Dale Lennon
Dale Lennon (born December 13, 1960) is American college athletic administrator and former college football coach. He is the athletic director at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, a position he has held since 2017. Lennon served as the head football coach at Mary from 1997 to 1998, the University of North Dakota from 1999 to 2007, and the Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 2007 to 2015, compiling a career record of 153–75. Lennon led the 2001 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team to an NCAA Division II Football Championship. His record was 90–24 in nine seasons as the head coach of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux and he is the program's all-time winningest coach. In May 2017, Lennon was named the athletic director of the University of Mary.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Mary |
| Conference | NSIC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 13, 1960 |
| Playing career | |
| 1980, 1982–1983 | North Dakota |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985 | Northern State (GA) |
| 1986 | Valley City State (assistant) |
| 1987 | Dickinson State (assistant) |
| 1988–1989 | North Dakota (DL) |
| 1990–1996 | North Dakota (DC) |
| 1997–1998 | Mary |
| 1999–2007 | North Dakota |
| 2008–2015 | Southern Illinois |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2017–present | Mary |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 153–75 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA playoffs) 14–6 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 1–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NCAA Division II (2001) 1 NDCAC (1998) 5 NCC (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005–2006) 2 MVFC (2008–2009) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Marauders (North Dakota College Athletic Conference) (1997–1998) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Mary | 4–6 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1998 | Mary | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NAIA First Round | ||||
| Mary: | 12–9 | 6–6 | |||||||
| North Dakota Fighting Sioux (North Central Conference) (1999–2007) | |||||||||
| 1999 | North Dakota | 9–2 | 8–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2000 | North Dakota | 8–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2001 | North Dakota | 14–1 | 7–1 | 1st | W NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 2002 | North Dakota | 5–6 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2003 | North Dakota | 12–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Championship | ||||
| 2004 | North Dakota | 11–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 2005 | North Dakota | 10–3 | 4–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2006 | North Dakota | 11–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2007 | North Dakota | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| North Dakota: | 90–24 | 53–16 | |||||||
| Southern Illinois Salukis (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2008–2015) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Southern Illinois | 9–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2009 | Southern Illinois | 11–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2010 | Southern Illinois | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2011 | Southern Illinois | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2012 | Southern Illinois | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2013 | Southern Illinois | 7–5 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2014 | Southern Illinois | 6–6 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 2015 | Southern Illinois | 3–8 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
| Southern Illinois: | 51–42 | 36–28 | |||||||
| Total: | 153–75 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "The University of Mary Names Dale Lennon New Athletic Director". News Room - University of Mary. May 31, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.