Seton Hill Taps Alumnus Daniel Day to Lead the University’s Football Program
Courtesy of Seton Hill Sports Info
GREENSBURG, Pa. --- Seton Hill University President Mary C. Finger, Ed.D. has announced the appointment of Daniel Day as the university's Head Football Coach. Day returns to his alma mater as Head Coach after being a member of the school's first football team in 2005.
"On behalf of the Seton Hill University community, I am pleased to welcome Daniel Day back to the university as our new head football coach," said Seton Hill University President Mary C. Finger, Ed.D. "Dan's enthusiasm for Seton Hill and Griffin football and his eagerness to help his players succeed on the field, in the classroom, and in life truly reflects the mission of our university. I am confident he will build a competitive football program at Seton Hill, and I look forward to seeing him on the sidelines next fall."
Coach Day stated, "Words cannot describe how excited I am to come home and lead our football program. Coach Snyder trusted me once as a player and I, with the help of amazing teammates, led the football team to a 10-3 season in 2008."
Day added, "I couldn't be more thankful to Dr. Finger, the search committee, and most importantly Coach Snyder for giving me the opportunity to lead the Griffins again, just in a different capacity. I cannot wait to get there and first and foremost let the young men on our team know how much I want to keep them in our program, and have them be the building blocks to getting SHU football back on the map."
Seton Hill Director of Athletics
Chris Snyder said, "I am both pleased and proud that Dan has agreed to become our next football coach. Dan has a genuine passion for Seton Hill and is committed to recruit quality academic student-athletes who will thrive on the field and in the classroom. I have known Dan since he was a senior in high school when we recruited him to come play for our very first football team. I watched him grow, mature, and become a leader of the team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA playoffs his senior year."
Dan Day was a three-year starter and four-year letter winner on the Seton Hill football team. As a senior, he was team captain, helping the Griffins advance to the second round of the NCAA Playoffs for the first time in school history. Day was also named the team's Most Valuable Lineman following his senior season. After graduating from Seton Hill with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History, Day spent two seasons on the Griffins staff as the offensive graduate assistant coach. He earned his Master's Degree in Elementary Education while serving as a graduate assistant.
Day then coached at Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana where he held titles of Assistant Head Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Offensive Line Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coordinator before being named Head Coach in 2014. At that point, he was the youngest head coach in Division II football. He was the school's Head Coach for two seasons before the school closed after the 2016 football season. Day helped lead the Pumas to back-to-back eight-win seasons for the second time in school history.
In 2017, Day served as the Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line coach at Benedictine University. The offense produced the highest yardage output in school history under his leadership.
Most recently, Day was the head football coach at Warren Local High School in Vincent, Ohio where he led the program to its first win in two seasons and first Senior Day victory since 2012.