Mick Dennehy

Mick Dennehy
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1950-06-13) June 13, 1950
Butte, Montana
Playing career
19711972 Montana
Position(s) Safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
19751978 Colton (WA) HS
19791981 Helena (MT) HS
19801981 Montana State (assistant)
19821987 Gillette (WY) Campbell County HS
19881990 Montana Western
19911995 Montana (OC)
19961999 Montana
20002004 Utah State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2006–2007 Boulder (MT) Jefferson HS
Head coaching record
Overall 6862
Tournaments 34 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Big Sky (1996, 19981999)

Michael "Mick" 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 (19881990), the University of Montana (19961999), and Utah State University (20002004), compiling a career college football record of 6862.

Playing career

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

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 1937.

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

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Montana Western Bulldogs (Frontier Conference) (1988–1990)
1988 Montana Western 1–5 1–5 T–4th
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 141 80 1st L Division I-AA Championship
1997 Montana 84 62 2nd L Division I-AA First Round
1998 Montana 84 62 1st L Division I-AA First Round
1999 Montana 93 71 1st L Division I-AA First Round
Montana: 3912 275
Utah State Aggies (Big West Conference) (2000–2000)
2000 Utah State 56 41 2nd
Utah State Aggies (NCAA Division I-A Independent) (2001–2002)
2001 Utah State 47
2002 Utah State 47
Utah State Aggies (Sun Belt Conference) (2003–2004)
2003 Utah State 39 33 4th
2004 Utah State 38 25 9th
Utah State: 1937 99
Total: 6861
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

  1. "Biography". www.utahstateaggies.com. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  2. "Mike Dennehy" (PDF). MontanaGrizzlies.com. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  3. Cotton, Tom (April 19, 2006). "Dennehy to lead Boulder athletic program". Montana Standard. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  4. 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.
  5. Lincoln, Marga (May 11, 2007). "Dennehy resigns at JHS". Helena Independent Record. Retrieved May 5, 2015.

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