Dennis Creehan

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]

Dennis Creehan
Biographical details
Born (1949-08-16) August 16, 1949
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alma materDuquesne University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1973Keystone Oaks HS (PA) (assistant)
1974Pittsburgh (GA)
1975Carnegie Mellon (OC)
1976–1978Edinboro (DC)
1979–1984Edinboro
1985–1986Edmonton Eskimos (DL/ST)
1987–1989California (LB)
1990San Francisco State
1991Edmonton Eskimos (DL/ST)
1992–1996South Dakota
1997Arkansas State (DC)
1998–2000Rutgers (DC)
2001–2002Duke (ILB/ST)
2003Army (OLB/ST)
2004–2007Calgary Stampeders (DC)
2008Hamilton Tiger-Cats (DC)
2009–2010West Virginia Wesleyan
2012–2016Alderson Broaddus
2017The Spring League
2019Salt Lake Stallions (LB)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2011–2019Alderson 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)

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
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Edinboro Fighting Scots (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1979–1984)
1979 Edinboro 4–62–4T–4th (West)
1980 Edinboro 6–2–13–2–1T–2nd (West)
1981 Edinboro 4–61–57th (West)
1982 Edinboro 9–25–11st (West)
1983 Edinboro 8–24–2T–2nd (West)
1984 Edinboro 8–24–2T–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 Dakota 3–82–75th
1993 South Dakota 6–54–5T–6th
1994 South Dakota 5–63–6T–7th
1995 South Dakota 8–36–34th
1996 South Dakota 6–54–5T–6th
South Dakota: 28–2719–26
West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2009–2010)
2009 West Virginia Wesleyan 2–82–6T–7th
2010 West Virginia Wesleyan 9–26–2T–2nd
West Virginia Wesleyan: 11–108–8
Alderson–Broaddus Battlers (Club) (2012)
2012 Alderson–Broaddus 9–2
Alderson Broaddus Battlers (NCAA Division II independent) (2013–2015)
2013 Alderson Broaddus 4–7
2014 Alderson Broaddus 7–4
2015 Alderson Broaddus 7–4
Alderson Broaddus Battlers (Great Midwest Athletic Conference) (2016)
2016 Alderson Broaddus 9–22–01st
Alderson–Broaddus / 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. https://gobattlers.com/news/2016/12/20/football-creehan-becomes-first-division-ii-coach-to-receive-coach-of-the-year-in-four-conferences.aspx?path=football
  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.
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