List of Malone Pioneers head football coaches

The Malone Pioneers program is a college football team that represents Malone University in the Mid-States Football Association, a part of the NAIA. The team has had 6 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1993. The current coach is Eric Hehman who first took the position for the 2010 season.^[1]

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list

General		Overall		Conference		Postseason[A 1]
#	Order of coaches[A 2]	GC	Games coached	CW	Conference wins	PW	Postseason wins
DC	Division championships	OW	Overall wins	CL	Conference losses	PL	Postseason losses
CC	Conference championships	OL	Overall losses	CT	Conference ties	PT	Postseason ties
NC	National championships	OT	Overall ties[A 3]	C%	Conference winning percentage
	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame	O%	Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

#	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	CCs	Awards
1	Joe Palmisano	1993–1994	19	9	9	1	.500	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Mike Gravier	1995–1998	43	30	12	1	.709	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—
3	Steve Saulnier	1999–2001	31	10	21	0	.323	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	Dan Hanson	2002–2005	40	13	27	0	.325	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Mike Gardner	2006–2009	43	25	18	0	.581	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	KCAC Coach of the Year [5] (2005) AFCA NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year (2003) AFLAC Assistant Coach of the Year (2003)
6	Eric Hehman	2010–	42	10	32	0	.238	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Details

The following are details on coaches that do not have articles on Wikipedia. For coaches with articles on Wikipedia, see links in the table above.

Dan Hanson

Coaching history

Assistant coaching positions

Hanson first served as defensive coordinator at Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, Illinois. He later moved to Canton, Ohio to be the defensive coordinator at Malone College.^[6]

Malone University

Hanson was promoted to become the fourth head coach for Malone. He held that position for four seasons, from 2002^[7] until 2005, when he resigned for personal reasons.^[8] His career coaching record at Malone was 13 wins, 27 losses, and 0 ties.^[9] This ranks him third at Malone in total wins and fourth at Malone in winning percentage.^[10] His conference record in the Mid-States Football Association was 5 wins and 21 losses during his tenure.^[11]

Hanson's inaugural 2002 season started out with three consecutive wins^[12] and a national ranking ^[13] but was answered with 3 consecutive losses. The team would win one more before finishing 2002 with a 4-6 record. Despite the losing record, Malone outscored their opponents 245 to 196.^[14]

Head Coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA Coach's Poll^#
Malone Pioneers (NAIA) (Mid-States Football Association) (2002–2005)
2002	Malone	4-6
2003	Malone	2-8
2004	Malone	4-6
2005	Malone	3-7
Malone College:		13-27	5-21
Total:		13-27
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Playing History

Before taking an assistant coach position at Olivet Nazarene University, Hanson played football for the school as an undergraduate while working on his bachelor's degree.^[15]

Personal life

After leaving coaching, Hanson took a position as the Administrative Pastor at Canton First Church of the Nazarene, where he now serves as lead pastor. Hanson earned his Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Olivet Nazarene University and also holds two master's degrees in religion and teaching.^[16] Hanson has also continued to be involved in the sport of American football through camps and youth involvement.^[17]

Notes

1. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.^[2]
2. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[3]
4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[4]

References

1. DeLassus, David. "Malone Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
2. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
3. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
4. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
5. "2005 Football All-Conference Selections". KCACSports.com. November 21, 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
6. Canton First Church of the Nazarene Staff directory
7. Akron Beacon Journal "MALONE AT GENEVA" October 11, 2003
8. Football Scoop Daily Football Scoop December 30, 2005
9. College Football Data Warehouse Dan Hanson records by year
10. Malone Coaching Records
11. Mid-States Football Association 2007 Media Guide
12. Northern Kentucky News "Dirty work pays off for Thomas More" John Lachmann October 23, 2002
13. Akron Beacon Journal "BIG GAME IS EVEN BIGGER THIS TIME FOR PIONEERS, CAVALIERS, EACH IS UNBEATEN HEADING INTO SATURDAY'S SHOWDOWN BETWEEN TWO NATIONALLY RANKED STARK COUNTY TEAMS" October 3, 2002
14. College Football Data Warehouse Malone College 2002 Football Results
15. Olivet Nazarene University News releases
16. "Staff directory". Canton First Church of the Nazarene. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
17. Professional Kicking Services, Inc. "PKS Camper News and Outstanding Accomplishments"