Dave Triplett
American football coach
Dave Triplett (born February 14, 1950) is an American former football coach.
Career
Triplett played college football at the University of Iowa, from which he graduated in 1972. He was awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor as a senior at Iowa in 1972.
Triplett began his coaching career in 1972 as head football coach at Assumption High School in Davenport, Iowa, where he served for two seasons with a record of 10–7.
He moved to Bishop Heelan Catholic High School in Sioux City, Iowa in 1974, coaching his teams to a 19–2 mark in two seasons and a state championship in 1975.
Triplett joined the college coaching ranks in 1976, working as an assistant coach at Iowa State University for two seasons under head coach Earle Bruce. Triplett served as special teams coordinator and running backs coach and spent two seasons as tight ends coach under Hayden Fry at Iowa.
He served as the head football coach at the University of South Dakota from 1979 to 1988, compiling a record of 70–45.
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