Jonathan Michaeles (born c. 1969) is an American college football coach. He is the wide receivers coach for Bowdoin College, a position he has held since 2018. He was the head football coach for Colby College from 2012 to 2017.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Wide receivers coach |
| Team | Bowdoin |
| Conference | NESCAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1969 (age 54–55) Sturbridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bates College (1992) |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Bates |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1993 | Bates (GA) |
| 1994–1996 | Allegheny (WR/TE/K) |
| 1997 | Penn (TE) |
| 1998 | Fordham (WR) |
| 1999–2001 | Saint Anselm (OC/QB) |
| 2002–2003 | Saint Anselm (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2004–2011 | Colby (OC) |
| 2012–2017 | Colby |
| 2018–present | Bowdoin (WR) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–35 |
Career
editMichaeles played college football for Bates as a wide receiver from 1988 to 1991.[1] After his graduation he served as a graduate assistant for Bates. In 1994, he was hired as the wide receivers coach, tight ends coach, and kickers coach for Allegheny.[2] In 1997, he joined NCAA Division I-AA Penn as the team's tight ends coach.[3] In 1998, he moved to Fordham as the teams wide receivers coach.[2] In 1999, Michaeles was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Saint Anselm.[4] In 2002, he was promoted to assistant head coach while maintaining his previous roles.[2]
In 2004, Michaeles was hired as the offensive coordinator for Colby under first-year head coach Ed Mestieri.[2] When Mestieri resigned following the 2011 season, Michaeles was named interim head coach.[5] He was promoted to full-time head coach before the 2012 season.[1] In six seasons as head coach he led the team to a 14–35 record with his best season coming in 2013 when he led the team to a 4–4 record.[6] He resigned following the 2017 season.[7][8]
In 2018, Michaeles joined fellow New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Bowdoin as the team's wide receivers coach.[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Mules (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (2012–2017) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Colby | 3–5 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2013 | Colby | 4–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2014 | Colby | 2–6 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2015 | Colby | 1–7 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
| 2016 | Colby | 3–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2017 | Colby | 1–8 | 1–8 | 9th | |||||
| Colby: | 14–35 | 14–35 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–35 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Colby promotes assistant to head football coach". Foster's Daily Democrat. February 24, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Jonathan Michaeles". Bowdoin College. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Philly File". Philadelphia Daily News. March 20, 1998. p. 93. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Saint Anselm". The Boston Globe. May 20, 1999. p. 62. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Lazarczyk, Travis (December 3, 2011). "Colby head coach Mestieri resigns". Morning Sentinel. p. 19. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Michaeles". stats.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "College football: Colby head coach resigns". Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. December 6, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Throckmorton, Tim (December 8, 2017). "Colby Head Football Coach Resigns". WABI. Retrieved May 6, 2024.