| Chris Creighton | |
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| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Drake |
| Conference | Pioneer |
| Record | 31–14 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 7, 1969 |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1990 | Kenyon |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1992 1993–1996 1997–2000 2001–2007 2008–present |
Concordia (IL) (OC) Manchester (IN) (OC) Ottawa (KS) Wabash Drake |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 126–38 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NAIA playoffs) 5–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 KCAC (1997, 2000) 4 NCAC (2002, 2005–2007) 1 Pioneer Football (2011) |
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| Awards | |
| KCAC Coach of the Year (1997) 3x NCAC Coach of the Year (2002, 2005, 2007) |
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Christopher W. Creighton (born February 7, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Drake University, a position he has held since the 2008 season. Creighton served as the head coach at Ottawa University from 1997 to 2000 and at Wabash College from 2001 to 2007.
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Creighton's first head coaching job was at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas from 1997 to 2000. In those four seasons, his teams went 32–9 and won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference championship in 1997 and 2000. He was the 26th head football coach for the Ottawa University Braves and ranked fourth in school history in total wins and first in winning percentage (.780).[1]
Creighton was the head football coach for Wabash College located in Crawfordsville, Indiana from 2001 to 2007. His career coaching record at Wabash was 63-15, ranking him third in school history in total wins and fifth in winning percentage (.808).[2]
On December 22, 2007, Creighton was named the head football coach at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
Creighton earned his bachelor's degree in 1991 at Kenyon College and received his master's degree from Concordia University Chicago in 1993.[3]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1997–2000) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Ottawa | 9–2 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | |||||
| 1998 | Ottawa | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1999 | Ottawa | 6–3 | |||||||
| 2000 | Ottawa | 9–2 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | |||||
| Ottawa: | 32–9 | ||||||||
| Wabash Little Giants (North Coast Athletic Conference) (2001–2007) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Wabash | 8–2 | 6–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2002 | Wabash | 12–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2003 | Wabash | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2004 | Wabash | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2005 | Wabash | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2006 | Wabash | 8–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2007 | Wabash | 11–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| Wabash: | 63–15 | 41–7 | |||||||
| Drake Bulldogs (Pioneer Football League) (2008–present) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Drake | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2009 | Drake | 8–3 | 6–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2010 | Drake | 8–4 | 6–2 | 3rd | W Kilimanjaro | ||||
| 2011 | Drake | 9–2 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| Drake: | 31–14 | 23–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 126–38 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
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