Francis Stadsvold

Francis Stadsvold

Personal information
Born	(1891-09-22)September 22, 1891 Fosston, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	December 7, 1965(1965-12-07) (aged 74) Crookston, Minnesota, U.S.
Career information
High school	Fosston (Fosston, Minnesota)
College	University of Minnesota (1913–1917)
Position	Forward
Career history
As coach:
1919–1933	University of West Virginia
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1917) All-Big Ten (1917)

Francis Herbert "Dobie" Stadsvold (September 22, 1891 – December 7, 1965) was an American college basketball player and coach. As a forward for the Minnesota Golden Gophers between 1913–14 and 1916–17, he was named a consensus All-American in 1916–17. Just several years later, Stadsvold was named the head coach for West Virginia University's men's basketball team. He led the Mountaineers from 1919 to 1920 through 1932–33 and compiled an overall record of 149–133.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1919–1932)
1919–20	West Virginia	12–10
1920–21	West Virginia	11–9
1921–22	West Virginia	8–13
1922–23	West Virginia	12–7
1923–24	West Virginia	14–2
1924–25	West Virginia	6–11
1925–26	West Virginia	10–11
1926–27	West Virginia	10–8
1927–28	West Virginia	13–7
1928–29	West Virginia	16–6
1929–30	West Virginia	11–10
1930–31	West Virginia	9–11
1931–32	West Virginia	7–14
West Virginia Mountaineers (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1932–1933)
1932–33	West Virginia	10–14	1–7	5th
West Virginia:		149–133 (.528)	1–7 (.125)
Total:		149–133 (.528)