Thomas S. Danna (February 19, 1946 – January 26, 2003)[1][2] was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Michigan Technological University from 1985 to 1986 and at Northwood University in Midland, Michigan from 1987 to 1992, compiling a career college football coaching record of 19–56.[3][4] Danna played college football at Eastern Michigan University before embarking on a coaching career.[5]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 19, 1946 |
| Died | January 26, 2003 (aged 56) Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976–1981 | Michigan Tech (assistant) |
| 1984 | James Madison (OL) |
| 1985–1986 | Michigan Tech |
| 1987–1992 | Northwood |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–56 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Tech Huskies (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1985) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Michigan Tech | 1–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Michigan Tech Huskies (NCAA Division II independent) (1986) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Michigan Tech | 3–6 | |||||||
| Michigan Tech: | 4–15 | ||||||||
| Northwood Timberwolves (NAIA Division I independent) (1987–1991) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Northwood | 1–8 | |||||||
| 1988 | Northwood | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1989 | Northwood | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1990 | Northwood | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1991 | Northwood | 2–6 | |||||||
| Northwood Timberwolves (NCAA Division II independent) (1992) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Northwood | 0–9 | |||||||
| Northwood: | 15–41 | ||||||||
| Total: | 19–56 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Thomas S Danna". Fold3. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ Thomas S. Danna
- ^ "Former coach Danna dies after accident near Flint". Midland Daily News. January 26, 2003. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "MTU coach goes to Northwood". Ironwood Daily Globe. April 6, 1987. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Michigan Technological University has Appointed Tom Danna as Head Coach". United Press International. March 26, 1985. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Tom Danna". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Football Year-By-Year Results". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
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