Dan Mettlach
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Michigan Tech |
| Conference | GLIAC |
| Record | 21–14 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1982 (age 43–44) Gwinn, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | Michigan Technological University (2005) Eastern Michigan University (2012) |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2004 | Michigan Tech |
| 2005 | Evansville BlueCats |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006 | Eastern Michigan (GA) |
| 2007–2010 | Northern Michigan (QB/WR) |
| 2011 | Hillsdale (QB) |
| 2012–2013 | Macalester (ST/QB) |
| 2014–2015 | Finlandia (AHC/OC) |
| 2016–2018 | Michigan Tech (AHC/OC) |
| 2019–2022 | Michigan Tech (AHC) |
| 2023–present | Michigan Tech |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2010 | Dexter HS (MI) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–14 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year (2004) GLIAC Coach of the Year (2025) | |
Daniel Mettlach (born c. 1982) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Michigan Technological University, a position he has held since 2023.[1][2][3] He also coached for Eastern Michigan, Northern Michigan,[4] Hillsdale,[5] Macalester,[6] and Finlandia.[7] He played college football for Michigan Tech as a quarterback and professionally for the Evansville BlueCats of the United Indoor Football (UFL).[8]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Tech Huskies (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Michigan Tech | 5–5 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2024 | Michigan Tech | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2025 | Michigan Tech | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2026 | Michigan Tech | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Michigan tech: | 21–14 | 9–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–14 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dan Mettlach". Michigan Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ Ludlum, Mike (November 29, 2022). "Dan Mettlach named new Michigan Tech Football Head Coach". uppermichiganssource.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Climbing the ladder". miningjournal.net. July 29, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ drew.kochanny. "NMU football team hires two full-time coaches for next year". The North Wind. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Hillsdale College adds Dan Mettlach to football staff as quarterbacks coach". mlive. January 6, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Dan Mettlach - Football Coach". Macalester College Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Dan Mettlach - Football Coach". Finlandia University Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Driscoll adds Dan Mettlach to his staff". Finlandia University Athletics. July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Dan Mettlach". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Football Year-By-Year Results". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
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