Geno DeMarco
American football player and coach
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Geno DeMarco is an American former college football coach and player. He served as the head football coach for Geneva College, a position he held from 1993 to 2025. [1][2] DeMarco was the longest tenured football coach in Geneva's history, and became the coach with the longest consecutive run with a single team following the retirement of Mars Hill University football coach Tim Clifton at the end of the 2024 season.[3][4]
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1981–1983 | Geneva |
| Position | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985 | Georgia Tech (GA) |
| 1986–1987 | West Virginia (DL/DB) |
| 1988–1992 | Geneva (assistant) |
| 1993–2025 | Geneva |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 173–163 |
| Bowls | 5–2 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MSFA Mideast (1996–1997) | |
On June 30, 2025, it was announced that DeMarco would be stepping down as head coach of the Geneva football team following the conclusion of the 2025 college football season, ending his 33-season run.[5] It was also confirmed he would remain connected to the program in an assistant or advisory role, and that the search for his successor would occur after the season.[6] DeMarco's final game as Geneva head coach was the school's first bowl game since 2009, a 46–10 loss to the SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles.[7] On January 28, 2026, it was announced that Tom Contenta, a member of DeMarco's coaching staff since 2007, would succeed DeMarco as head coach of Geneva College.[8]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Golden Tornadoes (NAIA Division II independent) (1993) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Geneva | 4–5 | |||||||
| Geneva Golden Tornadoes (Mid-States Football Association) (1994–2006) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Geneva | 6–3 | 2–2 | T–2nd (MEL) | |||||
| 1995 | Geneva | 9–2 | 3–1 | 2nd (MEL) | |||||
| 1996 | Geneva | 7–3 | 5–1 | T–1st (MEL) | |||||
| 1997 | Geneva | 11–2 | 6–0 | T–1st (MEL) | L NAIA Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1998 | Geneva | 8–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd (MEL) | W Victory | ||||
| 1999 | Geneva | 8–3 | 5–1 | 2nd (MEL) | W Victory | ||||
| 2000 | Geneva | 7–3 | 3–3 | T–3rd (MEL) | |||||
| 2001 | Geneva | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th (MEL) | |||||
| 2002 | Geneva | 7–5 | 3–3 | 4th (MEL) | W Victory | ||||
| 2003 | Geneva | 7–4 | 4–2 | 2nd (MEL) | W Victory | ||||
| 2004 | Geneva | 5–5 | 4–3 | 4th (MEL) | |||||
| 2005 | Geneva | 8–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd (MEL) | L NAIA First Round | ||||
| 2006 | Geneva | 4–5 | 2–4 | 5th (MEL) | |||||
| Geneva Golden Tornadoes (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (2007–2025) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Geneva | 8–3 | L Victory | ||||||
| 2008 | Geneva | 5–5 | |||||||
| 2009 | Geneva | 8–3 | W Victory | ||||||
| 2010 | Geneva | 5–5 | |||||||
| 2011 | Geneva | 4–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2012 | Geneva | 3–7 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2013 | Geneva | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2014 | Geneva | 3–7 | 2–6 | 10th | |||||
| 2015 | Geneva | 2–8 | 1–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2016 | Geneva | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2017 | Geneva | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2018 | Geneva | 2–8 | 2–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2019 | Geneva | 3–7 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Geneva | 2–3 | 1–2 | T–6th | |||||
| 2021 | Geneva | 4–6 | 4–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2022 | Geneva | 3–7 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 2023 | Geneva | 4–6 | 4–6 | 6th | |||||
| 2024 | Geneva | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2025 | Geneva | 6–5 | 6–2 | T–3rd | L Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw | ||||
| Geneva: | 173–163 | 94–104 | |||||||
| Total: | 173–163 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
