Dan Pifer (born January 11, 1972) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for Cornell College, a position he has held since 2020. He most recently served as the recruiting coordinator at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio in 2018. Previously, Pifer served as the head football coach at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio in 2017 and at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan from 2012 to 2016 and was the head coach for the United Indoor Football's now-defunct Fort Wayne Freedom.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Cornell (IA) |
| Conference | MWC |
| Record | 18–22 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 11, 1972 Celina, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California University of Pennsylvania (1995) |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1995 | California (PA) |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996 | Saint Joseph's (IN) (assistant) |
| 1997–1999 | Saint Francis (IN) (OC) |
| 2002–2003 | Hillsdale (QB/WR/DL) |
| 2004–2005 | Bellmont HS (IN) (OC) |
| 2005 | Fort Wayne Freedom (OC) |
| 2006 | Fort Wayne Freedom |
| 2006–2011 | Tri–State / Trine (OC/RC/ST) |
| 2012–2016 | Olivet |
| 2017 | Walsh |
| 2018 | Bowling Green (RC) |
| 2019 | Saline HS (MI) (assistant) |
| 2020–present | Cornell (IA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–50 (college) 4–11 (UIF) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D–III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MIAA (2015–2016) | |
Pifer was an assistant offensive coordinator, running backs coach, and strength and conditioning coach for former Fort Wayne Freedom and Trine University head coach now Athletic Director Matt Land. He has served as quarterbacks coach in the past. He was a 1990 graduate of Celina High School.[citation needed]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivet Comets (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2012–2016) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Olivet | 0–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2013 | Olivet | 6–4 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2014 | Olivet | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2015 | Olivet | 9–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2016 | Olivet | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| Olivet: | 30–21 | 16–14 | |||||||
| Walsh Cavaliers (Great Midwest Athletic Conference) (2017) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Walsh | 4–7 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| Walsh: | 4–7 | 4–3 | |||||||
| Cornell Rams (Midwest Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Cornell | 4–6 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2022 | Cornell | 3–7 | 3–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2023 | Cornell | 6–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2024 | Cornell | 5–5 | 5–4 | 5th | |||||
| Cornell: | 18–22 | 18–18 | |||||||
| Total: | 52–50 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Benson, Jim (April 1, 2006). "Taylor, Extreme anxious for home opener". Bloomington Pantagraph. Retrieved March 15, 2011.