Dennis Wagner (born March 9, 1958)[1] is an American football coach. He was the head football coach at Briar Cliff University from 2017 to 2020. Wagner served as the head football at Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska from 1989 to 1996 and at Western Carolina University from 2008 to 2011. He took over as the twelfth head coach of the Western Carolina Catamounts football program on December 31, 2007 and resigned on November 13, 2011.[2][3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 1958 Waverly, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1976 | Drake |
| 1977 | Ellsworth |
| 1978–1979 | Utah |
| Position(s) | Center, guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1980 | Luther (OL) |
| 1981–1982 | UNLV (TE/OT) |
| 1983 | William Penn (OL) |
| 1984 | UNLV (DL/AS&C) |
| 1985–1988 | St. Cloud State (OC/S&C) |
| 1989–1996 | Wayne State (NE) |
| 1997–2003 | Fresno State (AHC/OL) |
| 2004–2007 | Nebraska (OL) |
| 2008–2011 | Western Carolina |
| 2012–2016 | Liberty (assoc. HC / OL) |
| 2017–2020 | Briar Cliff |
| Track and field | |
| 1983 | William Penn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 63–95–1 (football) |
Playing career
editWagner begin his collegiate playing days in 1976 at Drake University, then transferred to Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa, where he became a JUCO All-American and team captain. Wagner completed his playing career at the University of Utah, and was selected team captain his senior season. He earned All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) honors and an honorable-mention All-America honor as an offensive guard.[4]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne State Wildcats (Central States Intercollegiate Conference) (1989) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Wayne State | 4–7 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| Wayne State Wildcats (NCAA Division II independent) (1990–1996) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Wayne State | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1991 | Wayne State | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1992 | Wayne State | 5–4–1 | |||||||
| 1993 | Wayne State | 9–1 | |||||||
| 1994 | Wayne State | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1995 | Wayne State | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1996 | Wayne State | 3–7 | |||||||
| Wayne State: | 44–37–1 | 0–3 | |||||||
| Western Carolina Catamounts (Southern Conference) (2008–2011) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Western Carolina | 3–9 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2009 | Western Carolina | 2–9 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2010 | Western Carolina | 2–9 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2011 | Western Carolina | 1–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| Western Carolina: | 8–36 | 3–29 | |||||||
| Briar Cliff Chargers (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (2017–2020) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Briar Cliff | 0–11 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2018 | Briar Cliff | 6–5 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2019 | Briar Cliff | 5–6 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Briar Cliff | 1–8 | 1–8 | 10th | |||||
| Briar Cliff: | 12–30 | 9–26 | |||||||
| Total: | 64–103–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Bio: Dennis Wagner". Catamount Sports. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2008.
- ^ "Western Carolina names Dennis Wagner head football coach". Western Carolina University. December 31, 2007. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2008.
- ^ Lang, Chris (January 6, 2012). "Gill announces new coaching staff at LU". Nelson County Times. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "2008 WCU Media Guide". WCU. 2008.