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Tribe4SF
May 25th, 2017, 04:43 AM
W&M
Head Coach Jimmye Laycock
38th year!!!
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bonarae
May 25th, 2017, 05:50 AM
Harvard:
Tim Murphy
Now in his 24th year on the sidelines.
Bio: http://gocrimson.com/sports/fball/coaches/murphy_tim
Gangtackle11
May 25th, 2017, 06:16 AM
VILLANOVA HEAD COACH MARK FERRANTE
MARK FERRANTEARK FERRANTE
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Position:
Head Coach
Alma Mater: St. Lawrence
At a press conference on January 13, 2016, it was announced that Ferrante will become the 30th head coach in Villanova Football history.
Under Ferrante's tutelage, the Villanova offensive line is traditionally one of the best in the Colonial Athletic Association. During the 2014 campaign, two of Ferrante's offensive linemen garnered All-CAA honors with senior tackle Vince Kowalski earning first team accolades and senior center Ross Hall claiming second team distinction. In 2013, Ferrante helped lead Josh Bucci to second team All-Conference honors and Hall to third team accolades, while in 2012, Bucci was also a second team honoree and Kowalski earned third team All-CAA honors. During the 2011 season, Ferrante guided junior center Dan Shirey to All-CAA accolades for the second straight year. Shirey was a first team honoree in 2011, after receiving third team accolades in 2010.
In 2010, three of Ferrante's offensive linemen earned All-Conference honors as senior tackle Ben Ijalana was a first team selection for the third consecutive season, senior guard Brant Clouser joined Ijalana on the first team, and Shirey was a third team All-Conference honoree. Ijalana also became Ferrante's first NFL draft pick when he was selected in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. In addition, Ijalana garnered first team All-American acclaim for the second straight season. In 2001, Ferrante coached his second All-American in Eamonn Allen who earned first team All-American honors from the Associated Press. Allen also garnered first team All-East and first team All-Atlantic 10 honors. Ferrante mentored his first All-American in Bryan Russo in 1989. During his Wildcat coaching career, Ferrante has coached 11 All-East, 15 first team All-Conference players and three All-Americans.
Joining the Villanova staff in February, 1987, Ferrante was already familiar with head coach Andy Talley's philosophy. Ferrante played quarterback for Talley before joining his coaching staff at St. Lawrence University. As a player, Ferrante was team captain of the 1982 St. Lawrence team that finished 10-1 and made it to the Division III national semifinals. In 1982, Ferrante was named the Division III Player of the Year, as well as earning first team All-East honors. After one year as the St. Lawrence running backs coach, Ferrante went on to Wagner College in 1984 where he coached the running backs before joining the coaching staff at Lafayette College from 1985-86.
Ferrante and his wife, Georgea, reside in Phoenixville, Pa. with their 20-year-old son, Jimmy, who will be a junior at Villanova in the fall of 2016.
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SFA 93
May 25th, 2017, 07:08 AM
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HEAD COACH - Clint Conque (4th Season at SFA; 18th Season Overall)
Clint Conque is in his fourth 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 17-18 record at the helm of the Lumberjacks, including a 13-13 record in Southland Conference play. Those wins have included four victories over nationally-ranked programs, including a 31-28 victory at McNeese in 2016.
During his first three years, Conque has mentored nine All-SLC players, including first team All-SLC defensive end selection John Franklin in 2016. Conque also oversaw the development of three former Lumberjacks (Gus Johnson, Terran Vaughn and Byron Williams) who went on to sign NFL free agent deals following their careers.
In 2016, SFA posted a 5-6 overall record and were 3-4 in Southland Conference play, overcoming numerous injuries and setbacks in the process. The 'Jacks knocked off 13th-ranked McNeese 31-28, seeing three of his Lumberjacks (Storm Ruiz, Zach Conque and Hunter Taylor) earn Southland Conference Player of the Week honors. SFA had 10 players earn All-Conference honors following the season while ranking among the national leaders in turnovers forced, tackles for loss and sacks.
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.
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Conque's Career Record
Year
School
Overall
Pct.
SLC
Pct.
Postseason
2000
Central Arkansas
3-8
.273
--
--
None
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
--
--
NCAA Division I Transition Period
2007
Central Arkansas
6-5
.545
5-2
.714
NCAA Division I Transition Period
2008
Central Arkansas
10-2
.833
6-1
.857
NCAA Division I Transition Period
2009
Central Arkansas
5-7
.417
2-5
.286
NCAA Division I Transition Period
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
2016
Stephen F. Austin
5-6
.455
4-5
.444
None
TOTALS
122-77
.613
42-24
.636
Five Postseason Appearances
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dewey
May 25th, 2017, 07:22 AM
100 days until the return of 13 time National Champion the North Dakota State University Bison.
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Chris Klieman
Head Coach
Phone:
Email:
* 2014, 2016 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 three conference championships and two national championships in his first three years as the head football coach at North Dakota State. He has a 40-5 overall record at NDSU while finishing 7-1 atop the Missouri Valley Football Conference all three years.
Klieman, 49, was part of NDSU's unprecedented run of five straight NCAA national championships and MVFC titles after coming to NDSU in 2011 as the defensive backs coach. He was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013.
Klieman signed a six-year contract effective January 2016 that will keep him at North Dakota State through the 2021 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.
The Bison went 12-2 against the toughest schedule in school history in 2016, beating two Top 10 non-conference opponents at home and rallying for a 23-21 win over the 11th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes. NDSU faced 10 nationally ranked opponents and earned a No. 1 overall seed for the FCS playoffs before falling in the FCS semifinals.
North Dakota State is 24-4 against FCS Top 25 teams under Klieman. NDSU has had 18 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.
Following his playing career, Klieman was an assistant coach for the Panthers from 1991-93. He also had assistant coaching stints at Western Illinois (1994-96), Kansas (1997), Missouri State (1999) and Loras (2002-04).
Klieman and his wife, Rhonda, are the parents of two sons, Devin and Colby, and one daughter, Haley.
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
2016
North Dakota State
Head Coach
12-2
7-1 MVFC (1st, tie)
FCS Semifinalist
Record at NDSU: 40-5 (3 seasons)
Career Head Coaching Record: 43-12 (4 seasons)
Good luck with the upcoming season Coach Klieman.
Dewey
Sammy94
May 25th, 2017, 08:39 AM
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2016 EDDIE ROBINSON AWARD WINNER
In three seasons as head coach at Sam Houston State University, K. C. Keeler directed the Bearkats to an 34-10 record that includes seven victories over top 10 ranked opponents and seven wins in NCAA post-season action. His SHSU teams have made the playoffs in each of his three seasons at the helm, including back-to-back FCS semifinals appearances in 2014 and 2015 with a pair of Southland Conference championships.
In 2016 he led the Bearkats to their second conference title in three seasons and a national No. 1 ranking for the final six weeks of the regular season on their way to being the nation's lone unbeaten team entering the FCS playoffs. That run helped him become the first Bearkat coach to claim the Eddie Robinson Award as the top head coach in the FCS in a season that also saw Sam Houston's quarterback, Jeremiah Briscoe, earn the Walter Payton Award as the nation's top offensive player.
http://image.cdnllnwnl.xosnetwork.com/pics33/400/SK/SKUFCQKAMYQRIAI.20141123012225.jpgDuring 23 years as a head football coach, Keeler has produced a record of 208 victories, only 83 losses and one tie. His teams at Rowan University, Delaware and Sam Houston State have combined for 14 NCAA post-season playoff appearances, nine 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.
ST_Lawson
May 25th, 2017, 08:53 AM
It's only 98 days for us technically, but I'll stick with the program.
Western Illinois Head Football Coach Charlie Fisher
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This will be Fisher's second year as HC of the Leathernecks following a 6-5 2016 season. Fisher was previously the OC at Richmond and had an earlier head coaching gig at West Georgia (36-17 record). He also spent time as an assistant coach at Penn State, Miami (OH), Vanderbilt (where he coached former Bears QB and then SEC Player of the Year Jay Cutler), Temple, NC State, Ole Miss, and Eastern Kentucky, specializing mostly in the QB/passing/offensive game.
Fisher earned his bachelor's degree from Springfield College, a small private college in Springfield, MA that is, in addition to being the "Birthplace of Basketball", is the alma mater of another important name in Leatherneck athletics history...Colonel Ray "Rock" Hanson (http://www.leathernecknation.net/files/RockHansonArticle.pdf).
Daytripper
May 25th, 2017, 09:57 AM
100 days until the return of 13 time National Champion the North Dakota State University Bison.
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Chris Klieman
Head Coach
Phone:
Email:
* 2014, 2016 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 three conference championships and two national championships in his first three years as the head football coach at North Dakota State. He has a 40-5 overall record at NDSU while finishing 7-1 atop the Missouri Valley Football Conference all three years.
Klieman, 49, was part of NDSU's unprecedented run of five straight NCAA national championships and MVFC titles after coming to NDSU in 2011 as the defensive backs coach. He was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013.
Klieman signed a six-year contract effective January 2016 that will keep him at North Dakota State through the 2021 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.
The Bison went 12-2 against the toughest schedule in school history in 2016, beating two Top 10 non-conference opponents at home and rallying for a 23-21 win over the 11th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes. NDSU faced 10 nationally ranked opponents and earned a No. 1 overall seed for the FCS playoffs before falling in the FCS semifinals.
North Dakota State is 24-4 against FCS Top 25 teams under Klieman. NDSU has had 18 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.
Following his playing career, Klieman was an assistant coach for the Panthers from 1991-93. He also had assistant coaching stints at Western Illinois (1994-96), Kansas (1997), Missouri State (1999) and Loras (2002-04).
Klieman and his wife, Rhonda, are the parents of two sons, Devin and Colby, and one daughter, Haley.
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
2016
North Dakota State
Head Coach
12-2
7-1 MVFC (1st, tie)
FCS Semifinalist
Record at NDSU: 40-5 (3 seasons)
Career Head Coaching Record: 43-12 (4 seasons)
Good luck with the upcoming season Coach Klieman.
Dewey
I think this will be a pivotal year for Klieman. We will see whether he can maintain the program on his own or whether his early success was just riding the coattails of Bohl...
The Cats
May 25th, 2017, 02:14 PM
Western Carolina
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Mark Speir
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Hometown: Kannapolis, N.C.
Position: Head Football Coach
Alma Mater: Clemson
Graduated: 1990
Mark Speir, who has spent the bulk of his collegiate 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 back-to-back seven-win seasons in both 2015 and 2014, the latter its first winning record in a decade with the 7-5 finish. It was just the second finish above .500 since 2001 for the Catamounts. Speir led the Catamounts to a second-place finish in the Southern Conference in 2014, its highest finish in the final standings since 1986 -- and just the fourth runner-up finish since joining the league in 1977 -- before following it up with a third-place showing in 2015.
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, 28 Catamounts have earned All-Southern Conference first-or-second team accolades while 16 have earned All-Freshman distinction. In 2014, a school-record tying 14 Catamounts received all-conference plaudits with 13 collecting honors following the successful 2015 campaign.
Also, eight 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 previous 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. His efforts through Samaritan's Purse have helped raised more than $100,000 to help rebuild the Memorial Christian Hospital in Bangladesh. Part of the fundraising came through his participation 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. Most recently, Speir completed the grueling 2015 Boston Marathon alongside his brother.
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. After five years of the motorcycle rides, Speir has helped raise $75,000 for Operation Heal Our Patriots, another Samaritan's Purse initiative.
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," said Moore upon Speir's hiring at WCU.
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.
Speir is married to the former Paige Holt of Pickens, S.C., and the couple has two sons -- Zeb, who is in his second year at Appalachian State and a walk-on for the Mountaineer football team, and Jackson.
SPEIR AT A GLANCE
Coaching Experience
1986-89: Clemson (Student Assistant)
1991-93: Western Carolina (Running Backs)
1994: Western Carolina (Outside Linebackers)
1995-96: Western Carolina (Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator)
1997-99: Presbyterian (Defensive Line/Strength and Conditioning)
2000-01: Elon (Running Backs/Special Teams/Recruiting Coordinator)
2002: Elon (Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator)
2003-04: Appalachian State (Running Backs)
2005-09: Appalachian State (Defensive Line)
2004-11: Appalachian State (Recruiting Coordinator)
2009-10: Appalachian State (Defensive Ends)
2011: Appalachian State (Inside Linebackers)
Alma Mater: Clemson, 1990 (Master's -- Western Carolina, 1994)
Hometown: Kannapolis, N.C.
Wife: Paige (Holt)
Sons: Zeb and Jackson
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Bob Stitt
3rd. Season
53 Years Old
Doane College '87
Tecumseh, NE
Tecumseh HS
Overall Record (total): 122-72
Overall Record (@ UM): 14-10
Big Sky Record: 9-7
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)
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May 25th, 2017, 05:58 PM
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Greg Gattuso
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Position: Head Coach
Alma Mater: Penn State 1980-83: Defensive Lineman, 1982: National Champion
Graduating Year: 1983
Date of Birth: May 18, 1962
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Greg Gattuso enters his fourth season at the helm of the UAlbany football program in 2017.
Previous College Experience
University of Maryland
2012-13: Defensive Line/Asst. Head Coach
2011: Defensive Line
University of Pittsburgh
2008-10: Defensive Line/Asst. Head Coach
2006-07: Defensive Line
2005-06: Tight Ends/Recruiting Coord.
Duquesne University
1993-2004: Head Coach
1992: Assistant Coach
1987: Assistant Coach
Penn State University
1984: Graduate Assistant
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