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Dick Strahm
Biographical details
Born	February 23, 1934 (age 90); Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1970–1972	Toledo (DC)
1973–1974	Kansas State (assistant)
1975–1998	Findlay
Head coaching record
Overall	183–64–5
Tournaments	18–8–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs); 4–0 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	3 NAIA Division II (1979, 1992, 1995); 1 NAIA (1997); 8 Hoosier–Buckeye (1976–1979, 1982–1985); 3 SMFA Midwest League (1995–1997)
Awards
	2× NAIA Division II Coach of the Year (1979, 1995); NAIA Coach of the Year (1997)
	College Football Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2004 (profile)

Dick Strahm (born February 23, 1934) is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio from 1975 to 1998, compiling a record of 183–64–5. His Findlay teams won four NAIA Football National Championships, in 1979, 1992, 1995, and 1997. Strahm was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.^[1]^[2] His biography entitled Just Call Me Coach, written by John Grindrod of Lima, Ohio, was released in December 2008.

In 2023, Findlay announced plans to construct an athletic facility in his honor.^[1]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Findlay Oilers (Hoosier–Buckeye Conference) (1975–1985)
1975	Findlay	2–8	2–6	T–6th
1976	Findlay	6–3	6–2	T–1st
1977	Findlay	6–2–1	6–1–1	T–1st
1978	Findlay	11–1	8–0	1st	L NAIA Division II Championship
1979	Findlay	10–1–1	7–1	T–1st	W NAIA Division II Championship
1980	Findlay	5–4	5–3	4th
1981	Findlay	8–1	7–1	2nd
1982	Findlay	8–1	7–1	T–1st
1983	Findlay	8–2	6–1	T–1st	L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal
1984	Findlay	6–3	6–0	1st	L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal
1985	Findlay	10–1	6–0	1st	L NAIA Division II Semifinal
Findlay Oilers (NAIA Division II independent) (1986–1993)
1986	Findlay	5–4
1987	Findlay	5–4
1988	Findlay	3–6
1989	Findlay	7–3
1990	Findlay	7–2–1
1991	Findlay	9–3			L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal
1992	Findlay	12–1			W NAIA Division II Championship
1993	Findlay	8–3			L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal
Findlay Oilers (Mid-States Football Association) (1994–1997)
1994	Findlay	6–4	4–1	2nd (MWL)	L NAIA Division II First Round
1995	Findlay	10–1–2	4–1	T–1st (MWL)	T NAIA Division II Championship
1996	Findlay	12–1	6–0	1st (MWL)	L NAIA Division II Semifinal
1997	Findlay	14–0	6–0	1st (MWL)	W NAIA Championship
Findlay Oilers (Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference) (1998)
1998	Findlay	5–5	5–5	T–6th
Findlay:		183–64–5
Total:		183–64–5
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

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