Billy Crocker
American football coach (born c. 1978)
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William Crocker (born c. 1978) is an American college football coach. He has served as the head football coach for Eastern University (United States), a position he has held since 2022.[1][2][3] He also coached for Villanova, Albany, UConn,[4][5][6] and Elon.[7] He played college football for Coast Guard as a defensive back as well as baseball.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Eastern |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 17–15 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1978 (age 47–48) |
| Education | Villanova University (2002) University at Albany (2005) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1997–2001 | Coast Guard |
| Baseball | |
| 1997 | Coast Guard |
| Position | Defensive back (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 2002 | Villanova (GA) |
| 2003–2004 | Albany (RB) |
| 2005–2010 | Villanova (DL) |
| 2011 | Villanova (ST/LB) |
| 2012–2016 | Villanova (DC) |
| 2017–2018 | UConn (DC) |
| 2019–2021 | Elon (DC/LB) |
| 2022–present | Eastern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–15 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MAC (2025) | |
| Awards | |
| MAC Coach of the Year (2025) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | AFCA° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Eagles (Middle Atlantic Conferences) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Eastern | 2–8 | 2–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2024 | Eastern | 5–5 | 5–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2025 | Eastern | 10–2 | 8–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Third Round | 21 | 23 | ||
| 2026 | Eastern | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Eastern: | 17–15 | 15–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–15 | ||||||||
