Frank Irving Cleve (December 20, 1899 – August 12, 1970) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and minor league baseball player.[1] He served as the head football coach at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota from 1926 to 1935, compiling a record of 30–30–13.[2] Cleve was also the head basketball coach at Concordia from 1927 to 1936, tallying a mark of 86–84.[3]

Cleve attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. In 1925, he was hired as athletic coach at Spokane College in Spokane, Washington, succeeding Abe Cohn.[4][5]

Cleve died on August 12, 1970, at South Fairview Hospital in Edina, Minnesota, following an illness that began in January of that year.[6]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Spokane College Chieftains (Columbia Valley Conference) (1925)
1925 Spokane College 2–1 2nd
Spokane College: 2–1
Concordia Cobbers (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1926–1935)
1926 Concordia 0–7 0–4 7th
1927 Concordia 4–2 2–2 4th
1928 Concordia 3–1–2 2–1–2 3rd
1929 Concordia 2–3–1 1–2–1 T–6th
1930 Concordia 4–3–1 2–2 5th
1931 Concordia 5–2–1 4–1 1st
1932 Concordia 2–2–3 1–1–3 T–4th
1933 Concordia 2–3–3 2–2–1 T–4th
1934 Concordia 7–1–1 4–0 1st
1935 Concordia 1–6–1 0–3–1 T–6th
Concordia: 30–30–13 16–18–8
Total:
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "Frank Cleve". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Frank Cleve". Concordia Cobbers. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Coaches Records". Concordia Cobbers. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Cleve Follows Cohn". The Spokane Press. Spokane, Washington. July 28, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Revise Curricula At Spokane "U"". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. August 6, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Frank Cleve Dies". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. August 13, 1970. p. 1D. Retrieved July 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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