| Dennis Wagner | |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Waverly, Iowa, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1976 |
| Player Team2: | Drake |
| Player Years3: | 1977 |
| Player Team3: | Ellsworth |
| Player Years4: | 1978–1979 |
| Player Team4: | Utah |
| Player Positions: | Center, guard |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1980 |
| Coach Team2: | Luther (OL) |
| Coach Years3: | 1981–1982 |
| Coach Team3: | UNLV (TE/OT) |
| Coach Years4: | 1983 |
| Coach Team4: | William Penn (OL) |
| Coach Years5: | 1984 |
| Coach Team5: | UNLV (DL/AS&C) |
| Coach Years6: | 1985–1988 |
| Coach Team6: | St. Cloud State (OC/S&C) |
| Coach Years7: | 1989–1996 |
| Coach Team7: | Wayne State (NE) |
| Coach Years8: | 1997–2003 |
| Coach Team8: | Fresno State (AHC/OL) |
| Coach Years9: | 2004–2007 |
| Coach Team9: | Nebraska (OL) |
| Coach Years10: | 2008–2011 |
| Coach Team10: | Western Carolina |
| Coach Years11: | 2012–2016 |
| Coach Team11: | Liberty (assoc. HC / OL) |
| Coach Years12: | 2017–2020 |
| Coach Team12: | Briar Cliff |
| Coach Sport13: | Track and field |
| Coach Years14: | 1983 |
| Coach Team14: | William Penn |
| Overall Record: | 63–95–1 (football) |
Dennis Wagner (born March 9, 1958)[1] is an American football coach. He was the head football coach at Briar Cliff University from 2017 to 2020. Wagner served as the head football at Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska from 1989 to 1996 and at Western Carolina University from 2008 to 2011. He took over as the twelfth head coach of the Western Carolina Catamounts football program on December 31, 2007 and resigned on November 13, 2011.[2] [3]
Wagner begin his collegiate playing days in 1976 at Drake University, then transferred to Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa, where he became a JUCO All-American and team captain. Wagner completed his playing career at the University of Utah, and was selected team captain his senior season. He earned All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) honors and an honorable-mention All-America honor as an offensive guard.[4]