Bill Kavanaugh
American football player and coach (born 1982)
Biographical details | |
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Born | c. 1982 (age 41–42) Dartmouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Alma mater | Bentley University (2004) Pennsylvania State University (2010) |
Playing career | |
2000–2003 | Bentley |
Position(s) | Defensive end |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2004–2006 | UMass Dartmouth (LB/ST) |
2007 | Stonehill (DL) |
2008 | Bentley (assistant) |
2008–2011 | Penn State (RB/GA) |
2012 | Penn State (WR) |
2013 | Penn State (RC) |
2014–2021 | Bentley |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 40–34 |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 NE-10 (2019) | |
Awards | |
NE-10 Coach of the Year (2019) | |
William Kavanaugh Jr. (born c. 1982) is an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Bentley University team from 2014 to 2021.[1][2] He previously coached for UMass Dartmouth, Stonehill,[3] and Penn State.[4] He played college football for Bentley as a defensive end. He is the son of UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team's former head coach William Kavanaugh.[5]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
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Bentley Falcons (Northeast-10 Conference) (2014–2021) | |||||||||
2014 | Bentley | 5–6 | 3–6 | 8th | |||||
2015 | Bentley | 5–6 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
2016 | Bentley | 5–6 | 5–4 | 5th | |||||
2017 | Bentley | 6–4 | 6–3 | 3rd | |||||
2018 | Bentley | 4–6 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
2019 | Bentley | 6–4 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
2021 | Bentley | 9–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | 24 | |||
Bentley: | 40–34 | 36–25 | |||||||
Total: | 40–34 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Happy homecoming for new Bentley University football coach". Wicked Local. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Kavanaugh returns to Bentley as head coach | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ Hockensmith, Dustin (December 20, 2013). "Penn State director of player personnel Bill Kavanaugh takes head coaching job at Bentley University". PennLive. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ Jones, Ben (December 20, 2013). "Penn State Football: Director of Player Personnel Bill Kavanaugh Takes Bentley Head Coaching Position". StateCollege.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Bill Kavanaugh, son of longtime UMass Dartmouth coach, hired as head coach at alma mater, Bentley University". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
External links
- Bentley profile
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Bentley Falcons head football coaches
- Hal Kopp (1972–1975)
- Jack Regan (1976–1978)
- Peter Yetten (1979–2008)
- Thom Boerman (2009–2013)
- Bill Kavanaugh (2014–2019)
- No team (2020)
- Bill Kavanaugh (2021)
- Alvin Reynolds (2022)
- Saj Thakkar (2023– )
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