2011-12 coaching carousel
2012-05-19
Occidental hires Hall of Famer
Bill Redell, an Occidental alum, College Football Hall of Famer and coach of California high school power Oaks Christian, has taken his first college head coaching job at age 71.
2012-05-10
Anna Maria coach let go
Marc Klaiman, the first and only head coach in Anna Maria history, was let go on Thursday, May 10, following the end of the school's spring sports season. He was 2-27, but the program won its last two games.
2012-05-09
Occidental's Widolff fired
Occidental head football coach Dale Widolff has been terminated in the wake of a NCAA investigation into alleged recruiting violations, school officials announced.
2012-05-09
Hamilton coach to step down, will lead golf teams
Steve Stetson, Hamilton's football coach since 2006, is stepping down from that position to become Hamilton's head men's and women's golf coach effective immediately.
2012-04-16
Berry hires first coach
Three schools are starting Division III football in 2013, and Berry has joined Southwestern and Hendrix in naming its first coach: former LaGrange assistant Tony Kunczewski.
2012-04-13
Earlham hires Marian assistant
Nearly five months after Gerry Keesling announced his resignation, Earlham hired a new football coach, Neil Kazmierczak.
2012-03-23
Greensboro promotes defensive coordinator
Pride coach Randy Hunt stepped down to return to teaching and defensive coordinator Bill Young will take his place.
2012-03-23
Hendrix hires first coach
When Hendrix takes the field in 2013, it will end a layoff from football of more than 50 years. Justin Buchanan, an assistant at Louisiana College, will be running the show.
2012-03-20
McDaniel hires Albright assistant
Mike Hoyt, who has been Albright's defensive coordinator for the past eight years, replaces long-time coach Tim Keating at McDaniel, which went 2-8 this past season.
2012-03-20
Whittier names interim coach
Todd Stratton was named interim coach at Whittier and will coach the upcoming season. Kirk Jellerson coached just one season, finishing 2-7 with the Poets.
2012-02-28
George Fox delays football, but names coach
Local high school coach Chris Casey, who turned a struggling program into a state champion, has been chosen to start football at George Fox. But it will be in 2014, not 2013 as originally announced.
2012-02-23
Michaeles named head coach at Colby
After a national search that garnered more than 100 applicants from across the country, Jonathan Michaeles, an assistant coach for Colby the last eight years, was named head coach.
2012-02-16
Austin heads to Texas
Southwestern announced last October it would be restarting football in 2013. Former Hanover coach Joe Austin will be at the helm.
2012-02-16
Baudendistel promoted at Hanover
Steve Baudendistel has taken over as head coach after Joe Austin left to coach at Southwestern.
2012-02-16
CSS assistant named coach at Iowa Wesleyan
On the heels of an undefeated regular season and the first playoff bid in St. Scholastica football history, defensive coordinator Tom Parkevich takes the top job at a school planning to move to Division III.
2012-02-08
Ohio Wesleyan names new coach
Tom Watts, assistant football coach at Baldwin-Wallace, has been named head football coach at Ohio Wesleyan. He replaces Mike Hollway, who coached at OWU for 25 years.
2012-02-03
RPI coach out after one season
Tim Landis resigned as RPI football coach, citing personal reasons. He was 4-5 in his one season at the helm of the Engineers.
2012-01-27
Anderson hires new coach
Bobby Ladner, an NAIA assistant, gets the call from the Ravens to replace Jeff Judge.
2012-01-27
Western Connecticut coach out
John Burrell will not be returning as head football coach at Western Connecticut after 10 seasons. The school has posted the job opening but has not made an announcement.
2012-01-24
Maryville picks Mike Rader to head program
Huntingdon assistant Mike Rader was named to replace Tony Ierulli as the head of the Scots.
2012-01-19
Willamette hire stays close to home
Glen Fowles never spoke the word "Fly" when talking about the offense Willamette will run. Tim Walsh has more.
2012-01-17
W&L's Miriello announces his retirement
After 45 years in coaching, 17 of them as head coach at Washington and Lee, Frank Miriello announced he is retiring.
2012-01-11
Former D-III coach returns at Alma
Greg Pscodna, who coached Defiance to the playoffs and was an assistant on national title teams at Albion and Grand Valley State, returns to D-III as head coach at Alma.
2012-01-11
Willamette's coach steps down
Mark Speckman announced he was stepping down as football coach at Willamette after 17 seasons.
2012-01-06
Carleton's Ramler resigns
After five seasons, Kurt Ramler is stepping down as football coach at Carleton. He got the Knights within a minute of the MIAC automatic bid.
2011-12-29
Kenyon hires coach
A former Lycoming offensive coordinator takes the rebuilding effort on at Kenyon.
2011-12-24
Howard Payne hires from within
Roger Giese, the defensive coordinator for a Yellow Jackets team that went 1-9 this past season, takes over as head coach following the departure of Steve Fanara.
2011-12-24
Trine assistant jumps to Olivet
Dan Pifer, who was offensive coordinator at Trine, including during their playoff run, will take on the challenge of rebuilding the Olivet program.
2011-12-21
DC Hires Highly Touted Sheehan as Head Football Coach
Defiance announced on Wednesday that it had hired Brian Sheehan as head coach, an architect of one of the top-rated offenses in the area over the past four seasons.
2011-12-09
Fanara released at Howard Payne
The Yellow Jackets were 8-31 under Steve Fanara's tenure after he was promoted from within.
2011-12-05
Miech steps down at UW-Stevens Point
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point athletic department announced today that John Miech, winningest coach in Pointer football history, has decided to step down as head coach to pursue other football opportunities.
2011-11-28
Maryville announces coaching change
The search is underway for a new head football coach at Maryville. Athletic director Kandis Schram announced that Tony Ierulli is being replaced after nine years at the helm of the football program.
2011-11-28
Anderson coach resigns
Anderson football coach Jeff Judge has resigned his position as the head football coach to pursue other coaching opportunities.
2011-11-26
Earlham coach steps down after second 0-10 season
Earlham will have a new head football coach next fall as Gerry Keesling submitted his resignation. The Quakers' move to the HCAC hasn't had the effect the school's president hoped.
2011-11-19
Coach retires after two years at Olivet
Rich Hulkow came to Olivet after having had success at the high school level. The Comets were 1-19 in his tenure.
2011-11-17
Kenyon's Stanley out as coach
Ted Stanley is out after back-to-back 0-10 seasons at Kenyon. He told a local paper he was forced out.
2011-11-17
Barthelmess returns to Division III head coaching
The former Principia head coach is back at the top of a struggling program, as he takes over at Lawrence, which has gone 6-34 over the past four seasons. Chris Howard was relieved of his duties.
2011-10-11
Defiance coach resigns
Defiance announced Rob Taylor has resigned after nine years as head coach and named defensive coordinator Nate Jensen to replace him on an interim basis.
