Mike Sirianni
Mike Sirianni (born March 22, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach for Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, a position he has held since the 2003 season after succeeding Pittsburgh Steelers great John Banaszak. Sirianni has compiled a record of 101–24 in 11 seasons as head coach.[1] Sirianni's winning percentage of .846 is second best among active head coaches with at least five years of experience in NCAA football, trailing only that of Mount Union coach Larry Kehres, for whom he played.[2] In his first 11 years of coaching at Washington & Jefferson, he won PAC Coach of the Year five times.[3]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Washington & Jefferson |
Conference | PAC |
Record | 156–36 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Jamestown, NY | March 22, 1972
Alma mater | southwestern high school |
Playing career | |
1990–1993 | Mount Union |
Position(s) | Wide receiver |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1996–1997 | Mount Union (assistant) |
1998 | Wilkes (OC) |
1999–2002 | Washington & Jefferson (OC/QB) |
2003–present | Washington & Jefferson |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 156–36 |
Bowls | 3–0 |
Tournaments | 7–11 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
9 PAC (2004, 2006–2008, 2012–2014, 2017–2018) |
Sirianni attended Mount Union College, where he was a wide receiver on the school's first NCAA Division III Football Championship-winning team in 1993.[4] He worked as an assistant coach for Mount Union in 1996 and 1997 on teams that won two more NCAA Division III national titles.[4]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Washington & Jefferson Presidents (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (2003–present) | |||||||||
2003 | Washington & Jefferson | 9–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
2004 | Washington & Jefferson | 12–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
2005 | Washington & Jefferson | 9–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2006 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
2007 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2008 | Washington & Jefferson | 11–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
2009 | Washington & Jefferson | 9–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2010 | Washington & Jefferson | 9–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | W ECAC Southwest | ||||
2011 | Washington & Jefferson | 6–4 | 5–3 | 2nd | |||||
2012 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2013 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–3 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2014 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
2015 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–2 | 6–2 | T–3rd | |||||
2016 | Washington & Jefferson | 9–2 | 6–2 | T–3rd | W ECAC Presidents Bowl | ||||
2017 | Washington & Jefferson | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
2018 | Washington & Jefferson | 9–2 | 8–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2019 | Washington & Jefferson | 8–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | W ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl | ||||
Washington & Jefferson: | 156–36 | 103–18 | |||||||
Total: | 156–36 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- "W&J Football Coaching Staff:Head Coach Mike Sirianni". Washington & Jefferson College. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
- Kindberg, Scott (August 19, 2009). "Mike Sirianni On An Impressive List". The Post-Journal. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
- "W&J's Sirianni named PAC Coach of the Year". Observer-Reporter. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- Mackall, Dave (November 22, 2009). "Mt. Union thumps Washington & Jefferson". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.