Glen Mason

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Glen Mason
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Biographical details
Born (1950-04-09) April 9, 1950 (age 75)
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)
1974Ball State (DL)
1975–1976 Iowa State (OL/TE)
1977 Illinois (OL)
1978–1979 Ohio State (OL/LB)
1980–1985Ohio State (OC)
1986–1987 Kent State
1988–1996 Kansas
1997–2006 Minnesota
Head coaching record
Overall123–121–1
Bowls5–4
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
MAC Coach of the Year (1986)
2x Big Eight Coach of the Year (1991, 1995)
Big Ten Coach of the Year (1999)

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 head coaching record of 123–121–1.

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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. On December 18, 1995, as Kansas prepared for the Aloha Bowl against UCLA, Mason accepted the head coaching position at the University of Georgia. [2] However, owing to a recent divorce and wanting to stay close to his children, Mason had a change of heart and stayed with the Jayhawks on December 25. He received a raise but left for the University of Minnesota one season later. [3] 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

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference)(1986–1987)
1986 Kent State 5–65–3T–2nd
1987 Kent State 7–45–3T–2nd
Kent State:12–1010–6
Kansas Jayhawks (Big Eight Conference)(1988–1995)
1988 Kansas 1–101–67th
1989 Kansas 4–72–56th
1990 Kansas 3–7–12–4–1T–4th
1991 Kansas 6–53–45th
1992 Kansas 8–44–3T–3rdW Aloha 2322
1993 Kansas 5–73–45th
1994 Kansas 6–53–45th
1995 Kansas 10–25–2T–2ndW Aloha 109
Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference)(1996)
1996 Kansas 4–72–65th (North)
Kansas:47–54–125–38–1
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference)(1997–2006)
1997 Minnesota 3–91–7T–9th
1998 Minnesota 5–62–6T–7th
1999 Minnesota 8–45–3T–4thL Sun 1718
2000 Minnesota 6–64–4T–5thL MicronPC.com
2001 Minnesota 4–72–6T–10th
2002 Minnesota 8–53–57thW Music City
2003 Minnesota 10–35–3T–4thW Sun 1720
2004 Minnesota 7–53–58thW Music City
2005 Minnesota 7–54–47thL Music City
2006 Minnesota 6–73–5T–6thL Insight
Minnesota:64–5732–48
Total:123–121–1

See also

References

  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."
  2. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: FOOTBALL;Mason Goes to Georgia". The New York Times. December 19, 1995.
  3. ↑ Towers, Chip. "That time Glen Mason said no to Georgia football to stay at Kansas". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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