William Kavanaugh (American football)
American football coach (born 1950)
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William Kavanaugh Sr. (born c. 1950) is an American former football coach. He was most recently the head coach for the Bishop Stang High School football team.[1] He was previously an assistant coach for Dartmouth High School before becoming the head coach for the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team from 1990 to 2006. He was inducted into the Corsair Hall of Fame in 2011.[2] He is the father of former Bentley Falcons football team head coach Bill Kavanaugh.[3]
Bornc. 1950 (age 75–76)
Dartmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Dartmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationStonehill College (1972)
PositionOffensive lineman
1973–?Bishop Stang HS (MA) (assistant)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1950 (age 75–76) Dartmouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Stonehill College (1972) |
| Playing career | |
| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973–? | Bishop Stang HS (MA) (assistant) |
| ?–1989 | Dartmouth HS (MA) (assistant) |
| 1990–2006 | Southeastern Massachusetts / UMass Dartmouth |
| 2007–2011 | Bishop Stang HS (MA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 104–64 (college) 18–36 (high school) |
| Bowls | 1–2 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NEFC (1994, 2002) | |
| Awards | |
| 3× NEFC Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 2002) Corsair Athletic Hall of Fame (2011) | |
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Massachusetts Corsairs (NCAA Division III independent) (1990) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Southeastern Massachusetts | 1–8 | |||||||
| UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (New England Football Conference) (1991–2006) | |||||||||
| 1991 | UMass Dartmouth | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd (South) | |||||
| 1992 | UMass Dartmouth | 5–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1993 | UMass Dartmouth | 5–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1994 | UMass Dartmouth | 8–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L ECAC Championship | ||||
| 1995 | UMass Dartmouth | 4–6 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1996 | UMass Dartmouth | 8–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1997 | UMass Dartmouth | 8–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1998 | UMass Dartmouth | 8–2 | 5–1 | 2nd (Blue) | |||||
| 1999 | UMass Dartmouth | 3–7 | 2–4 | 5th (Blue) | |||||
| 2000 | UMass Dartmouth | 5–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd (Boyd) | |||||
| 2001 | UMass Dartmouth | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd (Boyd) | |||||
| 2002 | UMass Dartmouth | 11–1 | 5–0 | 1st (Boyd) | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2003 | UMass Dartmouth | 9–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd (Boyd) | W ECAC Championship | ||||
| 2004 | UMass Dartmouth | 7–4 | 4–2 | 3rd (Boyd) | L ECAC Championship | ||||
| 2005 | UMass Dartmouth | 5–5 | 4–2 | 3rd (Boyd) | |||||
| 2006 | UMass Dartmouth | 5–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd (Boyd) | |||||
| Southeastern Massachusetts / UMass Dartmouth: | 104–64 | 71–36 | |||||||
| Total: | 104–64 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
High school
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Stang Spartans () (2007–2011) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Bishop Stang | 6–4 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2008 | Bishop Stang | 2–9 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2009 | Bishop Stang | 2–8 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2010 | Bishop Stang | 5–7 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2011 | Bishop Stang | 3–8 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| Bishop Stang: | 18–36 | 3–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–36 | ||||||||
