Erik Raeburn

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Erik Raeburn
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Gannon
Conference PSAC
Record19–17
Biographical details
Born (1971-06-20) June 20, 1971 (age 52)
Playing career
1987–1990 Mount Union
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1999 Mount Union (assistant)
2000–2007 Coe
2008–2015 Wabash
2016–2018 Savannah State
2019 Gannon (OC)
2020–presentGannon
Head coaching record
Overall162–79
Tournaments7–7 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 IIAC (2002, 2004–2005)
3 NCAC (2008, 2011, 2015)
1 PSAC East Division (2022)
Awards
IIAC Coach of the Year (2002)

Erik Raeburn (born June 20, 1971) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for Gannon University, a position he has held since 2020. Raeburn served as head football coach Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 2000 to 2007, Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana from 2008 to 2015, and Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia from 2016 to 2018. He is the nephew of former Mount Union football head coach Larry Kehres. [1]

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Coaching career

Raeburn was the head football coach at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 2000 to 2007. His teams compiled a 57–26 record and won the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship three times. [2] On February 2, 2008, Raeburn was named the 32nd head coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. [3] He served as the head football coach at Wabash from 2008 to 2015.

Raeburn was the head football coach at Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia from March 28, 2016, until December 7, 2018, when he was relieved of his duties by school's interim athletic director, Opio Mashariki. [4] Raeburn was the 25th head football coach in history of the Savannah State program.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Coe Kohawks (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2000–2007)
2000 Coe6–46–4T–4th
2001 Coe6–46–3T–3rd
2002 Coe10–28–1T–1stL NCAA Division III Second Round
2003 Coe5–53–5T–6th
2004 Coe7–36–2T–1st
2005 Coe9–27–1T–1stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
2006 Coe7–35–3T–3rd
2007 Coe7–35–3T–3rd
Coe:57–2646–22
Wabash Little Giants (North Coast Athletic Conference)(2008–2015)
2008 Wabash10–27–01stL NCAA Division III Second Round
2009 Wabash9–26–12ndL NCAA Division III First Round
2010 Wabash8–25–12nd
2011 Wabash12–16–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
2012 Wabash8–25–2T–3rd
2013 Wabash9–18–12nd
2014 Wabash10–28–12ndL NCAA Division III Second Round
2015 Wabash12–19–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
Wabash:78–1354–6
Savannah State Tigers (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2016–2018)
2016 Savannah State 3–73–5T–7th
2017 Savannah State 3–83–5T–7th
2018 Savannah State 2–81–610th
Savannah State:8–237–16
Gannon Golden Knights (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference)(2020–present)
2020–21 Gannon1–3
2021 Gannon5–63–4T–4th (West)
2022 Gannon8–36–1T–1st (West)
2023 Gannon5–55–23rd (West)
2024 Gannon0–00–0(West)
Gannon:19–1714–7
Total:162–79
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. Mount Union hosts Wabash in the NCAA Quarterfinals. November 26, 2011. Retrieved on February 1, 2012.
  2. Coe's Erik Raeburn named football coach at Wabash
  3. "Raeburn a Good Fit for Wabash". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
  4. Jaudon, Travis. "Football coach Erik Raeburn: 'I had no idea' Savannah State firing was coming". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved December 8, 2018.