Willie Tillman (born c. 1976) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Melbourne Central Catholic High School, a position he has held since 2024.[1][2] He was the head football coach for Westminster Academy in 2016 and Trinity International University from 2021 to 2022.[3][4][5][6] He also coached for Purdue, Maine Maritime, Anderson (IN), Bethel (TN),[7] Florida A&M, Murray State, Merritt Island High School, Florida Tech, Valdosta State,[8] Lakewood High School, and Ave Maria.[9] He played college football for Purdue as a wide receiver and professionally for the Roanoke Steam of the AF2.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Melbourne Central Catholic HS (FL) |
| Record | 8–3 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1976 (age 47–48) Melbourne, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Purdue University (1998) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1994–1997 | Purdue |
| 2000 | Roanoke Steam |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1998 | Purdue (GA) |
| 1999 | Maine Maritime (QB/WR) |
| 2000 | Anderson (IN) (DB) |
| 2003 | Bethel (TN) (DB) |
| 2004–2006 | Bethel (TN) (DC/DB) |
| 2007 | Florida A&M (DB) |
| 2008 | Murray State (WR) |
| 2009 | Merritt Island HS (FL) (DC/DB) |
| 2010–2011 | Bethel (TN) (assoc. HC/DC) |
| 2012–2015 | Florida Tech (DC/OLB) |
| 2016 | Westminster Academy (FL) |
| 2017 | Valdosta State (DL) |
| 2018–2020 | Lakewood HS (FL) (assoc. HC/OC/QB) |
| 2021 (spring) | Trinity International (DC) |
| 2021–2022 | Trinity International |
| 2023 | Ave Maria (LB) |
| 2024–present | Melbourne Central Catholic HS (FL) |
| Basketball | |
| 2001–2003 | Florida Southern (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–18 (college) 13–7 (high school) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity International Trojans (Mid-States Football Association) (2021–2022) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Trinity International | 3–8 | 1–6 | T–7th (MWL) | |||||
| 2022 | Trinity International | 1–10 | 1–6 | T–7th (MWL) | |||||
| Trinity International: | 4–18 | 2–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–18 | ||||||||
High school
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Academy Lions () (2016) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Westminster Academy | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5th | |||||
| Westminster Academy: | 5–4 | 5–4 | |||||||
| Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers () (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Melbourne Central Catholic | 8–3 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| Melbourne Central Catholic: | 8–3 | 4–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 13–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ McCallum, Brian (February 12, 2024). "Melbourne Central Catholic hires Willie Tillman to lead football program". Florida Tech. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ McCallum, Brian (May 23, 2024). "New MCC head football coach Willie Tillman fits the school, program". Florida Today. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Westminster Academy Announces New Varsity Football Coach". Good News Florida. July 1, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ Dusenbury, Wells (June 10, 2018). "Westminster Academy hires Tillman as new football coach". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Willie Tillman Named Head Football Coach". Trinity International University. July 15, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (December 19, 2022). "Trinity International makes head coaching change". Footballscoop. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Defensive Coordinator Tillman leaving Bethel". Bethel University. January 6, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Blazer Football Announces Two New Coaches; Verpaele Promoted to DC". Valdosta State University. March 2, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "AMU Football Announces Staffing Additions". Ave Maria University. December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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