List of Malone Pioneers head football coaches

The Malone Pioneers program is a college football team that represents Malone University in the Mid-States Football Association, a part of the NAIA. The team has had 6 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1993. The current coach is Eric Hehman who first took the position for the 2010 season.[1]

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
# Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
dagger Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

#NameTermGCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLCCsAwards
1Joe Palmisano1993–199419991.500 — — — — — — — —
2Mike Gravier1995–19984330121.709 — — — — — 2 1 —
3Steve Saulnier1999–20013110210.323 — — — — — — — —
4Dan Hanson2002–20054013270.325 — — — — — — — —
5Mike Gardner2006–20094325180.581 — — — — 1 2 — KCAC Coach of the Year [5] (2005)
AFCA NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year (2003)
AFLAC Assistant Coach of the Year (2003)
6Eric Hehman2010–4210320.238——— — — — — —

Details

The following are details on coaches that do not have articles on Wikipedia. For coaches with articles on Wikipedia, see links in the table above.

Dan Hanson

Coaching history

Assistant coaching positions

Hanson first served as defensive coordinator at Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, Illinois. He later moved to Canton, Ohio to be the defensive coordinator at Malone College.[6]

Malone University

Hanson was promoted to become the fourth head coach for Malone. He held that position for four seasons, from 2002[7] until 2005, when he resigned for personal reasons.[8] His career coaching record at Malone was 13 wins, 27 losses, and 0 ties.[9] This ranks him third at Malone in total wins and fourth at Malone in winning percentage.[10] His conference record in the Mid-States Football Association was 5 wins and 21 losses during his tenure.[11]

Hanson's inaugural 2002 season started out with three consecutive wins[12] and a national ranking [13] but was answered with 3 consecutive losses. The team would win one more before finishing 2002 with a 4-6 record. Despite the losing record, Malone outscored their opponents 245 to 196.[14]

Head Coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs NAIA Coach's Poll#
Malone Pioneers (NAIA) (Mid-States Football Association) (2002–2005)
2002 Malone 4-6
2003 Malone 2-8
2004 Malone 4-6
2005 Malone 3-7
Malone College: 13-27 5-21
Total: 13-27
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Playing History

Before taking an assistant coach position at Olivet Nazarene University, Hanson played football for the school as an undergraduate while working on his bachelor's degree.[15]

Personal life

After leaving coaching, Hanson took a position as the Administrative Pastor at Canton First Church of the Nazarene. Hanson earned his Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Olivet Nazarene University and also holds two master's degrees in religion and teaching.[16] Hanson has also continued to be involved in the sport of American football through camps and youth involvement.[17]

Notes

  1. ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
  2. ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]

References

  1. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Malone Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  2. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today (McLean, Virginia). Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  4. ↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times (New York City). Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  5. ↑ "2005 Football All-Conference Selections". KCACSports.com. November 21, 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  6. ↑ Canton First Church of the Nazarene Staff directory
  7. ↑ Akron Beacon Journal "MALONE AT GENEVA" October 11, 2003
  8. ↑ Football Scoop Daily Football Scoop December 30, 2005
  9. ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Dan Hanson records by year
  10. ↑ Malone Coaching Records
  11. ↑ Mid-States Football Association 2007 Media Guide
  12. ↑ Northern Kentucky News "Dirty work pays off for Thomas More" John Lachmann October 23, 2002
  13. ↑ Akron Beacon Journal "BIG GAME IS EVEN BIGGER THIS TIME FOR PIONEERS, CAVALIERS, EACH IS UNBEATEN HEADING INTO SATURDAY'S SHOWDOWN BETWEEN TWO NATIONALLY RANKED STARK COUNTY TEAMS" October 3, 2002
  14. ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Malone College 2002 Football Results
  15. ↑ Olivet Nazarene University News releases
  16. ↑ Canton First Church of the Nazarene Staff directory
  17. ↑ Professional Kicking Services, Inc. "PKS Camper News and Outstanding Accomplishments"
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