Jay Cottone
American football coach and player
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Joseph R. "Jay" Cottone (born c. 1949) is an American former football coach. He served as head football coach at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire from 1981 to 1985, compiling a record of 46–7 and leading the Panthers to five consecutive New England Football Conference (NEFC) titles.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1949 (age 76–77) |
| Playing career | |
| 1968–1970 | Norwich |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976 | Norwich (ST/JV) |
| 1977–1978 | Norwich (ST/LB/DB) |
| 1979 | Norwich (backfield) |
| 1980 | Norwich (OC/backfield) |
| 1981–1985 | Plymouth State |
| 1986–1987 | UMass (QB/WR) |
| 1988–1995 | Hall HS (CT) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 46–7 (college) 33–41–3 (high school) |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 NEFC (1981–1985) | |
Cottone played college football as a quarterback at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont from 1968 to 1970 and served as an assistant football coach from 1976 to 1980.[1][2] He resigned from his position at Plymouth State University in July 1986 to become an assistant at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) under head coach Jim Reid.[3] In 1988, Cottone was hired as the head football coach at Hall High School in West Hartford, Connecticut.[4] He resigned in 1995 after amassing a record of 33–41–3 in eight seasons.[5]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth State Panthers (New England Football Conference) (1981–1985) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Plymouth State | 9–1 | 9–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1982 | Plymouth State | 10–0 | 9–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1983 | Plymouth State | 9–2 | 8–1 | T–1st | W New England | ||||
| 1984 | Plymouth State | 10–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1985 | Plymouth State | 8–3 | 8–1 | T–1st | L North | ||||
| Plymouth State: | 46–7 | 43–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 46–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
