Dave Triplett
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1950)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|2|14}}{{cite web|url=https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=1730|title=Dave Triplett - Iowa Hawkeyes Player Profile|website=hawkeyerecap.com|access-date=August 16, 2023}}
| birth_place = Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
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| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1970–1971
| player_team1 = Iowa
| player_positions = Wide receiver, running back
| coach_years1 = 1972–1973
| coach_team1 = Assumption HS (IA)
| coach_years2 = 1974–1975
| coach_team2 = Bishop Heelan Catholic HS (IA)
| coach_years3 = 1976–1977
| coach_team3 = Iowa State (OT/TE)
| coach_years4 = 1979–1988
| coach_team4 = South Dakota
| coach_years5 = 1989–1994
| coach_team5 = Iowa (assistant)
| overall_record = 70–45 (college)
29–9 (high school)
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| tournament_record = 3–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
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Dave Triplett (born February 14, 1950) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of South Dakota from 1979 to 1988, compiling a record of 70–45. Triplett played college football at the University of Iowa, from which he graduated in 1972. He was awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor as a senior at Iowa in 1972.{{Cite web |author= |title=100 Years of the B1G Medal of Honor |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2014/04/22/100-years-of-the-b1g-medal-of-honor-2/ |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |date=April 22, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2024 }} Triplett began his coaching career in 1972 as head football coach at Assumption High School in Davenport, Iowa, where he served for two seasons with a record of 10–7. He moved to Bishop Heelan Catholic High School in Sioux City, Iowa in 1974, coaching his teams to a 19–2 mark in two seasons and a state championship in 1975. Triplett joined the college coaching ranks in 1976, working as an assistant coach at Iowa State University for two seasons under head coach Earle Bruce.{{cite news|last=Bannon|first=John|title=Triplett league's youngest coach|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26465438/argusleader/|newspaper=Argus Leader|location=Sioux Falls, South Dakota|date=February 2, 1979|page=3D|access-date=December 23, 2018|via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} Triplett served as special teams coordinator and running backs coach and spent two seasons as tight ends coach under Hayden Fry at Iowa.
Head coaching record
=College=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = South Dakota Coyotes
| conf = North Central Conference
| startyear = 1979
| endyear = 1988
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1979
| name = South Dakota
| overall = 5–6
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = T–4th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1980
| name = South Dakota
| overall = 5–6
| conference = 3–3–1
| confstanding = 5th
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1981
| name = South Dakota
| overall = 5–6
| conference = 3–3–1
| confstanding = 4th
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1982
| name = South Dakota
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 4–2–1
| confstanding = 3rd
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1983
| name = South Dakota
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 6–3
| confstanding = 3rd
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1984
| name = South Dakota
| overall = 8–3
| conference = 7–2
| confstanding = 3rd
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1985
| name = South Dakota
| overall = 10–3
| conference = 7–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname = NCAA Division II Semifinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 4
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1986
| name = South Dakota
| overall = 11–3
| conference = 8–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname = NCAA Division II Championship
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 6
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1987
| name = South Dakota
| overall = 7–4
| conference = 5–4
| confstanding = T–4th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1988
| name = South Dakota
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 4–5
| confstanding = T–6th
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = South Dakota
| overall = 70–45
| confrecord = 50–28–3
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 70–45
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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| legend = no
}}
References
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