Glen Mason

Glen Mason
Biographical details
Born	April 9, 1950 (age 73); Colonia, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1970–1971	Ohio State
Position(s)	Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972	Ball State (GA)
1973	Allegheny (DC)
1974	Ball State (DL)
1975–1976	Iowa State (OL/TE)
1977	Illinois (OL)
1978–1979	Ohio State (OL/LB)
1980–1985	Ohio State (OC)
1986–1987	Kent State
1988–1996	Kansas
1997–2006	Minnesota
Head coaching record
Overall	123–121–1
Bowls	5–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	National champion (1970);
Awards
	MAC Coach of the Year (1986); 2x Big Eight Coach of the Year (1991, 1995); Big Ten Coach of the Year (1999)

Last updated March 20, 2024

Glen Orin Mason (born April 9, 1950) is an American former college football player and coach. Mason served as the head football coach at Kent State University from 1986 to 1987, the University of Kansas from 1988 to 1996, and the University of Minnesota from 1997 to 2006, compiling a career college football record of 123–121–1.

Early life and playing career

Raised in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, Mason attended Colonia High School.^[1]

Mason played college football at Ohio State University, graduating in 1972 with a B.A. in education. He was a linebacker on the depth chart behind Randy Gradishar, Stan White, Vic Koegel, Arnie Jones, and Rick Middleton.^{[ citation needed ]}

Coaching career

Mason served as an assistant coach at Ball State University, Allegheny College, Iowa State University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Ohio State University. He served as the outside linebackers coach and the offensive line coach at Ohio State in 1978 and 1979. In 1980, he was promoted to offensive coordinator of the Buckeyes and remained in that position through the 1985 season.

Mason was head coach for Kent State University in 1986 and 1987 and the University of Kansas from 1988 to 1996. In 1995, as Kansas prepared for the Aloha Bowl against UCLA, Mason accepted the head coaching position at the University of Georgia. Mason had a change of heart and stayed with the Jayhawks, but left for the University of Minnesota one season later. His first game with Minnesota in 1997 was against Hawaii, at Aloha Stadium, Minnesota lost the game, 17–3.

In January 2002, Mason was named the president of the American Football Coaches Association. He was the third Minnesota coach to be awarded this honor joining Bernie Bierman (1935) and Murray Warmath (1968). On December 31, 2006, Minnesota fired Mason immediately following the Gophers' 44–41 overtime loss to Texas Tech in the 2006 Insight Bowl, a game in which the Gophers blew a 38–7 third-quarter lead. At the end of the 2006 season, he had a career record of 123–121–1.

Following his tenure at Minnesota, Mason became a college football analyst and broadcaster for the Big Ten Network.

Personal

Mason has two children and lives in the suburbs of Minneapolis.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	AP^°
Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference)(1986–1987)
1986	Kent State	5–6	5–3	T–2nd
1987	Kent State	7–4	5–3	T–2nd
Kent State:		12–10	10–6
Kansas Jayhawks (Big Eight Conference/Big 12 Conference)(1988–1996)
1988	Kansas	1–10	1–6	7th
1989	Kansas	4–7	2–5	6th
1990	Kansas	3–7–1	2–4–1	T–4th
1991	Kansas	6–5	3–4	5th
1992	Kansas	8–4	4–3	T–3rd	W Aloha	23	22
1993	Kansas	5–7	3–4	5th
1994	Kansas	6–5	3–4	5th
1995	Kansas	10–2	5–2	T–2nd	W Aloha	10	9
1996	Kansas	4–7	2–6	5th (North)
Kansas:		47–54–1	25–38–1
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference)(1997–2006)
1997	Minnesota	3–9	1–7	T–9th
1998	Minnesota	5–6	2–6	T–7th
1999	Minnesota	8–4	5–3	T–4th	L Sun	17	18
2000	Minnesota	6–6	4–4	T–5th	L MicronPC.com
2001	Minnesota	4–7	2–6	T–10th
2002	Minnesota	8–5	3–5	7th	W Music City
2003	Minnesota	10–3	5–3	T–4th	W Sun	17	20
2004	Minnesota	7–5	3–5	8th	W Music City
2005	Minnesota	7–5	4–4	7th	L Music City
2006	Minnesota	6–7	3–5	T–6th	L Insight
Minnesota:		64–57	32–48
Total:		123–121–1
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

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References

↑ Kerkhoff, Blair. "Kickoff Classic Notebook", Kansas City Star , August 28, 1993. Accessed August 7, 2019. "Mason grew up in Woodbridge, NJ, and graduated from nearby Colonia High."

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[1] Kerkhoff, Blair. "Kickoff Classic Notebook", Kansas City Star , August 28, 1993. Accessed August 7, 2019. "Mason grew up in Woodbridge, NJ, and graduated from nearby Colonia High."

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