title: Dale Widolff
text: # Dale Widolff
  
  Dale Widolff is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 1982 to 2011, compiling a record of 178–101–2 and leading the Occidental Tigers to 11 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) championships. Widolff was fired after 30 years as head coach following an investigation by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) into recruiting at Occidental.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  | Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Occidental Tigers (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1982–2011) ||||||
  | 1982 | Occidental | 4–5 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |
  | 1983 | Occidental | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal |
  | 1984 | Occidental | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal |
  | 1985 | Occidental | 9–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal |
  | 1986 | Occidental | 5–3–1 | 3–1–1 | T–2nd | |
  | 1987 | Occidental | 6–2–1 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | |
  | 1988 | Occidental | 7–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |
  | 1989 | Occidental | 6–3 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | |
  | 1990 | Occidental | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |
  | 1991 | Occidental | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |
  | 1992 | Occidental | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |
  | 1993 | Occidental | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | |
  | 1994 | Occidental | 6–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |
  | 1995 | Occidental | 3–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |
  | 1996 | Occidental | 1–8 | 1–4 | T–5th | |
  | 1997 | Occidental | 1–8 | 1–4 | 5th | |
  | 1998 | Occidental | 1–8 | 1–4 | T–5th | |
  | 1999 | Occidental | 2–7 | 1–5 | 5th | |
  | 2000 | Occidental | 5–4 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |
  | 2001 | Occidental | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |
  | 2002 | Occidental | 5–4 | 1–4 | T–4th | |
  | 2003 | Occidental | 7–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |
  | 2004 | Occidental | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal |
  | 2005 | Occidental | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |
  | 2006 | Occidental | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |
  | 2007 | Occidental | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |
  | 2008 | Occidental | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round |
  | 2009 | Occidental | 7–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |
  | 2010 | Occidental | 4–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |
  | 2011 | Occidental | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |
  | Occidental: | Occidental: | 178–101–2 | 110–51–3 | | |
  | Total: | Total: | 178–101–2 | | | |
  | National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
  