Colgate University Athletics

HAMILTON, N.Y. (1/18/10) - Colgate University head football coach Dick Biddle has announced the appointment of Dan Hunt to assistant head coach.

Hunt, 41, has been a member of the Colgate staff for 15 seasons, the last four as the offensive coordinator. He has been the quarterback coach for the past 11 seasons.

This past season Hunt and the offensive coaching staff was honored by the Game Changing Coaches series on FootballScoop.com, following their 45-23 thumping of Cornell. The Raiders had 32 first downs and 561 total yards, against a previously undefeated Cornell team.

He has seen six of his players earn all-Patriot League honors highlighted by selection of quarterback Ryan Vena as the 1999 Patriot League Most Valuable Player.  Also under his tutelage, running back Daymon Smith was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year in 1997 and running back Ed Weiss was selected as Patriot League Rookie of the Year.

Hunt began his Colgate tenure working with the tight ends in 1995 and 1996, before one season as the running backs coach.

As running back coach in 1997, the Raiders broke the Patriot League record for rushing yardage, and for the first-time ever produced a pair of 1,000-yard rushers.

He came to Colgate from Springfield College, where he helped coach the wide receivers and tight ends. Hunt began his coaching career at Christian Brothers Academy in Albany, N.Y., where he was in charge of the running backs and receivers. He returned to his alma mater Springfield in 1993 as head junior varsity coach.