title: Jerry Olson
text: # Jerry Olson
  
  Jerroll D. Olson (born 1933) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of North Dakota from 1968 to 1977, compiling a record of 54–39–4. Olson was born in 1933, on farm in Walsh County, North Dakota. He graduated from high school in Hoople, North Dakota before attending Valley City State University, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  ### College
  
  | Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | North Dakota Fighting Sioux (North Central Conference) (1968–1977) ||||||
  | 1968 | North Dakota | 3–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |
  | 1969 | North Dakota | 4–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |
  | 1970 | North Dakota | 5–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |
  | 1971 | North Dakota | 6–3–1 | 5–1 | 1st | |
  | 1972 | North Dakota | 10–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | W Camellia |
  | 1973 | North Dakota | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |
  | 1974 | North Dakota | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–1st | |
  | 1975 | North Dakota | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round |
  | 1976 | North Dakota | 1–7–1 | 1–4–1 | 5th | |
  | 1977 | North Dakota | 4–6–1 | 2–4–1 | T–6th | |
  | North Dakota: | North Dakota: | 54–39–4 | 39–23–3 | | |
  | Total: | Total: | 54–39–4 | | | |
  | National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
  