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Jack Cosgrove (American football)

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American football player and coach (born 1956)

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Jack Cosgrove
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamColby
ConferenceNESCAC
Record20–33
Biographical details
Born (1956-10-30) October 30, 1956 (age 68)
Sharon, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1974–1977Maine
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1980Maine (GA)
1981–1984Stoughton HS (MA)
1985–1986Boston College (OA)
1987–1988Maine (QB/WR)
1989–1992Maine (OC)
1993–2015Maine
2018–presentColby
Head coaching record
Overall148–168 (college)
Tournaments3–5 (NCAA D-I-AA/D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 A-10 (2001–2002)
1 CAA (2013)
Awards
A-10 Coach of the Year (1996, 2001)

Jack Cosgrove (born October 30, 1956) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Colby College, a position he has held since 2018. Cosgrove served as the head football coach at the University of Maine from 1993 to 2015. He is an alumnus of Maine and played college football as a quarterback on the Maine Black Bears football team. Prior to receiving the head coaching position as his alma mater, Cosgrove served as an assistant at Maine and Boston College and was head coach at Stoughton High School.

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs TSN Coaches
Maine Black Bears (Yankee Conference) (1993–1996)
1993 Maine 0–11 0–8 6th (New England)
1994 Maine 3–8 2–6 T–5th (New England)
1995 Maine 3–8 1–7 T–5th (New England)
1996 Maine 7–4 5–3 2nd (New England)
Maine Black Bears (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1997–2006)
1997 Maine 5–6 4–4 T–2nd (New England)
1998 Maine 6–5 3–5 T–3rd (New England)
1999 Maine 4–7 3–5 T–6th
2000 Maine 5–6 3–5 T–7th
2001 Maine 9–3 7–2 T–1st L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 10
2002 Maine 11–3 7–2 T–1st L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 6
2003 Maine 6–5 4–4 T–5th
2004 Maine 5–6 3–5 T–5th
2005 Maine 5–6 3–5 4th (North)
2006 Maine 6–5 5–3 T–2nd (North)
Maine Black Bears (Colonial Athletic Association) (2007–2015)
2007 Maine 4–7 3–5 4th (North)
2008 Maine 8–5 5–3 2nd (North) L NCAA Division I First Round
2009 Maine 5–6 4–4 2nd (North)
2010 Maine 4–7 3–5 T–8th
2011 Maine 9–4 6–2 T–2nd L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 13 13
2012 Maine 5–6 4–4 7th
2013 Maine 10–3 7–1 1st L NCAA Division I Second Round 12 11
2014 Maine 5–6 4–4 T–5th
2015 Maine 3–8 3–5 T–7th
Maine: 128–135 89–97
Colby Mules (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (2018–present)
2018 Colby 3–6 3–6 T–7th
2019 Colby 2–7 2–7 T–8th
2020–21 No team—COVID-19
2021 Colby 4–5 4–5 T–5th
2022 Colby 4–5 4–5 5th
2023 Colby 3–5 3–5 7th
2024 Colby 4–5 4–5 6th
Colby: 20–33 20–33
Total: 148–168
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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Maine Black Bears starting quarterbacks
  • Alton Sproul (1948)
  • Harold Marden (1949)
  • Eugene Sturgeon (1950–1951)
  • Steve Novick (1951–1952)
  • Kenneth Parady (1952, 1956)
  • Edward Bogdanovich (1953)
  • Peter Kostacopoulos (1954)
  • James Duffy (1954–1955)
  • Bob Pickett (1957–1958)
  • Manchester Wheeler (1959–1961)
  • Tom Austin (1962)
  • Dick DeVarney (1963–1965)
  • George Platter (1966)
  • David Wing (1967–1969)
  • Henry Hastings (1970)
  • Doug Lentz (1971)
  • Rich Prior (1972)
  • Bob Munzing (1973)
  • Jack Cosgrove (1974, 1976–1977)
  • Dennis Emerson (1975)
  • John Tursky (1978–1979)
  • Jim Parady (1979–1982)
  • David Rebholtz (1980)
  • Richard LaBonte (1981–1982)
  • Mike Beauchemin (1983)
  • Bobby Wilder (1984–1986)
  • Mike Buck (1987–1989)
  • Jeffrey DelRosso (1990)
  • Emilio Colon (1991–1994)
  • John Tennett (1995)
  • Mickey Fein (1996–1998)
  • Brian Scott (1999)
  • Jake Eaton (2000–2002)
  • Ron Whitcomb (2003–2006)
  • Chris Legree (2004–2005)
  • Mike Bursko (2007–2009)
  • Adam Farkes (2007)
  • Warren Smith (2009–2010)
  • Marcus Wasilewski (2011–2013)
  • Daniel Collins (2014–2016)
  • Drew Belcher (2014–2015, 2017)
  • Chris Ferguson (2017–2019)
  • Isaiah Robinson (2018)
  • Joe Fagnano (2019–2022)
  • Derek Robertson (2021, 2023)
  • Carter Peevy (2024)
Maine Black Bears head football coaches
Colby Mules head football coaches
Head football coaches of the New England Small College Athletic Conference


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