Dennis Creehan

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Dennis Creehan
Biographical details
Born (1949-08-16) August 16, 1949 (age 75)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater Duquesne University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1973 Keystone Oaks HS (PA) (assistant)
1974 Pittsburgh (GA)
1975 Carnegie Mellon (OC)
1976–1978 Edinboro (DC)
1979–1984Edinboro
1985–1986 Edmonton Eskimos (DL/ST)
1987–1989 California (LB)
1990 San Francisco State
1991Edmonton Eskimos (DL/ST)
1992–1996 South Dakota
1997 Arkansas State (DC)
1998–2000 Rutgers (DC)
2001–2002 Duke (ILB/ST)
2003 Army (OLB/ST)
2004–2007 Calgary Stampeders (DC)
2008 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (DC)
2009–2010 West Virginia Wesleyan
2012–2016 Alderson Broaddus
2017 The Spring League
2019 Salt Lake Stallions (LB)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2011–2019 Alderson Broaddus
Head coaching record
Overall109–81–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 PSAC Western Division (1982, 1984)
1 GMAC (2016)
Awards
PSAC Coach of the Year (1982)
NCC Coach of the Year (1993)
WVIAC Coach of the Year (2010)
GMAC Coach of the Year (2016)

Dennis Creehan (born August 16, 1949) is an American gridiron football coach. He was most recently the athletic director at Alderson Broaddus University from 2011 to 2019. [1]

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Creehan served as the head football coach at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (1979–1984), San Francisco State University (1990), the University of South Dakota (1992–1996), West Virginia Wesleyan College (2009–2010), and Alderson Broaddus (2012–2016). He is the only coach to have ever earned Coach of the Year awards in four conferences. [2] He was a coach in The Spring League in 2017 and 2018. [3] In October 2018, he was announced as the linebackers coach for the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football. [4] Creehan took a leave of absence from Alderson Broaddus to accommodate the coaching position; the university named Carrie Bodkins his permanent replacement in May 2019. [5]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Edinboro Fighting Scots (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference)(1979–1984)
1979 Edinboro4–62–4T–4th (West)
1980 Edinboro6–2–13–2–1T–2nd (West)
1981 Edinboro4–61–57th (West)
1982 Edinboro9–25–11st (West)
1983 Edinboro8–24–2T–2nd (West)
1984 Edinboro8–24–2T–1st (West)
Edinboro:39–20–119–16–1
San Francisco State Gators (Northern California Athletic Conference)(1990)
1990 San Francisco State 4–71–4T–4th
San Francisco State:4–71–4
South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference)(1992–1996)
1992 South Dakota3–82–75th
1993 South Dakota6–54–5T–6th
1994 South Dakota5–63–6T–7th
1995 South Dakota8–36–34th
1996 South Dakota6–54–5T–6th
South Dakota:28–2719–26
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2009–2010)
2009 West Virginia Wesleyan2–82–6T–7th
2010 West Virginia Wesleyan9–26–2T–2nd
West Virginia Wesleyan:11–108–8
Alderson Broaddus Battlers (NCAA Division II independent)(2013–2015)
2013 Alderson Broaddus4–7
2014 Alderson Broaddus7–4
2015 Alderson Broaddus7–4
Alderson Broaddus Battlers (Great Midwest Athletic Conference)(2016)
2016 Alderson Broaddus9–22–01st
Alderson Broaddus:27–172–0
Total:109–81–1
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. "Alderson-Broaddus Names Dennis Creehan Athletic Director". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. June 28, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  2. "Creehan Becomes First Division II Coach to Receive Coach of the Year in Four Conferences".
  3. Florio, Mike (March 30, 2017). "Donnie Henderson, Terry Shea among Spring League coaches". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  4. "Erickson, Stallions stack up coaching staff". Alliance of American Football . October 11, 2018. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  5. "BC-Alderson Broaddus-Athletic Director". Associated Press . May 16, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2020.