Jim Dennison

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Jim Dennison
Biographical details
Born (1938-02-12) February 12, 1938 (age 87)
Playing career
Football
1958–1959 Wooster
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1960 Wadsworth HS (OH) (assistant)
1961–1963 Elyria HS (OH) (assistant)
1964 Copley HS (OH)
1965–1972 Akron (assistant)
1973–1985Akron
1995–2012 Walsh
Baseball
1966 Akron
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1986–1993 Akron
1993–2007 Walsh
Head coaching record
Overall199–139–2 (college football)
9–0 (high school football)
4–12 (college baseball)
TournamentsFootball
2–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
0–1 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Football
AFCA College Division COY (1976)
OVC Coach of the Year (1982)

James L. Dennison (born February 5, 1938) is a former American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. On November 11, 2012, Dennison retired as the head football coach at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. [1] He had held that position since February 11, 1994, the year before the school's football team began play in 1995. From 1973 to 1985, Dennison was the head football coach at the University of Akron. He was also the head baseball coach at Akron in 1966. Dennison served as the athletic director at Akron (1986–1993) and Walsh (1993–2007). He played college football and college baseball at the College of Wooster, from which he graduated in 1960.

Contents

Head coaching record

College football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs NCAA#
Akron Zips (NCAA Division II independent)(1973–1977)
1973 Akron 6–5
1974 Akron 5–5
1975 Akron 7–4
1976 Akron 10–3L NCAA Division II Championship (Pioneer)
1977 Akron 6–4–1
Akron Zips (Association of Mid-Continent Universities)(1978–1979)
1978 Akron 6–54–12nd
1979 Akron 6–53–23rd
Akron Zips (Ohio Valley Conference)(1980–1985)
1980 Akron 3–7–12–4–15th
1981 Akron 5–54–4T–4th
1982 Akron 6–55–22nd
1983 Akron 8–35–2T–2nd
1984 Akron 4–72–56th
1985 Akron 8–45–2T–2ndL NCAA Division I-AA First Round 10
Akron:80–62–230–22–1
Walsh Cavaliers (NAIA independent)(1995)
1995Walsh7–3
Walsh Cavaliers (Mid-States Football Association)(1996–2011)
1996Walsh6–53–34th (Mideast)
1997 Walsh7–34–23rd (Mideast)
1998 Walsh6–52–4T–5th (Mideast)
1999 Walsh7–34–23rd (Mideast)
2000 Walsh6–54–22nd (Mideast)
2001 Walsh8–35–1T–1st (Mideast)
2002 Walsh8–34–23rd (Mideast)
2003 Walsh8–35–12nd (Mideast)
2004 Walsh8–36–12nd (Mideast)
2005 Walsh8–35–2T–2nd (Mideast)
2006 Walsh9–34–2T–2nd (Mideast)L NAIA First Round
2007 Walsh5–62–56th (Mideast)
2008 Walsh3–81–55th (Mideast)
2009 Walsh8–35–2T–2nd (Mideast)
2010 Walsh7–43–45th (Mideast)
2011 Walsh5–64–3 (unofficial)N/A (Mideast)
Walsh Cavaliers (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2012)
2012 Walsh3–82–8T–5th (South)
Walsh:119–7763–46 (official)
Total:199–139–2
  • #Rankings from NCAA Poll.

References

  1. "Walsh University's Jim Dennison to Retire". Walsh University. November 11, 2012. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2012.