List of Malone Pioneers head football coaches

The Malone Pioneers program was a college football team that represented Malone University. The team had 7 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1993 until the program was discontinued after the 2018 season. The final head coach was Fred Thomas who took the position beginning with the 2015 season after serving as the assistant coach for the program in 2014. The university announced in February 2019 that it had voted to cancel the program after 26 seasons as a cost-cutting measure.[1]

Key

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Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. 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
† Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

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No. Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL CCs Awards
1 Joe Palmisano 1993–1994 19 9 9 1 .500 — — — — — — — —
2 Mike Gravier 1995–1998 43 30 12 1 .709 — — — — — 2 1 —
3 Steve Saulnier 1999–2001 31 10 21 0 .323 — — — — — — — —
4 Dan Hanson 2002–2005 40 13 27 0 .325 — — — — — — — —
5 Mike Gardner 2006–2009 43 25 18 0 .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)
6 Eric Hehman 2010–2015 63 11 52 0 .175 5 41 — .109 — — — —
7 Fred Thomas 2016–2018 29 4 25 0 .138 2 15 — .118 — — — —

Details

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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

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Coaching history

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Assistant coaching positions
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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
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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
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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 or championship game berth

Playing History

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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

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After leaving coaching, Hanson took a position as the Administrative Pastor at Canton First Church of the Nazarene, where he now serves as lead pastor. 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

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  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

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  1. ^ "Malone University dropping football program amid restructuring". Akron Beacon Journal. February 1, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  2. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 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 September 6, 2010. 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 September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  5. ^ "2005 Football All-Conference Selections". KCACSports.com. November 21, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 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 Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine Dan Hanson records by year
  10. ^ "Malone Coaching Records". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  11. ^ Mid-States Football Association Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine 2007 Media Guide
  12. ^ Northern Kentucky News Archived 2007-12-12 at the Wayback Machine "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 Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine Malone College 2002 Football Results
  15. ^ Olivet Nazarene University News releases
  16. ^ "Staff directory". Canton First Church of the Nazarene. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  17. ^ Professional Kicking Services, Inc. "PKS Camper News and Outstanding Accomplishments"
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