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Dan Simrell
Biographical details
Born	April 9, 1943 (age 81)
Alma mater	University of Toledo (B.A., 1964; M.S., 1975)
Playing career
1962–1964	Toledo
Position(s)	Quarterback, safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1965	St. Francis de Sales HS (OH) (assistant)
1966–1968	Start HS (OH) (assistant)
1969–1970	Start HS (OH)
1971–1981	Toledo (assistant)
1982–1989	Toledo
1990	Memphis State (assistant)
1991–1994	West Virginia (assistant)
1995–1999	West Virginia (OC/QB)
2000–2006	Findlay
2007–2014	Tri–State / Trine (QB)
2015–2019	Olivet (QB)
Head coaching record
Overall	81–82–2
Bowls	0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 MAC (1984)
Awards
	MAC Coach of the Year (1984); GLIAC Coach of the Year (2002); Toledo Rockets Hall of Fame (1996); Region 3 Division II Coach of the Year (2002)

Dan Simrell (born April 9, 1943) is an American former college football coach. He was the quarterbacks coach at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan from 2015 to 2019. Simrell served as the head football coach at the University of Toledo from 1982 to 1989 and at the University of Findlay from 2000 to 2006.

Simrell played collegiately as a quarterback for Toledo. In 1964, he set single-season school records for the Rockets in passing yards (1,239), completions (115) and total offense (1,616).^[a]^[2]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Toledo Rockets (Mid-American Conference) (1982–1989)
1982	Toledo	6–5	5–4	T–5th
1983	Toledo	9–2	7–2	T–2nd
1984	Toledo	8–3–1	7–1–1	1st	L California
1985	Toledo	4–7	3–6	T–6th
1986	Toledo	7–4	5–3	T–2nd
1987	Toledo	3–7–1	3–4–1	T–6th
1988	Toledo	6–5	4–4	6th
1989	Toledo	6–5	6–2	T–2nd
Toledo:		49–38–2	40–26–2
Findlay Oilers (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2000–2006)
2000	Findlay	2–8	2–8	T–10th
2001	Findlay	3–8	3–7	T–9th
2002	Findlay	9–2	8–2	T–2nd
2003	Findlay	6–5	5–5	T–4th
2004	Findlay	6–5	5–5	6th
2005	Findlay	4–7	3–7	T–8th
2006	Findlay	2–9	1–9	T–11th
Findlay:		32–44	27–43
Total:		81–82–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ Olesky, John (November 12, 1964). "Birds of Feather in Air Together on Toledo Trail". Dayton Daily News. p. 22. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dan Simrell". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2024.