Jerome Berg

Jerome Richard Berg (December 27, 1926 – January 14, 2011) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Mayville State College—now known as Mayville State University—in Mayville, North Dakota, from 1956 to 1966, compiling a record of 62–20–2.

Jerome Berg
Biographical details
Born(1926-12-27)December 27, 1926
Newburgh Township, North Dakota, U.S.
DiedJanuary 14, 2011(2011-01-14) (aged 84)
Mayville, North Dakota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1950Mayville State
Basketball
c. 1950Mayville State
Baseball
c. 1950Mayville State
Track
c. 1950Mayville State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1952Finley HS (ND)
1953–1955Fertile HS (MN) (assistant)
1956–1955Mayville State
Basketball
1953–1956Fertile HS (MN)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1953–1956Fertile HS (MN)
Head coaching record
Overall62–20–2 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
6 NDIC/NDCAC (1959–1961, 1964–1966)

Berg was born on December 27, 1926, in Newburgh Township in Steele County, North Dakota. He attended Hatton High School in Hatton, North Dakota, before serving the United States Army toward the end of World War II. He lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track at Mayville State before graduating in 1951.

Berg coached high school sports in Finley, North Dakota, and at Fertile High School in Fertile, Minnesota. He was the athletic director, head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Fertile for three years before he was appointed head coach in football and track at Mayville in June 1956.[1] Berg resigned from his post at Mayville State following the 1966 football season and took a job with the Goose River Bank in Mayville.[2]

Berg died on January 14, 2011, at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville.[3]

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Mayville State Comets (North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference / North Dakota College Athletic Conference) (1956–1966)
1956 Mayville State 4–34–2
1957 Mayville State 3–42–4
1958 Mayville State 4–34–34th
1959 Mayville State 6–0–15–0–11st
1960 Mayville State 7–15–1T–1st
1961 Mayville State 8–06–01st
1962 Mayville State 6–24–2T–3rd
1963 Mayville State 5–2–14–1–12nd
1964 Mayville State 6–25–1T–1st
1965 Mayville State 7–16–01st
1966 Mayville State 6–25–1T–1st
Mayville State: 62–20–250–15–2
Total:62–20–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Fertile's Berg Coach At Mayville". St. Cloud Times. Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Associated Press. June 21, 1956. p. 14. Retrieved November 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Berg Quits Post at Mayville". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. Associated Press. October 6, 1966. p. 15. Retrieved November 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Jerome Berg". Grand Forks Herald. Grand Forks, North Dakota. January 15, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
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