Dan Henning
| Dan Henning | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 21, 1942 Bronx, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1963 1964, 1966–1967 |
William & Mary San Diego Chargers |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968–1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976–1978 1979–1980 1981–1982 1983–1986 1987–1988 1989–1991 1992–1993 1994–1996 1997 1998–1999 2000 2002–2006 2008–2010 |
Florida State (assistant) Virginia Tech (assistant) Houston Oilers (assistant) Virginia Tech (assistant) Florida State (assistant) New York Jets (assistant) Miami Dolphins (OC) Washington Redskins (OC) Atlanta Falcons Washington Redskins (OC) San Diego Chargers Detroit Lions (OC) Boston College Buffalo Bills (OC) New York Jets (QB) New York Jets (OC) Carolina Panthers (OC) Miami Dolphins (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 38–73–1 (NFL) 16–19–1 (college) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse |
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Daniel Ernest Henning, (born June 21, 1942) is the former American football player and coach. A quarterback, he played college football at The College of William & Mary and professional football in 1966 for the American Football League's San Diego Chargers. Henning served as the head coach of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons (1983–1986) and San Diego Chargers (1989–1991). He was also the head football coach at Boston College from 1994 to 1996. Henning then returned to the NFL as an offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills in 1997. After Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy retired, reportedly partially due to his reluctance to fire Henning, Henning left Buffalo.
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[edit] Coaching career
While the head coach of Boston College, Henning discovered a major sports betting scandal among his own players. After losing, 45–17, to Syracuse on October 26, 1996, he heard that some of his players might have bet against their own team. Henning informed the appropriate university officials, and the resulting inquiry resulted the suspension of 13 players for the rest of the season, with six banned permanently. With the effects of the scandal and a 16–19–1 record after three seasons, Henning retired at the end of the 1996 season.[1]
Henning had two stints as the offensive coordinator with the Washington Redskins (1981–82, 1987–88). He won two Super Bowl rings during this time.
Most recently, Henning was named offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins, throwing wrinkles in the offense which put Ronnie Brown as quarterback leading to a 38–13 win at the New England Patriots.[2] The implementation of the "Wildcat" or single-wing offense was covered heavily by the media, and soon adopted by several other NFL teams in 2008 and 2009.
He was previously the offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers from 2002 until January 2007. Henning helped lead his team to the Super Bowl after the 2003 season. After the 2005 season in which the Panthers returned to the NFC Championship game, they were considered Super Bowl contenders in 2006. However, the offense struggled due to injuries and what critics deemed conservative play-calling by Henning, resulting in an 8–8 season and his firing.[3]
His son, Dan, played college football as a quarterback at Maryland under head coach Bobby Ross.[4]
[edit] Head coaching record
[edit] College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Boston College Eagles (Big East Conference) (1994–1996) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Boston College | 7–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | W Aloha | 22 | 23 | ||
| 1995 | Boston College | 4–8 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1996 | Boston College | 5–7 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| Boston College: | 16–19–1 | 9–11–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–19–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Jeff Merron (June 2, 2007). "Biggest Sports Gambling Scandals". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090330035814/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=merron/060207. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
- ^ "Judge: Vick can keep bonus". Associated Press. 2008-02-05. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/776577,CST-SPT-nflnt05.article. Retrieved 2008-02-10.[dead link]
- ^ Mike Cranston (2007). "Panthers fire coordinator Dan Henning". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. http://www.seattlepi.com/football/2020AP_FBN_Panthers_Henning_Fired.html. Retrieved 2008-02-09.[dead link]
- ^ ROSS' POST WITH BILLS CONTINGENT, The Richmond Times, December 23, 1986.
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Tom Bresnahan |
Buffalo Bills Offensive Coordinator 1997 |
Succeeded by Joe Pendry |
| Preceded by Charlie Weis |
New York Jets Offensive Coordinator 2000 |
Succeeded by Paul Hackett |
| Preceded by Richard Williamson |
Carolina Panthers Offensive Coordinator 2002–2006 |
Succeeded by Jeff Davidson |
| Preceded by Mike Mularkey |
Miami Dolphins Offensive Coordinator 2008–2010 |
Succeeded by Brian Daboll |
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