Michael Kemp is an American college football coach who is the head football coach for SUNY Erie, a position he has held since 2021.[2] He was previously an assistant coach for Brockport High School, Brockport, Springfield, St. Lawrence, UConn, Penn, Cortland, Holly Senior-Junior High School, Elba / Byron–Bergen High School, Norwich,[3] and SUNY Erie.[4] He was the head coach for the Plymouth State Panthers football team from 1996 to 1998 and was the first head coach in program history for the Utica Pioneers football team from 2000 to 2007.[5][6] He also coached the York–Pavilion High School football team in 2015.[7]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Erie |
| Conference | NJCAA Division III independent |
| Record | 5–23 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1952 (age 71–72) Brockport, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame (1975) Springfield College (1986) |
| Playing career | |
| 1971–1974 | Notre Dame |
| 1975–1981 | Rochester Mustangs[1] |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976–1979 | Brockport HS (NY) (LB) |
| 1980–1983 | Brockport (DB) |
| 1984–1986 | Springfield (GA) |
| 1986–1987 | St. Lawrence (WR) |
| 1987–1989 | Connecticut (OLB/TE) |
| 1990–1991 | Penn (RB) |
| 1991–1995 | Cortland (OC) |
| 1996–1998 | Plymouth State |
| 1999–2007 | Utica |
| 2008–2010 | Brockport (DB/ST) |
| 2011–2012 | Holly Junior-Senior HS (NY) (DC) |
| 2013–2014 | Elba / Byron–Bergen HS (NY) (ST/QB) |
| 2015 | York–Pavilion HS (NY) |
| 2016–2017 | Norwich (QB) |
| 2018–2020 | Erie (ST/OL) |
| 2021–present | Erie |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–54 (college) 5–23 (junior college) 2–6 (high school) |
| Bowls | 0–2 |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth State Panthers (Freedom Football Conference) (1996–1998) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Plymouth State | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1997 | Plymouth State | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | L Northwest | ||||
| 1998 | Plymouth State | 7–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | L Northeast | ||||
| Plymouth State: | 19–12 | 11–7 | |||||||
| Utica Pioneers (NCAA Division III independent) (2001) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Utica | 0–8 | |||||||
| Utica Pioneers (Empire 8) (2002–2007) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Utica | 1–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2003 | Utica | 1–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2004 | Utica | 3–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2005 | Utica | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2006 | Utica | 3–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2007 | Utica | 2–5[a] | 0–3 | ||||||
| Utica: | 16–42 | 5–24 | |||||||
| Total: | 35–54 | ||||||||
- ^ Kemp left the team after seven games and was replaced by Kirk Jellerson for the remainder of the season.
Junior college
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Kats (NJCAA Division III independent) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Erie | 1–7 | |||||||
| 2022 | Erie | 1–9 | |||||||
| 2023 | Erie | 3–7 | |||||||
| 2024 | Erie | 0–0 | |||||||
| Erie: | 5–23 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–23 | ||||||||
High school
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York–Pavilion Golden Knights () (2015) | |||||||||
| 2015 | York–Pavilion | 2–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| York–Pavilion: | 2–6 | 2–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–6 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Utica Football 2007 Media Guide" (PDF). utica.edu. p. 5. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "ECC football to play Nov. 5 at Highmark Stadium". Buffalo News. October 27, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Football: Kasabian, Kemp Join Cadets Coaching Staff". August 11, 2016.
- ^ Reporter, Milt Northrop News Sports (September 4, 2021). "Buffalo State, ECC set to return to football after lost 2020 seasons". Buffalo News. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Head Football Coach Mike Kemp resigns". May 10, 1999.
- ^ "Kemp era ends at Utica College". Canton Repository. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Metcalf, Chris (June 27, 2016). "Winter to coach York/Pavilion". The Daily News. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
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