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Dave Flynn (American football)

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Dave Flynn
Biographical details
Bornc. 1971 (age 52–53)
Alma materUnion College (1993)
Endicott College (2011)
Playing career
1989–1992Union (NY)
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1994WPI (assistant)
1995–1997Harvard (assistant)
1998–2001Fitchburg State
2002–2005Dedham HS (MA) (assistant)
2006–2010Braintree HS (MA)
2011–2020Dedham HS (MA)
Head coaching record
Overall16–22 (college)
58–104 (high school)

David Flynn (born c. 1971) is an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Dedham High School from 2011 to 2020. He previously coached for WPI and Harvard. He was the head football coach for Fitchburg State College—now known as Fitchburg State University—from 1998 to 2001 and Braintree High School from 2006 to 2010. He played college football for Union (NY) as a fullback.[1]

Flynn was fired from Dedham High School after voicing concerns about his daughter's education. Following his firing he sued the administrators and won, but did not have his contract renewed.[2][3][4][5]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Fitchburg State Falcons (New England Football Conference) (1998–2001)
1998 Fitchburg State 3–7 2–4 T–5th (Red)
1999 Fitchburg State 6–4 4–2 3rd (Red)
2000 Fitchburg State 5–4 4–2 3rd (Bogan)
2001 Fitchburg State 2–7 1–5 7th (Bogan)
Fitchburg State: 16–22 11–13
Total: 16–22

High school

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Braintree Wamps () (2006–2010)
2006 Braintree 5–6 5–6 5th
2007 Braintree 5–6 5–6 3rd
2008 Braintree 5–6 5–6 3rd
2009 Braintree 3–8 3–8 5th
2010 Braintree 3–8 3–8 5th
Braintree: 21–34 21–34
Dedham Marauders () (2011–2020)
2011 Dedham 2–9
2012 Dedham 2–9
2013 Dedham 4–8 1–4 5th
2014 Dedham 2–9 0–6 6th
2015 Dedham 1–12 0–7 6th
2016 Dedham 2–9 0–5 6th
2017 Dedham 7–2 4–1 2nd
2018 Dedham 9–4 4–1 1st
2019 Dedham 6–5 3–2 3rd
2020 Dedham 1–3 1–3 4th
Dedham: 37–70 13–29
Total: 58–104
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "College football players from the south region". The Boston Globe. September 27, 1992. p. 14. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Venn, Tatiana (August 31, 2022). "Judicial Watch: Massachusetts School District Settles Civil Rights Lawsuit with Football Coach Fired for Objecting to Critical Race Theory in Daughter's Class". Judicial Watch. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "A bitter lesson in Dedham schools - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Fired Dedham football coach, Braintree teacher suing Dedham administrators over 'retaliation'". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Dedham Superintendent Forced To Apologize, Bans Teachers From Wearing BLM Shirts In Class As Part Of Settlement For Firing Football Coach Over CRT Concerns". TB Daily News. September 1, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2023.