long time before Iowa would again be competitive within the conference. Ingwersen resigned after that season, stating that he "did not care to fight the critics who are now or will be asking for a new coach at Iowa." Ingwersen had a 33–27–4 record at Iowa, with only had two losing seasons in the eight years he coached. Later coaching career In 1932 Ingwersen went to Louisiana State University as the number one assistant coach to Biff Jones, a lifelong friend. Ingwersen and Jones coached three years at LSU through the 1934 season. In 1935 Ingwersen became an assistant football coach at Northwestern University under Pappy Waldorf. He coached there during through 1942 and served as Northwestern's baseball coach from 1936–1939 as well. In 1943 Ingwersen joined the U.S. Navy and served in World War II as Athletic Director for the Navy's North Carolina pre-flight school through June 1945. After the war, Ingwersen again became an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Illinois, this time under Ray Eliot. He also coached as an assistant under Pete Elliott at Illinois, serving a total of 22 years in his second stint (1945–1966). Ingwersen died at age 70 on July 15, 1969 in Champaign, Illinois. Head coaching record Football References External links Burt Ingwersen Bio (Staley Museum) 1898 births 1969 deaths American football tackles American men's basketball players Decatur Staleys players Illinois Fighting Illini baseball players Illinois Fighting Illini football coaches Illinois Fighting Illini football players Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players Iowa Hawkeyes football coaches Northwestern Wildcats baseball coaches Northwestern Wildcats football coaches American people of Norwegian descent United States Navy personnel of World War II People from Clinton County, Iowa People from Fulton, Illinois Educators from Illinois