Dan Curran

Dan Curran
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamHoly Cross
ConferencePatriot
Record6–6
Biographical details
Born (1976-10-28) October 28, 1976 (age 48)
Chelmsford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1997–2000New Hampshire
2001Nashville Kats
2002–2003Georgia Force
2004, 2007New Orleans VooDoo
2004New Orleans Saints
2008–2009Seattle Seahawks
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2012Merrimack (OC)
2013–2023Merrimack
2024–presentHoly Cross
Head coaching record
Overall59–64
Curran talks with Holy Cross players

Dan Curran (born October 28, 1976) is a former American football fullback. He is the head football coach for the College of the Holy Cross. Curran was previously head coach of the Merrimack football program after spending three seasons as the offensive coordinator of one of the top offenses in the country. Curran led Merrimack to several marquee victories, including the program's first victory over a Division I opponent when it defeated reigning Northeast Conference champion and Division I FCS Tournament participant Wagner, as well as multiple wins over conference rival Bentley, two victories against conference power LIU Post, and the team's first-ever road win at the University of New Haven

Curran came to Merrimack after playing eight years of professional football which included time spent with the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints of the National Football League as well as the New Orleans Voodoo and Georgia Force of the Arena Football League. As a player in the Arena Football League, Curran earned First-team All-League Honors and was named to the All-Ironman Team after leading the league in rushing and becoming just the third player in league history at the time to rush for over 20 touchdowns in a season

He was hired as Merrimack head coach in February 2013,[1] and was hired at Holy Cross in December 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "Dan Curran Named Merrimack Football Head Coach". Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Toland, Jennifer (December 15, 2023). "Holy Cross tabs Merrimack's Dan Curran as Crusaders new football coach". Telegram & Gazette. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.