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American football coach

Andy Frye
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamCentre
ConferenceSAA
Record180–87
Biographical details
Bornc. 1959 (age 64–65)
Playing career
Football
1977–1980Muskingum
Position(s)Linebacker, defensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
?Defiance (assistant)
1985–1988Muskingum (DC)
1989–1997Centre (assoc. HC/DC)
1998–presentCentre
Wrestling
1985–1989Muskingum
Track and field
1989–?Centre
Head coaching record
Overall180–87 (football)
Tournaments2–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 SCAC (2003)
3 SAA (2014, 2018, 2024)
Awards
Wrestling
OAC Coach of the Year (1987)

Andy Frye (born c. 1959) is an American college football coach and former wrestling and track and field coach. He is the head football coach for Centre College, a position he has held since 1998.

Biography

A native of Westerville, Ohio, Frye attended Muskingum College—now known as Muskingum University—in New Concord, Ohio, where he played football, was team captain as a senior in 1980, and graduated in 1981. He earned a master's degree at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio before returning to Muskingum as head wrestling coach and assistant football coach in 1985. In 1987, Frye was named the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Wrestling Coach of the Year.

Frye joined the coaching staff at Centre in 1989 as head coach in track and field and an assistant in football under Joe McDaniel. He succeeded McDaniel as head football coach after the 1997 season.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs D3
Centre Colonels (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1998–2011)
1998 Centre 3–7 3–3 4th
1999 Centre 5–5 3–3 T–4th
2000 Centre 5–5 3–3 T–4th
2001 Centre 9–1 5–1 2nd
2002 Centre 6–4 2–4 T–4th
2003 Centre 8–2 5–1 T–1st
2004 Centre 4–6 2–4 5th
2005 Centre 7–3 3–3 4th
2006 Centre 5–5 2–4 T–5th
2007 Centre 6–4 4–3 T–4th
2008 Centre 7–3 5–2 T–2nd
2009 Centre 7–2 4–2 T–3rd
2010 Centre 6–4 3–3 T–3rd
2011 Centre 9–2 5–1 2nd L NCAA Division III Second Round 16
Centre Colonels (Southern Athletic Association) (2012–present)
2012 Centre 6–4 1–3 T–4th
2013 Centre 7–3 4–2 3rd
2014 Centre 10–1 6–0 T–1st L NCAA Division III First Round 22
2015 Centre 8–2 6–2 T–2nd
2016 Centre 8–2 6–2 3rd
2017 Centre 9–1 7–1 2nd
2018 Centre 10–2 7–1 T–1st L NCAA Division III Second Round 14
2019 Centre 5–5 3–5 T–6th
2020–21 Centre 2–2 2–2 T–4th
2021 Centre 8–2 5–2 3rd
2022 Centre 6–4 4–3 4th
2023 Centre 6–4 6–2 3rd
2024 Centre 8–2 6–1 T–1st
Centre: 180–87 112–63
Total: 180–87
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. "Frye named football aide, track coach at Centre". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. August 29, 1989. p. C5. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. Vaught, Larry (December 21, 1997). "Handoff". The Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. p. B1. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. Vaught, Larry (December 21, 1997). "Centre (continued)". The Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. p. B10. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Centre's McDaniel retires". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. December 21, 1997. p. C4. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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