Dale Widolff

Dale Widolff
Playing career
1974Indianapolis
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1980–1981Occidental (DC)
1982–2011Occidental
2012Cal Lutheran (def. assistant)
2013Lewis & Clark (def. assistant)
2014St. Scholastica (DB/ST)
2015Chapman (LB/ST)
Head coaching record
Overall178–101–2
Tournaments3–7 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
11 SCIAC (1983–1985, 1987–1989, 2001, 2004–2006, 2008)

Dale Widolff is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1982 to 2011, compiling a record of 178–101–2 and leading the Occidental Tigers to 11 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) championships. Widolff was fired after 30 years as head coach following an investigation by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) into recruiting at Occidental.[1][2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Occidental Tigers (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1982–2011)
1982 Occidental 4–5 3–2 T–3rd
1983 Occidental 8–2 5–0 1st L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1984 Occidental 10–1 5–0[n 1] 1st L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1985 Occidental 9–2 5–0[n 1] 1st L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1986 Occidental 5–3–1 3–1–1[n 1] T–2nd
1987 Occidental 6–2–1 4–0–1[n 1] T–1st
1988 Occidental 7–2 5–0[n 1] 1st
1989 Occidental 6–3 4–0–1[n 1] T–1st
1990 Occidental 6–3 4–1[n 1] 2nd
1991 Occidental 5–4 3–2 3rd
1992 Occidental 5–4 3–3 T–3rd
1993 Occidental 8–1 5–1 2nd
1994 Occidental 6–3 4–2 3rd
1995 Occidental 3–6 2–4 T–5th
1996 Occidental 1–8 1–4 T–5th
1997 Occidental 1–8 1–4 5th
1998 Occidental 1–8 1–4 T–5th
1999 Occidental 2–7 1–5 5th
2000 Occidental 5–4 2–3 T–3rd
2001 Occidental 8–1 5–0 1st
2002 Occidental 5–4 1–4 T–4th
2003 Occidental 7–2 4–2 T–2nd
2004 Occidental 10–2 6–0 1st L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
2005 Occidental 9–1 6–0 1st L NCAA Division III First Round
2006 Occidental 9–1 6–0 1st L NCAA Division III First Round
2007 Occidental 7–2 4–2 3rd
2008 Occidental 9–1 6–0 1st L NCAA Division III First Round
2009 Occidental 7–2 5–1 2nd
2010 Occidental 4–5 3–3 4th
2011 Occidental 5–4 3–3 T–3rd
Occidental: 178–101–2 110–51–3
Total: 178–101–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g From 1984 to 1990, the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) football schedule included multiple head-to-head meetings each season. In 1984 and 1985, each conference member played two other conference members twice. From 1986 to 1990, each conference member played one other conference member twice. A head-to-head sweep of the two games in one season counted as one win for the winner and one loss for the loser in the conference standings. A split of the two games counted as a tie for each team.

References

  1. ^ "Occidental Fires Widolff". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. May 10, 2012. p. 31. Retrieved December 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Bokat, Wayne (May 21, 2012). "How One Legendary Football Coach Replaced Another at Oxy (Part I)". Patch. Retrieved December 2, 2020.