Aaron Smetanka (born August 24, 1988) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Saint Vincent College, a position he has held since 2019.[1][2][3] He was the head football coach for Greensburg Central Catholic High School from 2017 to 2018.[4][5] He also coached for Peters Township High School and Chartiers Valley High School.[6] He played college football for Robert Morris and Saint Vincent before playing professionally for the Erie Explosion of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) as a quarterback.[7][8][9]
Current position | |
---|---|
Title | Head coach |
Team | Saint Vincent |
Conference | PAC |
Record | 19–29 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Allison Park, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 24, 1988
Playing career | |
2007–2009 | Robert Morris |
2010–2011 | Saint Vincent |
2013–2014 | Erie Explosion |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2012 | Peters Township HS (PA) (QB) |
2013–2015 | Saint Vincent (QB) |
2016 | Chartiers Valley HS (PA) (QB) |
2017–2018 | Greensburg Central Catholic HS (PA) |
2019–present | Saint Vincent |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 19–29 (college) 10–10 (high school) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Head coaching record
editCollege
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saint Vincent Bearcats (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
2019 | Saint Vincent | 3–7 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
2020–21 | Saint Vincent | 2–2 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
2021 | Saint Vincent | 5–5 | 4–5 | T–6th | |||||
2022 | Saint Vincent | 5–5 | 5–3 | T–4th | |||||
2023 | Saint Vincent | 3–7 | 3–7 | T–7th | |||||
2024 | Saint Vincent | 1–3 | 1–3 | ||||||
Saint Vincent: | 19–29 | 18–26 | |||||||
Total: | 19–29 |
High school
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions () (2017–2018) | |||||||||
2017 | Greensburg Central Catholic | 3–7 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
2018 | Greensburg Central Catholic | 7–3 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
Greensburg Central Catholic: | 10–10 | 5–8 | |||||||
Total: | 10–10 |
References
edit- ^ "Aaron Smetanka - Head Football Coach - Staff Directory". Saint Vincent College. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Saint Vincent football slowly coming around under 3rd-year coach Smetanka | TribLIVE.com". triblive.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Review, The (October 2, 2019). "Faith and Fortitude: A Look Into The New Football Coach and Team". The Review. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Aaron Smetanka - Greensburg Central Catholic". Southwest PA Says No More. October 11, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Beckner, Bill (August 17, 2017). "Smetanka adds energy to Greensburg Central Catholic football". www.tribliveoffers.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Former St. Vincent QB gets head coaching nod". December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Aaron Smetanka - Football". Robert Morris University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Aaron Smetanka - Football". Saint Vincent College. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Explosion QB Aaron Smetanka Named 2014 CIFL Offensive MVP". OurSports Central. May 22, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2024.