{{Short description|College athletics coach (born c. 1941)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Al Kloppen | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Circa|{{Birth based on age as of date|33|1975|12|24}}}} | birth_place = Lake Mills, Iowa, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Augustana College (1964)<br/>University of South Dakota (1970) | player_sport1 = Football | player_years2 = 1960–1963 | player_team2 = Augustana (SD) | player_sport3 = Baseball | player_years4 = 1960–1963 | player_team4 = Augustana (SD) | player_positions = Quarterback (football) | coach_sport1 = Football | coach_years2 = 1964–1965 | coach_team2 = Burt HS (IA) | coach_years3 = 1966–1969 | coach_team3 = South Hamilton HS (IA) | coach_years4 = 1970 | coach_team4 = Coe (freshman) | coach_years5 = 1971–? | coach_team5 = North Park (assistant) | coach_years6 = ?–1975 | coach_team6 = Augustana (IL) (DC) | coach_years7 = 1976–1985 | coach_team7 = Augsburg | coach_sport8 = Baseball | coach_years9 = 1971 | coach_team9 = Coe | coach_sport10 = Men's basketball | coach_years11 = 1970–1971 | coach_team11 = Coe (freshman) | coach_years12 = 1971–? | coach_team12 = North Park (assistant) | coach_sport13 = Track and field | coach_years14 = 1966–1969 | coach_team14 = South Hamilton HS (IA) | overall_record = 29–67–3 (college football) | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = }}
'''Alvin L. Kloppen''' (born {{Circa|1941 or 1942}}) is an American former college athletics coach. He was the head football coach for Burt High School from 1964 to 1965 and South Hamilton High School from 1966 to 1969. He was also the head football coach for Augsburg College—now known as Augsburg University—from 1976 to 1985. He also had a one-year stint as the head baseball coach for Coe College and a four-year stint as the track and field coach for South Hamilton High School.
==Playing career== Kloppen grew up in Lake Mills, Iowa, and played high school football for Lake Mills High School as a quarterback.<ref name="newspapers">{{Cite news |date=November 2, 1959 |title=Alvin Kloppen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-albert-lea-tribune-alvin-kloppen/143475901/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=The Albert Lea Tribune |pages=10}}</ref> In his career he ran for 2,418 yards and passed for 1,813 yards.<ref name="newspapers"/> He also served as the team's punter, punt returner, and kick returner.<ref name="newspapers"/> He played college football and baseball for Augustana College—now known as Augustana University.<ref name="newspapers2">{{Cite news |date=June 18, 1970 |title=Kloppen Is New Baseball Coach at Coe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-kloppen-is-new-baseball-coac/143475952/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=The Gazette |pages=35}}</ref> He played for the Augustana Vikings football team as a quarterback under head coach Bob Burns.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 26, 1960 |title=Augie Frosh Visit USD Thursday; Murphy Doubtful |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-augie-frosh-visit-usd-thurs/143476037/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=Argus-Leader |pages=11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 13, 1960 |title=Augie Freshman Nudge Bunnies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal-augie-freshman-nudge/143476105/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=Rapid City Journal |pages=26}}</ref> He earned three letters in baseball and two in football.<ref name="newspapers2"/>
==Coaching career== Kloppen began his football coach career with Burt High School and South Hamilton High School between 1964 and 1969.<ref name="newspapers2"/> In 1970, he joined Coe as the freshman coach under head coach Glenn Drahn.<ref name="newspapers2"/><ref name="newspapers3">{{Cite news |date=August 5, 1971 |title=North Park adds grid, cage aide |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-north-park-adds-grid-cag/143476191/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=The Pantagraph |pages=18}}</ref> He stayed in that post for one year before joining North Park as an assistant coach under head coach William D. Gourley.<ref name="newspapers3"/> He had a stint as the defensive coordinator for Augustana (IL) under head coach Ben Newcomb.<ref name="augsburg">{{Cite web |title=Augsburg Now |url=https://web.augsburg.edu/marcomm/Now/AUGSBURG_NOW_2007_FALL.pdf |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Augsburg College |page=5}}</ref> In 1976, Kloppen was named as the head football coach for Augsburg.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 24, 1975 |title=Kloppen leaves Augie to coach Augsburg |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-kloppen-leaves-augie-to-c/143476360/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=The Pantagraph |pages=11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 24, 1975 |title=Augsburg selects Alvin Kloppen of Augustana as head grid coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-star-augsburg-selects-al/143476431/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=The Minneapolis Star |pages=28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 24, 1975 |title=Augsburg names football coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-augsburg-names-football/143476481/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=St. Cloud Times |pages=26}}</ref> In ten years with the team he finished with an overall record of 29–67–3.<ref name="augsburg2">{{Cite web |title=Football History |url=https://athletics.augsburg.edu/sports/2012/10/16/fb_history.aspx |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=Augsburg University Athletics}}</ref> His best year as head coach came in 1980 when they finished 5–5 overall.<ref name="augsburg2"/> He resigned following the 1985 season.
Kloppen was the head baseball coach for Coe in 1970.<ref name="newspapers2"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lindner |first=Don |date=July 3, 1970 |title=Odds 'n ends |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal-odds-n-ends/143476144/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=Rapid City Journal |pages=16}}</ref> He won seven games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coe Baseball Record Books (PDF) |url=https://kohawkathletics.com/documents/2023/10/12/Coe_Baseball_Record_Books.pdf |access-date=March 16, 2024 |website=Coe College |page=9}}</ref>
In 1970, Kloppen was the freshman coach for Coe's men's basketball team.<ref name="newspapers2"/><ref name="newspapers3"/> In 1971, he served a stint as an assistant coach for North Park.<ref name="newspapers3"/>
From 1966 to 1969, Kloppen was the track and field coach for South Hamilton High School.<ref name="newspapers2"/><ref name="newspapers4">{{Cite news |date=August 23, 1970 |title=Name 14 To Coe Faculty for '70-71 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-name-14-to-coe-faculty-for/143476283/ |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=The Gazette |pages=22}}</ref>
==Personal life== Throughout Kloppen's career he served as an assistant professor for physical education.<ref name="newspapers3"/><ref name="augsburg"/><ref name="newspapers4"/>
==Head coaching record== ===College football=== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Augsburg Auggies | conf = Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | startyear = 1976 | endyear = 1985 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1976 | name = Augsburg | overall = 1–8 | conference = 1–6 | confstanding = 7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1977 | name = Augsburg | overall = 3–6 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1978 | name = Augsburg | overall = 3–6–1 | conference = 2–5–1 | confstanding = 7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1979 | name = Augsburg | overall = 4–6 | conference = 3–5 | confstanding = T–6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1980 | name = Augsburg | overall = 5–5 | conference = 4–4 | confstanding = T–5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1981 | name = Augsburg | overall = 4–6 | conference = 3–5 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1982 | name = Augsburg | overall = 2–7–1 | conference = 2–5–1 | confstanding = 6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1983 | name = Augsburg | overall = 4–7 | conference = 3–6 | confstanding = T–7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1984 | name = Augsburg | overall = 2–8 | conference = 2–7 | confstanding = 9th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1985 | name = Augsburg | overall = 1–8–1 | conference = 0–8–1 | confstanding = 10th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Augsburg | overall = 29–67–3 | confrecord = 23–55–3 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 29–67–3 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = | legend = no }}
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