James Leo Dennison (February 12, 1938 – January 4, 2026) was an American college football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. From 1994 to 2012, he served as the head football coach at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. From 1973 to 1985, he was the head football coach at the University of Akron. He was also the head baseball coach at Akron in 1966. He served as the athletic director at Akron (1986–1993) and Walsh (1993–2007). Dennison played college football and college baseball at the College of Wooster, from which he graduated in 1960.
 High school yearbook portrait, 1956 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 12, 1938 Lodi, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 2026 (aged 87) Ravenna, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wadsworth HS (OH) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1958–1959 | Wooster |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1960 | Wadsworth HS (OH) (assistant) |
| 1961–1963 | Elyria HS (OH) (assistant) |
| 1964 | Copley HS (OH) |
| 1965–1972 | Akron (assistant) |
| 1973–1985 | Akron |
| 1995–2012 | Walsh |
| Baseball | |
| 1961–1963 | Elyria HS (OH) |
| 1966 | Akron |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1986–1993 | Akron |
| 1993–2007 | Walsh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
|
| Tournaments |
|
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |