Chuck Klausing

Chuck Klausing

Biographical details
Born	(1925-04-19)April 19, 1925 Wilmerding, Pennsylvania
Died	February 15, 2018(2018-02-15) (aged 92) Indiana, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1943–1944	Penn State
1946–1947	Slippery Rock
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948–1953	Pitcairn HS (PA)
1954–1959	Braddock HS (PA)
1960	Rutgers (assistant)
1961–1963	Army (assistant)
1964–1969	Indiana State / IUP
1970–1975	West Virginia (assistant)
1976–1985	Carnegie Mellon
1986	Pittsburgh (assistant)
1987–1993	Kiski Prep (PA)
Head coaching record
Overall	124–25–2 (college)
Bowls	0–1
Tournaments	2–4 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 PSAC Western Division (1964–1965)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1998 (profile)

Chuck Klausing (April 19, 1925 – February 15, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania from 1964 to 1969 and at Carnegie Mellon University from 1976 to 1985, compiling a career college football record of 124–25–2. Klausing's 1968 IUP Indians team played in the Boardwalk Bowl, losing to Delaware. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1998. He retired as the 19th winningest coach in NCAA football history.

Coaching career

Klausing was the head football coach at Pitcairn High School from 1948 to 1953 and Braddock High School from 1954 through 1959, where his teams won an unprecedented six consecutive Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) championships. His six teams at Braddock went 54–0–1 during that time span and broke the national undefeated record set by Massillon Washington High School. Klausing was head coach at Carnegie Mellon University from 1976 to 1985, winning six conference championships and making the NCAA Division III playoffs four times. He won the National Coach of the Year award by ABC-TV in 1979 and TBS 1983 during that time span.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Indiana State / IUP Big Indians (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1964–1965)
1964	Indiana State	8–2	6–0	1st (West)
1965	IUP	7-3	5-1	1st (West)
IUP Indians (Independent) (1966–1969)
1966	IUP	7–2
1967	IUP	8–1
1968	IUP	9–1			L Boardwalk
1969	IUP	8–1
Indiana State / IUP:		46–11	10–2
Carnegie Mellon Tartans () (1976–1985)
1976	Carnegie Mellon	6–1–1
1977	Carnegie Mellon	8–1
1978	Carnegie Mellon	8–2			L NCAA Division III Semifinal
1979	Carnegie Mellon	10–1			L NCAA Division III Semifinal
1980	Carnegie Mellon	8–1
1981	Carnegie Mellon	7–1
1982	Carnegie Mellon	6–3
1983	Carnegie Mellon	9–1			L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1984	Carnegie Mellon	6–3
1985	Carnegie Mellon	8–1			L NCAA Division III First Round
Carnegie Mellon:		77–15–2
Total:		123–26–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

External links

• Chuck Klausing at the College Football Hall of Fame