John Peterson (American football)
# John Peterson (American football)

John E. Peterson (born September 25, 1948) is an American football executive and former coach. He was the sixth head football coach at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland, serving for four seasons, from 1977 to 1981, and compiling a record of 14–25. Peterson later served as head coach at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota for seven seasons, from 1982 to 1989, compiling a record of 30–40–3.

After 18 years in college football, Peterson has spent 39 years in scouting and personnel in professional football: in the Canadian Football League (CFL), World League of American Football (WLAF), National Football League (NFL), the Alliance of American Football (AAF), the XFL (2020), The Spring League (TSL), and is now working as the Director of Player Personnel for the United States Football League (2022) (USFL).

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Frostburg State Bobcats (NAIA Independent) (1977) ||||||
| 1977 | Frostburg State | 1–9 | | |
| Frostburg State Bobcats (NCAA Division III Independent) (1978–1980) ||||||
| 1978 | Frostburg State | 3–7 | | |
| 1979 | Frostburg State | 6–4 | | |
| 1980 | Frostburg State | 4–5 | | |
| Frostburg State: | Frostburg State: | 14–25 | | |
| Bemidji State Beavers (Northern Intercollegiate Conference) (1982–1989) ||||||
| 1982 | Bemidji State | 2–8 | 2–4 | T–4th |
| 1983 | Bemidji State | 4–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 7th |
| 1984 | Bemidji State | 8–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd |
| 1985 | Bemidji State | 7–3 | 3–3 | T–3rd |
| 1986 | Bemidji State | 6–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd |
| 1987 | Bemidji State | 2–7–1 | 0–5–1 | 6th |
| 1988 | Bemidji State | 1–9 | 0–6 | 7th |
| Bemidji State: | Bemidji State: | 30–40–3 | 13–26–3 | |
| Total: | Total: | 44–65–3 | | |
