Drew Cronic
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Current position | |
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Title | Offensive coordinator |
Team | Navy |
Conference | The American |
Biographical details | |
Born | Canton, Georgia, U.S. | January 24, 1974
Playing career | |
1995–1997 | Georgia |
Position(s) | Wide receiver |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1998 | West Georgia (GA) |
1999–2001 | James Madison (WR / asst. RC) |
2002–2007 | Furman (WR/RC) |
2008–2010 | Furman (TE/RC) |
2012–2014 | Reinhardt (AHC/OC/QB/RC) |
2015–2016 | Reinhardt |
2017 | Furman (OC) |
2018–2019 | Lenoir–Rhyne |
2020–2023 | Mercer |
2024–present | Navy (OC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 75–23 |
Tournaments | 2–2 (NAIA playoffs) 4–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 1–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 SAC (2018–2019) 1 MSC West Division (2016) | |
Awards | |
AFCA NCAA Division II COY (2018) | |
Andrew Danny Cronic (born January 24, 1974)[1] is an American college football coach. He is the offensive coordinator for the United States Naval Academy, a position he has held since 2024.[2][3][4] He was the head football coach at Mercer University from 2020 to 2023.[5][6][7][8] He was also the head football coach for Reinhardt University from 2015 to 2016 and Lenoir–Rhyne University from 2018 to 2019.[9][10][11][12] He also coached for West Georgia, James Madison, and Furman.[13] He played college football for Georgia as a wide receiver.[14]
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA/STATS# | AFCA/Coaches° | ||
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Reinhardt Eagles (Mid-South Conference) (2015–2016) | |||||||||
2015 | Reinhardt | 9–2 | 4–1 | 2nd (West) | L NAIA First Round | 10 | |||
2016 | Reinhardt | 13–1 | 5–0 | 1st (West) | L NAIA Semifinal | 3 | |||
Reinhardt: | 22–3 | 9–1 | |||||||
Lenoir–Rhyne Bears (South Atlantic Conference) (2018–2019) | |||||||||
2018 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 12–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | 8 | |||
2019 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 13–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | 4 | |||
Lenoir–Rhyne: | 25–3 | 15–0 | |||||||
Mercer Bears (Southern Conference) (2020–2023) | |||||||||
2020–21 | Mercer | 5–6 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
2021 | Mercer | 7–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
2022 | Mercer | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | 24 | 21 | |||
2023 | Mercer | 9–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 17 | 20 | ||
Mercer: | 28–17 | 22–10 | |||||||
Total: | 75–23 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
[edit]- ^ "2008 Furman Football Guide Pages 40 80 (PDF)" (PDF). Furman University. p. 48. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Brice, John (January 9, 2024). "Sources: Top FCS head coach to leave post to become Navy offensive coordinator". Footballscoop. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Drew Cronic to become Navy football offensive coordinator after resigning as coach at Mercer". Capital Gazette. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Londergan, Joe (January 9, 2024). "Navy Football Hires Mercer Head Coach Drew Cronic As Offensive Coordinator". Sports Illustrated G5 Football Daily News, Analysis and More. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Cronic Resigns As Mercer Football Head Coach". Mercer University Athletics. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Baxley, Justin (December 20, 2019). "Mercer introduces new head football coach as 'man of integrity and character'". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ Baxley, Justin (December 21, 2019). "Mercer introduces new head football coach as 'man of integrity and character'". Albany Herald. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Drew Cronic named Mercer football coach". soconsports.com. December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Drew Cronic Steps Down as Head Football Coach". December 21, 2016.
- ^ "Reinhardt's Head Football Coach Resigns". Canton-Sixes, GA Patch. December 22, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Drew Cronic to Leave LR, Search Begins for 23rd Head Football Coach". Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics. December 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Schnautz, Aaron (December 7, 2017). "Lenoir-Rhyne introduces Cronic as new football coach". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Cronic, Anderson, Prather join athletic department as assistant football coaches". January 5, 2012.
- ^ "Hendrix brings ex-Furman coach Cronic back as offensive coordinator". The Greenville News. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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[edit]Categories:
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- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Furman Paladins football coaches
- Georgia Bulldogs football players
- James Madison Dukes football coaches
- Lenoir–Rhyne Bears football coaches
- Mercer Bears football coaches
- Navy Midshipmen football coaches
- Reinhardt Eagles football coaches
- West Georgia Wolves football coaches
- University of West Georgia alumni
- Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area
- Coaches of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Players of American football from Coweta County, Georgia