Dan Hunt (American football)

{{short description|American football coach}}

{{other people|Dan Hunt}}

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{{Infobox college coach

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| current_title = Offensive coordinator

| current_team = Lehigh

| current_conference = Patriot

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| birth_place = Canajoharie, New York, U.S.{{cite web|url=http://www.courierstandardenterprise.com/News/12042013_hunt |title=Courier Standard Enterprise |publisher=Courier Standard Enterprise |date=January 5, 2014 |accessdate=May 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508163220/http://www.courierstandardenterprise.com/News/12042013_hunt |archivedate=May 8, 2014 }}

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| player_years1 = 1988–1991

| player_team1 = Springfield

| player_positions = Tight end

| coach_years1 = 1992

| coach_team1 = Springfield (JV)

| coach_years2 = 1993–1994

| coach_team2 = Springfield (WR/TE)

| coach_years3 = 1995−1996

| coach_team3 = Colgate (TE)

| coach_years4 = 1997

| coach_team4 = Colgate (RB)

| coach_years5 = 1998−2005

| coach_team5 = Colgate (QB)

| coach_years6 = 2006–2013

| coach_team6 = Colgate (OC/QB)

| coach_years7 = 2014–2020

| coach_team7 = Colgate

| coach_years8 = 2021

| coach_team8 = Williams (RB/TE)

| coach_years9 = 2022

| coach_team9 = Frankin & Marshall (OC/QB)

| coach_years10 = 2023–present

| coach_team10 = Lehigh (OC/QB)

| overall_record = 40–33

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| tournament_record = 3–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs)

| championships = 3 Patriot (2015, 2017–2018)

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Daniel L. Hunt is an American football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator at Lehigh University, a position he had held since 2023. Hunt served as the head football coach at Colgate University from 2014 through his resignation in May 2021.{{cite web |url=http://www.patriotleague.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120213aaa.html |title=Colgate's Dick Biddle Announces Retirement; Dan Hunt to Become Next Head Coach - PatriotLeague.org - Patriot League Official Athletic Site |publisher=PatriotLeague.org |date=December 2, 2013 |accessdate=May 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508154143/http://www.patriotleague.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120213aaa.html |archive-date=May 8, 2014 |url-status=dead }} Hunt played for Springfield College from 1988 to 1991 and was a two-year starter at tight end. Hunt graduated from Springfield in 1992 with a degree in physical education, and earned his master's degree in athletic administration from Springfield in 1995.{{cite web |url=http://www3.springfieldcollege.edu/homepage/athletics.nsf/Headline/8CFABED006B2053985257C3C0073E272 |title=Hunt '92 G'95 Named Head Football Coach at Colgate University |publisher=.springfieldcollege.edu |date=December 9, 2013 |accessdate=May 8, 2014 |archive-date=March 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308110047/http://www3.springfieldcollege.edu/homepage/athletics.nsf/Headline/8CFABED006B2053985257C3C0073E272 |url-status=dead }} He began his coaching career as an assistant at Springfield before coming to Colgate in 1995. He has coached tight ends, running backs, and quarterbacks during his tenure and he was named associate head coach in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://gocolgateraiders.com/coaches.aspx?rc=641 |title=Colgate University Raider Athletics - 2012 Football Coaching Staff |publisher=Gocolgateraiders.com |date=December 3, 2013 |accessdate=May 8, 2014}}{{cite web|last=Levin |first=Mike |url=http://www.wktv.com/sports/Colgate-rings-in-new-football-regime-234343721.html |title=Colgate rings in new football regime | NBC-WKTV News Channel 2 - Utica News, Weather, Sports - | WKTV - Sports |publisher=WKTV |date=December 4, 2013 |accessdate=May 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508170255/http://www.wktv.com/sports/Colgate-rings-in-new-football-regime-234343721.html |archivedate=May 8, 2014 }} Hunt was named as the 29th head coach at Colgate upon the retirement of Dick Biddle following the 2013 season.{{cite web|author=The Associated Press |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2013-12-02/dick-biddle-retires-colgate-head-coach-dan-hunt-named-successor |title=Dick Biddle retires as Colgate head coach; Dan Hunt named successor |publisher=NCAA.com |date=December 3, 2013 |accessdate=May 8, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upd8pkKEOsc |title=Dick Biddle Retirement/Dan Hunt Hiring Press Conference |publisher=YouTube |date=December 4, 2013 |accessdate=May 8, 2014}}