Dan MacNeill

Dan MacNeill
Biographical details
Born	c. 1957 (age 66–67); Walton, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	State University of New York College at Cortland (1979)
Playing career
Football
1975–1978	Cortland
Position(s)	Linebacker, defensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1980–1981	Port Byron Central HS (NY) (assistant)
1982	Ithaca (GA)
1983	Ithaca (WR)
1984–1987	Villanova (DE)
1988–1996	Villanova (DC/LB)
1997–2019	Cortland
Track and field
1980–1981	Port Byron Central HS (NY)
Head coaching record
Overall	155–84 (college football)
Tournaments	5–6 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	6 NJAC (2005–2008, 2010, 2012); 2 E8 (2015, 2019)
Awards
	2× NJAC Coach of the Year (2008, 2012)

Dan MacNeill (born c. 1957) is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach for State University of New York College at Cortland—now known as State University of New York at Cortland—from 1997 to 2019.^[1]^[2]^[3] He also coached for Port Byron Central High School, Ithaca,^[4] and Villanova.^[5]^[6]^[7] He played college football for Cortland as a linebacker and defensive tackle.^[8]^[9]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	D3^#
Cortland Red Dragons (NCAA Division III independent) (1997–1999)
1997	Cortland	8–2			L NCAA Division III Regional
1998	Cortland	4–6
1999	Cortland	5–5
Cortland Red Dragons (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2000–2014)
2000	Cortland	4–6	4–2	3rd
2001	Cortland	5–5	3–3	4th
2002	Cortland	9–2	4–2	T–2nd
2003	Cortland	5–5	2–3	4th
2004	Cortland	5–4	4–2	3rd
2005	Cortland	7–3	5–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division III First Round
2006	Cortland	9–2	6–1	T–1st		21
2007	Cortland	8–3	6–1	T–1st
2008	Cortland	11–2	9–0	1st	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal	6
2009	Cortland	0–4^{[n 1]}	0–2^{[n 1]}	N/A^{[n 1]}
2010	Cortland	10–2	8–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division III Second Round	18
2011	Cortland	9–2	7–2	T–2nd
2012	Cortland	9–2	7–0	1st	L NCAA Division III Second Round	24
2013	Cortland	6–5	5–2	3rd
2014	Cortland	5–5	4–3	4th
Cortland Red Dragons (Empire 8 Athletic Conference) (2015–2019)
2015	Cortland	9–3	6–2	T–1st	L NCAA Division III Second Round	15
2016	Cortland	5–6	3–5	T–6th
2017	Cortland	7–4	5–2	T–2nd
2018	Cortland	7–3	5–2	2nd
2019	Cortland	8–3	5–1	T–1st
Cortland:		155–84^{[n 1]}	98–37^{[n 1]}
Total:		155–84^{[n 1]}
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Cortland was forced to vacate all seven wins from the 2009 season

^ Hauswirth, Matt (December 4, 2019). "SUNY Cortland's Dan MacNeill announces retirement after 23-year run as football coach". CNY Central. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "Dan MacNeill '79 retires". Red Dragon Network. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ Fredes, Camilo (December 4, 2019). "SUNY Cortland Football Coach Dan MacNeill Announces Retirement". The Cortland Voice. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "IC names MacNeil new assistant football coach". The Ithaca Journal. July 21, 1983. p. 15. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ Kern, Mike (September 18, 1991). "'Cruel Cats'". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 73. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ Mills, Arthur (October 27, 1996). "Villanova defense stymies Richmond". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 34. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "Villanova coach names assistants". Courier-Post. July 22, 1984. p. 63. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "Dan MacNeill - Head Football Coach - Football Coaches". SUNY Cortland Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "Devendorf's 2 lead Cortland". Press and Sun-Bulletin. October 15, 1978. p. 30. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

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