Navy athletics has announced that Dale Pehrson is retiring after serving 23 seasons as an assistant football coach, including the last four as defensive coordinator.
Pehrson was an integral part of a staff that brought Navy back into the national spotlight with a 130-77 record over the last 16 years, including 14 bowl games, 10 Commander-In-Chief's Trophy championships and a 14-3 mark against Army.
Navy won at least nine games seven times in the last 14 years. Before the current streak, Navy had won nine or more games just five times in the previous 77 seasons.
Pehrson was the defensive coordinator in 2015 when Navy set a school record by winning 11 games and in 2016 when it captured the American Athletic Conference West Division title.