Biographical details | |
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Born | Rocky Ford, Colorado, U.S. | March 1, 1910
Died | January 10, 1995 Littleton, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 84)
Alma mater | University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1936) University of Colorado Boulder |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1932–1934 | Nebraska |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1936 | Lincoln HS (NE) (assistant) |
1937–1944 | Salida HS (CO) (assistant) |
1945 | La Junta HS (CO) |
1946–1947 | Adams State |
1948–1951 | Nebraska (assistant) |
Basketball | |
1946–1947 | Adams State |
1948–1951 | Nebraska (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 11–4 (college football) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 NMC (1946) | |
Neal Eugene Mehring (March 1, 1910 – January 10, 1995)[1] was an American college football and basketball coach. He was the fourth head football coach at Adams State College—now known as Adams State University—in Alamosa, Colorado, serving for two seasons from 1946 to 1947.[2] He was the head football coach for La Junta High School in 1945. He also coached football for Lincoln High School, Salida High School,[3] and Nebraska.[4] He was the head basketball coach for Adams State and an assistant for Nebraska.[5] He played college football for Nebraska as a guard.[4]
Head coaching record
College football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Adams State Indians (New Mexico Conference) (1946–1947) | |||||||||
1946 | Adams State | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1947 | Adams State | 6–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
Adams State: | 11–4 | 9–1 | |||||||
Total: | 11–4 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Neal Mehring". The Grand Island Independent. January 12, 1995. p. 17. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Adams State Grizzlies all-time coaching records
- ^ "Athletic Banquet Plans Call For Interesting Program". The Niobrara Tribune. April 6, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "Neal Mehring Added to N.U. Athletic Staff". Lincoln Journal Star. July 15, 1948. p. 18. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Neal Mehring Slated to Speak at Banquet Here". Holdrege Daily Citizen. April 12, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
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