List of Washington & Jefferson Presidents head football coaches

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Greasy Neale coached the Presidents to the 1922 Rose Bowl. Greasy Neale 1922.jpg
Greasy Neale coached the Presidents to the 1922 Rose Bowl.

The Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team has represented Washington & Jefferson College in intercollegiate college football competition since 1890. The team has competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III since its formation in 1973. [1] From 1956 to 1972 Washington & Jefferson competed in the NCAA College Division. [1] In 1958, the Presidents, who had previously been independent and not members of any conference, joined the Presidents' Athletic Conference. [1]

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As of the end of the 2009 season, the Presidents have played in 1,057 games during their 119 seasons; during that time they have employed 30 head coaches. In 1894, E. Gard Edwards became the first paid head coach. [2] The hiring of professional coaches for the football team was controversial among large portions of the college community, including those who felt it was a poor use of college funds and faculty members who believed that the focus on athletics detracted from the ideal of a scholar-athlete. [3] Professor Edward Linton represented the college at the 1906 founding of the International Athletic Association of the United States, the forerunner of the NCAA, where the first national standards for edibility and amateurism were developed. [3] At that meeting, Linton expressed a desire for the student athlete to be "relieved of the incubus of the professional coach." [3] Three coaches have led Washington & Jefferson College to the NCAA Division III playoffs: John Luckhardt, John Banaszak, and Mike Sirianni. Those three coaches, plus Chuck Ream, coached teams that won the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship. Greasy Neale's 1921 team played in the 1922 Rose Bowl, the oldest bowl game, where they tied the heavily favored California Golden Bears. [4] [5] Neale is the only coach to lead the Presidents to a bowl game appearance.

John Luckhardt is the all-time leader in seasons coached (17), games coached (176), and wins (137). Current coach Mike Sirianni has the highest winning percentage (.854) of any coach since the 1900s. During his two years as head coach, Charles Nelson has the worst winning percentage (.031). Four coaches, Greasy Neale, John Heisman, Andrew Kerr, and Pete Henry have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. [6] [7] [8] [9] Two of those coaches, Greasy Neale and Pete Henry have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [10] [11] The current coach is Mike Sirianni, whose first season was in 2003.

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Coaches

Updated through 2023 college football season
No.NameTermGCOWOLOTO%PWPLPTCCsAwards
1 J. J. Clark 18924401.000—
2 Joseph Hamilton 1893862.750—
3 E. Gard Edwards 1894–95161132.750—
4 Clinton Woods 1896–97201811.925
5 William D. Inglis 18981082.800—
6 S. W. Black 189912921.792—
7 William B. Seaman 1900–044931144.673—
8 Frank Piekarski 1905–0732257.781—
9 David C. Morrow 1908–11, 1919–20, 1924–257752205.708—
10 Bob Folwell 1912–15443653.852—
11 Sol Metzger 1916–1720155.750—
12 Ralph Hutchinson 1918422.500—
13 Greasy Neale †1921–22211632.8101—
14 John Heisman †19239711.833—
15 Andrew Kerr †1926–28271665.685—
16 Bill Amos 1929–31281783.661—
17 Hank Day 1932–364420222.477—
18 George Roark 1937–403216142.531—
19 Stu Holcomb 19417511.786—
20 Pete Henry †1942, 19451349.308—
21 Henry Luecht 1946–49331716.515—
22 Alured Ransom 1950–5114212.143—
23 Joe McMullen 1952–531495.643—
24 Charles Nelson 1954–55160151.031—
25 Edward Chupa 1956–59315233.210—
26 Chuck Ream 1960–728736501.4201—
27 Pat Mondock 1973–818029501.369—
28 John Luckhardt †1982–98176137372.784131113 AFCA Division III Coach of the Year (1992) [14]
29 John Banaszak 1999–200247389.809344—
30 Mike Sirianni 2003–present22918544.8088139—

Notes

  1. ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, thus, any coach who have two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  2. ↑ Washington & Jefferson College joined the Presidents' Athletic Conference in 1958. [1]
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [12] [13]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.

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  6. ↑ "Greasy Neale". College Football Hall of Fame . Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  7. ↑ "John Heisman". College Football Hall of Fame . Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  8. ↑ "Wilbur "Fats" Henry". College Football Hall of Fame . Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  9. ↑ "Andy Kerr". College Football Hall of Fame . Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  10. ↑ "Earle (Greasy) Neale". Pro Football Hall of Fame . Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  11. ↑ "Wilbur (Pete) Henry". Pro Football Hall of Fame . Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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