Vern Thomsen was the 15th head football coach for the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats

Northwest Missouri State University

Northwest Missouri State University is a state university in Maryville, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, it offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. The campus, based on the design for Forest Park at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, is the official Missouri State Arboretum....

 in Maryville, Missouri

Maryville, Missouri

Maryville is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2000 census. The town, organized on February 14, 1845, was named for Mrs. Mary Graham, wife of Amos Graham, then the county clerk. Mary was the first Caucasian woman to have lived within the boundaries...

, a position he held for five seasons, from 1983 until 1987. His career coaching record at Northwest Missouri State was 25 wins, 29 losses and 1 tie. This ranks him eighth at Northwest Missouri State in total wins and ninth at Northwest Missouri State in winning percentage.