Drew Cronic
American football coach (born 1974)
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Andrew Danny Cronic (born January 24, 1974)[1] is an American college football coach. He is the offensive coordinator for the United States Naval Academy, a position he has held since 2024.[2][3][4] He was the head football coach for Reinhardt University from 2015 to 2016,[5][6] Lenoir–Rhyne University from 2018 to 2019,[7][8] and Mercer University from 2020 to 2023.[9][10][11][12] He also coached for West Georgia, James Madison, and Furman.[13] He played college football for Georgia as a wide receiver.[14]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Navy |
| Conference | AAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 24, 1974 Canton, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1997 | Georgia |
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998 | West Georgia (GA) |
| 1999–2001 | James Madison (WR / asst. RC) |
| 2002–2007 | Furman (WR/RC) |
| 2008–2010 | Furman (TE/RC) |
| 2012–2014 | Reinhardt (AHC/OC/QB/RC) |
| 2015–2016 | Reinhardt |
| 2017 | Furman (OC) |
| 2018–2019 | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| 2020–2023 | Mercer |
| 2024–present | Navy (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 75–23 |
| Tournaments | 2–2 (NAIA playoffs) 4–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 1–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SAC (2018–2019) 1 MSC West Division (2016) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA NCAA Division II COY (2018) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA/STATS# | AFCA/Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinhardt Eagles (Mid-South Conference) (2015–2016) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Reinhardt | 9–2 | 4–1 | 2nd (West) | L NAIA First Round | 10 | |||
| 2016 | Reinhardt | 13–1 | 5–0 | 1st (West) | L NAIA Semifinal | 3 | |||
| Reinhardt: | 22–3 | 9–1 | |||||||
| Lenoir–Rhyne Bears (South Atlantic Conference) (2018–2019) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 12–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 8 | |||
| 2019 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 13–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | 4 | |||
| Lenoir–Rhyne: | 25–3 | 15–0 | |||||||
| Mercer Bears (Southern Conference) (2020–2023) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Mercer | 5–6 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2021 | Mercer | 7–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2022 | Mercer | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | 24 | 21 | |||
| 2023 | Mercer | 9–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 17 | 20 | ||
| Mercer: | 28–17 | 22–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 75–23 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
