Don Birmingham

Don Birmingham

Biographical details
Born	c. 1940
Alma mater	Westmar (1962)
Playing career
Football
1961	Westmar
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1962	Westmar (assistant)
1966	Yankton (assistant)
1967–1969	Yankton
1970–1971	Eastern New Mexico (assistant)
1972–1973	Long Beach State (assistant)
1974–1976	Iowa Lakes
1977–1983	Dubuque
1984–1985	McMurry
Basketball
1966–1970	Yankton
Head coaching record
Overall	63–51–2 (college football) 14–6 (junior college football)
Tournaments	Football 0–2(NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 Tri-State (1969) 3 IIAC (1978–1980)
Awards
Football 2× IIAC Coach of the Year (1979–1980)

Donald Birmingham (born c. 1940) is a former American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Yankton College in Yankton, South Dakota from 1967 to 1969, the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa from 1977 to 1983, and McMurry College in Abilene, Texas, compiling a career college football coaching record of 63–51–2.[1]

Birmingham graduated in 1962 from Westmar College in Le Mars, Iowa.[2] At Yankton, he coached future National Football League (NFL) player Lyle Alzado.[3] With Dubuque he twice garnered Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) Coach of the Year honors, in 1979 and 1980.[4]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Yankton Greyhounds (Tri-State Conference) (1967–1969)
1967	Yankton	8–1	5–1	2nd
1968	Yankton	1–7–1	1–4–1	6th
1969	Yankton	8–1	5–1	1st
Yankton:		17–9–1	10–6–1
Dubuque Spartans (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1977–1983)
1977	Dubuque	4–6	2–5	T–6th
1978	Dubuque	7–2	5–2	T–1st
1979	Dubuque	9–1	7–0	1st	L NCAA Division Quarterfinal
1980	Dubuque	8–2–1	6–1	1st	L NCAA Division Quarterfinal
1981	Dubuque	4–6	4–3	4th
1982	Dubuque	6–3	4–3	4th
1983	Dubuque	4–6	3–4	T–4th
Dubuque:		42–26–1	31–18
McMurry Indians (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1984–1985)
1984	McMurry	3–7	2–4	3rd
1985	McMurry	1–9	1–5	4th
McMurry:		4–16	3–9
Total:		63–51–2

References

1. "McMurry Football" (PDF). McMurry College. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
2. "Yankton picks coach". Cedar Rapids Gazette. June 4, 1966. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
3. Nielsen, Hod (September 23, 2000). "Coaching Staff Came Together For Greyhounds In Early 1970s". Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
4. "Don Birmingham". University of Dubuque. Retrieved May 12, 2019.