Dan Pifer

Dan Pifer
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Cornell (IA)
Conference	MWC
Record	14–19
Biographical details
Born	January 11, 1972 (age 52); Celina, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	California University of Pennsylvania (1995)
Playing career
1990–1995	California (PA)
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996	Saint Joseph's (IN) (assistant)
1997–1999	Saint Francis (IN) (OC)
2002–2003	Hillsdale (QB/WR/DL)
2004–2005	Bellmont HS (IN) (OC)
2005	Fort Wayne Freedom (OC)
2006	Fort Wayne Freedom
2006–2011	Tri–State / Trine (OC/RC/ST)
2012–2016	Olivet
2017	Walsh
2018	Bowling Green (RC)
2019	Saline HS (MI) (assistant)
2020–present	Cornell (IA)
Head coaching record
Overall	48–47 (college); 4–11 (UIF)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D–III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2 MIAA (2015–2016)

Dan Pifer (born January 11, 1972) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for Cornell College, a position he has held since 2020. He most recently served as the recruiting coordinator at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio in 2018. Previously, Pifer served as the head football coach at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio in 2017 and at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan from 2012 to 2016 and was the head coach for the United Indoor Football's now-defunct Fort Wayne Freedom.^[1]

Pifer was an assistant offensive coordinator, running backs coach, and strength and conditioning coach for former Fort Wayne Freedom and Trine University head coach now Athletic Director Matt Land. He has served as quarterbacks coach in the past. He was a 1990 graduate of Celina High School.^{[citation needed]}

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Olivet Comets (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2012–2016)
2012	Olivet	0–10	0–6	7th
2013	Olivet	6–4	2–4	5th
2014	Olivet	6–4	3–3	T–4th
2015	Olivet	9–1	5–1	T–1st
2016	Olivet	9–2	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division III First Round
Olivet:		30–21	16–14
Walsh Cavaliers (Great Midwest Athletic Conference) (2017)
2017	Walsh	4–7	4–3	4th
Walsh:		4–7	4–3
Cornell Rams (Midwest Conference) (2020–present)
2020–21	No team—COVID-19
2021	Cornell	4–6	4–5	6th
2022	Cornell	3–7	3–6	7th
2023	Cornell	6–4	6–3	T–3rd
2024	Cornell	1–2	1–1
Cornell:		14–19	14–15
Total:		48–47
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth