Michael DeLong (born June 10, 1952) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Maine Maritime Academy from 1979 to 1980 and at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts from 1984 to 2015, compiling a career college football coaching record of 201–139–2. DeLong played college football at Springfield as a defensive lineman in the early 1970s before graduating in 1974. He returned to his alma mater in 1981 as an assistant coach.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1952 |
| Playing career | |
| 1971–1973 | Springfield |
| Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1974–1976 | Holland Patent HS (NY) (assistant) |
| 1977 | North Carolina (GA) |
| 1978 | Maine Maritime (DC) |
| 1979–1980 | Maine Maritime |
| 1981–1983 | Springfield (DC) |
| 1984–2015 | Springfield |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 201–139–2 |
| Tournaments | 3–5 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NEFC (1980) 5 FFC (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002–2003) 1 Empire 8 (2006) | |
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Maritime Mariners (New England Football Conference) (1979–1980) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Maine Maritime | 4–5 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1980 | Maine Maritime | 8–1 | 8–1 | 1st | |||||
| Maine Maritime: | 12–6 | 12–6 | |||||||
| Springfield Chiefs (NCAA Division II independent) (1984–1994) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Springfield | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1985 | Springfield | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1986 | Springfield | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1987 | Springfield | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1988 | Springfield | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1989 | Springfield | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1990 | Springfield | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1991 | Springfield | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1992 | Springfield | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1993 | Springfield | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1994 | Springfield | 5–5 | |||||||
| Springfield Chiefs / Pride (Freedom Football Conference) (1995–2003) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Springfield | 8–2 | 3–2 | T–3rd | W ECAC Championship | ||||
| 1996 | Springfield | 6–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1997 | Springfield | 4–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1998 | Springfield | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 1999 | Springfield | 4–6 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2000 | Springfield | 11–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2001 | Springfield | 4–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2002 | Springfield | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2003 | Springfield | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 13 | |||
| Springfield Pride (Empire 8) (2004–2011) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Springfield | 8–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | W ECAC North Atlantic Championship | ||||
| 2005 | Springfield | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2006 | Springfield | 10–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 10 | |||
| 2007 | Springfield | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2008 | Springfield | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2009 | Springfield | 8–2 | 3–2 | T–3rd | W ECAC Northeast Bowl | ||||
| 2010 | Springfield | 9–2 | 3–2 | T–2nd | W ECAC North Atlantic Bowl | ||||
| 2011 | Springfield | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Springfield Pride (Liberty League) (2012–2015) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Springfield | 8–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | W ECAC Championship Bowl | ||||
| 2013 | Springfield | 7–3 | 3–3 | T–3rd | W ECAC Championship Bowl | ||||
| 2014 | Springfield | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2015 | Springfield | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Springfield: | 189–133–2 | 80–47 | |||||||
| Total: | 201–139–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Haskell, Bob (April 10, 1981). "Mike DeLong sad to leave but glad to be at Springfield". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 17. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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