{{Short description|American football coach (1942–2015)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Tom Hosier | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|9|15}} | birth_place = South Haven, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|10|28|1942|9|14}} | death_place = Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. | alma_mater = | coach_years1 = 1967 | coach_team1 = Michigan (GA) | coach_years2 = 1968–1970 | coach_team2 = Bemidji State (assistant) | coach_years3 = 1971–1973 | coach_team3 = Gustavus Adolphus (OC/OL) | coach_years4 = 1974–1978 | coach_team4 = Eureka | coach_years5 = 1979–1989 | coach_team5 = Macalester | coach_years6 = 1990–1995 | coach_team6 = Winona State | coach_years7 = 2001–2003 | coach_team7 = Rochester C&T | overall_record = 88–124–4 (college)<br/>30–6 (junior college) | bowl_record = 0–3 (junior college) | tournament_record = 0–1 (NAIA Division I playoffs)<br>5–1 (MCCC playoffs) | championships = 2 NSIC (1993–1994)<br/>2 MCCC (2002–2003)<br/>3 MCCC Southern Division (2001–2003) | awards = IBFC Coach of the Year (1976)<br>NSIC Coach of the Year (1993) | coaching_records = }} '''Thomas E. Hosier''' (September 15, 1942 – October 28, 2015) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois from 1974 to 1978, Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1979 to 1989, and Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota from 1990 to 1995, compiling a career head coaching record of 88–124–4.
Hosier died on October 28, 2015, after a brief illness.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Tom Hosier — Rochester |url=https://www.postbulletin.com/tributes/obituaries/tom-hosier-rochester/article_26a82122-6a47-58a3-90dc-04f58049e294.html |work=Post-Bulletin |location=Rochester, Minnesota |date=October 30, 2015 |access-date=January 2, 2019 }}</ref>
==Head coaching record== ===College=== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Eureka Red Devils | conf = NAIA Division II independent | startyear = 1974 | endyear = 1975 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1974 | name = Eureka | overall = 3–6 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1975 | name = Eureka | overall = 3–5–1 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Eureka Red Devils | conf = Illini–Badger Football Conference | startyear = 1976 | endyear = 1978 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1976 | name = Eureka | overall = 6–3 | conference = 3–1 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1977 | name = Eureka | overall = 7–3 | conference = 2–2 | confstanding = 3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1978 | name = Eureka | overall = 4–6 | conference = 1–3 | confstanding = 4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Eureka | overall = 23–23–1 | confrecord = 6–6 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Macalester Scots | conf = Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | startyear = 1979 | endyear = 1989 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1979 | name = Macalester | overall = 0–8 | conference = 0–8 | confstanding = 9th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1980 | name = Macalester | overall = 1–7–1 | conference = 0–7–1 | confstanding = 9th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1981 | name = Macalester | overall = 4–6 | conference = 2–6 | confstanding = T–6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1982 | name = Macalester | overall = 2–8 | conference = 1–7 | confstanding = T–8th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1983 | name = Macalester | overall = 6–4 | conference = 5–4 | confstanding = T–4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1984 | name = Macalester | overall = 6–5 | conference = 4–5 | confstanding = 6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1985 | name = Macalester | overall = 6–4 | conference = 5–4 | confstanding = 4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1986 | name = Macalester | overall = 7–2–1 | conference = 6–2–1 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1987 | name = Macalester | overall = 4–6 | conference = 3–6 | confstanding = T–7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1988 | name = Macalester | overall = 4–6 | conference = 3–6 | confstanding = T–6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1989 | name = Macalester | overall = 1–9 | conference = 0–9 | confstanding = 10th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Macalester | overall = 41–65–2 | confrecord = 29–64–2 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Winona State Warriors | conf = Northern Intercollegiate Conference / Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | startyear = 1990 | endyear = 1995 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1990 | name = Winona State | overall = 2–9 | conference = 1–5 | confstanding = 6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1991 | name = Winona State | overall = 0–9 | conference = 0–5 | confstanding = 7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1992 | name = Winona State | overall = 2–8 | conference = 2–4 | confstanding = T–5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 1993 | name = Winona State | overall = 7–4 | conference = 5–1 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = NAIA Division I Quarterfinal | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 1994 | name = Winona State | overall = 7–3–1 | conference = 5–0–1 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1995 | name = Winona State | overall = 6–5 | conference = 3–3 | confstanding = T–3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Winona State | overall = 24–38–1 | confrecord = 16–18–1 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 88–124–4 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = }} <ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=NCAA Statistics; Coach; Tom Hosier |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/27383 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=January 11, 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Eureka Football Record Book |url=https://www.eurekareddevils.com/sports/fball/2024-25/2024_Football_Record_Book.pdf |publisher=Eureka College |page=74 |access-date=January 11, 2026 }}</ref>
===Junior college=== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Rochester C&T Yellowjackets | conf = Minnesota Community College Conference | startyear = 2001 | endyear = 2003 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = division | year = 2001 | name = Rochester C&T | overall = 10–2 | conference = 4–0 | confstanding = 1st <small>(Southern)</small> | bowlname = MCCC Championship, '''L''' Dixie Bowl | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2002 | name = Rochester C&T | overall = 11–1 | conference = 4–0 | confstanding = 1st <small>(Southern)</small> | bowlname = MCCC Championship, '''L''' Dixie Bowl | bowloutcome = W | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2003 | name = Rochester C&T | overall = 9–3 | conference = 4–0 | confstanding = 1st <small>(Southern)</small> | bowlname = MCCC Championship, '''L''' C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl | bowloutcome = W | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Rochester C&T | overall = 30–6 | confrecord = 12–0 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 30–6 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = }}
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