Hartford Indian Football 2011 :: Varsity Head Coach

DAVE JANICKI

Position:	Experience:
Varsity Head Coach	6th Season (43-17 Overall)

   Dave Janicki enters his sixth season as the Hartford Indian Varsity Football Head Coach, where he has garnered an 37-13 record as head coach and an 18-7 record in South Division play.
   In 2010, Janicki's Indians rebounded from a dismal 4-5 season in 2009 by winning eight games, finishing 8-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play. The Indians only loss came to eventual division champion Lawton. The Indians outscored opponents by an 375-164 margin in games during the campaign. Despite the eight wins, the Indians were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the third straight playoff appearance by Fennville, whom the Indians beat in week four during the regular season. The Indians, however, put thirteen on All-Conference teams and Shayne Carlson and Juan Perez were given Honorable Mention All-State honors.
   In 2009, Janicki's Indians got off to a hot start, beginning the season 4-0 with wins over Bloomingdale, Martin, Gobles and Fennville, reaching #3 in the state in the initial Division Six poll. However, the Indians suffered injuries, including season ending injuries to key players and the Indians lost the final five games of the season in conference play. The Indians did, however, get five players on the Southwestern Athletic Conference All-Conference team, as well as kicker Shane Sullivan earning first-team All-State honors.
   In 2008, the Indians enjoyed an outstanding season, finishing with a perfect 9-0 regular season record, a South Division Southwestern Athletic Conference title and a birth in the playoffs. As in the previous season, the Indians were upset, for the second year in succession, by the 8-1 Constantine Falcons on the road in week one of the postseason. Hartford was the only 9-0 team to take to the road in week one of the playoffs. The Indians finished #7 in the Associated Press poll for Division Seven. Janicki received Regional Coach of the Year honors for the second straight year, scored a dozen All-Conference players and George Allen earned All-State honors as well at the running back position.
   2007 was a season to remember for Hartford, as they had another solid season, scoring an 8-2 mark and a perfect 5-0 South Division conference record. In the final season of conference crossover matchups, Hartford scored an overall conference title with a convincing 42-14 victory over Gobles, giving Hartford its second conference overall title. In addition to the 8-2 record, the Indians finished #9 in the Associated Press poll in Division Seven. The Indians, however, were finished in week one of the playoffs with a loss at Constantine by a 33-28 score.
   2006 began the Janicki era and it was immediately made aware that the change of coaches would see success on the field. The Indians improved by three in the win total, to eight wins and finished 4-1 in the South Division, enough for a three way tie with Lawton and Decatur for the division title. The Indians, also, won their first playoff game in four seasons with a win at upstart Wyoming Lee in round one of the playoffs. The Indian season came to a close with a 27-0 loss to Montague in the playoff district finals.
   Prior to coming to Hartford, Janicki was the head football coach at Niles High School, where he led the Vikings from the doldrums to playoff contenders. In six seasons, he secured a 29-29 mark and took the Vikings to the playoffs for three straight years (2001-2003), where he put Niles on the football map with a victory in the playoffs over Sturgis.
   He also coached in Indiana, his home state, where he had stints as a graduate assistant at Ball State University for one year, five years as the head football coach at Blackford High School and as the quarterbacks and running backs coach at Penn High School in Mishawaka, a school best known for six consecutive state titles and 89 straight victories.
   Janicki is a graduate of Indiana University at South Bend. He is the current Principal at Hartford High School. He makes his home in Bangor and has twin children, Bo and Jasmin.

MICHIGAN COACHING RECORD

Career Coaching Record:		Overall		Conference		Playoffs
Year	Team	Record	Win %	Record	Win %	Record	Win %
2011	Hartford Indians	6-4	.600	2-3	.400	0-1	.000
2010	Hartford Indians	8-2	.800	4-1	.800	0-1	.000
2009	Hartford Indians	4-5	.444	0-5	.000	--	--
2008	Hartford Indians	9-1	.900	5-0	1.000	0-1	.000
2007	Hartford Indians	8-2	.800	5-0	1.000	0-1	.000
2006	Hartford Indians	8-3	.727	4-1	.800	1-1	.500
2005	Niles Vikings	4-5	.444	2-2	.500	--	--
2004	Niles Vikings	3-6	.333	2-2	.500	--	--
2003	Niles Vikings	7-4	.636	2-2	.500	1-1	.500
2002	Niles Vikings	6-4	.600	3-1	.750	0-1	.000
2001	Niles Vikings	7-3	.700	4-0	1.000	0-1	.000
2000	Niles Vikings	2-7	.222	2-5	.286	--	--
Total Record:		72-46	.610	35-22	.614	2-8	.200