Paul Castonia (born c. 1965) is an American college football coach. He is the co-head football coach for Plymouth State University, a position he has held since 2020. He also was the head football coach for University of Massachusetts Boston from 1998 to 2000. He previously coached for Rhode Island, Maryland, Hartwick, Ferrum, and Bryant.[1][2][3]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Co-head coach |
| Team | Plymouth State |
| Conference | MASCAC |
| Record | 103–109 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College (1986) University of Rhode Island (1989) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1988 | Rhode Island (GA) |
| 1989–1991 | Maryland (GA) |
| 1992 | Hartwick (OC/ST) |
| 1993–1996 | Ferrum (OC/ST) |
| 1997 | Lynn Classical HS (MA) (assistant) |
| 1998–2000 | UMass Boston |
| 2001–2002 | Bryant (DC) |
| 2003–2019 | Plymouth State |
| 2020–present | Plymouth State (co-HC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 105–137 |
| Bowls | 2–1 |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NEFC (2008) 1 MASCAC (2017) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Boston Beacons (New England Football Conference) (1998–2000) | |||||||||
| 1998 | UMass Boston | 0–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1999 | UMass Boston | 1–9 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2000 | UMass Boston | 1–9 | 0–5 | 7th | |||||
| UMass Boston: | 2–28 | 1–16 | |||||||
| Plymouth State Panthers (Freedom Football Conference) (2003) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Plymouth State | 0–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Plymouth State Panthers (Independent) (2004–2005) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Plymouth State | 1–8 | |||||||
| 2005 | Plymouth State | 4–6 | |||||||
| Plymouth State Panthers (New England Football Conference) (2006–2012) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Plymouth State | 4–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2007 | Plymouth State | 9–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | W North Atlantic | ||||
| 2008 | Plymouth State | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2009 | Plymouth State | 8–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | L Northeast | ||||
| 2010 | Plymouth State | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2011 | Plymouth State | 4–6 | 2–5 | 5th | |||||
| 2012 | Plymouth State | 2–8 | 1–6 | T–6th | |||||
| Plymouth State Panthers (Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Plymouth State | 2–8 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2014 | Plymouth State | 1–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2015 | Plymouth State | 2–8 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2016 | Plymouth State | 6–4 | 4–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2017 | Plymouth State | 9–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2018 | Plymouth State | 6–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2019 | Plymouth State | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Plymouth State | 5–5 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2022 | Plymouth State | 9–2 | 6–2 | 2nd | W New England | ||||
| 2023 | Plymouth State | 4–6 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2024 | Plymouth State | 5–4 | 5–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| Plymouth State: | 103–109 | 73–71 | |||||||
| Total: | 105–137 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Paul Castonia - Head Coach - Football Coaches". Plymouth State University. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Sports Spotlight: Paul Castonia". theclockonline. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Paul Castonia named Head Football Coach". June 30, 2003.