Arthur J. "Dutch" Bergman (February 23, 1895 – August 18, 1972) was an

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now

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, from 1920 to 1922 and at

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from 1930 to 1940, compiling a career

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record of 71–36–5. Bergman was the head coach of the

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for one season in 1943, tallying a mark of 6–3–1. During his tenure, the Cardinals went 59–31–4, including a victory in the 1936 Orange Bowl and a tie in the 1940 Sun Bowl. Bergman left the university when the sport was discontinued in 1941 because of

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, later coaching the Washington Redskins to the 1943 NFL Championship Game, which they lost to the

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. Bergman is still the winningest varsity football coach in Catholic University history and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1982.

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