Dan Curran (born October 28, 1976) is a former American football fullback. He is the head football coach for the College of the Holy Cross. Curran was previously head coach of the Merrimack football program after spending three seasons as the offensive coordinator of one of the top offenses in the country. Curran led Merrimack to several marquee victories, including the program's first victory over a Division I opponent when it defeated reigning Northeast Conference champion and Division I FCS Tournament participant Wagner, as well as multiple wins over conference rival Bentley, two victories against conference power LIU Post, and the team's first-ever road win at the University of New Haven
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Holy Cross |
| Conference | Patriot |
| Record | 6–6 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 28, 1976 Chelmsford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2000 | New Hampshire |
| 2001 | Nashville Kats |
| 2002–2003 | Georgia Force |
| 2004, 2007 | New Orleans VooDoo |
| 2004 | New Orleans Saints |
| 2008–2009 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010–2012 | Merrimack (OC) |
| 2013–2023 | Merrimack |
| 2024–present | Holy Cross |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–64 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Patriot (2024) | |
Curran came to Merrimack after playing eight years of professional football which included time spent with the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints of the National Football League as well as the New Orleans Voodoo and Georgia Force of the Arena Football League. As a player in the Arena Football League, Curran earned First-team All-League Honors and was named to the All-Ironman Team after leading the league in rushing and becoming just the third player in league history at the time to rush for over 20 touchdowns in a season
He was hired as Merrimack head coach in February 2013,[1] and was hired at Holy Cross in December 2023.[2]
Early years
editCurran was named Boston Globe Player of the Year. He also earned All American status in USA Today and was named the 6th best player in New England by Super Prep Magazine. He led Chelmsford High School to a Super Bowl victory over Brookline High School.
College career
editCurran attended the University of New Hampshire and played for Head Coach Sean McDonnell and Offensive Coordinator Chip Kelly earning Atlantic 10 honors his Senior year after rushing for 1,059 yards and scoring 16 touchdowns.
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack Warriors (Northeast-10 Conference) (2013–2018) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Merrimack | 7–4 | 5–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2014 | Merrimack | 4–7 | 4–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2015 | Merrimack | 6–5 | 6–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2016 | Merrimack | 3–8 | 2–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2017 | Merrimack | 4–6 | 4–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2018 | Merrimack | 5–5 | 5–4 | 5th | |||||
| Merrimack Warriors (Northeast Conference) (2019–2023) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Merrimack | 6–5 | 0–0* | ||||||
| 2020–21 | Merrimack | 0–3 | 0–3 | 6th | |||||
| 2021 | Merrimack | 5–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2022 | Merrimack | 8–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2023 | Merrimack | 5–6 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| Merrimack: | 53–58 | 38–43 | |||||||
| Holy Cross Crusaders (Patriot League) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Holy Cross | 6–6 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Holy Cross: | 6–6 | 5–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 59–64 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Dan Curran Named Merrimack Football Head Coach". Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ Toland, Jennifer (December 15, 2023). "Holy Cross tabs Merrimack's Dan Curran as Crusaders new football coach". Telegram & Gazette. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.