List of Westfield State Owls head football coaches
The Westfield State Owls football program is a college football team that represents Westfield State University in the New England Football Conference, a part of the Division III (NCAA). The team has had 18 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1980. The current coach is Steve Marino who first took the position for the 1990 season.[1]
Key
Key to symbols in coaches list
| General |
Overall |
Conference |
Postseason[A 1] |
| # |
Order of coaches[A 2] |
GC |
Games coached |
CW |
Conference wins |
PW |
Postseason wins |
| DC |
Division championships |
OW |
Overall wins |
CL |
Conference losses |
PL |
Postseason losses |
| CC |
Conference championships |
OL |
Overall losses |
CT |
Conference ties |
PT |
Postseason ties |
| NC |
National championships |
OT |
Overall ties[A 3] |
C% |
Conference winning percentage |
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Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame |
O% |
Overall winning percentage[A 4] |
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Coaches
Statistics correct as of the end of the 2010 college football season.
| # | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | CCs | NCs | Awards |
|---|
| 0 | unknown | 1980 !1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠ |
| 1 | Roger LeClerc | 1982 !1982 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠ |
| 2 | Howard Murphy | 1983 !1983–1985 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | .393 | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠ |
| 3 | Jack Murdock | 1986 !1986–1989 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 0 | .514 | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠ |
| 4 | Steve Marino | 1990 !1990–2010 | 205 | 105 | 99 | 1 | .515 | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠— | | 5000000000000000000♠— | 1 | 1 | 5000000000000000000♠— | 5000000000000000000♠ |
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Notes
- ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
References
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Westfield State Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today (McLean, Virginia). Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times (New York City). Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.