2015-16 coaching carousel
May 3, 2016
Alumnus from Simpson's glory days returns
In the mid-1990s, Simpson had a two-year run that included a trip to the national quarterfinals. Matt Jeter, a starter at cornerback in those years, has returned to the program to take over as head coach.
April 21, 2016
Puckhaber named coach at St. Lawrence
Dan Puckhaber, an assistant coach at St. Lawrence, was the acting head coach after Mark Raymond left for Williams and was given the job going forward.
April 5, 2016
Hamline promotes from within, adds former D-III coach
Defensive coordinator Chip Taylor was promoted to head coach at Hamline, while Jim Zebrowski, a former D-I assistant, former offensive coordinator at UW-Whitewater and former D-III head coach, was brought on as an assistant.
March 28, 2016
Raeburn leaves Wabash for Savannah State
Erik Raeburn, who won 78 games in eight seasons at Wabash, is taking on a significant challenge with an FCS program which has one win in three seasons. The Little Giants have announced that offensive coordinator Don Morel will take over.
March 26, 2016
Hamline coach, alum moves to Capital
After three years of tilting at windmills such as St. Thomas and St. John's, Chad Rogosheske will take on an even tougher task: coaching in the same conference as Mount Union.
March 16, 2016
Assistant promoted at East Texas Baptist
Joshua Eargle resigned after three seasons at East Texas Baptist, handing over the reins to assistant coach Scotty Walden. Eargle left ETBU to take a position at Division I FCS Austin Peay as run coordinator and offensive line coach.
February 5, 2016
La Crosse brings alum back from Platteville
Mike Schmidt, a two-sport athlete for the Eagles a decade ago, was defensive coordinator at UW-Platteville for one season and will return to UW-La Crosse to try to turn the program around.
February 4, 2016
Lichten named UNE's first coach
Mike Lichten, who left Becker earlier this week following the best season in school history, will take over another building project as the first coach at University of New England.
January 30, 2016
Methodist coach resigns
Methodist announced on Friday afternoon that C.J. Goss had resigned after three seasons at the Monarchs' head football coach.
January 30, 2016
Springfield elevates offensive coordinator
Mike Cerasulo, who has been the offensive coordinator at Springfield throughout their run of rushing titles, is now just the fifth head coach at the program in the past 70 years.
January 29, 2016
Southern Virginia changes coaches again
Joe DuPaix, who has been BYU's recruiting coordinator and running backs coach for the past two seasons, will be the next person in charge at Southern Virginia.
January 27, 2016
Alumnus returns to bring hope to Hope
With seven state titles and a career based in western Michigan under his belt already, Peter Stuursma was a natural choice to try to bring Hope football out of the MIAA basement.
January 18, 2016
Sears selected to lead Benedictine
After serving the past three years as the offensive coordinator at nearby Wheaton College, Josiah Sears has been tabbed as head football coach at Benedictine University
January 15, 2016
Jensen to lead Manchester football program
Nate Jensen, a former Manchester assistant coach who has been defensive coordinator at Alma for the past four years, has been named head coach at Manchester.
January 9, 2016
Larson comes from Duluth to take over UW-EC
UW-Eau Claire has announced the hiring of Dan Larson as the head football coach. Larson has been the offensive coordinator at nationally ranked NCAA Division II Minnesota-Duluth the past three seasons.
January 4, 2016
Allegheny tabs Hammer head coach
B.J. Hammer steps in at the moribund Allegheny football program after guiding the Wabash defense for five seasons.
December 21, 2015
After 24 seasons in D-III, Hiram's coach resigns
Hiram has announced the resignation of Randy Moore as head coach of the Terriers football team, effective immediately. He led the team to a 9-11 mark the past two seasons, Hiram's best seasons since 1988.
December 21, 2015
Audino steps down at Union
Union announces John Audino's 'retirement' but notes he will pursue other coaching opportunities.
December 17, 2015
Kelton resigns at Williams
In six years, Aaron Kelton's Ephs have slid from undefeated NESCAC champs to 2-6 also-rans, and he stepped down this week.
December 10, 2015
Kreps steps down as Hope football coach
Dean Kreps has stepped down from the Hope football program after 30 seasons, including the past 21 as head coach. His 109 wins are the second-most in program history.
December 10, 2015
Rhodes coach moves on to Millikin
After spending five seasons turning around the Rhodes football program, Dan Gritti will take on another challenge: turning around a Millikin program which has won 16 games in five seasons.
December 4, 2015
Hallett leaves Heidelberg for D-I job
The Coaching Carousel involves Division I as well. Matt Campbell went from Toledo to Iowa State. Fellow Mount Union grad Jason Candle replaced him and hired Heidelberg head coach Mike Hallett as an assistant, and the Berg promoted from within.
December 1, 2015
Dettwiler out at UW-La Crosse
After Joel Dettwiler's teams got 16 wins in five seasons, the Eagles are looking for someone new in the position.
December 1, 2015
McDaniel tabs Dailey as next head football coach
Mike Dailey has been named McDaniel's head football coach. Dailey, the 25th head coach in the storied 121-year history of Green Terror football, takes over the reins after serving as an assistant on the staff for the last seven seasons.
November 19, 2015
Etherton resigns as Millikin coach
Patrick Etherton, a former Millikin player, student assistant and assistant coach, has resigned after five seasons at the helm of the Big Blue.
November 19, 2015
Southern Virginia lets coach go
Two offseasons ago, Jason Walker was the second of two head coaches Southern Virginia hired. This week, Walker was let go as well.
November 19, 2015
Thiel coach steps down
Kurt Reiser resigned as head football coach at Thiel. A 15-year member of the coaching staff, Reiser's Tomcats were 15-55 under his tenure.
November 18, 2015
Lebanon Valley coach retiring; successor named
Having brought Dutchmen football back to respectability in his second stint at the helm, Jim Monos is calling it a career this offseason and the school will promote from within.
November 17, 2015
Staker replaces Staker as Coe coach
Steve Staker is stepping down after a long coaching career at Coe, including eight years as head coach. His son, Tyler Staker, will replace him.
November 16, 2015
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October 28, 2015
Allegheny coach to retire
Allegheny head football coach Mark Matlak has announced his retirement, effective at the conclusion of the 2015 season. He's the longest-tenured coach in program history.