Eric Hehman (born August 11, 1972) is an American

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coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Olivet Nazarene University from 2016 to 2022. Hehman served as the head football coach at

Greenville College Greenville University is a private university in Greenville, Illinois. It is affiliated with the Free Methodist Church. Established as Greenville College in 1892, the institution was renamed Greenville University in 2017. History In 1855, Stephe ...

in Greenville, Illinois from 2005 to 2009 and at

Malone University Malone University is a private Christian university in Canton, Ohio. It was founded in 1892 by Walter and Emma Malone as a small, co-educational Bible institute called Cleveland Bible College. The institution has always maintained a close relat ...

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from 2010 to 2015.

Coaching career

Greenville

Hehman has as the head football coach at

in Greenville, Illinois, an

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, school from 2005 to 2009. He led the Panthers to a 7–3 record in 2009 including a berth in the

2009 Victory Bowl The 2009 Victory Bowl was a college football post-season bowl game. The game was played on November 21, 2009 at Francis Field in Greenville, Illinois. The Geneva College Golden Tornadoes, a provisional member of NCAA D-III Presidents' Athletic ...

(losing to

Geneva College Geneva College is a private Christian college in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848, in Northwood, Ohio, the college moved to its present location in 1880, where it continues to educate a student body of about 1400 traditional undergra ...

29–28). This was the first postseason appearance for Greenville since 2000. The team also captured the

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South Division championship (3–0 record), which was the first Division III conference title for the program. In his five years at Greenville, his teams posted an overall record of 25–22.

Malone

On December 28, 2009, Hehman was named the new head coach of the Malone Pioneers football team. Hehman took over for four-year head coach Mike Gardner, who resigned recently to take the head coaching position at his former institution, Tabor College in

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. In his first season at Malone, his team finished 3–7 (2–5 in conference play).

Head coaching record

References

External links

Olivet Nazarene profile
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