Bemidji State Football Coaching Victories All-Time Head Coaches 126 Jeff Tesch 1996-2015 Name Year(s) Season(s) Win Loss Tie Pct. 53 H.J. Erickson 1938-54 R.E. Mendenhall 1926-27 2 6 5 1 .542 43 Chet Anderson 1955-60/1962-65 Eldon Mason 1928-30 3 8 9 3 .475 30 John Peterson 1982-88 Jack Sterett 1931-34 4 11 16 2 .414 15 James Malmquist 1969-73 R.B. Frost 1935-37 3 7 14 1 .341 13 Kris Diaz 1989-95 H.J. Erickson 1938-54 17 53 54 5 .496 Chet Anderson 1955-60, 62-65 10 43 34 5 .555 John Kulbitski 1961 1 3 6 0 .333 Winning Percentage Don Palm 1966-68 3 9 16 1 .360 .581 Jeff Tesch 1996-2015 James Malmquist 1969-73 5 15 27 2 .364 .555 Chet Anderson 1955-60/1962-65 Larry Mortier 1974 1 2 7 0 .222 .491 H.J. Erickson 1938-54 Don Turner 1975-77 3 14 15 0 .483 .432 John Peterson 1982-88 Sparky Adams 1978-81 4 2 36 1 .064 .363 James Malmquist 1969-73 John Peterson 1982-88 7 30 40 3 .432 .191 Kris Diaz 1989-95 Kris Diaz 1989-95 7 13 55 0 .191 Jeff Tesch 1996-2015 20 126 91 0 .581 Conference Victories Brent Bolte 2016-Present 4 32 13 0 .711 Totals 825 Games 93 366 435 24 .458 101 Jeff Tesch 1996-2015 Seasons Coached Games Coached 25 H.J. Erickson 1938-54 20 Jeff Tesch 1996-2015 217 Jeff Tesch 1996-2015 25 Chet Anderson 1955-60/1962-65 17 H.J. Erickson 1938-54 111 H.J. Erickson 1938-54 13 John Peterson 1982-88 10 Chet Anderson 1955-60/1962-65 82 Chet Anderson 1955-60/1962-65 9 Three coaches 7 John Peterson 1982-88 73 John Peterson 1982-88 James Malmquist 1969-73 7 Kris Diaz 1989-95 68 Kris Diaz 1989-95 Don Turner 1975-77 4 Brent Bolte 2016-pres. 45 Brent Bolte 2016-pres. Kris Diaz 1989-95 min. 5 seasons coached Year-By-Year Head Coaches Name Year Win Loss Tie Name Year Win Loss Tie Name Year Win Loss Tie R.E. Mendenhall 1926 1 2 1 Chet Anderson 1959 6 1 1 Kris Diaz 1992 2 8 0 R.E. Mendenhall 1927 5 3 0 Chet Anderson 1960 2 6 0 Kris Diaz 1993 0 10 0 Eldon Mason 1928 3 0 3 John Kulbitski 1961 3 6 0 Kris Diaz 1994 1 8 0 Eldon Mason 1929 2 5 0 Chet Anderson 1962 3 6 0 Kris Diaz 1995 3 7 0 Eldon Mason 1930 3 4 0 Chet Anderson 1963 6 1 1 Jeff Tesch 1996 2 8 0 Jack Sterrett 1931 3 4 0 Chet Anderson 1964 5 4 0 Jeff Tesch 1997 2 8 0 Jack Sterrett 1932 2 4 1 Chet Anderson 1965 4 4 0 Jeff Tesch 1998 6 4 0 Jack Sterrett 1933 3 3 1 Don Palm 1966 3 5 0 Jeff Tesch 1999 8 3 0 Jack Sterrett 1934 3 5 0 Don Palm 1967 3 5 1 Jeff Tesch 2000 9 2 0 R.B. Frost 1935 1 6 1 Don Palm 1968 3 6 0 Jeff Tesch 2001 7 4 0 R.B. Frost 1936 3 4 0 James Malmquist 1969 4 3 1 Jeff Tesch 2002 6 5 0 R.B. Frost 1937 3 4 0 James Malmquist 1970 1 8 0 Jeff Tesch 2003 7 4 0 H.J. Erickson 1938 1 5 0 James Malmquist 1971 3 5 1 Jeff Tesch 2004 8 3 0 H.J. Erickson 1939 3 3 1 James Malmquist 1972 2 7 0 Jeff Tesch 2005 7 3 0 H.J. Erickson 1940 4 2 1 James Malmquist 1973 5 4 0 Jeff Tesch 2006 9 3 0 H.J. Erickson 1941 6 2 0 Larry Mortier 1974 2 7 0 Jeff Tesch 2007 7 4 0 H.J. Erickson 1942 3 4 0 Don Turner 1975 2 7 0 Jeff Tesch 2008 5 6 0 H.J. Erickson 1943 1 1 0 Don Turner 1976 6 4 0 Jeff Tesch 2009 8 3 0 H.J. Erickson 1944 4 0 0 Don Turner 1977 6 4 0 Jeff Tesch 2010 7 4 0 H.J. Erickson 1945 3 4 0 Sparky Adams 1978 0 9 0 Jeff Tesch 2011 8 3 0 H.J. Erickson 1946 3 4 0 Sparky Anderson 1979 1 8 1 Jeff Tesch 2012 7 4 0 H.J. Erickson 1947 4 3 0 Sparky Anderson 1980 1 9 0 Jeff Tesch 2013 3 8 0 H.J. Erickson 1948 3 5 0 Sparky Anderson 1981 0 10 0 Jeff Tesch 2014 3 8 0 H.J. Erickson 1949 4 3 1 John Peterson 1982 2 8 0 Jeff Tesch 2015 7 4 0 H.J. Erickson 1950 5 1 1 John Peterson 1983 4 6 1 Brent Bolte 2016 9 3 0 H.J. Erickson 1951 6 2 0 John Peterson 1984 8 3 0 Brent Bolte 2017 8 3 0 H.J. Erickson 1952 2* 4 0 John Peterson 1985 7 3 0 Brent Bolte 2018 7 4 0 H.J. Erickson 1953 1 6 0 John Peterson 1986 6 4 1 Brent Bolte 2019 8 3 0 H.J. Erickson 1954 1 5 1 John Peterson 1987 2 7 1 Totals (94 Seasons) 374 439 24 Chet Anderson 1955 4 3 1 John Peterson 1988 1 9 0 * A 1952 victory was forfeited for using ineligible player Chet Anderson 1956 2 4 2 Kris Diaz 1989 4 5 0 Chet Anderson 1957 4 4 0 Kris Diaz 1990 1 10 0 Chet Anderson 1958 7 1 0 Kris Diaz 1991 2 7 0 BSUBEAVERS.COM • 2020 [11].