James L. Dennison (born February 5, 1938) is a former American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. On November 11, 2012, Dennison retired as the head football coach at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio.[1] 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.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 5, 1938 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1958–1959 | Wooster |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1960 | Wadsworth HS (OH) (assistant) |
| 1961–1963 | Elyria HS (OH) (assistant) |
| 1964 | Copley HS (OH) |
| 1965–1972 | Akron (assistant) |
| 1973–1985 | Akron |
| 1995–2012 | Walsh |
| Baseball | |
| 1966 | Akron |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1986–1993 | Akron |
| 1993–2007 | Walsh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 199–139–2 (college football) 9–0 (high school football) 4–12 (college baseball) |
| Tournaments | Football 2–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) 0–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Football AFCA College Division COY (1976) OVC Coach of the Year (1982) | |
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Zips (NCAA Division II 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 (Association of Mid-Continent Universities) (1978–1979) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Akron | 6–5 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1979 | Akron | 6–5 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 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-AA First Round | 10 | |||
| Akron: | 80–62–2 | 30–22–1 | |||||||
| Walsh Cavaliers (NAIA independent) (1995) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Walsh | 7–3 | |||||||
| Walsh Cavaliers (Mid-States Football Association) (1996–2011) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Walsh | 6–5 | 3–3 | 4th (Mideast) | |||||
| 1997 | Walsh | 7–3 | 4–2 | 3rd (Mideast) | |||||
| 1998 | Walsh | 6–5 | 2–4 | T–5th (Mideast) | |||||
| 1999 | Walsh | 7–3 | 4–2 | 3rd (Mideast) | |||||
| 2000 | Walsh | 6–5 | 4–2 | 2nd (Mideast) | |||||
| 2001 | Walsh | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st (Mideast) | |||||
| 2002 | Walsh | 8–3 | 4–2 | 3rd (Mideast) | |||||
| 2003 | Walsh | 8–3 | 5–1 | 2nd (Mideast) | |||||
| 2004 | Walsh | 8–3 | 6–1 | 2nd (Mideast) | |||||
| 2005 | Walsh | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd (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 | 4–3 (unofficial) | N/A (Mideast) | |||||
| Walsh Cavaliers (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2012) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Walsh | 3–8 | 2–8 | T–5th (South) | |||||
| Walsh: | 119–77 | 63–46 (official) | |||||||
| Total: | 199–139–2 | ||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Walsh University's Jim Dennison to Retire". Walsh University. November 11, 2012. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
