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United States Dennis Erickson is a distinguished American football coach known for his two national championships at the University of Miami and for leading multiple college and NFL teams.
NFF corporate partner alongside Fidelity Investments, Goodyear, Herff Jones, New York Athletic Club, and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, supporting the National Football Foundation.
Presented the NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute for Coach Dennis Erickson as a corporate partner of the National Football Foundation.
NFF corporate partner alongside Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Herff Jones, New York Athletic Club, and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, supporting the National Football Foundation.
NFF corporate partner alongside Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Goodyear, New York Athletic Club, and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, supporting the National Football Foundation.
NFF corporate partner alongside Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Goodyear, Herff Jones, and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, supporting the National Football Foundation.
NFF corporate partner alongside Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Goodyear, Herff Jones, and the New York Athletic Club, supporting the National Football Foundation.
Dennis Brian Erickson was born on March 24, 1947, in Everett, Washington. He grew up in Ferndale and Everett, Washington, where his father, Robert “Pinky” Erickson, was a high school football coach. Dennis played quarterback at Everett High, starting as a junior and earning all-conference honors at Montana State from 1966 to 1968. He began his extensive coaching career immediately after his senior season as a graduate assistant at Montana State in 1969, and at 23, he took on his first head coaching role at Billings Central Catholic High School in 1970.
Erickson’s career progressed through various assistant coaching positions, including offensive coordinator roles at the University of Idaho (1974-1975), Fresno State (1976-1978), and San Jose State (1979-1981). He became a head coach at the University of Idaho in 1982, transforming an underachieving team into a playoff contender. His college head coaching journey included stints at the University of Wyoming (1986), Washington State University (1987-1988), and a highly successful period at the University of Miami (1989-1994), where he secured two national championships in 1989 and 1991. His .875 winning percentage (63–9) at Miami remains the highest in the program’s history.
Following his tenure at Miami, Erickson transitioned to the NFL, coaching the Seattle Seahawks (1995-1998) and later the San Francisco 49ers (2003-2004). He returned to the collegiate ranks, leading Oregon State University (1999-2002) to significant success, including a Fiesta Bowl victory, and then Arizona State University (2007-2011). Erickson also had a second stint as head coach at Idaho in 2006. He came out of retirement in 2018 to coach the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of Football, marking his final head coaching role.
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