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American football player
Dennis Erickson
Erickson in 2007
Personal information
Born:
(1947-03-24) March 24, 1947 (age 77) Everett, Washington, U.S.
Utah (2014–2016) Assistant head coach & running backs coach
Salt Lake Stallions (2019) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
2× national champion (1989, 1991)
Big Sky champion (1985)
2× Pac-10 champion (2000, 2007)
3× Big East champion (1991–1992, 1994)
2× Sporting News College Football COY (1992, 2000)
3× Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1988, 2000, 2007)
3× Big East Coach of the Year (1991–1992, 1994)
State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame (2017)
Head coaching record
Regular season:
40–56 (NFL) 2–4 (AAF)
Postseason:
5–7 (bowl) 1–2 (D-I-AA playoffs)
Career:
179–96–1 (college) 40–56 (NFL) 2–5 (AAF)
Coaching stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame
Dennis Brian Erickson (born March 24, 1947) is an American football coach who most recently served as the head coach for the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) league. He was also the head coach at the University of Idaho (1982–1985, 2006), the University of Wyoming (1986), Washington State University (1987–1988), the University of Miami (1989–1994), Oregon State University (1999–2002), and Arizona State University (2007–2011). During his tenure at Miami, Erickson's teams won two national championships, in 1989 and 1991. His record as a college football head coach is 179–96–1 (.650).
Erickson was also the head coach of two teams in the National Football League (NFL), the Seattle Seahawks (1995–1998) and the San Francisco 49ers (2003–2004), and tallied a mark of 40–56 (.417).
Erickson retired on December 30, 2016, after 47 years in coaching.[1] In 2018, the AAF named Erickson as the head coach of the Salt Lake Stallions, bringing him out of retirement.[2]
^Bonagura, Kyle (December 30, 2016). "Dennis Erickson, Utah assistant and former Miami head coach, retiring". espn.com.
^Genessy, Jody (May 16, 2018). "Dennis Erickson to coach Utah pro team in new Alliance of American Football". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
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