Mick Dennehy
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 13, 1950 Butte, Montana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1971–1972 | Montana |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1978 | Colton HS (WA) |
| 1979–1981 | Helena HS (MT) |
| 1980–1981 | Montana State (assistant) |
| 1982–1987 | Gillette Campbell County HS (WY) |
| 1988–1990 | Montana Western |
| 1991–1995 | Montana (OC) |
| 1996–1999 | Montana |
| 2000–2004 | Utah State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2006–2007 | Boulder Jefferson HS (MT) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 68–62 (college) |
| Tournaments | 3–4 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 Big Sky (1996, 1998–1999) | |
Michael Dennehy (born June 13, 1950) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Montana Western (1988–1990), the University of Montana (1996–1999), and Utah State University (2000–2004), compiling a career college football record of 68–62.
Playing career
[edit]As a safety on the Grizzlies' football team from 1971 to 1972, Dennehy earned first-team all-Big Sky Conference honors in 1972. He is tied for second in single-season Big Sky history with 10 interceptions in 1972, while leading the league that year, as well. Dennehy is tied for ninth in league history with 16 career interceptions.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Dennehy started his college coaching career as an assistant coach for Montana State before switching to coach at high school level for a number of years. He returned to college football coaching at the University of Montana Western, a small NAIA school, before moving on to become the offensive coordinator at the University of Montana. In 1996, he was promoted to head coach of the Montana Grizzlies, but left following the 1999 season to take at post as the head coach of Utah State, replacing Dave Arslanian.[2] In 2005 Dennehy was fired as head coach of Utah State after compiling a record of 19–37.
Dennehy became athletics director at Jefferson High School in Boulder, Montana in 2006.[3][4] Dennehy resigned after the 2006–07 school year.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Western Bulldogs (Frontier Conference) (1988–1990) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Montana Western | 1–5 | 1–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1989 | Montana Western | 4–4 | 2–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1990 | Montana Western | 5–3 | 3–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| Montana Western: | 10–12 | 6–12 | |||||||
| Montana Grizzlies (Big Sky Conference) (1996–1999) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Montana | 14–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Championship | ||||
| 1997 | Montana | 8–4 | 6–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | ||||
| 1998 | Montana | 8–4 | 6–2 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | ||||
| 1999 | Montana | 9–3 | 7–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | ||||
| Montana: | 39–12 | 27–5 | |||||||
| Utah State Aggies (Big West Conference) (2000) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Utah State | 5–6 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Utah State Aggies (NCAA Division I-A independent) (2001–2002) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Utah State | 4–7 | |||||||
| 2002 | Utah State | 4–7 | |||||||
| Utah State Aggies (Sun Belt Conference) (2003–2004) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Utah State | 3–9 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2004 | Utah State | 3–8 | 2–5 | 9th | |||||
| Utah State: | 19–37 | 9–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 68–61 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Biography". www.utahstateaggies.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
- ^ "Mike Dennehy" (PDF). MontanaGrizzlies.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
- ^ Cotton, Tom (April 19, 2006). "Dennehy to lead Boulder athletic program". Montana Standard. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ Neighbor, Fritz (September 17, 2006). "The New Mick: Ex-UM coach Mick Dennehy surfaces in Boulder, where the fishing's good and life is great". The Missoulian. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ Lincoln, Marga (May 11, 2007). "Dennehy resigns at JHS". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- 1950 births
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