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Dave McClain 
Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born January 28, 1938 Place of birth Upper Sandusky, Ohio Died April 28, 1986 (aged 48) Place of death Madison, Wisconsin Playing career 1959 Bowling Green Position(s) Quarterback, safety Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1960
1961
1962
1963–1966
1967–1968
1969–1970
1971–1977
1978–1985Crestline HS (OH)
Bowling Green (GA)
Cornell (assistant)
Miami (OH) (assistant)
Kansas (assistant)
Ohio State (assistant)
Ball State
WisconsinHead coaching record Overall 92–67–6 (college)
8–1 (high school)Bowls 1–2 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Accomplishments and honors Championships 1 MAC (1976) Awards MAC Coach of the Year (1975) Dave McClain (January 28, 1938 – April 28, 1986) was an American football player and coach in the United States. He served as the head coach at Ball State University from 1971 to 1977 and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1978 to 1985, compiling a career college football record of 92–67–6.
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Playing career
A native of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, McClain was a 1956 graduate of Upper Sandusky High School and a 1960 graduate of Bowling Green State University, where he played both quarterback and safety. As a basketball player for Upper Sandusky, McClain held the career-scoring record from 1956 through 1982 with 1079 points.
Coaching career
McClain started his coaching career at Crestline High School in Ohio with an 8–1 record and then returned to Bowling Green as a graduate assistant in 1961, where he served as freshmen offensive coach. He then served as an assistant coach at Cornell University under Tom Harp in 1962; at Miami University under Bo Schembechler, 1963–1966; at the University of Kansas under Pepper Rodgers, 1967–1968; and at Ohio State University under Woody Hayes in 1969–1970 before accepting the head coaching job at Ball State.
During his seven seasons at Ball State, McClain compiled a 46–25–3 (.642) record.[1] During his tenure, Ball State joined Division I and the Mid-American Conference (MAC). He was the MAC Coach of the Year in 1975.[2] The 1976, team captured the school's first MAC title in only its second year in the conference.
Following his successful run at Ball State, McClain was hired as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he served from 1978 to 1985. During his tenure he compiled a 46–42–3 (.522) record, including a 1–2 record in post-season bowl games. He led the Badgers to back to back seven-win seasons in 1981 and 1982. McClain was the first coach in Badger football history to win the first four games of his head coaching tenure at Wisconsin.[3] He also recorded Wisconsin football's first post-season bowl victory, a 14–3 win over the Kansas State Wildcats in the 1982 Independence Bowl.[4]
Death and honors
McClain's coaching career was cut short when he died on April 28, 1986 of cardiac arrest. He was 48 years of age.
Following his death, he was inducted into the Bowling Green State University Athletic Hall of Fame. Also, the Dave McClain Athletic Facility was built at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in his memory.[5] In 1986, the Big Ten Conference dedicated its football Coach of the Year award in honor of McClain. In 2011, McClain was inducted into UW's Athletic Hall of Fame.
Head coaching record
College
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Ball State Cardinals (Independent) (1971–1974) 1971 Ball State 4–5–1 1972 Ball State 5–4–1 1973 Ball State 5–5–1 1974 Ball State 6–4 Ball State Cardinals (Mid-American Conference) (1975–1977) 1975 Ball State 9–2 4–2 T–3rd 1976 Ball State 8–3 4–1 1st 1977 Ball State 9–2 5–1 3rd Ball State: 46–25–3 13–4 Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (1978–1985) 1978 Wisconsin 5–4–2 3–4–2 6th 1979 Wisconsin 4–7 3–5 T–7th 1980 Wisconsin 4–7 3–5 T–6th 1981 Wisconsin 7–5 6–3 T–3rd L Garden State 1982 Wisconsin 7–5 5–4 5th W Independence 1983 Wisconsin 7–4 5–4 T–4th 1984 Wisconsin 7–4–1 5–3–1 T–4th L Hall of Fame Classic 1985 Wisconsin 5–6 2–6 8th Wisconsin: 46–42–3 32–34–3 Total: 92–67–6 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title References
- ^ http://www.ballstatesports.com/media/pdf/media-guide.pdf
- ^ http://www.bgsusports.com/mambo/content/view/203/53/
- ^ http://uwbadgers.com/sport_news/fb/headlines/story.html?sportid=111&storyid=9148
- ^ http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/fb/stat_poll/bowl%20games%20and%20bowl%20superlatives_3809.pdf
- ^ http://uwbadgers.com/facilities/mcclain/index_83.html
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Ball State Cardinals head football coaches Paul "Billy" Williams (1924–1925) • Norman G. Wann (1926–1927) • Paul B. Parker (1928–1929) • Lawrence McPhee (1930–1934) • John Magnabosco (1935–1942) • No team (1943) • John Magnabosco (1944–1952) • George Serdula (1953–1955) • Jim Freeman (1956–1961) • Ray Louthen (1962–1967) • Wave Myers (1968–1970) • Dave McClain (1971–1977) • Dwight Wallace (1978–1984) • Paul Schudel (1985–1994) • Bill Lynch (1995–2002) • Brady Hoke (2003–2008) • Stan Parrish (2008–2010) • Pete Lembo (2011– )
Wisconsin Badgers head football coaches Alvin Kletsch (1889) • Ted Mestre (1890) • Herb Alward (1891) • Frank Crawford (1892) • Parke H. Davis (1893) • Hiram O. Stickney (1894–1895) • Philip King (1896–1902) • Arthur Hale Curtis (1903–1904) • Philip King (1905) • Charles P. Hutchins (1906–1907) • Thomas A. Barry (1908–1910) • John R. Richards (1911) • William Juneau (1912–1915) • Paul Withington (1916) • John R. Richards (1917) • Guy Lowman (1918) • John R. Richards (1919–1922) • John J. Ryan (1923–1924) • George Little (1925–1926) • Glenn Thistlethwaite (1927–1931) • Clarence Spears (1932–1935) • Harry Stuhldreher (1936–1948) • Ivy Williamson (1949–1955) • Milt Bruhn (1956–1966) • John Coatta (1967–1969) • John Jardine (1970–1977) • Dave McClain (1978–1985) • Jim Hilles (1986) • Don Morton (1987–1989) • Barry Alvarez (1990–2005) • Bret Bielema (2006– )
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