John Gutekunst (born April 13, 1944) is an American former

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coach and player. He served as the head football coach at the

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from 1985 to 1991, compiling a record of 29–37–2. Gutekunst came to Minnesota in 1984 as an assistant coach and took over as interim head coach in 1985 for the

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after

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left the team to become the head coach at Notre Dame. Gutekunst was promoted to head coach before the next season. He has also served as an assistant coach at

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

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, the

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, the University of South Carolina, the

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, and

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. He joined the East Carolina staff in October 2009, taking over for Rock Roggeman, who left on indefinite medical leave. Gutekunst is an alumnus of

, where he played football and

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. His son, Brian Gutekunst, is general manager of the

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Head coaching record

coached the first 11 games of the season.

References

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