Chuck Klausing

Chuck Klausing

Biographical details
Born	(1925-04-19)April 19, 1925 Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 15, 2018(2018-02-15) (aged 92) Indiana, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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 (PA)
1970–1975	West Virginia (assistant)
1976–1985	Carnegie Mellon
1986	Pittsburgh (assistant)
1987–1993	The Kiski School
Head coaching record
Overall	124–25–2 (college)
Bowls	0–1
Tournaments	2–4 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
6 PAC (1977–1979, 1981, 1983 1985) 2 PSCAC 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 period. They 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 in 1983.

Head coaching record

High School

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Indiana Indians (Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference) (1964–1965)
1964	Indiana	8–2	6–0	1st (West)
1965	Indiana	8-2	6-0 (includes Edinboro forfeit)	1st (West)
Indiana Indians (NCAA College Division independent) (1966–1969)
1966	Indiana	7–2
1967	Indiana	8–1
1968	Indiana	9–1 (ranked #2 in the NCAA college division)			L Boardwalk Bowl
1969	Indiana	8–1
Indiana:		47–10	10–2
Carnegie Mellon Tartans (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (1976–1985)
1976	Carnegie Mellon	6–1–1	5–1–1	2nd
1977	Carnegie Mellon	8–1	7–0	1st
1978	Carnegie Mellon	9–2	6–1	1st	L NCAA Division III Semifinal
1979	Carnegie Mellon	10–1	7–0	1st	L NCAA Division III Semifinal
1980	Carnegie Mellon	8–1	6–1	2nd
1981	Carnegie Mellon	7–1–1	6–0–1	1st
1982	Carnegie Mellon	6–3	4–3	T–3rd
1983	Carnegie Mellon	9–1 (Ranked #2 in NCAA Division III)	7–0	1st	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1984	Carnegie Mellon	6–3	5–1	2nd
1985	Carnegie Mellon	8–1	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division III First Round
Carnegie Mellon:		77–15–2	59–7–2
Total:		124–25–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

External links

• Chuck Klausing at the College Football Hall of Fame