title: Cliff Olson
text: # Cliff Olson
  
  Clifford Orin Olson (February 7, 1905 – December 6, 1990) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Pacific Lutheran University from 1926 to 1941 and again in 1946. Olson also coached basketball, track, golf, and tennis as Pacific Lutheran. He was the school's athletic director and taught Latin, history, and physical education.
  
  Olson was born in Benson, Minnesota and graduated in 1927 with a bachelor's degree from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He died on December 6, 1990.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  ### Football
  
  | Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pacific Lutheran Gladiators (Independent) (1929–1937) ||||||
  | 1929 | Pacific Lutheran | 3–3 | | |
  | 1930 | Pacific Lutheran | 5–2 | | |
  | 1931 | Pacific Lutheran | 6–3 | | |
  | 1932 | Pacific Lutheran | 3–4 | | |
  | 1933 | Pacific Lutheran | 1–5 | | |
  | 1934 | Pacific Lutheran | 5–2 | | |
  | 1935 | Pacific Lutheran | 5–1–1 | | |
  | 1936 | Pacific Lutheran | 5–0–2 | | |
  | 1937 | Pacific Lutheran | 3–3–1 | | |
  | Pacific Lutheran Gladiators (Washington Intercollegiate Conference) (1938–1941) ||||||
  | 1938 | Pacific Lutheran | 2–5–1 | 0–3 | 4th |
  | 1939 | Pacific Lutheran | 7–1 | 2–1 | T–1st |
  | 1940 | Pacific Lutheran | 8–0 | 4–0 | 1st |
  | 1941 | Pacific Lutheran | 8–1 | 4–0 | 1st |
  | Pacific Lutheran Gladiators (Washington Intercollegiate Conference) (1946) ||||||
  | 1946 | Pacific Lutheran | 3–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd |
  | Pacific Lutheran: | Pacific Lutheran: | 64–33–6 | 12–6–1 | |
  | Total: | Total: | 64–33–6 | | |
  | National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
  