Nicholas Fletcher (born August 10, 1954) is an

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coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1995 to 1999 and

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from 2000 to 2009, compiling a career

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coaching record of 63–86.

Playing career

Fletcher played

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from 1973 until 1975.

Coaching career

Fletcher was the

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in Loudonville, New York, where he coached Reggie Greene who was NCAA Division I-AA's all-time leading rusher at the time of his graduation.

Eureka

Fletcher was the 15th head football coach at

, serving for five seasons, from 1995 to 1999, and compiling a record of 27–22. His 1995 Eureka team was second in the nation in total offense and passing offense, amassing a 9–1 record. The 1995 team was later inducted into the Eureka College Hall of Fame. At Eureka, Fletcher coached Kurt Barth, who was the all-time leading receiver in

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at the time of his graduation.

Denison

Fletcher was the head football coach at

from 2000 to 2009, tallying mark of 36–64 in ten seasons.Columbus Dispatch
"NCAC: Denison Big Red" by Mark Znidar August 27, 2008 Fletcher's teams produced 39 all-time Denison offensive records and had the best finish, third place, for Denison in the

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(NCAC). Fletcher coached Denison's all-time leading career passer, Larry Cappetto, and single-season passing record holder, Greg Neuendorf. He also coached Denisons top two all-time leading receivers, Josh Jirgens and Ryan Hite, as well as three of Denisons all-time leading rushers, Phil Bouwhuis, Jon Berg and Fred Lee. Fletcher was fired following the 2009 season and was replaced by Jack Hatem.

Head coaching record

College

References

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