The Great GAS Memorial Countdown... 100 Days!!!

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W&M

Head Coach Jimmye Laycock

36 years!!!

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NAU's Coach Jerome Souers
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Starting 19th Season with NAU
• In Souers’ 17th season with the Lumberjacks, he earned career win No. 100 on November 8, 2014 in a 23-21 defeat over UC Davis at home. Souers became the second coach in Big Sky history to amass 100 victories while coaching in the league.
• Souers, the longest tenured football coach in the history of NAU Football, became the 15th active FCS coach to win 100 games at his current institution.
• During his 17-year tenure, Souers has coached 159 student-athletes to all-conference honors a combined 256 times with 55 first-team selections and 78 All-American accolades.
• In the classroom, the football program has produced the Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete of the Year eight times (Blair Boynton, Eric Damko, Steve Gomez, Mark Gould, Paul Ernster, Jeff Wheeler, Jake Hess and Austin Hasquet). Overall, the program has earned 153 Big Sky All-Academic honors over the last 17 seasons with seven Academic All-Americans.

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Delaware
Dave Brock
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Position: Head Coach
Hometown: Moorestown, NJ
Alma Mater: Salisbury State (1994, Political Science)
Experience: 3 Years

Coaching Career:
2013-Present - Delaware (head coach, 17-18, 11-13 CAA)
2012 - Rutgers (offensive coordinator (wide receivers)
2009-11 – Boston College (tight ends)
2008 – Kansas State (offensive coordinator/tight ends)
2007 – Kansas State (wide receivers)
2006 – North Carolina (assistant head coach/recruiting coordinator)
2005 – North Carolina (wide receivers)
2002-04 – Temple (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
2002 – Hofstra (associate head coach/offensive coordinator)
2000-01 – Hofstra (offensive coordinator/wide receivers)
1997-99 – Hofstra (recruiting coordinator/wide receivers)
1995 – Hofstra (running backs)
1994 – Salisbury State (recruiting coordinator/defensive backs)
1991-93 – Western Connecticut State (recruiting coordinator/defensive backs)
1988-90 – Salisbury State (assistant coach)

2000 Season: 12-2 (7-1 Atlantic 10); Coach: Tubby Raymond
Atlantic 10 Champions
Lambert Cup Champions
ECAC Team of the Year
NCAA I-AA Semifinals

1900 Season: 2-3-1; Coach: Herbert Rice

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Head Coach Greg Gattuso

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Position:
Head Coach


Alma Mater:
Penn State


Graduating Year:
1983



Record at Albany: 10-13

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Bob Stitt
2nd. Season
52 Years Old
Doane College '87
Tecumseh, NE
Tecumseh HS


Overall Record (total): 116-67
Overall Record (@ UM): 8-5
Big Sky Record: 6-2
FCS Playoff Record: 1-1


Coaching Experience

Grad Assistant - Northern Colorado (1989)
Offensive Coordinator & OL - Doane College (1990-93)
OC/ST/Associate HC - Austin College (1994-98)
Offensive Coordinator - Harvard (1999)
Head Coach - Colorado Mines (2000-14)
Head Coach - Montana (2015-present)

[IBleedYellow]

Chris Klieman
Fun Fact: His coaching staff hasn't changed since he took over as head coach. Most Bison fans attribute Coach K to leading the Bison to all five, since the runs were built around his stellar defenses.

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2014 Eddie Robinson Award Finalist
* 2014 Rawlings Football/American Football Monthly FCS Coach of the Year
* 2012 Football Scoop FCS Coordinator of the Year

Chris Klieman has won back-to-back conference championships and national championships in his first two years as the head football coach at North Dakota State. He led the Bison to a 15-1 record in his first season and a 13-2 mark his second year while finishing 7-1 atop the Missouri Valley Football Conference both years.

Klieman, 48, has been part of NDSU's unprecedented run of five straight NCAA national championships and MVFC titles since coming to NDSU in 2011 as the defensive backs coach. He was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013.

Klieman signed a two-year contract extension in January 2015 that will keep him at North Dakota State through the 2020 football season.

"Chris is a man of high integrity and character, and his leadership of the young men in this program goes beyond the football field," said NDSU athletic director Matt Larsen. "He is developing successful students who will go on to great things after football. I am impressed with his passion, energy, and the level of respect he's earned from his players, staff and the local community."

North Dakota State didn't skip a beat in Klieman's first year despite losing 23 seniors and welcoming seven new assistant coaches. The Bison scored 34 unanswered points to beat Big 12 member Iowa State in the season opener as part of an FCS-record 33-game winning streak that extended into November.

NDSU replaced seven starters on defense in 2015 and won eight straight games under freshman quarterback Easton Stick after a midseason injury to senior starter Carson Wentz. The Bison defense continually improved from a season-opening loss at Montana and held four playoff opponents to just 217 yards and nine points per game.

North Dakota State is 17-2 against FCS Top 25 teams under Klieman and has been the No. 2 and No. 3 national seed for the FCS playoffs. NDSU has had 13 players named All-America, including Buck Buchanan Award-winning defensive end Kyle Emanuel, and five Capital One Academic All-America® selections.

Klieman was named the 2014 Rawlings Football/American Football Monthly FCS Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award presented by The Sports Network to the FCS Coach of the Year. His 9-0 start was the best by any first-year head coach in NDSU and Missouri Valley Football Conference history.

Klieman came to NDSU following a nine-year stay at Northern Iowa where he was the defensive coordinator, co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach from 2006-10 under head coach Mark Farley and 1991-93 under head coach Terry Allen.

North Dakota State led the nation in scoring defense each of Klieman's three years on NDSU’s defensive staff, including a low of 11.3 points per game in 2013. He was named the 2012 Football Scoop FCS Coordinator of the Year and coached a two-time Buck Buchanan Award finalist in cornerback Marcus Williams, who is now starting for the New York Jets.

NDSU is Klieman's second head coaching job. He was the head coach for one season at Division III member Loras College where he went 3-7 in an injury-plagued 2005 season. He had been the defensive coordinator at Loras the previous three seasons and transformed the Duhawks into one of the Iowa Conference's most feared defensive units. Klieman took Loras from ninth in the league in defense to leading the league in rushing defense, passing defense and total defense.

A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Klieman was a three-time All-Gateway Conference defensive back at Northern Iowa and a four-year letterwinner from 1986-90. He graduated from UNI in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in health education and earned a master's degree in physical education from UNI in 1992.




Year
Team
Position
Overall
Conference
NCAA Playoffs


1991
Northern Iowa
Graduate Assistant





1992
Northern Iowa
Graduate Assistant





1993
Northern Iowa
Assistant Coach





1994
Western Illinois
Assistant Coach





1995
Western Illinois
Assistant Coach





1996
Western Illinois
Assistant Coach





1997
Kansas
Graduate Assistant





1999
Missouri State
Assistant Coach





2002
Loras
Defensive Coordinator





2003
Loras
Defensive Coordinator





2004
Loras
Defensive Coordinator





2005
Loras
Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator





2006
Northern Iowa
Assistant Coach





2007
Northern Iowa
Assistant Coach





2008
Northern Iowa
Co-Defensive Coordinator





2009
Northern Iowa
Defensive Coordinator





2010
Northern Iowa
Defensive Coordinator





2011
North Dakota State
Assistant Coach
14-1
7-1 MVFC (1st, tie)
FCS Champion


2012
North Dakota State
Defensive Coordinator
14-1
7-1 MVFC (1st)
FCS Champion


2013
North Dakota State
Defensive Coordinator
15-0
8-0 MVFC (1st)
FCS Champion


2014
North Dakota State
Head Coach
15-1
7-1 MVFC (1st, tie)
FCS Champion


2015
North Dakota State
Head Coach
13-2
7-1 MVFC (1st, tie)
FCS Champion

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Head Coach
Southern Connecticut '67


Click here (http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nova/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2014talleybio.pdf) for Coach Talley's complete bio, including year-by-year record, awards won and his involvement with the National Marrow Donor Program. Updated thru 2015 season
Record at Villanova: 221-133-1, .624 (31 Years)
Record in Conference Games: 136-91, .599 (26 Years)
Overall as a Head Coach: 249-151-2, .622 (36 Years)


In 2014, Talley led Villanova to the NCAA playoffs for the 11th time in program history, including five times in the last seven years, with an 11-3 overall record and a 7-1 CAA mark. The Wildcats defeated Liberty in the second round of the playoffs, before falling to Sam Houston State in the quarterfinal round. The 2014 season was highlighted by Villanova junior quarterback John Robertson becoming the third Wildcat under Talley to win the Walter Payton Award as the top player in FCS Football. Villanova is now the only school to ever produce three Payton Award winners. Also, last year, Talley helped junior linebacker Don Cherry to first team All-American accolades and a runner-up finish in the Buck Buchanan Award balloting. The Buchanan Award is given to the top defensive player in FCS Football. Talley was awarded for his fine season by being named the 2014 Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year.

In 2012, Talley led the Wildcats to the NCAA playoffs for the 10th time in program history with an 8-4 overall record. Villanova also claimed a share of the CAA championship with a 6-2 CAA mark. This was sixth conference championship for Villanova under Talley’s direction. For his efforts in 2012, Talley was named the CAA Coach of the Year for the third time in his career. Talley also helped Robertson to a season that saw him win the Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman in FCS football, as well as earning both the CAA and ECAC Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.

During the 2013 season, Talley reached another coaching milestone when he won his 200th game at Villanova with a 35-6 win over the Penn Quakers on September 28, 2013. With the victory, Talley became the 37th coach in all divisions of college football to win 200 games at one school, and just the eighth active head coach with that distinction.

Talley reached the pinnacle of his illustrious career in 2009 as he led the Wildcats to a 14-1 record and the FCS National Championship. Villanova earned the title with a thrilling 23-21 win over previously undefeated Montana in a game played at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tenn. Villanova also won the 2009 CAA championship with a 7-1 league mark and were awarded the Lambert Meadowlands Trophy, the ECAC Team of the Year and the Wanamaker Award which is given to the athlete, team or organization that has done the most to reflect credit upon the city of Philadelphia.

For his efforts in 2009, Talley received numerous coaching honors. Highlighting the list was the AFCA National Coach of the Year Award. Talley also earned this award in 1997 and becomes just the 17th coach to win the award twice. He also garnered the 2009 CAA Coach of the Year, the Sportsman’s Award from the Marine Corp Scholarship Foundation and the Maxwell Club President’s Award. Talley guided 14 players to All-Conference honors in 2009. In addition, junior wide receiver Matt Szczur was named the CAA Offensive Player of the Year, the CAA Special Teams Player of the Year and a first team All-American, while tackle Ben Ijalana garnered first team All-American accolades.

In 2010, Talley led his Wildcats to a third consecutive NCAA playoff appearance, including a second straight trip to the NCAA semifinals and a final ranking of No. 3 in the Sports Network Top 25. En route to the semifinal round, Villanova earned road victories at No. 3 Stephen F. Austin and at No. 2 Appalachian State. In addition to the team success, Talley led numerous players to individual achievement in 2011. Highlighting the list was Ijalana who was a consensus first team All-American and was drafted in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. All total, Villanova had 14 players garner first team All-CAA distinction in 2011, including five first team honorees.

On October 24, 2009, Talley became just the 55th coach in NCAA history to reach the 200 win plateau when his Wildcats defeated the University of Rhode Island by a score of 36-7 in a game played at Villanova Stadium. Talley is already the all-time coaching leader for conference wins in the history of the CAA with 131 league victories. Former New Hampshire mentor Bill Bowes is second with 97 conference wins.

The 2008 season was also a special one for Talley, as he led his Wildcats to a 10-3 overall record and a 7-1 CAA mark. Villanova earned a playoff appearance in 2008, finished the season ranked No. 6 in the national polls and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA playoffs. For his efforts in 2008, Talley was named the AFCA Regional Coach of the Year, the Field Turf/Howie Long FCS National Coach of the Year and the Maxwell Club Coach of the Year.

In addition to the great teams he has built, Talley has also been able to lead great players as evidence by the three Walter Payton Award winners (given to the top player in FCS football), one Jerry Rice Award honoree (given to the top freshman in FCS football), 15 first team All-Americans, 224 All-Conference performers and 60 All-East honorees he has coached at Villanova. Robertson became the third Villanovan to win the Walter Payton Award when he earned the honor last year. Villanova is now the only school to have three Payton Award winners to its credit. The first Walter Payton Award winner came in 1997 when wide receiver Brian Finneran earned the award. To this day, Finneran is the only wide receiver to ever receive this honor. Finneran went on to play 12 seasons in the NFL. In 2001, running back Brian Westbrook garnered the Walter Payton Award. Also, that year, Westbrook participated in two prestigious all-star games, playing in both the Senior Bowl and Hula Bowl. Westbrook would go on to become the first Wildcat since Howie Long to be drafted when he was selected in third round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the hometown Philadelphia Eagles. Under Talley’s guidance, Westbrook would be the only player in Villanova football history to be a three-time first team All-American. Also, in 1998, Talley helped Westbrook become the only player in the history of NCAA football at any level to rush for 1,000 yards and receive for 1,000 yards in the same season.
The 15 Villanova players to earn first team All-American distinction under Talley include offensive guard Paul Berardelli (1988), center Bryan Russo (1989), linebacker Curtis Eller (1991, 1992), linebacker Tyrone Frazier (1994), Finneran (1996, 1997), quarterback Chris Boden (1997), Westbrook (1998, 2000, 2001), offensive tackle Eamonn Allen (2001), quarterback Brett Gordon (2002), linebacker Brian Hulea (2005), defensive end Greg Miller (2008), Szczur (2009), Ijalana (2009, 2010), linebacker Don Cherry (2014) and Robertson (2014). Eller, Finneran, Westbrook, Gordon, Szczur and Robertson also earned conference player of the year recognition during their Wildcat careers and Eller was named to the Yankee Conference 50th Anniversary Team.

Throughout his Main Line career, Talley has guided Villanova to 11 NCAA playoff appearances, six conference championships, three Lambert Meadowlands Cup, three ECAC Team of the Year awards, three national semifinal appearances and the 2009 national championship.

While leading his troops to the first-ever undefeated, untied regular season in 1997, Talley also guided the Wildcats to a No. 1 national ranking for the final six weeks of the regular season. This was the first time in school history that a Villanova football team was ranked No. 1 in the polls. On their way to being named the 1997 ECAC Team of the Year, Talley and the Wildcats set 41 school records. After claiming the inaugural Atlantic 10 championship in 1997 with a perfect 8-0 conference mark, Talley and his team were rewarded for their fine season with a bid to the NCAA I-AA playoffs. In the playoffs, Villanova accomplished another first, as the ‘Cats claimed the school’s first-ever I-AA playoff win with a 49-28 victory over Colgate.

When you have a season like Talley and the Wildcats had, individual honors are sure to follow. For his efforts in 1997, Talley won virtually every coaching award possible. At a banquet in New York City in early December, Talley was presented the prestigious Eddie Robinson Award as the nation’s top coach in all of I-AA. A few weeks later, he garnered the AFCA/GTE National Coach of the Year Award. As part of winning this distinction, Talley was selected to serve as an assistant coach at the 1998 Hula Bowl. In Hawaii, Talley assisted then Ohio State head coach John Cooper, serving as the secondary coach for the North squad. In addition to these awards, Talley was named the recipient of the first-ever Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year Award.

On Sept. 30, 1995, Villanova defeated the University of Buffalo, 28-3, giving Talley his 67th win as Villanova’s head coach, surpassing Harry Stuhldreher, who was one of the Four Horsemen, for the most victories in Villanova football history. About to enter his 31st season on the Main Line, Talley can feel responsible for every facet of the Villanova program, having started it from scratch in 1985. In his 31 years at Villanova, Talley’s successes have been numerous. When he arrived on May 29, 1984, as the school’s 29th head coach, there was no team. The program had been dropped following the 1980 campaign and had now been restored, with Talley being given the job of building a program. He set out to build not only a winning team, but one that alumni all over the country could be proud of.

In his first season, Talley guided the Wildcats to a perfect 5-0 in a limited schedule and since that season Talley has not let his troops look back. Dating back to that opening campaign, Talley has led Villanova teams to NCAA FCS (Formerly Division I-AA) playoff appearances in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014. His 1989, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2009 and 2012 teams were conference champions, while the 1992, 2002 and 2009 squads were voted the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy champions as the top I-AA team in the East.

Before coming to Villanova, Talley served as the head football coach at St. Lawrence University, where in 1982, he led St. Lawrence to the Division III Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as the top team in the East. That year, Talley was named the American Football Coaches Association/Kodak Division III Region I Coach of the Year, as well as the Metropolitan New York Sportswriters/ECAC Coach of the Year.

Not only has he won as a head coach every-where he has been, Talley has been associated with nothing but winning programs since his coaching career began in 1967. The record of all his teams as both an assistant and a head coach is a gaudy 321-166-4.

For Talley, however, these accomplishments are not enough. Perhaps of greater importance to Talley than wins, losses and athletic accolades are the types of students and people that his program turns out. In his Villanova career, Villanova has had 13 GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, two NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners and 219 academic All-Conference performers.

Away from the football field, Talley is appreciative of the opportunities provided to him through athletics, and is continually looking to give something back to others. The area off the field to which he dedicates most of his time is the National Bone Marrow Foundation. With this group, he works to have potential bone marrow donors entered in a national bone marrow registry, increasing the odds of a needy patient being able to find a “match” for their bone marrow. Since November 1, 1993, he has been responsible for over 35,000 people being tested with the National Marrow Donor Program. In 2008, Talley started the “Get In The Game and Save a Life” national bone marrow registration campaign. Talley has now enlisted 80 college football programs from all levels to take part in this campaign. Since 2008, this group has combined to test nearly 60,000 potential donors and in the last two years the group has been responsible for over 200 transplants.

For his efforts with the bone marrow program, Talley has received numerous awards and accolades. Last September, he was awarded the Rod Carew Leadership Award which is given by the National Marrow Donor Program to the person or organization who make a profound difference in the lives of patients and their families. In January of 2015, he was named the Shining Star Lifetime Achievement Award winner by the March of Dimes, while in April of 2015, Talley was given the Gift of Life Award by the Bone Marrow Foundation.

In the spring of 2010, he was presented The Person of the Decade Award by the Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Program of Temple University Hospital. In 2009, he was given the Volunteer of the Year Award by the Laurie Strauss Foundation and the Collegiate Award by the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP). The Strauss Foundation Award recognizes an individual for instilling compassion in collegiate student-athletes and the Collegiate Award is given to an individual or university in honor of outstanding commitment to raising awareness, recruiting donors and supporting life-saving work of the NMDP.

During the summer of 2008, The Philadelphia Sports Congress gave Talley its 2008 Community Service Award which is presented to the individual, business or organization that has done the most to contribute to the quality of life in Philadelphia through sports. He was also named one of the 75 greatest Living Philadelphians in a survey conducted by the Philadelphia Eagles and Dunkin Donuts for his long standing commitment and ongoing contributions to the city of Philadelphia.

Talley also often serves as a featured speaker at many business and community functions. He acts as President of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Philadelphia Chapter. In December of 2000, Talley was one of two chapter presidents to be honored by the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame and received an award for his leadership of the Philadelphia Chapter at the famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Talley was also given a Lifetime Achievement Award in January of 2000 by the All-American Football Foundation.

Talley’s coaching career began at Simsbury (Conn.) High School in 1967 where he was an assistant coach for two years. In 1969, he became the defensive secondary coach at Springfield (Mass.) College for one year and then was the offensive backfield coach at Middlebury (Vt.) College from 1970-73.

Talley had his first experience of rebuilding a program when he became the offensive back-field coach at Brown University in 1973. Having experienced several losing seasons prior to 1973, Talley was on the staff while they compiled a 36-15-2 overall record in six seasons, including the Ivy League title in 1976.

From there, he was named the head coach at St. Lawrence (N.Y.) University, a position he held until his appointment at Villanova in May, 1984. Talley rebuilt the St. Lawrence program, and led the Saints to a 28-18-1 record in five seasons, including an undefeated regular season in 1982 when he advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinals.

During the winter of 1996, Talley was inducted into the Haverford Hall of Fame. He played four seasons at defensive back for Southern Connecticut University, graduating with honors in 1967 and earning a Masters Degree in Education in 1969. In the spring of 1998, Talley was inducted into the Southern Connecticut Hall of Fame. In November, 2005, he was recognized by the Delaware County Hall of Fame, while in June of 2006, he was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Delaware County Chapter. During the summer of 2007, he earned a spot in the Pennsylvania State Hall of Fame.

In March, 2012, Talley earned yet another Hall of Fame honor when he was inducted into the Villanova University Varsity Club Hall of Fame.

A graduate of Haverford (Pa.) High School just five minutes from the Villanova campus, Talley is a native of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Arlene, currently reside in Berwyn, Pa. They are the parents of two children: Josh, a graduate of both Brown University, and Villanova Law School who is currently a practicing lawyer in Philadelphia and Gina, who earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters Degree from New York University. Currently, Gina is a doctoral candidate in history at University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is a faculty advisor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Villanova University.

[McNeese72]

New Head Coach Lance Guidry. Saying that his temperament is different from Matt Viator's is an understatement.

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[bonarae]

The Ancient Eight Football Head Coaches of 2016


Phil Estes - BROWN
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Record at Brown: 108-70 (18 seasons)
Record as Head Coach Overall: same
Before Brown, he was: OC at UNH (he arrived at Brown as assistant in 1994)
He played CFB at: UNH, graduated in 1980


More on him at: http://brownbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/estes_phil00.html


Al Bagnoli - COLUMBIA
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Record at Columbia: 2-8 (1 season)
Record as Head Coach Overall: 232-91 (Union, Penn and Columbia, 32 seasons)
Before Columbia, he was: head coach at Penn
He played CFB at: CCSU, graduated in 1975 (played LB)


More on him at: http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9600&ATCLID=209903492


David Archer - CORNELL
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Record at Cornell: 5-25 (3 seasons)
Record as Head Coach Overall: same
Before Cornell, he was: LB coach at FDU (he entered Cornell's coaching staff in 2007)
He played CFB at: Cornell, graduated in 2005 (played OL)


More on him at: http://cornellbigred.com/coaches.aspx?rc=2895&path=football


Buddy Teevens - DARTMOUTHhttp://image.cdnllnwnl.xosnetwork.com/pics33/0/KA/KAXYLURMAUPOLWG.20160302141820.jpg


Record at Dartmouth: 75-83-2 (16 years overall over 2 stints)
Record as Head Coach Overall: 109-160-2 (Maine, Dartmouth, Tulane, Stanford, and Dartmouth again, 26 seasons)
Before Dartmouth, he was: head coach at FBS Stanford
He played CFB at: Dartmouth, graduated in 1979 (played QB)


More on him at: http://www.dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=604480


Tim Murphy - HARVARD
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Record at Harvard: 156-63 (22 seasons)
Record as Head Coach Overall: 188-108-1 (Maine, Cincinnati and Harvard, 29 seasons)
Before Harvard, he was: head coach at FBS Cincinnati
He played CFB at: Springfield (D-III), graduated in 1978 (played LB)


More on him at: http://gocrimson.com/sports/fball/coaches/murphy_tim


Ray Priore - PENN
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Record at Penn: 7-3 (1 season)
Record as Head Coach Overall: same
Before Penn, he was: DB coach at Albany (he arrived at Penn as assistant in 1986)
He played CFB at: Albany, graduated in 1985


More on him at: http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=8569&SPID=537&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=51532&Q_SEASON=2016


Bob Surace - PRINCETON
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Record at Princeton: 25-35 (6 seasons)
Record as Head Coach Overall: 43-38 (Western Connecticut and Princeton, 8 seasons)
Before Princeton, he was: OL coach for NFL Cincinnati Bengals
He played CFB at: Princeton, graduated in 1990 (played OL)



More on him at: http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=204862394


Tony Reno - YALE
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Record at Yale: 21-19 (4 seasons)
Record as Head Coach Overall: same
Before Yale, he was: ST coordinator and defensive secondary coach at Harvard
He played CFB at: Worcester State (D-III), graduated in 1997 (played DB)


More on him at: http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/coaches/reno_tony

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K.C. Keeler

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During 22 years as a head football coach, Keeler has produced a record of 196 victories, only 82 losses and one tie. His teams at Rowan University, Delaware and Sam Houston State have combined for 13 NCAA post-season playoff appearances, eight conference championships and played in eight national championship games.
Keeler was named as Sam Houston’s 15th head football coach on January 23, 2014. He has coached five National Football League draft picks including Super Bowl XLVII MVP quarterback Joe Flacco. He has tutored 76 All-America players and 21 student-athletes who have earned either national or district CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.
As head coach at Delaware, Keeler rolled up an 86-52 record in 11 seasons from 2002 to 2012. His Fightin’ Blue Hens won the FCS national championship in 2003 and reached the national championship game in 2007 and 2010. His squads won Atlantic 10 Conference titles in 2003 and 2004 and the Colonial Athletic Association championship in 2010. Delaware went 11-3 in the program’s four trips to the FCS playoffs.
At Rowan University in Glassboro, N. J., Keeler produced an 88-21-1 record from 1993 to 2001 that included seven NCAA Division III playoff appearances including five trips to the National Championship game. His teams posted a 21-7 record in NCAA Division III playoff action.
Among Keeler’s coaching honors are selections as AFCA FCS National Coach of the Year, Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year, Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year and the All-America Football Foundation Johnny Vaught Head Coach Award.
Keeler began his coaching career as an assistant at Amherst College in Massachusetts in 1981, then moved to Rowan University in 1986. He was named head coach at Rowan in 1993.
The Profs won four New Jersey Athletic Conference championships and finished as runner-up in the league twice in Keeler’s nine seasons.
Keeler was a four-sport letterman at Emmaus, Pa., High School. He earned all-league honors and was football team captain as a tight end and linebacker.
He played linebacker for head coach Tubby Raymond at Delaware from 1978 to 1980, helping lead the Blue Hens to the 1979 NCAA Division II national championship. In 1980, he signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kurt Charles “K. C.” Keeler was born July 26, 1959, in Emmaus, Pa. He and his wife Janice are the parents of daughter Kate and son Jackson.

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K. C. KEELER HIGHLIGHTS
• Keeler's 196 career wins rank No. 15 among 597 head coaches at all NCAA levels (FBS, FCS, DII, DIII)
• The Bearkat head coach ranks No. 75 in victories in the history of college football
• Only head football coach ever to take three different programs to semi-final appearances in NCAA post-season action
• Won 36, Lost 12 in NCAA post-season playoff games (17-5 in FCS playoffs)
• Most National Championship game appearances of any current football coach (8)
• Keeler's teams have made 13 NCAA playoff semifinals appearances in 22 seasons
• Keeler has the highest number of NCAA post season wins among all active FCS head coaches
• The head coach has the highest post-season playoff winning percentage among all active FCS head coaches

KEELER COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• NCAA Division I FCS National Champions
2003
• NCAA Division I FCS National Finalists
2003, 2007, 2010
• NCAA Division I FCS Playoff Appearances
2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015
• NCAA Division II National Finalists
1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
• NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances
1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
• Lambert Cup
1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010
• Southland Conference Champions
2014
• ECAC Team of the Year
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010
• CCA Conference Champions
2007, 2010
• Atlantic Ten Conference Champions
2003, 2004
• New Jersey Athletic Conference Champions
1993, 1995, 1997, 2001
• No. 1 Total Offense team in the nation
2001 (528 yards per game)
2014 (551 yards per game)


K. C. KEELER COACHING HONORS

2010
• AFCA National Coach of the Year
• Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year
• Field Turf Coach of the Year
2010, 2007, 2003
• Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year
2007
• All-American Football Foundation Johnny Vaught Coach Award
2003
• Frank Leahy Coach of the Year Award
2001, 1997, 1995
• New Jersey Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
2001
• Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Finalist
2000
• Gloucester County Hall of Fame
1993
• Stan Lomax-Irving Marsh Division III Coach of the Year

Overall Record: Won 196, Lost 82, Tied 1
ROWAN UNIVERSITY
New Jersey Athletic Conference
Year W-L Conference Post Season
1993 11-2 1st Div. III Championship Game
1994 6-3
1995 10-3-1 1st Div. III Championship Game
1996 10-3 Div. III Championship Game
1997 11-1 1st Div. III Semifinals
1998 10-3 Div. III Championship Game
1999 12-2 4-1 2nd Div. III Championship Game
2000 7-2 5-1 2nd
2001 11-2 5-1 1st Div. III Semifinals
Record at Rowan: Won 88, Lost 21, Tied 1

DELAWARE

Atlantic 10 Conference
2002 6-6 4-5 6th
2003 15-1 8-1 1st FCS National Champions
2004 9-4 7-1 1st FCS Quarterfinals
2005 6-5 3-5 3rd
2006 5-6 4-5 4th
Colonial Athletic Association
2007 11-4 5-3 3rd FCS Championship Game
2008 4-8 2-6 5th
2009 6-5 4-4 4th
2010 12-3 6-2 1st FCS Championship Game
2011 7-4 5-3 5th
2012 5-6 2-6 8th
Record at Delaware: Won 86, Lost 52


SAM HOUSTON

Southland Conference
Year W-L Conference Post Season
2014 11-5 7-1 1st FCS Semifinals
2015 11-4 7-2 2nd FCS Semifinals

[The Cats]

Western Carolina


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Mark Speir, who has spent much of his coaching career at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level, was named head football coach at Western Carolina University as announced by Director of Athletics Randy Eaton during a press conference held in the Ramsey Center on Dec. 22, 2011.

Speir (pronounced "spear"), who got his coaching career start at Western Carolina under former Catamount head coach Steve Hodgin from 1991-96, is the 13th head coach of the WCU football program all-time.

Since his arrival in Cullowhee, Speir has been a driving force in the revitalization of Catamount football, guiding WCU to its first winning record in a decade with the 7-5 finish to the 2014 season – just the second finish above .500 since 2001. Speir led the Catamounts to a second-place finish in the Southern Conference, its highest finish in the final standings since 1986 – and just the fourth runner-up finish since joining the league in 1977.

For their plaudits, Speir and his staff were finalists for the 2014 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award given at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level.

During the off-season following the success of the 2014 season, Speir was granted a four-year contract extension which was approved by the WCU Board of Trustees in February of 2015. With the extension, Speir is under contract June of 2020.
Since taking over as head coach in 2012, 16 Catamounts have earned All-Southern Conference first-or-second team accolades while 12 have earned All-Freshman distinction. Also, five players have earned Capital One All-District III selections from CoSIDA with running back Darius Ramsey garnering Academic All-America honors in 2014.
Speir’s return to Cullowhee in late-2011 came after spending the nine seasons at Appalachian State where he was a part of three-consecutive FCS National Championships from 2005-07, serving as the program's recruiting coordinator from 2004 through 2011 while coaching the inside linebackers prior to the move. He also coached the Mountaineers' running backs (2003-04), defensive line (2005-08) and defensive ends (2009-10) while on staff at Appalachian State.

In 2009, Speir was tabbed as the NCAA Division I FCS Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). The award has been handed out every year since 1997 at the five levels of football including the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), FCS, Division II and III, as well as NAIA levels.

Prior to Appalachian, Speir also made coaching stops at both at Presbyterian (1997-99) while the Blue Hose were a NCAA Division II member institution, and at Elon (2000-02) the year after the program made the transition to a NCAA Division I school.
A native of Kannapolis, N.C., Speir broke into coaching while an undergraduate at Clemson University, working as a student assistant from 1986 through 1989, helping the Tigers to three Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships during his four years. Following his graduation with a bachelor's degree in secondary education in 1990, Speir landed on Hodgin's staff in Cullowhee, first working with the running backs from 1991-93, then the linebackers in 1994 before coaching the defensive line and serving as the program's recruiting coordinator from 1995-96.
Throughout his collegiate coaching career, Speir has made a name for himself through the recruiting process. He has held the title of recruiting coordinator at three NCAA FCS institutions (WCU, Elon and ASU), most recently organizing the efforts that landed Appalachian State six-consecutive crops of freshmen that have been widely considered to be among the top in NCAA Division I FCS recruiting classes and that helped the Mountaineers to three-straight national titles.

On the field, Speir has coached multiple All-Southern Conference selections. In all, he was a position coach for nine all-conference honorees that have earned the distinction 13 times in his nine seasons on staff in Boone.

Six of Speir's position players have garnered All-America honors during his tenure at ASU including the most recent recipient, linebacker Jeremy Kimbrough, who was selected to the second team by The Sports Network. Additionally, defensive ends Jabari Fletcher, Jason Hunter, Marques Murrell and Gary Tharrington and defensive tackle Anthony Williams combined for All-America honors a total of six times.
Speir's most notable pupils, Hunter and Murrell, tied for the SoCon lead with 13 sacks apiece and accounted for six defensive touchdowns between them in 2005. Murrell also led the nation with 13 sacks in `06. Both have enjoyed productive NFL careers, with Hunter entering his sixth pro season this year with the Denver Broncos.

Off the field, Speir is involved in many charitable causes. He has raised more than $30,000 to help rebuild the Memorial Christian Hospital in Bangladesh by training for and participating in the 2008 Music City Marathon in Nashville, which he finished in 4:01; the 2009 Boston Marathon, which he completed in 3:59; and the 2010 Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati. In 2009, he traveled to Bangladesh to provide much-needed medical supplies and volunteer at the hospital for 10 days.

In 2011, Speir turned to organizing and participating in motorcycle tours as a way to continue to raise funds for the worthy cause. Most recently, Speir completed the grueling 2015 Boston Marathon alongside his brother.

Jerry Moore, the former head coach at Appalachian State where Speir has worked for nine seasons, praised WCU for its decision. "Western Carolina is very lucky to get Mark. He is a perfect fit; he knows Western Carolina and knows it well. WCU is very, very fortunate to get Mark Speir. He is a great coach, and a better man; he is the kind of guy that you would love your son to go play for."
Former Catamount football standout Brad Hoover, who went on to play nine seasons in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers, credits Speir as "... one of the main reasons I went to WCU."

"It was because of the level of Mark Speir's sincerity and his positive attitude during my recruitment experience with him that drew me to commit to Western Carolina," said Hoover.

Stacy Searels, the offensive line coach at the Univ. of Texas, described Speir as a "... a self-starter, a real go-getter and a relentless recruiter who will do a great job for WCU," while Daryl Dickey, the head coach and director of athletics at the University of West Georgia characterized him as "...a hard worker who is passionate about and loves all aspects of the game of football."

Speir is married to the former Paige Holt of Pickens, S.C., and the couple has two sons -- Zeb, who is a freshman at Appalachian State and a walk-on for the Mountaineer football team, and Jackson.

[SFA 93]

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Head Coach: Clint Conque

3rd Season at SFA; 16th Season Overall

Clint Conque is in his third season as the Lumberjacks' head coach, already setting a precedent for the success of SFA football.

In his first two seasons, Conque has posted a 12-12 record at the helm of the Lumberjacks, including a 9-8 record in Southland Conference play. Those wins have included three victories over nationally-ranked programs, including a 28-27 win at 21st-ranked Southeastern Louisiana in 2015.

During his first two years, Conque has mentored five All-SLC players, including second team defensive end John Franklin in 2015. In addition, offensive linemen Terran Vaughn and Byron Williams both signed free agent contracts with the Oakland Raiders following the season.

In his first season in Nacogdoches, Conque led SFA to an 8-5 record, a five-win improvement from 2013, as the 2014 squad became just the 13th team in program history to reach the eight-win plateau. Picked to finish sixth in the preseason Southland Conference standings, SFA went 5-3 in SLC play, including wins at sixth-ranked McNeese State and against eighth-ranked Southeasten Louisiana, tying for third in the conference standings and earning a bid to the 2014 NCAA FCS playoffs.

SFA cracked the FCS Coaches Poll Top-25 twice in 2014, marking the first time the Lumberjacks had been ranked in the nation's top-25 since 2010. Conque helped guide the 'Jacks to their first NCAA playoff appearance since 2010, earning SLC Coach of the Year honors for the third time in his career and was a finalist for the FCS Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year for the fourth time.

Under Conque's guidance, senior running back Gus Johnson had the best rushing season in program history, setting six SFA rushing records as well as setting the Southland Conference record for rushing yards in a season. Johnson was named the SLC Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award (finishing ninth in the voting) while sophomore quarterback Zach Conque was named the SLC Newcomer of the Year.

Conque brought to Nacogdoches an impressive coaching resume built on success, posting an overall career record of 105-59 (.640) during his 14 seasons as the head coach at Central Arkansas. He departs as the all-time winningest coach in Bear program history while becoming just the second collegiate head coach in the state of Arkansas to amass 100 career victories, sitting behind only legendary Razorback coach Frank Broyles.

Central Arkansas established itself as one of the top teams both regionally and nationally during Conque's tenure, capturing the Southland Conference title in 2008 and 2012, advancing to the FCS playoffs in both 2011 and 2012. UCA also made a pair of NCAA Division II playoff appearances during Conque's time in Conway, including advancing to the quarterfinals in 2005, before the program made the transition to the FCS level following the 2005 season.

During the eight seasons in which Central Arkansas competed in the Southland Conference, Conque has posted a 33-16 record in SLC play (.673), being named the Southland's Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2012 in addition to the same honor in 2005. The NCAA FCS Region 5 Coach of the Year in 2008, Conque has also been a three-time finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award with his teams boasting seven top-25 finishes since 2001.

Under Conque's tuteledge, his players have been recognized for their efforts on the field time and time again. During his coaching career, 127 players have been recognized as all-conference selections with 37 earning All-America honors as 32 former players have gone on to play professionally, including 14 signing NFL contracts with an additional six playing in the CFL.

Conque's UCA teams won eight or more games in eight of his 14 seasons in Conway, including an 11-3 mark in 2005 that tied the program record for wins in a season as the Bears advanced to the Division II national quarterfinals. Central Arkansas reached the 10-win plateau again in 2008 as the Bears posted a 10-2 mark.

Known for his high-tempo offenses, Conque's teams have consistently ranked among the national leaders in both scoring and passing offense as the Bears have finished in the top-10 nationally in passing offense five times and scoring offense four times.

His focus hasn't been solely on the field, however, as Conque's teams have boasted some of the highest APR (Academic Progress Rate) scores in the region with three Academic All-Americans during his coaching career.

Before taking over the helm of the Central Arkansas program in 2000, Conque spent seven seasons at Louisiana Tech (1993-99) in a variety of roles. Conque oversaw the Bulldogs' running backs, receivers and special teams before ultimately serving as the offensive coordinator in 1999 as Louisiana Tech led the nation passing offense and was second in total offense en route to an 8-3 record.

Prior to his time in Ruston, three seasons at Samford University (1990-92) as the running backs coach, helping guide the Bulldogs to back-to-back NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances in 1991 and 1992, posting a 22-4 record during that span. Conque began his collegiate coaching career at McNeese State (1987-89), spending three seasons coaching the Cowboys' running backs and outside linebackers.

A graduate of Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, La., Conque was an All-American linebacker at Nicholls State Universityin Thibodaux, La., picking up first team honors by the Associated Press. He also was named a second team LSWA All-Louisiana selection as a senior as Conque was selected to Nicholls' Silver Anniversary Team in 1997 and in 2005 was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame.

Following his playing career at Nicholls, Conque landed with the Los Angeles Raiders only to have his career cut short by injury in 1983. He then returned to Nicholls and began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Colonels before spending a pair of seasons coaching in the high school ranks.

Conque is married to the former Angele' Jackson as the couple has three sons: Chasse (and his wife Lisa), Benton and Zach. He also became a grandfather as twins Julianna and Sydney were born to Chasse and Lisa in 2012, followed by the addition of Adeline in August of 2014.

Conque's Career Record



Year
School
Overall
Pct.
SLC
Pct.
Postseason


2000
Central Arkansas
3-8
.273
--
--
N/A


2001
Central Arkansas
9-3
.750
--
--
Division II First Round


2002
Central Arkansas
8-3
.727
--
--
None


2003
Central Arkansas
5-6
.455
--
--
None


2004
Central Arkansas
8-3
.727
--
--
None


2005
Central Arkansas
11-3
.786
--
--
Division II Quarterfinals


2006
Central Arkansas
8-3
.727
--
--
None


2007
Central Arkansas
6-5
.545
5-2
.714
None


2008
Central Arkansas
10-2
.833
6-1
.857
None


2009
Central Arkansas
5-7
.417
2-5
.286
None


2010
Central Arkansas
7-4
.636
4-3
.571
None


2011
Central Arkansas
9-4
.692
6-1
.857
Division I FCS Second Round


2012
Central Arkansas
9-3
.750
6-1
.856
Division I FCS First Round


2013
Central Arkansas
7-5
.583
4-3
.571
None


2014
Stephen F. Austin
8-5
.615
5-3
.625
Division I FCS First Round


2015
Stephen F. Austin
4-7
.364
4-5
.444
None



TOTALS
117-71
.622
42-24
.636
Five Postseason Appearances



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[Catbooster]

Montana State's Jeff Choate is undefeated as a head coach at any university. Preseason #1? xeyebrowx

2016 Football Coaching Staff


COACHES EXPAND



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Jeff Choate
Head Football Coach

Jeff Choate was appointed Montana State's 32nd head football coach on Friday, Dec. 4.

An Idaho native who graduated from UM Western in 1993 and has spent most of his 24 seasons in coaching within a 10-hour drive of Bozeman, Choate realized his professional goal. “This is what I’ve worked my entire career for,” Choate said, “to lead a college football program.”

Choate played football at Montana-Western in Dillon, graduating with a BS degree in Secondary Education. His coaching career began with the Bulldogs in 1991-93 before he began a high school career coaching career in Idaho. He became head football and track coach at Challis High School (1994-96), was an assistant football, wrestling and baseball coach at Twin Falls High School (1996-97), and was Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Post Falls High School (1997-2002).

The Division I chapter of Choate’s coaching career began in 2002 at Utah State, where he coached the defensive line (2002) and specials teams and safeties (2003-04). He coordinated special teams and coached safeties at Eastern Illinois in 2005-06 before returning to Idaho. Choate worked as special teams coordinator from 2006-11, also coaching running backs (2006-08) and linebackers (2009-11). He was defensive run game coordinator and linebackers coach at Washington State in 2012, and after a brief time at UTEP in the spring of 2013 moved to Florida, where he coordinated special teams and coached outside linebackers. The next season he took over special teams and defensive line duties at Washington, where he coached in 2014-15.

[paward]

Danny Rocco


Head Coach Richmond Spiders

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Coach Info:

Position:
Head Coach


Hometown:
Huntingdon, PA


Alma Mater:
Wake Forest


Graduating Year:
1984


Experience:
3 Years



Danny Rocco enters his fourth season as head coach of the Richmond Spiders football team in 2015. After a four-year absence from the FCS Playoffs, Rocco led the Spiders back to the postseason in 2014, reaching the second round. The Spiders earned an at-large bid to the playoffs after finishing the regular season with an overall record of 8-4 and a mark of 5-3 in CAA conference play.

Despite another rash of injuries to key players, the Spiders notched a pair of impressive wins over ranked teams to earn their at-large bid. Richmond knocked off No. 3 Villanova, 10-9, before beating No. 19 William & Mary in Williamsburg for the third-straight year to end the season. In the playoffs, Richmond hosted a game for the first time at Robins Stadium, handily defeating Morgan State, 46-24, before falling at No. 6 Coastal Carolina in the second round.
The Spiders were a mainstay in the national rankings all season long in 2014, reaching as high as No. 8. Richmond ended the year ranked No. 16 in both the media and the coaches poll.

After inheriting a Richmond Spiders football team that went 3-8 overall and 0-8 in CAA play in 2011, head coach Danny Rocco arrived in 2012 and immediately made good on the promise he made the day he was hired - return the Spider program back to its winning ways. In 2013, the Spiders entered the year ranked No. 14 in the country, rising to No. 12 after a season-opening win against VMI. At NC State, Richmond opened up a 21-10 lead in the second half against the Wolfpack, but a last-second field goal would propel NCSU past the Spiders.

Close losses and injuries cost Richmond early in the season, but the team responded under Rocco to win its final four games of the season in impressive fashion. After wins over CAA newcomers Albany and Stony Brook, the Spiders recorded an impressive, 46-43 win at No. 21 Delaware. Then in the final game of the season, Rocco led the team to its second-straight Capital Cup victory, 31-20, over No. 19-ranked William & Mary.

In 2012, Rocco led Richmond to a share of the CAA Football championship, posting an overall record of 8-3 and a conference mark of 6-2. The five-win turnaround is the second-best in the history of Richmond football, while the six-conference win improvement was the best in the CAA. The Spiders had numerous quality wins in 2012, defeating Villanova in Philadelphia, while also taking down then No. 2-ranked James Madison. Richmond also defeated perennial CAA power Delaware at Robins Stadium. For his efforts, Rocco was named a finalist not only for the Eddie Robinson Award, but also the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. Both distinctions marked the fourth time that Rocco had been named a finalist for the two honors in his seven years as a head coach.

Rocco was also named The Touchdown Club of Richmond's NCAA Division I Commonwealth of Virginia Coach of the Year. Continuing the trend he set during his tenure at Liberty, the Spiders led the nation in turnover margin in 2012 (+22), while also leading the country in interceptions with 24. On the other side of the ball, Richmond's offensive line proved to be one of the finest in all of the FCS, leading the CAA and ranking in a tie for third nationally with just five sacks allowed all season. In three seasons under Rocco, Richmond players have earned 34 All-CAA honors, 12 All-America accolades and one NFL Draft selection.

Prior to coming to Richmond, Rocco had one of the most successful coaching stints in the history of Liberty University. Rocco arrived at Liberty following the program's 1-10 finish in 2005 and transformed the program as the architect of six consecutive winning seasons with the Flames. During his first season in 2006, Liberty won five more games (6-5) than the previous year, an improvement that tied for the best FCS turnaround in the nation that season. As a result of his immediate impact on the program, Rocco was named Big South Coach of the Year for the first time in school history in 2006, the first of three-straight years he would receive the honor.

Rocco would go on to be named a finalist for the national Eddie Robinson Award and Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award in each of the final three seasons in Lynchburg. Since the team's stunning turnaround in 2006, Rocco's teams continued to dominate in the Big South Conference and beyond. The Flames rolled to a 47-20 overall record and an impressive 26-5 mark in Big South play under Rocco, winning no fewer than seven games in each of his final five seasons. Nationally, Liberty finished the last four years ranked inside the Top 25 in both major FCS polls.

During Rocco's six years at the helm in Lynchburg, the Flames captured their first-ever Big South Championship in 2007 - the first of three consecutive conference titles. During this four-year span, Rocco had the third-highest winning percentage among FCS coaches nationally with his 34-11 record (.756). Liberty was able to achieve and sustain such success under Rocco by winning on both sides of the ball. From 2007-10, the Flames ranked first in the nation among FCS programs with 37.28 scoring average per game while ranking seventh by allowing just 19.17 points per game. The Flames were also the top-ranked team in FCS Football in turnover margin over the course of Rocco's first five seasons at Liberty.

Rocco's players undoubtedly exceled under his guidance at Liberty. He coached 97 Big South all-conference honorees and 19 players who garnered All-America honors, including a pair of consensus All-Americans in running back Rashad Jennings (2008) and kicker Matt Begins (2009, 2010). Four of Rocco's student-athletes at Liberty, Vince Redd (New England), Stephen Sene (St. Louis), Trey Jacobs (Washington) and Rashad Jennings (Jacksonville) went on to play in the professional ranks in the National Football League. Jennings became Liberty's first NFL Draft selection in two decades when he was chosen in the seventh round by the Jaguars in 2009. Prior to his arrival at Liberty, Rocco spent the previous five seasons at Virginia, beginning in 2001. Here, he helped guide the Cavaliers to four-consecutive bowl appearances, including back-to-back Continental Tire Bowl victories in 2002 and 2003, and 37 overall wins alongside Al Groh as an assistant head coach and linebacker coach. Rocco would also serve as the Cavaliers' recruiting coordinator his first year in Charlottesville. His 2002 recruiting class was ranked in the top 10 in the nation by many of the major recruiting services, including a fifth-place ranking by ESPN.

Rocco would quickly be promoted to associate head coach while continuing to serve as linebackers coach. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, Wake Forest. He spent the 1984 and 1985 seasons with the Demon Deacons before being hired as the defensive line coach before the 1986 season. Rocco was then hired by Colorado head coach Bill McCartney as an assistant linebackers coach for the 1987 season before heading to Tulsa to serve as the outside linebackers coach from 1998-2000. He returned to the East Coast for the 1991-93 season to work for current New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin as his defensive line coach at Boston College, helping Coughlin revitalize the Golden Eagle's return to the national stage as participants in the 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl and the 1993 Carquest Bowl. Following his successful stint at Boston College, Rocco then served as the outside linebackers coach at the University of Texas at Austin, where the Longhorns captured three straight conference titles, including winning the inaugural Big 12 Championship in 1996 and earning bids to three consecutive bowl games (Sun Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl).

His career would then continue at Maryland, where he served as the linebackers coach during the 1998 and 1999 seasons before reuniting with his mentor, Groh, as an assistant linebacker and special teams coach with the New York Jets for the team's 2000 campaign. He would then follow Groh to Virginia for the 2001-2005 seasons. Rocco began his college playing career at Penn State, where he earned two varsity letters and competed in the 1979 Liberty Bowl and the 1980 Fiesta Bowl before transferring to Wake Forest. While in Winston-Salem, he was a two-year starter and senior captain for Groh. He was no stranger to coaching after growing up in a football family. His father, Frank Rocco, Sr., served as an assistant coach at Penn State under Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno before joining the Liberty staff for a six-year stint in 2000. Frank Rocco, Jr., also joined the Flames staff in 2000 as a wide receivers and quarterbacks coach and received a promotion to offensive coordinator prior to his departure in 2003. Both he and brother, Dave, both currently coach at the high school level in Virginia. A native of Huntingdon, Pa., Rocco is married to the former Julie Mills. They are the parents of two children, David and Amy.

Year
School
Record
Conf. Record
Conf. Finish
Notes


2006
Liberty
6-5
2-2
3rd
• Most improved FCS team in the nation (+5 wins)
• Big South Coach of the Year


2007
Liberty
8-3
4-0
1st
• Big South Champions
• Big South Coach of the Year


2008
Liberty
10-2
5-0
1st
• Big South Champions
• Big South Coach of the Year
• Finalist for National Coach of the Year
• Final Ranking #15/14


2009
Liberty
8-3
5-1
1st
• Big South Champions
• Big South Coach of the Year
• Finalist for National Coach of the Year
• Final Ranking #21/22


2010
Liberty
8-3
5-1
1st
• Big South Champions
• Finalist for National Coach of the Year
• Final Ranking #15/17


2011
Liberty
7-4
5-1
2nd
• Final Ranking #25/25


2012
Richmond
8-3
6-2
T-1st
• Improved win total from 2011 (+5)
• CAA Champions
• TD Club of Richmond Coach of the Year
• Finalist for National Coach of the Year
• Final Ranking #18/18


2013
Richmond
6-6
4-4
T-5th
• Posted a 4-0 record in November, beating, earning wins over the #22 and #18 teams in the nation


2014
Richmond
9-5
5-3
3rd
• FCS Playoff Second Round
• Final Ranking #16/16



Totals
70-34
41-14

• Five conference championships
• Three-time Big South Coach of the Year
• Four-time National Coach of the Year Finalist