Ardell Wiegandt

{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (born 1940)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|6|28|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Lakota, North Dakota, U.S.

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| position1 = Linebacker

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| college = NDSU

| coaching_years1 = 1974-1975

| coaching_team1 = Birmingham Americans

—Linebackers Coach (1974)

—Defensive Coordinator (1975)

| coaching_years2 = 1977-1981

| coaching_team2 = Calgary Stampeders

—Assistant Coach (1977-1979)

—Head Coach (1980-1981)

| coaching_years3 = 1982

| coaching_team3 = Montreal Concordes
Assistant coach

| coaching_years4 = 1985-1986

| coaching_team4 = Buffalo Bills

—Defensive Line Coach (1985)

—Outside Linebackers Coach (1986)

| coaching_years5= 1988

| coaching_team5= Ottawa Rough Riders
Defensive line/linebackers coach

| coaching_years6 = 1989–1997

| coaching_team6 = Northern Iowa Panthers
Defensive coordinator

| coaching_years7 = 1997–2000

| coaching_team7 = Kansas Jayhawks
Defensive coordinator

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Ardell Leonard Wiegandt (born June 28, 1940) is a former Canadian football coach. He was the coach of the Calgary Stampeders from 1980 to 1981.{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/coach/wieg00300coach.html|title=Ardell Wiegandt Coaching Record - Pro Football Archives|website=www.profootballarchives.com}} He was also inducted into the North Dakota State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977.{{Cite web|url=https://gobison.com/honors/bison-athletic-hall-of-fame/ardell-wiegandt/204|title=Ardell Wiegandt (1977) - Bison Athletic Hall of Fame|website=NDSU}}