Dale Lennon

Dale Lennon (born December 13, 1960) is an American former college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota from 1997 to 1998, the University of North Dakota from 1999 to 2007, and the Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 2007 to 2015, compiling a career record of 153–75. Lennon led the 2001 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team to an NCAA Division II Football Championship. His record was 90–24 in nine seasons as the head coach of the North Dakota Fighting Sioux and he is the program's all-time winningest coach. In May 2017, Lennon returned to the University of Mary as the school's athletic director. He left University of Mary in 2022 to become the executive director of the State Historical Society of North Dakota Foundation.

UND Hall of Fame Induction Dale Lennon was inducted into the University of North Dakota Athletic Hall of Fame on October 12, 2023, at the Alerus Center. Lennon was head coach for nine seasons.

Lennon's connection to North Dakota extends to his playing days in the early 1980s, where he served as team captain in 1983.

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