Martin Schaetzle is an American former college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2021, compiling a record of 97–114.
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| Football | |
| 1980–1982 | Bucknell |
| Baseball | |
| 1983 | Bucknell |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman (football) Catcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1983 | Albany (GA) |
| 1984–1985 | Arizona (GA) |
| 1986–1988 | Sonoma State (OC/OL) |
| 1989 | Northern Arizona (OL) |
| 1990–1996 | Shippensburg (assistant) |
| 1997–2001 | Bucknell (assistant) |
| 2002–2021 | Mercyhurst |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 97–114 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 PSAC (2010) 2 PSAC Western Division (2010, 2012) | |
Schaetzle played high school football at St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens and college football at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.[1] He was co-captain of the 1982 Bucknell Bison football team. After graduating from Bucknell in 1983, Schaetzle earned a master's degree in business education at University at Albany, SUNY, where he also worked as an assistant football coach.[2] He was a graduate assistant at the University of Arizona from 1984 to 1985 before moving to Sonoma State University in 1986 as an assistant football coach.[3] Schaetzle spent 1989 as offensive line coach at Northern Arizona University. He returned to Pennsylvania when he was hired in March 1990 as an assistant coach at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania under head football coach Rocky Rees.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyhurst Lakers (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2002–2007) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Mercyhurst | 2–9 | 1–9 | 12th | |||||
| 2003 | Mercyhurst | 5–6 | 4–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2004 | Mercyhurst | 4–7 | 4–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2005 | Mercyhurst | 3–7 | 3–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2006 | Mercyhurst | 3–7 | 3–7 | T–10th | |||||
| 2007 | Mercyhurst | 4–7 | 3–7 | T–10th | |||||
| Mercyhurst Lakers (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (2008–2021) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Mercyhurst | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd (West) | |||||
| 2009 | Mercyhurst | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 2010 | Mercyhurst | 10–3 | 6–1 | T–1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 11 | |||
| 2011 | Mercyhurst | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–6th (West) | |||||
| 2012 | Mercyhurst | 9–2 | 6–1 | T–1st (West) | |||||
| 2013 | Mercyhurst | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| 2014 | Mercyhurst | 7–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| 2015 | Mercyhurst | 5–6 | 2–5 | T–6th (West) | |||||
| 2016 | Mercyhurst | 3–8 | 1–6 | T–7th (West) | |||||
| 2017 | Mercyhurst | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–5th (West) | |||||
| 2018 | Mercyhurst | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 2019 | Mercyhurst | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 2020–21 | Mercyhurst | 0–2 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
| 2021 | Mercyhurst | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| Mercyhurst: | 97–114 | 65–88 | |||||||
| Total: | 97–114 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Marty Schaetzle '79 Coach of the Year Finalist". Fresh Meadows, New York: St. Francis Preparatory School. February 8, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Former BU player return as grid aide". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pennsylvania. July 16, 1997. p. B6. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Axman to Stanford". Tucson Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. March 25, 1986. p. 7D. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Shippensburg U. hires assistant football coach". Public Opinion. Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. March 24, 1990. p. 1B. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
