Daniel L. Hunt is an American football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator at Lehigh University, a position he had held since 2023. Hunt served as the head football coach at Colgate University from 2014 through his resignation in May 2021.[2] Hunt played for Springfield College from 1988 to 1991 and was a two-year starter at tight end. Hunt graduated from Springfield in 1992 with a degree in physical education, and earned his master's degree in athletic administration from Springfield in 1995.[3] He began his coaching career as an assistant at Springfield before coming to Colgate in 1995. He has coached tight ends, running backs, and quarterbacks during his tenure and he was named associate head coach in 2010.[4][5] Hunt was named as the 29th head coach at Colgate upon the retirement of Dick Biddle following the 2013 season.[6][7]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Lehigh |
| Conference | Patriot |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Canajoharie, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Springfield |
| Position(s) | Tight end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992 | Springfield (JV) |
| 1993–1994 | Springfield (WR/TE) |
| 1995−1996 | Colgate (TE) |
| 1997 | Colgate (RB) |
| 1998−2005 | Colgate (QB) |
| 2006–2013 | Colgate (OC/QB) |
| 2014–2020 | Colgate |
| 2021 | Williams (RB/TE) |
| 2022 | Frankin & Marshall (OC/QB) |
| 2023–present | Lehigh (OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 40–33 |
| Tournaments | 3–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 Patriot (2015, 2017–2018) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | STATS# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate Raiders (Patriot League) (2014–2020) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Colgate | 5–7 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2015 | Colgate | 9–5 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 17 | 13 | ||
| 2016 | Colgate | 5–5 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2017 | Colgate | 7–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2018 | Colgate | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 8 | 7 | ||
| 2019 | Colgate | 4–8 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2020–21 | Colgate | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3rd (North) | |||||
| Colgate: | 40–33 | 27–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 40–33 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Courier Standard Enterprise". Courier Standard Enterprise. January 5, 2014. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ "Colgate's Dick Biddle Announces Retirement; Dan Hunt to Become Next Head Coach - PatriotLeague.org - Patriot League Official Athletic Site". PatriotLeague.org. December 2, 2013. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ "Hunt '92 G'95 Named Head Football Coach at Colgate University". .springfieldcollege.edu. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ "Colgate University Raider Athletics - 2012 Football Coaching Staff". Gocolgateraiders.com. December 3, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ Levin, Mike (December 4, 2013). "Colgate rings in new football regime | NBC-WKTV News Channel 2 - Utica News, Weather, Sports - | WKTV - Sports". WKTV. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ The Associated Press (December 3, 2013). "Dick Biddle retires as Colgate head coach; Dan Hunt named successor". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ "Dick Biddle Retirement/Dan Hunt Hiring Press Conference". YouTube. December 4, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
External links
edit- Lehigh profile
- Colgate profile Archived August 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine