Dan Henning
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 21, 1942 Bronx, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1963 | William & Mary |
| 1964, 1966–1967 | San Diego Chargers |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968–1970 | Florida State (assistant) |
| 1971 | Virginia Tech (assistant) |
| 1972 | Houston Oilers (assistant) |
| 1973 | Virginia Tech (assistant) |
| 1974 | Florida State (assistant) |
| 1976–1978 | New York Jets (WR) |
| 1979–1980 | Miami Dolphins (QB/WR) |
| 1981–1982 | Washington Redskins (OC) |
| 1983–1986 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1987–1988 | Washington Redskins (OC) |
| 1989–1991 | San Diego Chargers |
| 1992–1993 | Detroit Lions (OC) |
| 1994–1996 | Boston College |
| 1997 | Buffalo Bills (OC) |
| 1998–1999 | New York Jets (QB) |
| 2000 | New York Jets (OC) |
| 2002–2006 | Carolina Panthers (OC) |
| 2008–2010 | Miami Dolphins (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 38–73–1 (NFL) 16–19–1 (college) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
Daniel Ernest Henning, (born June 21, 1942) is a former American football player and coach. A quarterback, he played college football at the College of William & Mary and professional football in 1966 for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL). Henning served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons (1983–1986) and the Chargers (1989–1991). He was the head football coach at Boston College from 1994 to 1996. Henning then returned to the NFL as an offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills in 1997. After Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy retired, reportedly partially due to his reluctance to fire Henning, Henning left Buffalo.
While the head coach of Boston College, Henning discovered a major sports betting scandal among his own players, the second major gambling scandal to affect Boston College athletics in less than 20 years. It had been an open secret that football players were gambling, even though NCAA rules bar any form of gambling by student-athletes. However, after a 45-17 thumping at the hands of Syracuse on October 26, 1996, Henning heard rumors that players were betting against their own team. At a team meeting later that week, Henning asked anyone who was involved in gambling to stand up. No one did so. After the Eagles lost a close game to Pittsburgh a week later—one in which they were 11-point favorites—an irate Henning demanded that anyone involved in gambling come forward. At a players-only meeting two days later, anywhere from 25 to 30 players admitted gambling, but the five that the captains suspected of betting against their own team failed to own up. Henning notified university officials of his suspicions, and they were concerned enough to call in Middlesex County district attorney Thomas Reilly, who launched an investigation.
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