University of Massachusets Athletics

Football Coaching History

Football Coaching History 

Coaching History
Name         Years as Coach      Games   Won Lost    Tied    Pct.    Championships   No Coach     1879-1897       94  30  58  6   .3511. Doctor Weeks     1898            6   1   4   1   .2502. Fred W. Murphy Brown 1899-1900       20  12  8   0   .6003. James Halligan   1901-1903       26  16  8   2   .6534. Matthew Bullock  1904, 1907-1908     26  13  8   5   .5965. Walter Craig     1905            10  3   7   0   .3006. George O'Hearn   1906            9   1   7   1   .1677. J.W. Gage        1909            9   1   6   2   .2228. W. Gildersleeve  1910            9   1   6   2   .2229. John Hubbard     1911            9   2   7   0   .22210. Dr. Arthur Brides   1912-1915       31  12  15  4   .45211. George Melican  1916            8   2   4   2   .37512. Harold Gore     1919-1927       70  33  32  5   .50713. Charles McGeoch 1928-1930       25  6   17  2   .28014. Mel Taube       1931-1935       44  29  13  2   .68215. Elbert Carraway 1936-1940       44  9   32  3   .23916. Walter Hargsheimer  1941-1942, 1946     23  11  11  1   .50017. Thomas Eck      1945, 1947-1951     44  17  23  4   .43218. Charlie O'Rourke    1952-1959       64  21  39  4   .35919. Charles Studley 1960            9   7   2   0   .778    One Yankee Conference20. Vic Fusia       1961-1970       93  59  32  2   .645    Five Yankee Conference21. Dick MacPherson 1971-1977       73  45  27  1   .623    Four Yankee Conference22. Bob Pickett     1978-1983       64  36  28  0   .563    Four Yankee Conference23. Bob Stull       1984-1985       22  10  12  0   .45524. Jim Reid        1986-1991       67  36  29  2   .552    Three Yankee Conference25. Mike Hodges     1992-1997       65  35  30  0   .53826. Mark Whipple    1998-2003       75  49  26  0   .629    One NCAA, Three Atlantic 10 Conference27. Don Brown     2004-2008       62  43  19  0   .693    One Atlantic 10 Conference, One CAA28. Kevin Morris   2009-2011       33  16  17  0   .58029. Charley Molnar   2012-pr.        24  2   22  0   .083 TOTALS  131 YEARS           1145    558 548 51  .504    ONE NCAA TITLE, 22 CONFERENCE TITLE

ASSISTANT COACHESAssistant Coach (Alma Mater) Duties  YearsBen Albert (Massachusetts '95)   DT, ILB, ST 1996, 2002-03Joe Appelbaum (Yale '90)  WR  2004Derrick Arnold (Salisbury State '95)  Asst. DB, TE    2000- 02Jerry Azzinaro (American Int'l '81) LB, DC  1992-94, 1997Doug Berry (New Hampshire '73)  OL, AC, QB, OC, RB  1981-97Art Bittel (Lafayette '91)  DL  1993John Bond (Arkansas `85)  OC, QB  2013Jim Bradley (Ithaca '91) OLB, DB 1998-2000Clarence Brooks (Massachusetts '73) OL, Sub-varsity, DE 1976-80Don Brown (Norwich '77)   DC, DB  1998-99Greg Burns (Washington State `95)    DB  2013Jeff Burris (Notre Dame `93)    CB  2012Bryan Butterworth (Sacred Heart `05)  Asst. DB / DB   2007-11Matt Cassano (New Hampshire '99)    Asst. OL    2000Mike Cassano (New Hampshire '94)    RB  1998-2003Matthew Chapman (Nichols `04)   Asst. OL    2008-09Stanley Clayton (Penn State '88)    OL  1996- 97Bob Colbert (Maryland '71)  QB  1996, 97Ken Conatser (Cincinnati '61)   OL  1971, 1977-79Jay Cottone (Norwich '71)   QB  1987Brian Crist (Hampden-Sydney '93) WR, TE  1996-2001, 2007-11Joe Cullen (Massachusetts '89)  DL  1991Ted Daisher (Western Michigan `77)  S, OLB, STC 2012-13Matt Dawson (Massachusetts '01)   DB, TE, Asst. DL, OLB, DS   2002-03, 2005Keith Dudzinski (New Haven '90)  DL, DC, LB  1998-01, 2004-10Mike Dunbar (Washington '72)    OC, WR, QB, ILB 1984-1986Tim Dwyer (Northeastern '04)  Asst. OL    2005Phil Elmassian (William & Mary `74)  DC, LB  2012-13Gary Emanuel (Plymouth State '82)   OLB 1986-87Bobby Erhardt (Westfield State '88) TE, WR  1992Guido Falbo (C. Conn. State '97)    TE, RB, RC, OC, OG  2004-10Kevin Faulkner (N. Mexico Highlands '79)    OLB 1984-85William Fesperman (Duke '56)    DL  1970George Flood (Springfield '53)  OC  1971-75Frank Forcucci (New Haven '87)    DT, LB, OLB 1999-2003Mark Gallagher (Holy Cross '91) WR, TE, WR  1994- 95Jerry Gordon (Massachusetts '82)    RB, RC, DE  1992-97Paul Gorham (New Hampshire '84)  RC, OL, WR  1999-2003Robert Graham (Penn '50)    DL  1970Bob Harris (Purdue) DL, OL  1971- 75Mike Heslin (Bates '83) TE  1985Mike Hodges (Maine '67) DB, DC  1978-91Dave Hoover (Cal. St.-LA '80)   RC, OL  1998Ron Hudson (Muskingum College `87)   RGC, OL 2012Dave Johnson (West Virginia `83)   OL, RGC 2013Brian Jones (Connecticut '81)   OLB, WR 1989-90Bob Karmelowicz (Bridgeport '72)    OL  1980George Karras (Villanova '55)   OL  1970Kevin Karwath (Canisius '81)    QB  1984David Kelley (Massachusetts '65)    Freshman    1970Mike Kruczek (Boston College `75)  OC, QB  2012Terry Lantz (Louisville '91)    DB  1994-95Tyler Lauback (Massachusetts '01)    OL  2002Bob Lord (Colorado State '56)   OL  1972-73Chris Malone (Virginia Tech '96)    TE, OL  2001-03Tom Masella (Wagner '80)    DC, DB  2002-03Bill Maxwell (Massachusetts '60)    WR, Freshman, OC    1971- 77Bob McConnell (Maine '73)   OC, OB, RC, RB  1981- 90Bill McGovern (Holy Cross '85)  DB  1987-90, 1992-93Neil McGrath (Boston University 81) DC, DL  2000-01Mark Michaels (Connecticut '86) LB  1998Damian Mincey (New Haven `01) Asst. LB / TE   2006-11Stephen Militello (Northeastern `05)  Asst. DL    2006-07Tyler Moody (Centre College '08)    Asst. OL    2010Kevin Morris (Williams '86)    OC, QB  2004-08Eddy Morrissey (Plymouth State '94)  RC, RB  2004-05Tom Mullin (Massachusetts '72)  Sub-varsity 1976Nick Nicolau (So. Conn. State)  RB  1970Larry Pasquale (Bridgeport) DB, RB  1971-75Paul Pawlak (So. Conn. State '62)   RB, WR  1978- 80Dyran Peake (Catawba `02)   DB  2009-11Bob Pickett (Maine '59) DC  1971- 77Milton Piepel (Notre Dame '40)  DB  1970Brian Picucci (Syracuse '94)  Asst. O, RGC, OL, OC    1998-99, 04-11Roderick Plummer (Washington State `93)    STC, RB 2012-13Sidney Powell (Morehouse '98) Asst. D., DB    1998-99, 04-2005Errol Prisby (Cincinnati)   WR, DB  1972-75Rich Rachel (Parsons College '69)   DB, ST  1996-97Jim Reid (Maine '73)    DB, DL, LB, DC, DE, ILB 1976-85Ted Roof (Georgia Tech '87) DL, RC, DC, LB  1994-96Bradley Sherrod (Duke '93)  DT  1995Brian Smith (Massachusetts '01)   LB, WR  2004-06Dave Sollazzo (The Citadel `77)   AHC, DL 2012-13Sean Spencer (Clarion '95)  DL, ST  2001-03, 2007-08John Strollo (Boston College '76)   OL  1992- 95Allen Suber (Bethune-Cookman `03)   WR  2012-13Robert Talley (Boston University '91)   OLB, ST, DE 1992- 95Steve Telander (Massachusetts '79)  DE, DL  1981-85Steve Tirrell (Playmouth State '89)   DL, ST  2004-06, 2009-10Mike Van Diest (Wyoming '75)    DL  1986Shane Waldron (Tufts `02) TE/Recruiting   2012-13Mike Ward (Wartburg '82)    WR  1985Gerard Wilcher (Morehouse '92)    OLB, WR 1997- 2000Mike Wood (McDaniel `01)  TE, RB  2006-10John Zamberlin (Pacific Lutheran '79)   ILB 1987- 90KEY: AC- Academic Coordinator; Asst. DB- Assistant Secondary; Asst. D- Defensive Assistant; Asst. DL- Assistant Defensive Line; Asst. O- Offensive Assistant; Asst. OL- Assistant Offensive Line; DB- Secondary; DC- Defensive Coordinator; DE- Defensive End; DL- Defensive Line; DS- Defensive Specialties; DT- Defensive Tackles; ILB- Inside Linebackers; LB- Linebackers; OC- Offensive Coordinator; OL- Offensive Line; OLB- Outside Linebackers; QB- Quarterbacks; RC- Recruiting Coordinator; RB- Running Backs; ST- Special Teams ; TE- Tight Ends; WR- Wide Receivers