Men's Coaches
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Nick Fletcher
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In 2007 head coach Nick Fletcher enters his eighth season at the helm of the Big Red football program and will look to continue to build a program which has won 14 games over the last three seasons.
Last season the DU ground game averaged 185.6 yards rushing per game and against Kenyon College, two Denison backs rushed for over 200 yards rushing for the first time in school history. The accomplishment were noted by ESPN's Behind the Polls show and the Big Red offensive line was named to the D3football.com National Team of the Week for opening holes which led to the 455 yard rushing day.
In 2005, the Big Red had their second consecutive .500 or above season while finishing the season at 5-5. During the year, they outscored their opponents 275 to 259.
In 2004 Fletcher guided the Big Red to their first winning season since 1991 and a tie for fourth place in the North Coast Athletic Conference standings. The offense, led by junior quarterback Larry Cappetto, junior tight end Frank Roe and senior tailback Phil Bouwhuis averaged 334.3 yards per game and the senior-laden defense allowed only 14.5 points in Denison's six victories.
Before coming to Denison, Fletcher directed the Eureka College football program for five years. In 1995, he led the Red Devils to a 9-1 record, earning an Illini-Badger Conference championship in his first season at the helm. He is a two-time Illini-Badger Conference Coach of the Year (1995, 1997) and had collected a career collegiate coaching record of 27-22 prior to arriving in Granville.
Fletcher's football coaching career also includes a two-year stint with Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y., and ten years with Carmel (N.Y.) High School where he served as an assistant between 1978 and 1987, and as head coach from 1988 through 1991.
Fletcher holds a bachelor of science degree in natural sciences from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore (1976) and a master of science degree in education from Western Connecticut State University in Danbury (1985). He has also completed course work in a master of science program in biochemistry at New York Medical College.
As an undergraduate at Johns Hopkins, Fletcher was a member of the Blue Jay football program for three seasons and was a standout in the classroom, earning the distinction of "Top Physics Student" in 1976.
In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Fletcher is an assistant professor in Denison's department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation.
Fletcher, 53, is a native of Chappaqua, N.Y. He is the father of two children: Craig, 20; and Casey, 17. Fletcher and his wife, Janet, live in nearby Gahanna.