| Dennis Creehan | |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Duquesne University |
| Coach Years1: | 1971–1973 |
| Coach Team1: | Keystone Oaks HS (PA) (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1974 |
| Coach Team2: | Pittsburgh (GA) |
| Coach Years3: | 1975 |
| Coach Team3: | Carnegie Mellon (OC) |
| Coach Years4: | 1976–1978 |
| Coach Team4: | Edinboro (DC) |
| Coach Years5: | 1979–1984 |
| Coach Team5: | Edinboro |
| Coach Years6: | 1985–1986 |
| Coach Team6: | Edmonton Eskimos (DL/ST) |
| Coach Years7: | 1987–1989 |
| Coach Team7: | California (LB) |
| Coach Years8: | 1990 |
| Coach Team8: | San Francisco State |
| Coach Years9: | 1991 |
| Coach Team9: | Edmonton Eskimos (DL/ST) |
| Coach Years10: | 1992–1996 |
| Coach Team10: | South Dakota |
| Coach Years11: | 1997 |
| Coach Team11: | Arkansas State (DC) |
| Coach Years12: | 1998–2000 |
| Coach Team12: | Rutgers (DC) |
| Coach Years13: | 2001–2002 |
| Coach Team13: | Duke (ILB/ST) |
| Coach Years14: | 2003 |
| Coach Team14: | Army (OLB/ST) |
| Coach Years15: | 2004–2007 |
| Coach Team15: | Calgary Stampeders (DC) |
| Coach Years16: | 2008 |
| Coach Team16: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (DC) |
| Coach Years17: | 2009–2010 |
| Coach Team17: | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| Coach Years18: | 2012–2016 |
| Coach Team18: | Alderson Broaddus |
| Coach Years19: | 2017 |
| Coach Team19: | The Spring League |
| Coach Years20: | 2019 |
| Coach Team20: | Salt Lake Stallions (LB) |
| Admin Years1: | 2011–2019 |
| Admin Team1: | Alderson Broaddus |
| Overall Record: | 109–81–1 |
| Championships: | 2 PSAC Western Division (1982, 1984) 1 GMAC (2016) |
| Awards: | PSAC Coach of the Year (1982) NCC Coach of the Year (1993) WVIAC Coach of the Year (2010) GMAC Coach of the Year (2016) |
Dennis Creehan (born August 16, 1949) is an American gridiron football coach. He was most recently the athletic director at Alderson Broaddus University from 2011 to 2019.[1]
Creehan served as the head football coach at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (1979–1984), San Francisco State University (1990), the University of South Dakota (1992–1996), West Virginia Wesleyan College (2009–2010), and Alderson Broaddus (2012–2016). He is the only coach to have ever earned Coach of the Year awards in four conferences.[2] He was a coach in The Spring League in 2017 and 2018.[3] In October 2018, he was announced as the linebackers coach for the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football.[4] Creehan took a leave of absence from Alderson Broaddus to accommodate the coaching position; the university named Carrie Bodkins his permanent replacement in May 2019.[5]