John Lyons to UNH

Former Dartmouth head coach John Lyons has been named defensive coordinator at the University of New Hampshire. UNH has a release. John has been head coach and athletic director at Kimball Union Academy since his tenure at Dartmouth ended.

From the release:

Lyons earned 60 career victories as the head coach at Dartmouth from 1992-2004. His Big Green teams won two Ivy League championships (1992, 1996), including a perfect 10-0 season in '96 when Lyons was named the New England Coach of the Year by the New England sports writers and the Division I N.E. Coach of the Year by the Gridiron Club of Boston.

"I've known John for more than 25 years, going back to when we were both assistants at Boston University, and everywhere he's been, his defense has been exceptional," (UNH coach Sean) McDonnell said. "We are very excited to have someone with his experience coming to run our defense."

Lyons, a West Hartford, Conn. native, most recently worked at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, N.H., where he served as football coach since 2005 and athletic director since 2008. He guided the school to three consecutive Evergreen League championships from 2007-2009.

Previously, Lyons spent three seasons (2005-07) in NFL Europe for the Cologne Centurions, the last two years as defensive coordinator. Under his tutelage, the Centurions had the league's top total defense in 2005 and 2007 and the No. 1 pass yardage defense in 2006.