Michael Vendetti
American football, tennis and track and field coach
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Michael J. Vendetti (c.1932 – March 20, 2014) was an American football, tennis and track and field coach. He was the head football coach at the Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts from 1962 to 1985.[1]
Bornc.1932
Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S.
Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 20, 2014
Charlton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Charlton, Massachusetts, U.S.
AlmamaterBoston University
1959–1962Vermont (assistant)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1932 Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 20, 2014 Charlton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1959–1962 | Vermont (assistant) |
| 1962–1985 | Nichols |
| Tennis | |
| 1983–1984 | Nichols |
| Track | |
| 1963–1986 | Nichols |
| 1987–1989 | WPI |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 103–83–5 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 5 NEFC (1973–1976, 1978) | |
| Awards | |
| Football 5× NEFC Coach of Year (1973–1976, 1978) | |
Vendetti also served as a tennis coach and a track and field coach while at Nichols, as well as serving as a track coach at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1987 to 1989.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Bison (NCAA College Division independent) (1962–1971) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Nichols | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1963 | Nichols | 0–6 | |||||||
| 1964 | Nichols | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1965 | Nichols | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1966 | Nichols | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1967 | Nichols | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1968 | Nichols | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1969 | Nichols | 0–7 | |||||||
| 1970 | Nichols | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1971 | Nichols | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| Nichols Bison (New England Football Conference) (1972–1985) | |||||||||
| 1972 | Nichols | 5–2–1 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1973 | Nichols | 8–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1974 | Nichols | 7–1–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1975 | Nichols | 6–2 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1976 | Nichols | 8–1 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1977 | Nichols | 5–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1978 | Nichols | 6–2 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1979 | Nichols | 6–3 | 6–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1980 | Nichols | 3–5–1 | 3–5–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1981 | Nichols | 5–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1982 | Nichols | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1983 | Nichols | 7–2 | 7–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1984 | Nichols | 2–7 | 2–7 | T–7th | |||||
| 1985 | Nichols | 1–7 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
| Nichols: | 103–83–5 | 65–43–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 103–83–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||