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Wesleyan football team in 1916 and 1920. His .750 winning percentage as Wesleyan's head football coach ranks third in the 127-year history of Wesleyan football.
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football championship. In two seasons as
Wesleyan's head football coach, Kenan compiled a 9–2–3 record. His .750 winning percentage ranks third all-time in the 127-year history of Wesleyan football.
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for the 1914 team. He also did punting and drop kicking for the 1914 Wesleyan team. At the end of the 1914 college football season,
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293:"DAN KENAN PICKED TO ASSIST EUSTIS: Wesleyan's Last Football Captain to Instruct In Gymnasium All the Year; DAN KENAN"
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188:"Dick Eustis Engaged To Coach Wesleyan"
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790:Wesleyan Cardinals football players
329:. February 24, 1916. Archived from
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377:"127 SEASONS OF WESLEYAN FOOTBALL"
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209:"Kenan New Wesleyan Captain"
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484:"ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS"
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272:"Kenan to Coach Wesleyan"
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362:. September 15, 1916.
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218:. November 24, 1913.
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767:Dan DiCenzo
753:(2015–2019)
751:Dan DiCenzo
745:(2010–2014)
743:Mike Whalen
737:(1992–2009)
729:(1987–1991)
721:(1971–1986)
713:(1964–1970)
705:(1945–1963)
697:(1941–1942)
689:(1934–1940)
681:(1930–1933)
673:(1927–1929)
665:(1925–1926)
663:Sam H. Hill
657:(1922–1924)
655:John Martin
633:(1918–1919)
631:Emil Liston
609:(1914–1915)
585:(1910–1911)
577:(1903–1909)
569:(1898–1902)
561:(1892–1897)
553:(1881–1891)
152:World War I
147:Dick Eustis
58:(assistant)
784:Categories
695:Wes Fesler
687:Jack Blott
174:References
63:1916, 1920
671:Bill Wood
639:Dan Kenan
615:Dan Kenan
591:Jake High
29:1913–1914
19:Dan Kenan
769:(2021– )
551:No coach
494:June 11,
387:June 12,
162:See also
129:fullback
67:Wesleyan
56:Wesleyan
33:Wesleyan
759:No team
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111:Athlete
98:was an
82:Overall
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237:Outing
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141:Coach
85:9–2–3
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