John Crea
{{Short description|American football coach and scout}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|9|27}}
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| coach_years1 = 1982–1988
| coach_team1 = William Paterson
| coach_years2 = 1989–1991
| coach_team2 = Methodist
| admin_years1 = 1992–2001
| admin_team1 = New York Giants (scout)
| admin_years2 = 2001–2005
| admin_team2 = Miami Dolphins (scout)
| overall_record = 33–66–1
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John Crea (born September 27, 1951) is a former American football coach and scout. He was the first head football coach for Methodist University Monarchs football team in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In three seasons, he compiled an overall record of 2–28, including two 0–10 seasons to start the new program. Crea was also the head coach at William Paterson University prior to Methodist and amassed a record of 31–38–1 from 1982 to 1988.{{Cite news |last=Moran |first=Malcolm |date=1983-03-19 |title=PLAYERS; Growing Up Ready In a Football Family |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/19/sports/players-growing-up-ready-in-a-football-family.html |access-date=2023-08-15 |issn=0362-4331}}
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = William Paterson Pioneers
| conf = New Jersey State Athletic Conference / New Jersey Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1982
| endyear = 1987
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1982
| name = William Paterson
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1983
| name = William Paterson
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = T–4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1984
| name = William Paterson
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 1–5
| confstanding = 7th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1985
| name = William Paterson
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = T–4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1986
| name = William Paterson
| overall = 6–3–1
| conference = 3–2–1
| confstanding = 3rd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1987
| name = William Paterson
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding = T–3rd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1988
| name = William Paterson
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = T–5th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = William Paterson
| overall = 31–38–1
| confrecord = 18–23–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Methodist Monarchs
| conf = NCAA Division III independent
| startyear = 1989
| endyear = 1991
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1989
| name = Methodist
| overall = 0–10
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1990
| name = Methodist
| overall = 0–10
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1991
| name = Methodist
| overall = 2–8
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Methodist
| overall = 0–18
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 33–66–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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| legend = no
}}
References
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{{William Paterson Pioneers football coach navbox}}
{{Methodist Monarchs football coach navbox}}
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Category:Methodist Monarchs football coaches
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