| Jim Dennison | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Walsh |
| Conference | MSFA |
| Record | 116–69 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 5, 1938 |
| Playing career | |
| 1958–1959 | Wooster |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960 1961–1963 1964 1965–1972 1973–1985 1995–present |
Wadsworth HS (OH) (assistant) Elyria HS (OH) (assistant) Copley HS (OH) Akron (assistant) Akron Walsh |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1986–1993 1993–2007 |
Akron Walsh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 196–131–2 (college) 9–0 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 2–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) 0–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA College Division Coach of the Year (1976) | |
James L. Dennison (born February 5, 1938) is an American football coach, former player, and former college athletics administrator. He is currently the head football coach at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. He has 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 has also served as the athletic director at Akron (1986–1993) and Walsh (1993–2007). Dennison played college football and college baseball at the College of Wooster, from which he graduated in 1960.
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| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Zips (Independent) (1973–1977) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Akron | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1974 | Akron | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1975 | Akron | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1976 | Akron | 10–3 | L NCAA Division II Championship (Pioneer) | ||||||
| 1977 | Akron | 6–4–1 | |||||||
| Akron Zips (Mid-Continent Conference) (1978–1979) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Akron | 6–5 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 1979 | Akron | 6–5 | 3–2 | ||||||
| Akron Zips (Ohio Valley Conference) (1980–1985) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Akron | 3–7–1 | 2–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1981 | Akron | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1982 | Akron | 6–5 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1983 | Akron | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1984 | Akron | 4–7 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1985 | Akron | 8–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division I-A First Round | 10 | |||
| Akron: | 80–62–2 | 30–22–1 | |||||||
| Walsh Cavaliers (Mid-States Football Association) (1995–present) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Walsh | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1996 | Walsh | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1997 | Walsh | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1998 | Walsh | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1999 | Walsh | 7–3 | |||||||
| 2000 | Walsh | 6–5 | |||||||
| 2001 | Walsh | 8–3 | |||||||
| 2002 | Walsh | 8–3 | |||||||
| 2003 | Walsh | 8–3 | |||||||
| 2004 | Walsh | 8–3 | |||||||
| 2005 | Walsh | 8–3 | 4–2 | 3rd (Mideast) | |||||
| 2006 | Walsh | 9–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd (Mideast) | L NAIA First Round | ||||
| 2007 | Walsh | 5–6 | 2–5 | 6th (Mideast) | |||||
| 2008 | Walsh | 3–8 | 1–5 | 5th (Mideast) | |||||
| 2009 | Walsh | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd (Mideast) | |||||
| 2010 | Walsh | 7–4 | 3–4 | 5th (Mideast) | |||||
| 2011 | Walsh | 5–6 | 0–0 | NA (Mideast) | |||||
| Walsh: | 116–69 | ||||||||
| Total: | 196–131–2 | ||||||||
| #Rankings from NCAA Poll. | |||||||||
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