Danny Hale (American football)

American football player and coach (born 1946)

Danny HaleBiographical details

Born|  (1946-12-29) December 29, 1946 (age 78)
Playing career
1967| West Chester
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974| Vermont (DB/LB)
1975–1980| Bucknell (OL)
1981–1983| Colgate (DC/OL)
1984–1988| West Chester
1993–2012| Bloomsburg
Head coaching record
Overall| 213–69–1
Tournaments| 7–9 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
13 PSAC Eastern Division (1986–1987, 1994–1997, 2000–2003, 2005–2006, 2010)
Awards
AFCA Division II Coach of the Year (2000)
10× PSAC Coach of the Year (1986–1987, 1994–1997, 2000–2001, 2005–2006)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2024 (profile)

Danny Hale (born December 29, 1946) is an American former college football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania for 20 seasons from 1993 to 2012. Hale was previously head coach at West Chester University of Pennsylvania from 1984 to 1988.

Hale was inducted in to the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2024.[1]

## Head coaching record

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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West Chester Golden Rams (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1984–1988)
1984 | West Chester  | 7–3 | 5–1 | 2nd (East) |
1985 | West Chester  | 7–3 | 5–1 | 2nd (East) |
1986 | West Chester  | 8–3 | 6–0 | 1st (East) |
1987 | West Chester  | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st (East) |
1988 | West Chester  | 9–2 | 5–1 | 2nd (East) | L NCAA Division II First Round
West Chester: | 40–13 | 27–3 |
Bloomsburg Huskies (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1993–present)
1993 | Bloomsburg  | 5–6 | 4–2 | T–2nd (East) |
1994 | Bloomsburg  | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st (East) |
1995 | Bloomsburg  | 9–1–1 | 5–0–1 | T–1st (East) |
1996 | Bloomsburg  | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st (East) | L NCAA Division II First Round
1997 | Bloomsburg  | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st (East) |
1998 | Bloomsburg  | 5–6 | 4–2 | 3rd (East) |
1999 | Bloomsburg  | 7–4 | 4–2 | 3rd (East) |
2000 | Bloomsburg  | 12–3 | 6–0 | 1st (East) | L NCAA Division II Championship
2001 | Bloomsburg  | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st (East) | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
2002 | Bloomsburg  | 8–2 | 5–1 | T–1st (East) |
2003 | Bloomsburg  | 7–4 | 5–1 | T–1st (East) |
2004 | Bloomsburg  | 7–3 | 4–2 | 3rd (East) |
2005 | Bloomsburg  | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st (East) | L NCAA Division II Second Round
2006 | Bloomsburg  | 12–2 | 6–0 | 1st (East) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal
2007 | Bloomsburg  | 7–3 | 4–1 | 2nd (East) |
2008 | Bloomsburg  | 11–2 | 6–1 | 2nd (East) | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
2009 | Bloomsburg  | 8–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd (East) |
2010 | Bloomsburg  | 10–3 | 7–0 | 1st (East) | L NCAA Division II Second Round
2011 | Bloomsburg  | 9–2 | 5–2 | 3rd (East) |
2012 | Bloomsburg  | 10–2 | 6–1 | 2nd (East) | L NCAA Division II First Round
Bloomsburg: | 173–56–1 | 107–18–1 |
Total: | 213–69–1 |
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

## See also

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* List of college football career coaching wins leaders

## References

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1. ^ "NFF Announces Star-Studded 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Class". footballfoundation.org. National Football Foundation. January 8, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

## External links

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* College Football Hall of Fame profile

* Bloomsburg profile

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West Chester Golden Rams head football coaches

* Bert Hall (1920)
* Charles Martz (1921)
* Bert Hall (1922)
* Herschel L. Mosier (1923)
* James F. McGovern (1924–1928)
* C. Van Dyke Conover (1929–1931)
* Howard Wescott (1932–1933)
* Glenn Killinger (1934–1941)
* Heinie Miller (1942)
* No team (1943–1944)
* Glenn Killinger (1945–1959)
* James Bonder (1960–1965)
* Robert Mitten (1965–1971)
* John Furlow (1972–1978)
* Otto Kneidinger (1979–1983)
* Danny Hale (1984–1988)
* Rick Daniels (1989–2002)
* Bill Zwaan (2003–2019)
* No team (2020)
* Bill Zwaan (2021–2023)
* Duke Greco (2024– )

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Bloomsburg Huskies head football coaches

* Warren H. Detwiler (1892–1893)
* Albert K. Aldinger (1895–1898)
* No team (1899–1900)
* Albert K. Aldinger (1901–1905)
* No team (1906)
* B. F. Bryant (1907–1908)
* George Harry (1909)
* Charles Albert (1910)
* John W. Weimer (1911–1917)
* No team (1918)
* Thomas W. Pownall (1919)
* Raymond Deidrick (1920)
* George M. Mead (1921–1924)
* Alfred K. Jackson (1925)
* Thornley Booth (1926–1931)
* George Buchheit (1932–1935)
* A. Austin Tate (1936–1939)
* George Buchheit (1940–1941)
* No team (1942–1943)
* Frank Kostos (1944)
* George Buchheit (1945)
* John A. Hoch (1946)
* Robert B. Redman (1947–1951)
* Jack Yohe (1952–1956)
* Walter R. Blair (1957–1963)
* Russell E. Houk (1964–1967)
* Jerry Denstorff (1968–1970)
* Bill Sproule (1971–1975)
* Ron Puhl (1976–1979)
* Clark Boler (1980–1981)
* George Landis (1982–1985)
* Pete Adrian (1986–1992)
* Danny Hale (1993–2012)
* Paul Darragh (2013–2019)
* No team (2020)
* Frank Sheptock (2021– )

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AFCA NCAA College Division/Division II Coach of the Year winners

* 1960: Woodson
* 1961: Gaither
* 1962: Edwards
* 1963: Edwards
* 1964: Stasavich
* 1965: Curtice
* 1966: Jessee
* 1967: S. Moore
* 1968: Root
* 1969: Naviaux
* 1970: Ellender
* 1971: Raymond
* 1972: Raymond
* 1973: Maurer
* 1974: Kramer
* 1975: Maurer
* 1976: Dennison
* 1977: Manlove
* 1978: Tressel
* 1979: Narduzzi
* 1980: Carter
* 1981: Ragazzo
* 1982: Wacker
* 1983: Morton
* 1984: Gailey
* 1985: Landis
* 1986: Solomonson
* 1987: Rhoades
* 1988: Hager
* 1989: Williams
* 1990: Hager
* 1991: Broyles
* 1992: Burgess
* 1993: Wallace
* 1994: Wallace
* 1995: Wallace
* 1996: Glenn
* 1997: Glenn
* 1998: Tjeerdsma
* 1999: Tjeerdsma
* 2000: Hale
* 2001: Lennon
* 2002: Kelly
* 2003: Kelly & Van Diest
* 2004: Hatcher
* 2005: Martin
* 2006: Martin
* 2007: Dean
* 2008: Tjeerdsma
* 2009: Tjeerdsma
* 2010: Nielson
* 2011: Winters
* 2012: Dean
* 2013: Dorrel
* 2014: Wristen
* 2015: Dorrel
* 2016: Dorrel
* 2017: Shinnick
* 2018: Cronic
* 2019: Hoffner
* 2020: No season
* 2021: Wilson
* 2022: B. Moore
* 2023: Simmons
* 2024: Jackson

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