Ed Sweeney (football coach)
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| Ed Sweeney | ||
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| College | Mount Ida College | |
| Sport | College football | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 111-104-4[1] | |
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| Awards | ||
| 1999 Atlantic Central Football Coach of the Year 1989 Kodak Division II Coach of the Year |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1966-1969 | C.W. Post College[2] | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 2000-present 1996-1999 1993-1995 1985-1992 1978-1984 |
Mount Ida Frostburg State Colgate Dickinson Boston (asst) |
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Ed Sweeney is a college football coach in the United States, having been the head football coach at four different college and univerities since 1985. He is one of the few coaches to achieve the mark of 100 wins with a 25-23 triumph at Maine Maritime Academy on September 11, 2004.[3]
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[edit] Dickinson College
Sweeney was the 33nd head football coach for the Dickinson College Red Devils in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and he held that position for eight seasons, from 1985 until 1992. His overall coaching record at Dickinson was 56 wins, 23 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him second at Dickinson in terms of total wins and first at Dickinson in terms of winning percentage.[4] While at Dickinson in 1989, Sweeney was named the Kodak Division II Coach of the Year.[5]
[edit] Colgate University
Sweeney coached for three seasons at Colgate University from 1993 through the 1995 season, ending with an overall record of 6 wins and 26 losses with 1 tie. For his last season at Colgate, his team suffered a winless season with a record of 0-11.[6]
[edit] Frostburg State University
After coaching at Colgate for three seasons, Sweeney was named the tenth head coach at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland.[7] He held this position from 1996 to 1999 and led his teams to accomplishing an overall record of 30 wins and 11 losses (.732). The 1996 team was the ECAC South Bowl Champion, while his 1999 squad won the Atlantic Central Football Conference Championship and also participated in the ECAC South Bowl. For his efforts, Sweeney was the Atlantic Central Football Coach of the Year in 1999.[8] His coaching record ranking at Frostburg is third in total wins and first in winning percentage.[9]
[edit] Mount Ida
Sweeney took over as head coach at NCAA Division III Mount Ida College in Newton, Massachusetts since the 2000 season. He is the second person to be the head coach at Mount Ida, as the program began in 1999 under head coach John Pappas. Sweeney's record at Mount Ida is a total of 22 wins and 57 losses.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ Mount Ida College: Faculty Biography
- ^ Long Island University C.W. Post Athletics - C.W. Post Football Hall of Fame Members
- ^ Mount Ida College: Faculty Biography
- ^ http://www.centennial.org/football/mediaguide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf
- ^ Mount Ida College: Faculty Biography
- ^ All-Time Coaching Records by Year
- ^ SU Athletics [Press Releases: 1999-2000]
- ^ Mount Ida College: Faculty Biography
- ^ 2007 FB Web Guide.indd
- ^ Mount Ida Coaching Records
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