Dennis Brown (quarterback)

Dennis Brown
Brown (No. 22) from 1968 Michiganensian
Biographical details
Bornc. 1948
Playing career
1966–1968Michigan
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971Dartmouth (freshman coach)
1972–1979Michigan (assistant)
1980–1986West Virginia (def. coordinator)
1987–1988Arizona State (def. coordinator)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Dennis M. Brown is a former American football player and coach. He played at the quarterback position for the University of Michigan from 1966 to 1968, the final three years of Bump Elliott's tenure as the school's head football coach. In his first start at quarterback, Brown broke two Big Ten Conference single-game records with 338 yards of total offense and 61 plays. At the end of his playing career at Michigan, he held most of the school's career passing records, including passing yards (2,534), pass attempts (388), and touchdown passes (20). He later served as an assistant football coach at Michigan (1972–1979), West Virginia University (1980–1987), and Arizona State University (1988–1990).