John Crea
American football coach and scout
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John F. Crea (born September 28, 1951) is an American former football coach and scout. He was the first head football coach for Methodist University Monarchs football team in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In three seasons, he compiled an overall record of 2–28, including two 0–10 seasons to start the new program. Crea was also the head coach at William Paterson University prior to Methodist and amassed a record of 31–38–1 from 1982 to 1988.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 27, 1951 |
| Playing career | |
| 1970–1972 | Albany |
| Position | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973 | Albany (assistant JV) |
| 1974–1976 | Arizona State (assistant freshmen) |
| 1977–1979 | Kean (AHC/DB) |
| 1980 | Frostburg State (OC) |
| 1981 | Holy Cross (OB) |
| 1982–1988 | William Paterson |
| 1989–1991 | Methodist |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1992–2001 | New York Giants (scout) |
| 2001–2005 | Miami Dolphins (scout) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–66–1 |
Crea played college football for Albany as an end.[2] Upon graduating, he returned as the team's assistant junior varsity coach.[3] From 1974 to 1976, while working on his master's degree, he assistant the freshmen team for Arizona State.[4] In 1977, Crea rejoined his former offensive coordinator at Albany, Ray Murphy, as his assistant head coach and defensive backs coach at Kean.[5] In 1980, he was hired as the offensive coordinator for Frostburg State.[6] In 1981, he spent one season as the offensive backfield coach for Holy Cross before being named head coach for William Paterson.[7]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Paterson Pioneers (New Jersey State Athletic Conference / New Jersey Athletic Conference) (1982–1987) | |||||||||
| 1982 | William Paterson | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1983 | William Paterson | 3–7 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1984 | William Paterson | 2–8 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1985 | William Paterson | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1986 | William Paterson | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1987 | William Paterson | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1988 | William Paterson | 3–7 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| William Paterson: | 31–38–1 | 18–23–1 | |||||||
| Methodist Monarchs (NCAA Division III independent) (1989–1991) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Methodist | 0–10 | |||||||
| 1990 | Methodist | 0–10 | |||||||
| 1991 | Methodist | 2–8 | |||||||
| Methodist: | 0–18 | ||||||||
| Total: | 33–66–1 | ||||||||
