Andy Frye

Andy Frye (born c. 1959) is an American football coach and former coach of wrestling and track and field. He is the head football coach at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, a position he has held since the 1998 season.

Andy Frye
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamCentre
ConferenceSAA
Record168–85
Biographical details
Bornc. 1959 (age 63–64)
Playing career
Football
1977–1980Muskingum
Position(s)Linebacker, defensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
?Defiance (assistant)
1985–1988Muskingum (assistant)
1989–1998Centre (assistant)
1998–presentCentre
Wrestling
1985–1989Muskingum
Track and field
1989–?Centre
Head coaching record
Overall168–85 (football)
TournamentsFootball
2–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 SCAC (2003)
2 SAA (2014, 2018)
Awards
Wrestling
OAC Coach of the Year (1987)

Biography

A native of Westerville, Ohio, Frye attended Muskingum College—now known as Muskingum University—in New Concord, Ohio, where he played football, was team captain as a senior in 1980, and graduated in 1981. He earned a master's degree at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio before returning to Muskingum as head wrestling coach and assistant football coach in 1985. In 1987, Frye was named the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Wrestling Coach of the Year.

Frye joined the coaching staff at Centre in 1989 as head coach in track and field and an assistant in football under Joe McDaniel.[1] He succeeded McDaniel as head football coach after the 1997 season.[2][3][4]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs D3#
Centre Colonels (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1998–2011)
1998 Centre 3–73–34th
1999 Centre 5–53–3T–4th
2000 Centre 5–53–3T–4th
2001 Centre 9–15–12nd
2002 Centre 6–42–4T–4th
2003 Centre 8–25–1T–1st
2004 Centre 4–62–45th
2005 Centre 7–33–34th
2006 Centre 5–52–4T–5th
2007 Centre 6–44–3T–4th
2008 Centre 7–35–2T–2nd
2009 Centre 7–24–2T–3rd
2010 Centre 6–43–3T–3rd
2011 Centre 9–25–12ndL NCAA Division III Second Round16
Centre Colonels (Southern Athletic Association) (2012–present)
2012 Centre 6–41–3T–4th
2013 Centre 7–34–23rd
2014 Centre 10–16–0T–1stL NCAA Division III First Round22
2015 Centre 8–26–2T–2nd
2016 Centre 8–26–23rd
2017 Centre 9–17–12nd
2018 Centre 10–27–1T–1stL NCAA Division III Second Round14
2019 Centre 5–53–5T–6th
2020–21 Centre 2–22–2T–4th
2021 Centre 8–25–23rd
2022 Centre 6–44–34th
2023 Centre 2–42–2
Centre: 168–85102–62
Total:168–85
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Frye named football aide, track coach at Centre". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. August 29, 1989. p. C5. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. Vaught, Larry (December 21, 1997). "Handoff". The Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. p. B1. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Vaught, Larry (December 21, 1997). "Centre (continued)". The Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. p. B10. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Centre's McDaniel retires". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. December 21, 1997. p. C4. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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