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Dennis Erickson Named to College Football Hall of Fame

By: Washington State Athletic Communications

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Former Washington State Football Head Coach Dennis Erickson was named to the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class, The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced Monday. The class includes the names of 13 First Team All-America players and two standout coaches. The inductees were selected from the national ballot of 76 All-America players and six elite coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and the 100 players and 32 coaches from the divisional ranks.

Highlighted by two national titles at Miami, Dennis Erickson led his teams to 12 bowl games and at least a share of six conference titles in 23 successful seasons as a head coach.