Jim Dennison
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
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| Intro | American football player and coach, college athletics administrator | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Athlete Baseball player American football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 5 February 1938 | |
| Age | 86 years | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Biography
James L. Dennison (born February 5, 1938) is a former American football and baseball coach, player, and college athletics administrator. On November 11, 2012, Dennison retired as the head football coach at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. 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.
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Zips (NCAA Division II independent) | |||||||||
| 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 (Association of Mid-Continent Universities) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Akron | 6–5 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1979 | Akron | 6–5 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Akron Zips (Ohio Valley Conference) | |||||||||
| 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-AA First Round | 10 | |||
| Akron: | 80–62–2 | 30–22–1 | |||||||
| Walsh Cavaliers (NAIA independent) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Walsh | 7–3 | |||||||
| Walsh Cavaliers (Mid-States Football Association) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Walsh | 6–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1997 | Walsh | 7–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1998 | Walsh | 6–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1999 | Walsh | 7–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2000 | Walsh | 6–5 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2001 | Walsh | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2002 | Walsh | 8–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2003 | Walsh | 8–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2004 | Walsh | 8–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2005 | Walsh | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2006 | Walsh | 9–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | L NAIA First Round | ||||
| 2007 | Walsh | 5–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2008 | Walsh | 3–8 | 1–5 | 5th | |||||
| 2009 | Walsh | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2010 | Walsh | 7–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2011 | Walsh | 5–6 | 4–3 | N/A | |||||
| Walsh Cavaliers (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Walsh | 3–8 | 2–8 | T–5th | |||||
| Walsh: | 119–77 | 63–46 | |||||||
| Total: | 199–139–2 | ||||||||
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