Drew Cronic

{{short description|American football coach (born 1974)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{redirect|Cronic|other uses|Chronic (disambiguation){{!}}Chronic|and|Kronic (disambiguation){{!}}Kronic|his father|Danny Cronic}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Drew Cronic

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| current_title = Offensive coordinator

| current_team = Navy

| current_conference = AAC

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|1|24}}

| birth_place = Canton, Georgia, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1995–1997

| player_team1 = Georgia

| player_positions = Wide receiver

| coach_years1 = 1998

| coach_team1 = West Georgia (GA)

| coach_years2 = 1999–2001

| coach_team2 = James Madison (WR / asst. RC)

| coach_years3 = 2002–2007

| coach_team3 = Furman (WR/RC)

| coach_years4 = 2008–2010

| coach_team4 = Furman (TE/RC)

| coach_years5 = 2012–2014

| coach_team5 = Reinhardt (AHC/OC/QB/RC)

| coach_years6 = 2015–2016

| coach_team6 = Reinhardt

| coach_years7 = 2017

| coach_team7 = Furman (OC)

| coach_years8 = 2018–2019

| coach_team8 = Lenoir–Rhyne

| coach_years9 = 2020–2023

| coach_team9 = Mercer

| coach_years10 = 2024–present

| coach_team10 = Navy (OC)

| overall_record = 75–23

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| tournament_record = 2–2 (NAIA playoffs)
4–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
1–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs)

| championships = 2 SAC (2018–2019)
1 MSC West Division (2016)

| awards = AFCA NCAA Division II COY (2018)

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Andrew Danny Cronic (born January 24, 1974){{Cite web |title=2008 Furman Football Guide Pages 40 80 (PDF) |url=https://furmanpaladins.com/documents/2023/8/21/2008_Furman_Football_Guide_-_Pages_40-80.pdf |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Furman University |page=48 |language=en}} is an American college football coach. He is the offensive coordinator for the United States Naval Academy, a position he has held since 2024.{{Cite web |last=Brice |first=John |date=2024-01-09 |title=Sources: Top FCS head coach to leave post to become Navy offensive coordinator |url=https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-top-fcs-head-coach-to-leave-post-to-become-navy-offensive-coordinator-drew-cronic |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Footballscoop |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-10 |title=Drew Cronic to become Navy football offensive coordinator after resigning as coach at Mercer |url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/2024/01/09/navy-football-offensive-coordinator-drew-cronic-mercer-coach/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Capital Gazette |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Londergan |first=Joe |date=2024-01-09 |title=Navy Football Hires Mercer Head Coach Drew Cronic As Offensive Coordinator |url=https://www.si.com/college/group-five/aac/breaking-navy-football-hires-mercer-head-coach-drew-cronic-as-offensive-coordinator |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Sports Illustrated G5 Football Daily News, Analysis and More |language=en}} He was the head football coach for Reinhardt University from 2015 to 2016,{{Cite web |date=2016-12-21 |title=Drew Cronic Steps Down as Head Football Coach |url=https://reinhardteagles.com/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/20161221_3527 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2016-12-22 |title=Reinhardt's Head Football Coach Resigns |url=https://patch.com/georgia/canton-ga/reinhardts-head-football-coach-resigns |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Canton-Sixes, GA Patch |language=en}} Lenoir–Rhyne University from 2018 to 2019,{{Cite web |last=Schnautz |first=Aaron |date=2017-12-07 |title=Lenoir-Rhyne introduces Cronic as new football coach |url=https://hickoryrecord.com/sports/lenoir-rhyne-introduces-cronic-as-new-football-coach/article_0f8fc514-db63-11e7-99c9-63b18358e807.html |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Hickory Daily Record |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2019-12-10 |title=Drew Cronic to Leave LR, Search Begins for 23rd Head Football Coach |url=https://lrbears.com/news/2019/12/10/drew-cronic-to-leave-lr-search-begins-for-23rd-head-football-coach.aspx |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics |language=en}} and Mercer University from 2020 to 2023.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-09 |title=Cronic Resigns As Mercer Football Head Coach |url=https://mercerbears.com/news/2024/1/9/cronic-resigns-as-mercer-football-head-coach.aspx |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Mercer University Athletics |language=en}}{{cite news |last=Baxley |first=Justin |date=December 20, 2019 |title=Mercer introduces new head football coach as 'man of integrity and character' |url=https://www.macon.com/sports/college/mercer-university/article238562483.html |access-date=December 26, 2019 |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Macon, Georgia}}{{Cite web |last=Baxley |first=Justin |date=2019-12-21 |title=Mercer introduces new head football coach as 'man of integrity and character' |url=https://www.albanyherald.com/sports/mercer-introduces-new-head-football-coach-as-man-of-integrity-and-character/article_61b92c0e-2431-11ea-8fcb-7b806e476b1e.html |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Albany Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2019-12-10 |title=Drew Cronic named Mercer football coach |url=http://soconsports.com/news/2019/12/10/drew-cronic-named-mercer-football-coach.aspx |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=soconsports.com |language=en}} He also coached for West Georgia, James Madison, and Furman.{{Cite web |date=2012-01-05 |title=Cronic, Anderson, Prather join athletic department as assistant football coaches |url=https://reinhardteagles.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20120105_2423 |language=en}} He played college football for Georgia as a wide receiver.{{Cite web |title=Hendrix brings ex-Furman coach Cronic back as offensive coordinator |url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/furman/2016/12/21/hendrix-brings-ex-furman-coach-cronic-back-offensive-coordinator/95717272/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=The Greenville News |language=en-US}}