Warren Gaer

Warren N. Gaer (February 7, 1912 – January 13, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Pepperdine College—now known as Pepperdine University—from 1946 to 1948 and Drake University from 1949 to 1958, compiling a career college football record of 64–49–2.

Warren Gaer

Biographical details
Born	(1912-02-07)February 7, 1912 Lake Park, Iowa, U.S.
Died	January 13, 1997(1997-01-13) (aged 84) Atlantic, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1934	Drake
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1948	Pepperdine
1949–1958	Drake
Head coaching record
Overall	64–49–2 (college)
Bowls	1–1

Pepperdine hired Gaer to form its football program in 1945. He served as head coach there from 1946 to 1948. His teams tallied a mark of 22–6.^[1] Gaer died on January 13, 1997, of cancer in his hometown of Atlantic, Iowa.^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Pepperdine Waves (Independent) (1946–1948)
1946	Pepperdine	8–1			W Will Rogers
1947	Pepperdine	9–0
1948	Pepperdine	4–5
Pepperdine:		21–6
Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference) (1949–1951)
1949	Drake	6–2–1	3–1	2nd
1950	Drake	6–2–1	1–2–1	T–4th
1951	Drake	7–2	3–1	2nd
Drake Bulldogs (Independent / NCAA University Division independent) (1952–1958)
1952	Drake	2–7
1953	Drake	4–4
1954	Drake	2–7
1955	Drake	4–4
1956	Drake	3–6
1957	Drake	7–2			L Sun
1958	Drake	2–7
Drake:		43–43–2	7–4–1
Total:		64–49–2

References

1. "Gaer Named Drake Coach". St. Petersburg Times. March 17, 1949. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
2. "Names in the News". Los Angeles Times. January 25, 1997. Retrieved October 1, 2011.

External links

• Warren Gaer at Find a Grave