Eric Hehman
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (OH) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 11, 1972 |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1994 | Taylor |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1997 | Taylor (DL) |
| 1998 | Taylor (OL) |
| 1999–2003 | Trinity International (assistant) |
| 2004 | Trinity International (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2005–2009 | Greenville |
| 2010–2015 | Malone |
| 2016–2022 | Olivet Nazarene |
| 2023–present | Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (OH) (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 83–104 |
| Bowls | 3–1 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 UMAC South Division (2009) 1 MSFA Midwest (2022) | |
Eric Hehman (born August 11, 1972) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator for Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, a position he has held since 2023. He was the head football coach at Olivet Nazarene University from 2016 to 2022.[1] Hehman served as the head football coach at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois from 2005 to 2009 and at Malone University in Canton, Ohio from 2010 to 2015.
Coaching career
[edit]Greenville
[edit]Hehman has as the head football coach at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois, an NCAA Division III, school from 2005 to 2009.[2] He led the Panthers to a 7–3 record in 2009[3] including a berth in the 2009 Victory Bowl (losing to Geneva College 29–28). This was the first postseason appearance for Greenville since 2000. The team also captured the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference South Division championship (3–0 record), which was the first Division III conference title for the program. In his five years at Greenville, his teams posted an overall record of 25–22.[4]
Malone
[edit]On December 28, 2009, Hehman was named the new head coach of the Malone Pioneers football team.[5] Hehman took over for four-year head coach Mike Gardner, who resigned recently to take the head coaching position at his former institution, Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. [6]
In his first season at Malone, his team finished 3–7 (2–5 in conference play).[7]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville Panthers (St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2005–2009) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Greenville | 4–6 | |||||||
| 2006 | Greenville | 6–4 | |||||||
| 2007 | Greenville | 5–5 | |||||||
| 2008 | Greenville | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Greenville Panthers (Upper Midwest Athletic Conference) (2009) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Greenville | 7–3 | 3–0 | T–1st (South) | L Victory | ||||
| Greenville: | 28–22 | ||||||||
| Malone Pioneers (Mid-States Football Association) (2010–2011) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Malone | 3–7 | 2–5 | 6th (MEL) | |||||
| 2011 | Malone | 4–7 | 0–0 | N/A (MEL) | |||||
| Malone Pioneers (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2012–2015) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Malone | 1–9 | 1–9 | 8th (South) | |||||
| 2013 | Malone | 2–9 | 1–8 | T–6th (South) | |||||
| 2014 | Malone | 1–10 | 1–9 | 7th (South) | |||||
| 2015 | Malone | 0–10 | 0–10 | 7th (South) | |||||
| Malone: | 11–52 | 5–41 | |||||||
| Olivet Nazarene Tigers (Mid-States Football Association) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Olivet Nazarene | 4–7 | 2–3 | T–3rd (MWL) | |||||
| 2017 | Olivet Nazarene | 6–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd (MWL) | |||||
| 2018 | Olivet Nazarene | 6–5 | 4–1 | 2nd (MWL) | W Victory | ||||
| 2019 | Olivet Nazarene | 6–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd (MWL) | W Victory | ||||
| 2020–21 | Olivet Nazarene | 8–1 | 8–0 | 1st (MWL) | L NAIA First Round | 9 | |||
| 2021 | Olivet Nazarene | 7–3 | 5–2 | 3rd (MWL) | |||||
| 2022 | Olivet Nazarene | 7–4 | 5–2 | 3rd (MWL) | W Victory | ||||
| Olivet Nazarene: | 44–30 | 30–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 83–104 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ The Sporting News[permanent dead link] Transactions
- ^ Student Life (Washington University) "Football to conclude season Saturday against Greenville" By Unaiz Kabani, November 10, 2006
- ^ Canton Rep Archived December 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine "Eric Hehman hired as Malone University football coach" December 28, 2009
- ^ Greenville College News Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine "Eric Hehman Departs as Head Football Coach"
- ^ USA Today "Deals" January 28, 2010
- ^ Malone University Athletics Archived February 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Head Coach Eric Hehman
- ^ "Malone University 2010 Schedule". DakTronics 3000. Daktronics, Inc. Retrieved November 18, 2010.