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Norm Eash
Norm Eash (born c. 1953) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, a position he has held since 1987. Eash attended Illinois Wesleyan, where he lettered in football from 1971 to 1974. He began his coaching career at Streator Township High School in Streator, Illinois, served as offensive coordinator from 1975 to 1981. Eash then moved to Dwight High School in Dwight, Illinois, where he compiled a record of 34–15 in five seasons as head coach, from 1982 to 1986.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Conference | CCIW |
| Record | 225–121–1 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1953 |
| Playing career | |
| 1971–1974 | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Position(s) | Defensive lineman, offensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1981 | Streator Township HS (IL) (assistant) |
| 1982–1986 | Dwight HS (IL) |
| 1987–present | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 225–121–1 (college) 34–15 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 3–6 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 8 CCIW (1992, 1994, 1996, 2000–2001, 2007, 2009, 2017–2018) | |
| Awards | |
| 6× CCIW Coach of the Year (1992, 1996, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2017) | |
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Wesleyan Titans (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (1987–present) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Illinois Wesleyan | 4–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1988 | Illinois Wesleyan | 2–7 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1989 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5–4 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1990 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1991 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–1–1 | 6–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1992 | Illinois Wesleyan | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1993 | Illinois Wesleyan | 4–5 | 3–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1994 | Illinois Wesleyan | 8–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1995 | Illinois Wesleyan | 6–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1996 | Illinois Wesleyan | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1997 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–2 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1998 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1999 | Illinois Wesleyan | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2000 | Illinois Wesleyan | 9–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2001 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2002 | Illinois Wesleyan | 6–4 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2004 | Illinois Wesleyan | 3–7 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2005 | Illinois Wesleyan | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2006 | Illinois Wesleyan | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2007 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2008 | Illinois Wesleyan | 6–4 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2009 | Illinois Wesleyan | 10–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2010 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2011 | Illinois Wesleyan | 9–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2012 | Illinois Wesleyan | 6–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2013 | Illinois Wesleyan | 9–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2014 | Illinois Wesleyan | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2015 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2016 | Illinois Wesleyan | 7–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2017 | Illinois Wesleyan | 9–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2018 | Illinois Wesleyan | 8–2 | 8–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2019 | Illinois Wesleyan | 6–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2020–21 | Illinois Wesleyan | 2–1 | 2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2021 | Illinois Wesleyan | 3–7 | 3–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2022 | Illinois Wesleyan | 6–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
| Illinois Wesleyan: | 225–121–1 | 166–96–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 225–121–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Bloodwirth, Bryan (January 24, 1987). "Eash take football reins at Wesleyan". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. p. 2. Retrieved December 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
- Illinois Wesleyan profile