.jpg) Almquist circa 1927 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 19, 1904 Chisago County, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 1994 (aged 90) Moline, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1927 | Minnesota |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1928–1940 | Augustana (IL) |
| 1941–1961 | Rock Island HS (IL) |
| Basketball | |
| 1931–1932 | Augustana (IL) |
| 1934–1941 | Augustana (IL) |
| Baseball | |
| 1929–1942 | Augustana (IL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 65–31–10 (college football) 99–60 (college basketball) 23–35 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 IIAC (1934) | |
| Awards | |
| |
Harold V. "Shorty" Almquist (January 19, 1904 – April 5, 1994) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois from 1928 to 1940, compiling a record of 65–31–10. Almquist was also the school's head basketball coach in 1931–32 and from 1934 to 1941, tallying a mark of 99–60, and head baseball coach from 1929 to 1942, amassing a record of 23–35; Augustana did not field a baseball team from 1931 to 1937.[citation needed]
Almquist was born on January 19, 1904, in Chisago County, Minnesota. He died on April 5, 1994, at Trinity Medical Center, East Campus in Moline, Illinois.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana (Illinois) Vikings (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1928–1937) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Augustana | 7–1 | 6–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1929 | Augustana | 3–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–13th | |||||
| 1930 | Augustana | 4–3 | 3–2 | T–10th | |||||
| 1931 | Augustana | 5–2–2 | 3–1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1932 | Augustana | 6–0–2 | 5–0–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1933 | Augustana | 7–1–1 | 4–1–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1934 | Augustana | 9–0 | 6–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1935 | Augustana | 5–3 | 3–2 | 10th | |||||
| 1936 | Augustana | 3–5 | 3–3 | T–10th | |||||
| 1937 | Augustana | 5–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 6th | |||||
| Augustana (Illinois) Vikings (Illinois College Conference) (1938–1940) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Augustana | 3–4–1 | 1–3 | T–8th | |||||
| 1939 | Augustana | 4–4 | 2–2 | T–7th | |||||
| 1940 | Augustana | 4–2–2 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Augustana: | 65–31–10 | 47–20–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 65–31–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
