Nicholas Fletcher
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1954)}}
{{otherpeople|Nick Fletcher}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|8|10}}
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| player_years1 = 1973–1975
| player_team1 = Johns Hopkins
| player_positions =
| coach_years1 = 1988–1990
| coach_team1 = Carmel HS (NY)
| coach_years2 = 1992
| coach_team2 = Siena (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1993–1994
| coach_years4 = 1995–1999
| coach_team4 = Eureka
| coach_years5 = 2000–2009
| coach_team5 = Denison
| overall_record = 63–86 (college)
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| championships = 1 IBFC (1995)
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Nicholas Fletcher (born August 10, 1954) is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois from 1995 to 1999 and Denison University in Granville, Ohio from 2000 to 2009, compiling a career college football coaching record of 63–86.
Playing career
Fletcher played college football at Johns Hopkins University[http://www.d3football.com/preview.php?id=1041&year=2006 D3Football] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026180329/http://www.d3football.com/preview.php?id=1041&year=2006 |date=October 26, 2006 }} "Denison Big Red 2006 Preview" in Baltimore, Maryland from 1973 until 1975.[http://www.denison.edu/athletics/mens/coaches/nick_fletcher.html Denison University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809130821/http://www.denison.edu/athletics/mens/coaches/nick_fletcher.html |date=August 9, 2009 }} Meet Coach Fletcher
Coaching career
Fletcher was the offensive coordinator at Siena College in Loudonville, New York, where he coached Reggie Greene who was NCAA Division I-AA's all-time leading rusher at the time of his graduation.[http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20080928/SPORTS/809280342/1006/SPORTS Newark Advocate] "College Football: Denison vanishes after halftime" by JOSH HACHAT September 28, 2008
=Eureka=
Fletcher was the 15th head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, serving for five seasons, from 1995 to 1999, and compiling a record of 27–22.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/umac/eureka/coaching_records.php|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|title=Eureka Coaching Records|first=David|last=DeLassus|accessdate=February 15, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121045113/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/umac/eureka/coaching_records.php|archivedate=November 21, 2010}} His 1995 Eureka team was second in the nation in total offense and passing offense, amassing a 9–1 record. The 1995 team was later inducted into the Eureka College Hall of Fame. At Eureka, Fletcher coached Kurt Barth, who was the all-time leading receiver in NCAA Division III at the time of his graduation.
=Denison=
Fletcher was the head football coach at Denison University in Granville, Ohio from 2000 to 2009, tallying mark of 36–64 in ten seasons.[http://dwww.denison.edu/athletics/mens/coaches/nick_fletcher.html Denison University] Meet Coach Fletcher[http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2008/08/27/cfb-preview/fbc_denison.ART_ART_08-27-08_E12_9IB4D8G.html?sid=101 Columbus Dispatch] "NCAC: Denison Big Red" by Mark Znidar August 27, 2008 Fletcher's teams produced 39 all-time Denison offensive records and had the best finish, third place, for Denison in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC). Fletcher coached Denison's all-time leading career passer, Larry Cappetto, and single-season passing record holder, Greg Neuendorf. He also coached Denisons top two all-time leading receivers, Josh Jirgens and Ryan Hite, as well as three of Denisons all-time leading rushers, Phil Bouwhuis, Jon Berg and Fred Lee.
Fletcher was fired following the 2009 season and was replaced by Jack Hatem.
Head coaching record
=College=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Eureka Red Devils
| conf = Illini–Badger Football Conference
| startyear = 1995
| endyear = 1999
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1995
| name = Eureka
| overall = 9–1
| conference = 6–0
| confstanding = 1st
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1996
| name = Eureka
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = 4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1997
| name = Eureka
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = 4th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1998
| name = Eureka
| overall = 4–6
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = 6th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1999
| name = Eureka
| overall = 4–6
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = T–5th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Eureka
| overall = 27–22
| confrecord = 15–15
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Denison Big Red
| conf = North Coast Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2000
| endyear = 2009
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2000
| name = Denison
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = T–7th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2001
| name = Denison
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = T–7th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2002
| name = Denison
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = 8th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2003
| name = Denison
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = T–6th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2004
| name = Denison
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 4–3
| confstanding = T–4th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2005
| name = Denison
| overall = 5–5
| conference = 3–6
| confstanding = T–5th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2006
| name = Denison
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = T–6th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2007
| name = Denison
| overall = 4–6
| conference = 3–4
| confstanding = T–6th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2008
| name = Denison
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 4–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2009
| name = Denison
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = T–8th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Denison
| overall = 36–64
| confrecord = 27–44
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 63–86
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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References
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{{Eureka Red Devils football coach navbox}}
{{Denison Big Red football coach navbox}}
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