It must be noted among the talented coaches at the FCS level, one who would be on this list if not for tragedy is Dartmouth’s Buddy Teevens. He died last September as the result of injuries sustained in a bicycle accident earlier in the year.Teevens led Dartmouth to 117 wins and five Ivy League titles during his two stints at the school. He also spent time as an FBS head coach at Stanford and Tulane, but if you knew Teevens, you knew his heart was with Dartmouth and the Football Championship Subdivision when it came to football.
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Tim Murphy, for instance, had hit the 200-win mark at Harvard since returning to the level in 1994 after five seasons coaching in the FBS at Cincinnati (he also had been at Maine in the late 1980s). But after leading the Crimson to an 8-2 record and a share of the Ivy League title last fall, he wrapped up his career with 215 FCS wins.That opened the FCS career wins leaderboard going into the 2024 season.
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Find a story under the headline From Farrell to Dartmouth: Braxton Chapman's Journey to Becoming a Renowned Running Backs Coach HERE.
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Dartmouth grad Isaiah Johnson is headed to Indianapolis for the NFL Combine. From a story on the Syracuse website (LINK):
Johnson, a team captain this past season, was a two-year starter at cornerback for the Orange after joining the program as a graduate transfer from Dartmouth. He appeared in 45 games across both institutions, amassing 188 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 14 pass breakups and three interceptions collegiately.
This past season, he was fifth on the team with 62 tackles, adding an interception, forced fumble and six pass breakups. He graded out as the team's second-best defender according to Pro Football Focus.
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Speaking of Combine, it will feature the annual NFL Women's Forum Tuesday, and that will include talks by Callie Brownson, Cleveland Browns assistant wide receivers coach and Jennifer King, newly named Chicago Bears assistant running backs coach.
The forum will include the Buddy Teevens Forward Progress Award Presentation, in honor of the late Dartmouth coach who hired both Brownson and King to work with the Big Green.
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EXTRA POINT
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