Dean Paul

American football coach

Dean PaulPlaying career

1987–1990| Mount Union
Position(s)| Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1992| Allegheny (RB)
1993–1994| Tulane (assistant)
1995–1997| Wooster (assistant)
1998| Fordham (assistant)
1999–2003| Thomas More
2004–2023| Ohio Northern
Head coaching record
Overall| 161–89
Tournaments| 3–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2× OAC Coach of the Year (2010, 2015)
Records
Winningest Football Coach in Ohio Northern University history.

Dean Paul is an American college football coach. He was the head football coach at Ohio Northern University from 2004 to 2023. Paul served in the same capacity at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky from 1999 to 2003. A native of Garrettsville, Ohio, he played college football as a running back at Mount Union College—now known as the University of Mount Union—from 1987 to 1990. [1]

## Playing career[edit]

Paul earned 11 varsity letters at James A. Garfield High School in football, basketball and baseball. He earned all conference honors in all three sports. At Mount Union, he earned all Ohio Athletic Conference honors in 1988 and 1990. As a senior he led the Purple Raiders in rushing, receiving yards and receptions in a 1st round playoff game against Allegheny College.

## Head coaching record[edit]

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

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Thomas More Saints (NCAA Division III independent) (1999–2003)
1999 | Thomas More  | 7–3 |  |  |
2000 | Thomas More  | 9–1 |  |  |
2001 | Thomas More  | 11–1 |  |  | L NCAA Division III Second Round
2002 | Thomas More  | 7–3 |  |  |
2003 | Thomas More  | 6–4 |  |  |
Thomas More: | 40–12 |  |
Ohio Northern Polar Bears (Ohio Athletic Conference) (2004–2023)
2004 | Ohio Northern  | 8–2 | 7–2 | 2nd |
2005 | Ohio Northern  | 8–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd |
2006 | Ohio Northern  | 6–4 | 5–4 | T–4th |
2007 | Ohio Northern  | 7–3 | 6–3 | 3rd |
2008 | Ohio Northern  | 5–4 | 5–4 | T–3rd |
2009 | Ohio Northern  | 8–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd |
2010 | Ohio Northern  | 10–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Second Round
2011 | Ohio Northern  | 6–4 | 5–4 | T–4th |
2012 | Ohio Northern  | 4–6 | 4–5 | 6th |
2013 | Ohio Northern  | 6–5 | 5–4 | T–4th |
2014 | Ohio Northern  | 7–3 | 6–3 | 4th |
2015 | Ohio Northern  | 9–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division III Second Round
2016 | Ohio Northern  | 5–5 | 5–4 | T–4th |
2017 | Ohio Northern  | 7–3 | 6–3 | T–2nd |
2018 | Ohio Northern  | 5–5 | 4–5 | T–5th |
2019 | Ohio Northern  | 6–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd |
2020–21 | Ohio Northern  | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3rd |
2021 | Ohio Northern  | 4–6 | 3–6 | 7th |
2022 | Ohio Northern  | 3–7 | 3–6 | 7th |
2023 | Ohio Northern  | 4–6 | 4–5 | 6th |
Ohio Northern: | 121–77 | 106–69 |
Total: | 161-89 |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Dean Paul". onusports.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Ohio Northern profile

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Thomas More Saints head football coaches

* Vic Clark (1990–1998)
* Dean Paul (1999–2003)
* Mike Hallett (2004–2006)
* Jim Hilvert (2007–2014)
* Regis Scafe (2015–2017)
* Trevor Stellman (2018–2021)
* Chris Norwell (2022– )

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Ohio Northern Polar Bears head football coaches

* No coach (1893)
* Harry McCrory (1894)
* William Kreglow (1895–1897)
* A. H. Hanover (1898)
* William Kreglow (1899–1900)
* No coach (1901–1902)
* Edgar Wingard (1903)
* No coach (1904)
* Thomas J. Smull (1905)
* Grover Kreglow (1906–1907)
* Snuff MacKowan (1908–1909)
* Thomas J. Smull (1910)
* Marion J. Bradshaw (1911–1912)
* Carl Peters (1913)
* Arthur W. Raymond (1914–1915)
* Larry Bevan (1916–1917)
* Thomas J. Smull (1918)
* Charles Bolen (1919–1921)
* James O. Newton (1922–1923)
* Ben Roderick (1924–1925)
* William Meredith (1926–1928)
* Ernest R. Miller (1929–1930)
* Harris Lamb (1931–1941)
* Millard Murphy (1942)
* No team (1943–1944)
* Clyde A. Lamb (1945)
* Millard Murphy (1946)
* Clyde A. Lamb (1947–1954)
* Richard Poole (1955)
* John Nettleton (1956–1959)
* Arden Roberson (1960–1969)
* Bob Middleton (1970–1973)
* Wally Hood (1974–1983)
* Dan Kratzer (1984–1985)
* Tom Kaczkowski (1986–2002)
* Stacey Hairston # (2003)
* Dean Paul (2004–2023)
* Andy Fries (2024– )

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