conference = 8–4
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = postseason
| season = 1946–47
| name = Utah
| overall = 19–5
| conference = 10–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NIT Champion
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1947–48
| name = Utah
| overall = 11–9
| conference = 6–4
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1948–49
| name = Utah
| overall = 24–8
| conference = 14–6
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NIT quarterfinal
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1949–50
| name = Utah
| overall = 16–18
| conference = 8–12
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1950–51
| name = Utah
| overall = 23–13
| conference = 12–8
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1951–52
| name = Utah
| overall = 19–9
| conference = 8–6
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1952–53
| name = Utah
| overall = 10–14
| conference = 5–9
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Utah
| overall = 385–230 ({{Winning percentage|385|230}})
| confrecord = 177–137 ({{Winning percentage|177|137}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 385–230 ({{Winning percentage|385|230}})
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