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Revision as of 12:24, 21 January 2006 by Glacier109 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Dennis Erickson (born March 24, 1947, in Everett, Washington) is an football coach. He was the head coach of five collegiate football programs and two NFL teams.
Erickson's head coaching career began in 1982 at age 35, when he was hired at Idaho (following a successful stint as Jack Elway's offensive coordinator at San Jose State). After four years at with the Vandals, Erickson moved to the Wyoming in 1986 for a single season, returned to the Palouse with Washington State (1987-88) for two, then on to Miami (1989-1994) for six. He was then an NFL head coach for four seasons with the Seattle Seahawks (1995-98), went back to the college level with Oregon State in 1999 for four seasons, then back to the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers (2003-2004) for two.
Erickson is the son of a high school football coach, and played collegiately as a quarterback at Montana State. Considered a coaching vagabond, Erickson's name has been mentioned in connection with several vacant college head football coaching vacancines, including at San Diego State.
| Preceded byJerry Davitch | University of Idaho Head Football Coach 1982–1985 |
Succeeded byKeith Gilbertson |
| Preceded byAl Kincaid | University of Wyoming Head Football Coach 1986 |
Succeeded byPaul Roach |
| Preceded byJim Walden | Washington State University Head Football Coach 1987–1988 |
Succeeded byMike Price |
| Preceded byJimmy Johnson | University of Miami Head Football Coach 1989–1994 |
Succeeded byButch Davis |
| Preceded byTom Flores | Seattle Seahawks Head Coach 1995–1998 |
Succeeded byMike Holmgren |
| Preceded byMike Riley | Oregon State University Head Football Coach 1999–2003 |
Succeeded byMike Riley |
| Preceded bySteve Mariucci | San Francisco 49ers Head Coach 2003–2005 |
Succeeded byMike Nolan |
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