Steve Tirrell
American football coach (born c. 1966)
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Stephen[a] Tirrell (born c. 1966) is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator for East Coast Prep, a position he has held since 2024.[citation needed] He was the head football coach for Dean College from 2016 to 2021.[1][2][3] He also coached for Plymouth State, Brown, Northeastern, Nichols,[4] and UMass.[5][6] He played college football for Plymouth State as a defensive tackle.[7]
TeamEast Coast Prep (MA)
Bornc. 1966 (age 59–60)
Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
AlmamaterPlymouth State College (1989)
Southern New Hampshire University (2019)
Southern New Hampshire University (2019)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | East Coast Prep (MA) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1966 (age 59–60) Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Plymouth State College (1989) Southern New Hampshire University (2019) |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1988 | Plymouth State |
| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1995 | Plymouth State (DL) |
| 1996–1997 | Brown (ST/DL) |
| 1998–1999 | Brown (DL) |
| 2000–2002 | Northeastern (ST/DL) |
| 2003 | Northeastern (AHC/ST/DL) |
| 2004–2006 | UMass (AHC/ST/DL) |
| 2007–2008 | Nichols (AHC/DC) |
| 2009–2011 | UMass (ST/DL) |
| 2016–2021 | Dean |
| 2022–2023 | UMass (Spec. asst. to the HC) |
| 2024 (spring) | UMass (DL) |
| 2024–present | East Coast Prep (MA) (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–26 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 ECFC (2019) | |
| Awards | |
| ECFC Coach of the Year (2019) Plymouth State Hall of Fame (2001) | |
In 2001, Tirrell was inducted into the Plymouth State Hall of Fame.[8]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Bulldogs (NCAA Division III independent) (2016) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Dean | 1–1 | |||||||
| Dean Bulldogs (Eastern Collegiate Football Conference) (2017–2021) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Dean | 4–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2018 | Dean | 5–5 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2019 | Dean | 4–6 | 4–1 | 1st | L New England | ||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Dean | 2–8 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| Dean: | 16–26 | 11–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–26 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
