title: Vern Thomsen
text: # Vern Thomsen
  
  Vern Thomsen is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri for five seasons, from 1983 to 1987, compiling a record of 24–31–1. Thomsen was the head football coach at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa from 1976 to 1982, tallying a mark of 58–12–1 in seven seasons. Thomsen was born in Exeter, Nebraska, and attended Fairbury Junior College (now part of Southeast Community College) and Peru State Teachers College.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  ### College
  
  | Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | $NCAA^#$ |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1983–1987) |||||||
  | 1983 | Northwest Missouri State | 5–6 | 2–3 | 4th | | |
  | 1984 | Northwest Missouri State | 10–2 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 5 |
  | 1985 | Northwest Missouri State | 4–6–1 | 2–3 | T–3rd | | |
  | 1986 | Northwest Missouri State | 2–9 | 1–4 | 5th | | |
  | 1987 | Northwest Missouri State | 3–8 | 1–4 | 5th | | |
  | Northwest Missouri State: | Northwest Missouri State: | 24–31–1 | 11–14 | | | |
  | Total: | Total: | 24–31–1 | | | | |
  | National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth |||||||
  