Dennis Erickson

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).

Dennis Erickson
Erickson in 2007
Personal information
Born: (1947-03-24) March 24, 1947
Everett, Washington, U.S.
Career information
High school:Everett (Everett, Washington)
College:Montana State
Career history
As a coach:
  • Montana State (1969)
    Graduate assistant
  • Billings Central Catholic HS (MT) (1970)
  • Montana State (1971–1973)
    Assistant
  • Idaho (1974–1975)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Fresno State (1976–1978)
    Offensive coordinator
  • San Jose State (1979–1981)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Idaho (1982–1985)
    Head coach
  • Wyoming (1986)
    Head coach
  • Washington State (1987–1988)
    Head coach
  • Miami (FL) (1989–1994)
    Head coach
  • Seattle Seahawks (19951998)
    Head coach
  • Oregon State (1999–2002)
    Head coach
  • San Francisco 49ers (20032004)
    Head coach
  • Idaho (2006)
    Head coach
  • Arizona State (2007–2011)
    Head coach
  • South Albany HS (OR) (2012)
    Volunteer assistant
  • Utah (2013)
    Co-offensive coordinator & running backs coach
  • Utah (2014–2016)
    Assistant head coach & running backs coach
  • Salt Lake Stallions (2019)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
  • national champion (1989, 1991)
  • Big Sky champion (1985)
  • 2× Pac-10 champion (2000, 2007)
  • Big East champion (1991–1992, 1994)
  • 2× Sporting News College Football COY (1992, 2000)
  • 3× Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1988, 2000, 2007)
  • 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

Erickson was also the head coach of two teams in the National Football League (NFL), the Seattle Seahawks (19951998) and the San Francisco 49ers (20032004), and tallied a mark of 40–56 (.417).

Erickson retired on December 30, 2016, after 47 years in coaching. In 2018, the AAF named Erickson as the head coach of the Salt Lake Stallions, bringing him out of retirement.

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