James Moretti (born c. 1951 or 1952) is an American former college administrator and college football coach. He was the athletic director and head football coach for Alfred University from 1997 to 2012 and 1986 to 1997 respectively.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1951 or 1952 (age 72–73) Hornell, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Alfred University (1972) State University of New York College at Cortland (1975) |
| Playing career | |
| 1969–1971 | Alfred |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972 | Alfred (QB) |
| 1973–after 1974 | Cortland (RB) |
| 1979–1984 | Alfred (RB) |
| 1985–1997 | Alfred |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1997–2012 | Alfred |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 70–57–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 ICAC (1989) | |
| Awards | |
| Third-Team Little All-American (1971) | |
Playing career
editMoretti grew up and played high school football for Hornell High School in Hornell, New York.[1] He set the school's single-season passing record in 1967 as he threw for 938 yards.[1] He finished his high school career with 1,970 yards.[1] Moretti committed to play college football for Alfred University.[2][3][4][5] He was the starting quarterback for the team's undefeated 1971 season. They also won the Lambert Bowl and were Independent College Athletic Conference (ICAC) champions.[6] Following the season he was named to the Little All-American football team.[7] By the time he finished his career with Alfred, he owned the school's passing records.
Coaching career
editFollowing Moretti's graduation he joined his alma mater, Alfred University, as a volunteer quarterbacks coach under head coach Alex Yunevich.[8] After one season he joined the school's rival, Cortland, under head coach Roger Robinson as a volunteer running backs coach.[9] After taking a break from coaching he returned to Alfred as the team's running backs coach.[10][11] In 1985, he was named as the successor to Sam Sanders.[12][13][14] In thirteen years with Alfred he amassed an overall record of 70–57–2 and won the ICAC championship in 1989—which was his best season overall. He resigned following the 1997 season to become the school's athletic director despite initially claiming that he would stay as head football coach for at least the 1998 season.[15]
Personal life and administrative career
editIn 1997, Moretti was named athletic director for Alfred University.[15] In 1999, he was a part of the administration that dropped track and field from its athletic program.[16] He resigned in 2012.[17]
Around 1978, Moretti served as a physical education teacher for Brighton High School.[18]
In 1982, Moretti was voted into the Alfred Saxons Hall of Fame and in 2021 the 1971 ICAC championship team he was a member of was also voted into the Hall of Fame.[7]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Saxons (Independent College Athletic Conference) (1985–1989) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Alfred | 5–5 | 0–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1986 | Alfred | 9–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1987 | Alfred | 6–3–1 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1988 | Alfred | 6–2–1 | 1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1989 | Alfred | 9–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| Alfred Saxons (NCAA Division III independent) (1990–1995) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Alfred | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1991 | Alfred | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1992 | Alfred | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1993 | Alfred | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1994 | Alfred | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1995 | Alfred | 4–5 | |||||||
| Alfred Saxons (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (1996–1997) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Alfred | 4–6 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1997 | Alfred | 2–8 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Alfred: | 70–57–2 | 13–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 70–57–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Mallette, Al (October 21, 1977). "EFA's Wallace, Hornell's Quinlan travel record path". Star-Gazette. p. 14. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Gambler's Fate for Cortland: Win Early and Lose Late". Press and Sun-Bulletin. October 31, 1971. p. 65. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ Mallette, Al (June 13, 1971). "Year of Saxon". Star-Gazette. p. 42. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "3 Saxons Rate High In 'Stats'". Wellsville Daily Reporter. December 15, 1971. p. 10. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Moretti, Alfred Rip RPI". Democrat and Chronicle. September 26, 1971. p. 78. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "1971 Football Team Joins 48th Hall of Fame Class". Alfred University Athletics. July 1, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "James Moretti (1982) - Hall of Fame". Alfred University Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Vredenburgh, Fahey star at Alfred". The Reporter Dispatch. October 19, 1972. p. 52. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Coach Downplays Loyalty Conflict". The Post-Standard. October 26, 1974. p. 23. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Dobson Hired". The Buffalo News. July 19, 1979. p. 29. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Corning Lions Club honors 4 gridders". Star-Gazette. December 14, 1984. p. 10. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ Fleisher, Mark (September 29, 1985). "No made-in-Hollywood finish for Saxons". Star-Gazette. p. 39. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Moretti is named Alfred grid coach". Star-Gazette. March 9, 1985. p. 15. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ Boucher, Wayne (September 12, 1985). "Saxons' battle plan: Carman to pass, run". Star-Gazette. p. 57. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "Moretti will remain Alfred football coach". Star-Gazette. October 17, 1997. p. 6. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Alfred University to drop track". Democrat and Chronicle. November 6, 1998. p. 24. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Alfred University hires Paul Vecchio as new athletics director". Hornell Evening Tribune. April 11, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ Kolomic, John (May 31, 1979). "Garrett loses football job". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 36. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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