John Crea

John Crea (born September 27, 1951) is a former American football coach and scout. He was the first head football coach for Methodist University Monarchs football team in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In three seasons, he compiled an overall record of 2–28, including two 0–10 seasons to start the new program. Crea was also the head coach at William Paterson University prior to Methodist and amassed a record of 31–38–1 from 1982 to 1988.^[1]

John Crea

Biographical details
Born	(1951-09-27) September 27, 1951 (age 73)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1988	William Paterson
1989–1991	Methodist
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1992–2001	New York Giants (scout)
2001–2005	Miami Dolphins (scout)
Head coaching record
Overall	33–66–1

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
William Paterson Pioneers (New Jersey State Athletic Conference / New Jersey Athletic Conference) (1982–1987)
1982	William Paterson	5–5	3–3	T–3rd
1983	William Paterson	3–7	2–4	T–4th
1984	William Paterson	2–8	1–5	7th
1985	William Paterson	5–5	3–3	T–4th
1986	William Paterson	6–3–1	3–2–1	3rd
1987	William Paterson	7–3	4–2	T–3rd
1988	William Paterson	3–7	2–4	T–5th
William Paterson:		31–38–1	18–23–1
Methodist Monarchs (NCAA Division III independent) (1989–1991)
1989	Methodist	0–10
1990	Methodist	0–10
1991	Methodist	2–8
Methodist:		0–18
Total:		33–66–1

References

1. Moran, Malcolm (March 19, 1983). "PLAYERS; Growing Up Ready In a Football Family". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 15, 2023.