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George Peter "Jiggs" Dahlberg (April 21, 1900 – September 18, 1993) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of Montana from 1937 to 1942 and again from 1944 to 1955, compiling a record of 221–223. Dahlberg was also the head football coach at Montana for one season, in 1945, tallying a mark of 1–4. He was the athletic director at Montana from 1954 to 1961.

Dahlberg was born on April 21, 1900, in Butte, Montana. He died on September 18, 1993, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Fort William Henry Harrison, Montana.[1]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Montana Grizzlies (Pacific Coast Conference) (1945)
1945 Montana 1–4 0–1 9th
Montana: 1–4 0–1
Total: 1–4

Basketball

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Montana Grizzlies (Pacific Coast Conference) (1937–1938)
1937–38 Montana 9–18 3–17 6th (North)
Montana Grizzlies (Independent) (1938–1942)
1938–39 Montana 17–13
1939–40 Montana 17–8 AAU National Tournament Third Round
1940–41 Montana 13–15
1941–42 Montana 14–10
Montana Grizzlies (Independent) (1944–1951)
1944–45 Montana 7–22
1945–46 Montana 14–16
1946–47 Montana 12–16
1947–48 Montana 21–11
1948–49 Montana 12–13
1949–50 Montana 27–4
1950–51 Montana 12–19
Montana Grizzlies (Skyline Conference) (1951–1955)
1951–52 Montana 12–14 7–7 5th
1952–53 Montana 14–11 6–8 4th
1953–54 Montana 8–19 3–11 T–7th
1954–55 Montana 12–14 4–10 T–6th
Montana: 221–223
Total: 221–223

References

  1. ^ "George 'Jiggs' Dahlberg". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. September 21, 1993. p. 11. Retrieved August 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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