Daniel Arthur Lanning (born April 10, 1986) is an American football coach at the University of Oregon. He was previously the defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach at the University of Georgia from 2019 to 2021.
.jpg) Lanning with Oregon in 2022 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oregon |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 31–5 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 10, 1986 North Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2007 | William Jewell |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2010 | Park Hill South HS (MO) (ST/DB/WR) |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh (GA) |
| 2012 | Arizona State (GA) |
| 2013 | Arizona State (RC) |
| 2014 | Sam Houston State (DB/co-RC) |
| 2015 | Alabama (GA) |
| 2016–2017 | Memphis (ILB/RC) |
| 2018 | Georgia (OLB) |
| 2019–2021 | Georgia (DC/OLB) |
| 2022–present | Oregon |
Lanning played college football at William Jewell College as a linebacker from 2004 to 2007. He has held various coaching positions at Park Hill South High School in Kansas City, Missouri, the University of Pittsburgh, Arizona State University, Sam Houston State University, the University of Alabama, the University of Memphis, the University of Georgia and the University of Oregon.
Playing career
editLanning played linebacker at William Jewell College in Missouri from 2004 to 2007. While attending William Jewell, he lived in a house on Elizabeth Street and was roommates with Trent Figg, formerly an offensive analyst under Lanning at Oregon.[1]
Coaching career
editEarly career
editAfter his playing career at William Jewell ended, Lanning spent three seasons working at Park Hill South High School as the special teams coordinator, defensive backs coach, and wide receivers coach. Aspiring to be an NCAA Division I football coach, Lanning drove thirteen hours to Pittsburgh to convince the coaching staff led by Todd Graham, who he had met at coaching clinics attended by the Park Hill South staff at Tulsa, to hire him.[2] He was subsequently hired as a graduate assistant at Pittsburgh for one season before following Graham to Arizona State as a graduate assistant. He was promoted in 2013 to the on-campus recruiting coordinator.[3] He was hired away to be the defensive backs coach and co-recruiting coordinator at Sam Houston State in March 2014.[4] He spent 2015 as a graduate assistant at Alabama, where the Crimson Tide defeated Clemson 45–40 in the CFP National Championship game.
Lanning was hired to be the inside linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Memphis in December 2015, reuniting with Mike Norvell who was the offensive coordinator at Arizona State when Lanning was a graduate assistant and on-campus recruiting coordinator.[5][6]
Georgia
editLanning was hired in 2018 by Georgia as the outside linebackers coach.[7]
After Bulldogs defensive coordinator Mel Tucker left to accept the head coaching position at Colorado after the 2018 season, Lanning was promoted to defensive coordinator in addition to his duties as the outside linebackers coach.[8]
Following Georgia's victory in the Sugar Bowl, Lanning received a raise to $1.25 million.[9] In 2021, Lanning was considered for the Kansas head coach vacancy. However, the position ended up going to Lance Leipold.[10]
In Lanning’s final year, Georgia would finish undefeated in the regular season, going on to win the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship, defeating the Michigan Wolverines in the Orange Bowl semifinal and the Alabama Crimson Tide in the National Championship Game.[11][12]
Oregon
editOn December 11, 2021, Lanning was named the 35th head coach at the University of Oregon, replacing Mario Cristobal after his departure to become the head coach at the University of Miami.[13][14] Lanning signed a six-year, $29.1 million contract with the Ducks.[15] In his first season with the Ducks, Lanning led the team to a 9–3 regular season record highlighted with ranked victories over BYU, UCLA, and Utah.[16] The Ducks earned a spot in the Holiday Bowl, where they defeated North Carolina 28–27.[17]
In the 2023 season, Lanning led the team to an 11–1 regular season record, with the lone loss coming to #7 Washington on October 14.[18] The Ducks had a rematch with Washington in the Pac-12 Championship, falling 34–31.[19] Oregon finished the season with a 45–6 victory over Liberty in the Fiesta Bowl.[20] Amid speculation, Lanning remained at Oregon following Nick Saban's retirement from Alabama in early 2024. Lanning's two immediate predecessors at Oregon, Mario Cristobal and Willie Taggart, had both left early for different head coaching jobs.[21]
Personal life
editLanning and his wife, Sauphia, have three children.
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Ducks (Pac-12 Conference) (2022–2023) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Oregon | 10–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | W Holiday | 16 | 15 | ||
| 2023 | Oregon | 12–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | W Fiesta† | 7 | 6 | ||
| Oregon Ducks (Big Ten Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Oregon | 9–0 | 6–0 | ||||||
| Oregon: | 31–5 | 21–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Towers, Chip (February 4, 2019). "From Elizabeth Street to Sanford Drive, the incredible journey of Georgia's Dan Lanning". DawgNation. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Schad, Tom (March 11, 2016). "No doubting Tigers football assistant Dan Lanning's drive to succeed". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Barnett, Zach (February 5, 2019). "Dan Lanning wanted to coach in FBS, so he drove through the night to make it happen". Football Scoop. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Scott, Brandon K. (March 4, 2014). "K. C. Keeler completes Bearkat coaching staff". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ "Norvell Adds Lanning to Defensive Staff". University of Memphis Athletics. December 8, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Evans, Thayer (December 7, 2015). "Alabama's Dan Lanning joining Norvell at Memphis". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Spencer, Adam (January 2, 2018). "Kirby Smart officially confirms hiring of Dan Lanning as LB coach". Saturday Down South. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Bratton, Michael Wayne (February 15, 2019). "Georgia promotes Dan Lanning to defensive coordinator". Saturday Down South. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Towers, Chip (April 1, 2020). "Fast rise of Georgia's Dan Lanning continues". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Austin, Brooks (April 28, 2021). "Report: Lanning Out of Kansas Head Coaching Search". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Blinder, Alan (January 1, 2022). "A Renewed Georgia Pummels Michigan to Reach National Title Game vs. Alabama". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Blinder, Alan (January 10, 2022). "How Georgia Beat Alabama to Win College Football's National Championship". The New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "Oregon announces Dan Lanning as new leader of Oregon football". Oregon Ducks. December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ Uggetti, Paolo (December 11, 2021). "Oregon finalizes football coach search, hires Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning, 35". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ Neel, Zachary (December 14, 2021). "Dan Lanning signs six-year, $29.1 million contract as Oregon Ducks head coach". Ducks Wire. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "Holiday Bowl - Oregon vs North Carolina Box Score, December 28, 2022". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Mark (December 2, 2023). "No. 3 Washington rallies to beat No. 5 Oregon 34-31 and secure playoff spot". AP News. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ La Rue, Israel (January 1, 2024). "Oregon Dominates Liberty, Wins Fiesta Bowl 45-6". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Olson, Max (January 11, 2024). "Dan Lanning not taking Alabama job, staying at Oregon". The Athletic. Retrieved January 11, 2024.