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Nicholas Fletcher
Biographical details
Born (1954-08-10) August 10, 1954 (age 70)
Playing career
1973–1975Johns Hopkins
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1990Carmel HS (NY)
1992Siena (assistant)
1993–1994Siena (OC)
1995–1999Eureka
2000–2009Denison
Head coaching record
Overall63–86 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 IBFC (1995)

Nicholas Fletcher (born August 10, 1954) is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois from 1995 to 1999 and Denison University in Granville, Ohio from 2000 to 2009, compiling a career college football coaching record of 63–86.

Playing career

Fletcher played college football at Johns Hopkins University[1] in Baltimore, Maryland from 1973 until 1975.[2]

Coaching career

Fletcher was the offensive coordinator at Siena College in Loudonville, New York, where he coached Reggie Greene who was NCAA Division I-AA's all-time leading rusher at the time of his graduation.[3]

Eureka

Fletcher was the 15th head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, serving for five seasons, from 1995 to 1999, and compiling a record of 27–22.[4] His 1995 Eureka team was second in the nation in total offense and passing offense, amassing a 9–1 record. The 1995 team was later inducted into the Eureka College Hall of Fame. At Eureka, Fletcher coached Kurt Barth, who was the all-time leading receiver in NCAA Division III at the time of his graduation.

Denison

Fletcher was the head football coach at Denison University in Granville, Ohio from 2000 to 2009, tallying mark of 36–64 in ten seasons.[5][6] Fletcher's teams produced 39 all-time Denison offensive records and had the best finish, third place, for Denison in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC). Fletcher coached Denison's all-time leading career passer, Larry Cappetto, and single-season passing record holder, Greg Neuendorf. He also coached Denisons top two all-time leading receivers, Josh Jirgens and Ryan Hite, as well as three of Denisons all-time leading rushers, Phil Bouwhuis, Jon Berg and Fred Lee.

Fletcher was fired following the 2009 season and was replaced by Jack Hatem.

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Eureka Red Devils (Illini–Badger Football Conference) (1995–1999)
1995 Eureka 9–1 6–0 1st
1996 Eureka 5–4 2–3 4th
1997 Eureka 5–5 2–3 4th
1998 Eureka 4–6 2–5 6th
1999 Eureka 4–6 3–4 T–5th
Eureka: 27–22 15–15
Denison Big Red (North Coast Athletic Conference) (2000–2009)
2000 Denison 2–8 2–5 T–7th
2001 Denison 2–8 2–5 T–7th
2002 Denison 2–8 2–5 8th
2003 Denison 3–7 2–4 T–6th
2004 Denison 6–4 4–3 T–4th
2005 Denison 5–5 3–6 T–5th
2006 Denison 3–7 3–4 T–6th
2007 Denison 4–6 3–4 T–6th
2008 Denison 6–4 4–3 T–3rd
2009 Denison 3–7 2–5 T–8th
Denison: 36–64 27–44
Total: 63–86
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ D3Football Archived October 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine "Denison Big Red 2006 Preview"
  2. ^ Denison University Archived August 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Meet Coach Fletcher
  3. ^ Newark Advocate "College Football: Denison vanishes after halftime" by JOSH HACHAT September 28, 2008
  4. ^ DeLassus, David. "Eureka Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
  5. ^ Denison University Meet Coach Fletcher
  6. ^ Columbus Dispatch "NCAC: Denison Big Red" by Mark Znidar August 27, 2008