Dan Henning

Dan Henning
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	June 21, 1942 (1942-06-21) (age 69)
Place of birth	Bronx, New York
Playing career
1961–1963 1964, 1966–1967	William & Mary San Diego Chargers
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976–1978 1979–1980 1981–1982 1983–1986 1987–1988 1989–1991 1992–1993 1994–1996 1997 1998–1999 2000 2002–2006 2008–2010	Florida State (assistant) Virginia Tech (assistant) Houston Oilers (assistant) Virginia Tech (assistant) Florida State (assistant) New York Jets (assistant) Miami Dolphins (OC) Washington Redskins (OC) Atlanta Falcons Washington Redskins (OC) San Diego Chargers Detroit Lions (OC) Boston College Buffalo Bills (OC) New York Jets (QB) New York Jets (OC) Carolina Panthers (OC) Miami Dolphins (OC)
Head coaching record
Overall	38–73–1 (NFL) 16–19–1 (college)
Bowls	1–0
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse

Daniel Ernest Henning, (born June 21, 1942) is the former American football player and coach. A quarterback, he played college football at The College of William & Mary and professional football in 1966 for the American Football League's San Diego Chargers. Henning served as the head coach of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons (1983–1986) and San Diego Chargers (1989–1991). He was also the head football coach at Boston College from 1994 to 1996. Henning then returned to the NFL as an offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills in 1997. After Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy retired, reportedly partially due to his reluctance to fire Henning, Henning left Buffalo.

Coaching career

While the head coach of Boston College, Henning discovered a major sports betting scandal among his own players. After losing, 45–17, to Syracuse on October 26, 1996, he heard that some of his players might have bet against their own team. Henning informed the appropriate university officials, and the resulting inquiry resulted the suspension of 13 players for the rest of the season, with six banned permanently. With the effects of the scandal and a 16–19–1 record after three seasons, Henning retired at the end of the 1996 season.^[1]

Henning had two stints as the offensive coordinator with the Washington Redskins (1981–82, 1987–88). He won two Super Bowl rings during this time.

Most recently, Henning was named offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins, throwing wrinkles in the offense which put Ronnie Brown as quarterback leading to a 38–13 win at the New England Patriots.^[2] The implementation of the "Wildcat" or single-wing offense was covered heavily by the media, and soon adopted by several other NFL teams in 2008 and 2009.

He was previously the offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers from 2002 until January 2007. Henning helped lead his team to the Super Bowl after the 2003 season. After the 2005 season in which the Panthers returned to the NFC Championship game, they were considered Super Bowl contenders in 2006. However, the offense struggled due to injuries and what critics deemed conservative play-calling by Henning, resulting in an 8–8 season and his firing.^[3]

His son, Dan, played college football as a quarterback at Maryland under head coach Bobby Ross.^[4]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Boston College Eagles (Big East Conference) (1994–1996)
1994	Boston College	7–4–1	3–3–1	5th	W Aloha	22	23
1995	Boston College	4–8	4–3	T–4th
1996	Boston College	5–7	2–5	6th
Boston College:		16–19–1	9–11–1
Total:		16–19–1
National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title
#Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.

See also

• Other American Football League players

References

1. ^ Jeff Merron (June 2, 2007). "Biggest Sports Gambling Scandals". ESPN.com. http://web.archive.org/web/20090330035814/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=merron/060207. Retrieved January 14, 2009. 
2. ^ "Judge: Vick can keep bonus". Associated Press. 2008-02-05. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/776577,CST-SPT-nflnt05.article. Retrieved 2008-02-10. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Mike Cranston (2007). "Panthers fire coordinator Dan Henning". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. http://www.seattlepi.com/football/2020AP_FBN_Panthers_Henning_Fired.html. Retrieved 2008-02-09. 
4. ^ ROSS' POST WITH BILLS CONTINGENT, The Richmond Times, December 23, 1986.

External links

• Dan Henning at the College Football Data Warehouse

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tom Bresnahan	Buffalo Bills Offensive Coordinator 1997	Succeeded by Joe Pendry
Preceded by Charlie Weis	New York Jets Offensive Coordinator 2000	Succeeded by Paul Hackett
Preceded by Richard Williamson	Carolina Panthers Offensive Coordinator 2002–2006	Succeeded by Jeff Davidson
Preceded by Mike Mularkey	Miami Dolphins Offensive Coordinator 2008–2010	Succeeded by Brian Daboll

Persondata
Name	Henning, Dan
Alternative names
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	June 21, 1942
Place of birth	Bronx, New York
Date of death
Place of death