Arthur J. "Dutch" Bergman (February 23, 1895 – August 18, 1972) was an

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now

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, from 1920 to 1922 and at

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from 1930 to 1940, compiling a career

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record of 71–36–5. Bergman was the head coach of the

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for one season in 1943, tallying a mark of 6–3–1. During his tenure, the Cardinals went 59–31–4, including a victory in the

1936 Orange Bowl The 1936 Orange Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Catholic University Cardinals and Ole Miss Rebels played on January 1, 1936, in Miami, Florida. The second edition of the Orange Bowl, the game was won by Catholic Unive ...

and a tie in the

1940 Sun Bowl The 1940 Sun Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between The Catholic University of America (CUA) Catholic University Cardinals football, Cardinals and the Arizona State Sun Devils football, Bulldogs from the Arizona State Universit ...

. Bergman left the University when the sport was discontinued in 1941 because of

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, later coaching the Washington Redskins to the 1943 NFL Championship Game, which they lost to the

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. Bergman is still the winningest varsity football coach in Catholic University history and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1982.

Head coaching record

College football

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