Eric Hehman

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Eric Hehman
Current position
Title Offensive coordinator
Team Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (OH)
Biographical details
Born (1972-08-11) August 11, 1972 (age 51)
Playing career
1991–1994 Taylor
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1997 Taylor (DL)
1998Taylor (OL)
1999–2003 Trinity International (assistant)
2004Trinity International (AHC/OC/QB)
2005–2009 Greenville
2010–2015 Malone
2016–2022 Olivet Nazarene
2023–present Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (OH) (OC)
Head coaching record
Overall83–104
Bowls3–1
Tournaments0–1 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 UMAC South Division (2009)
1 MSFA Midwest (2022)

Eric Hehman (born August 11, 1972) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator for Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, a position he has held since 2023. He was the head football coach at Olivet Nazarene University from 2016 to 2022. [1] Hehman served as the head football coach at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois from 2005 to 2009 and at Malone University in Canton, Ohio from 2010 to 2015.

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Coaching career

Greenville

Hehman has as the head football coach at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois, an NCAA Division III, school from 2005 to 2009. [2] He led the Panthers to a 7–3 record in 2009 [3] including a berth in the 2009 Victory Bowl (losing to Geneva College 29–28). This was the first postseason appearance for Greenville since 2000. The team also captured the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference South Division championship (3–0 record), which was the first Division III conference title for the program. In his five years at Greenville, his teams posted an overall record of 25–22. [4]

Malone

On December 28, 2009, Hehman was named the new head coach of the Malone Pioneers football team. [5] Hehman took over for four-year head coach Mike Gardner, who resigned recently to take the head coaching position at his former institution, Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. [6]

In his first season at Malone, his team finished 3–7 (2–5 in conference play). [7]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs NAIA#
Greenville Panthers (St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2005–2009)
2005 Greenville4–6
2006 Greenville6–4
2007 Greenville5–5
2008 Greenville6–45–23rd
Greenville Panthers (Upper Midwest Athletic Conference)(2009)
2009 Greenville7–33–0T–1st (South)L Victory
Greenville:28–22
Malone Pioneers (Mid-States Football Association)(2010–2011)
2010 Malone 3–72–56th (MEL)
2011 Malone4–70–0N/A (MEL)
Malone Pioneers (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2012–2015)
2012 Malone1–91–98th (South)
2013 Malone2–91–8T–6th (South)
2014 Malone1–101–97th (South)
2015 Malone0–100–107th (South)
Malone:11–525–41
Olivet Nazarene Tigers (Mid-States Football Association)(2016–present)
2016 Olivet Nazarene4–72–3T–3rd (MWL)
2017 Olivet Nazarene6–52–3T–3rd (MWL)
2018 Olivet Nazarene6–54–12nd (MWL)W Victory
2019 Olivet Nazarene6–54–2T–2nd (MWL)W Victory
2020–21 Olivet Nazarene8–18–01st (MWL)L NAIA First Round 9
2021 Olivet Nazarene7–35–23rd (MWL)
2022 Olivet Nazarene7–45–23rd (MWL)W Victory
Olivet Nazarene:44–3030–13
Total:83–104
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. The Sporting News [ permanent dead link ] Transactions
  2. Student Life (Washington University) "Football to conclude season Saturday against Greenville" By Unaiz Kabani, November 10, 2006
  3. Canton Rep Archived December 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine "Eric Hehman hired as Malone University football coach" December 28, 2009
  4. Greenville College News Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine "Eric Hehman Departs as Head Football Coach"
  5. USA Today "Deals" January 28, 2010
  6. Malone University Athletics Archived February 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Head Coach Eric Hehman
  7. "Malone University 2010 Schedule". DakTronics 3000. Daktronics, Inc. Retrieved November 18, 2010.