William Kavanaugh Sr. (born c. 1950) is a former American 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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1950 (age 73–74) Dartmouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Stonehill College (1972) |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | 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
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edit| 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
edit| 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 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "X's & O's men: Bill Kavanaugh, Bishop Stang". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "UMass Dartmouth Corsairs Hall of Fame announces the Class of 2011 inductees". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Bentley". bentleyfalcons.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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