William Kavanaugh (American football)

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William Kavanaugh
Biographical details
Bornc. 1950 (age 73–74)
Dartmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materStonehill College (1972)
Playing career
Position(s)Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973–?Bishop Stang HS (MA) (assistant)
?–1989Dartmouth HS (MA) (assistant)
1990–2006UMass Dartmouth
2007–2011Bishop Stang HS (MA)
Head coaching record
Overall104–64 (college)
18–36 (high school)
Bowls1–2
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NEFC (1994, 2002)
Awards
3× NEFC Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 2002)
Corsair Athletic Hall of Fame (2011)

William Kavanaugh Sr. (born c. 1950) is a former American football coach. He was most recently the head coach for the Bishop Stang High School football team.[1] He was previously an assistant coach for Dartmouth High School before becoming the head coach for the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs football team from 1990 to 2006. He was inducted into the Corsair Hall of Fame in 2011.[2] He is the father of former Bentley Falcons football team head coach Bill Kavanaugh.[3]

Head coaching record[edit]

College[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (NCAA Division III independent) (1990)
1990 UMass Dartmouth 1–8
UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (New England Football Conference) (1991–2006)
1991 UMass Dartmouth 6–3 4–2 T–2nd (South)
1992 UMass Dartmouth 5–4 4–4 T–5th
1993 UMass Dartmouth 5–4 5–3 T–2nd
1994 UMass Dartmouth 8–3 7–1 T–1st L ECAC Championship
1995 UMass Dartmouth 4–6 3–5 T–5th
1996 UMass Dartmouth 8–2 7–1 2nd
1997 UMass Dartmouth 8–2 6–2 3rd
1998 UMass Dartmouth 8–2 5–1 2nd (Blue)
1999 UMass Dartmouth 3–7 2–4 5th (Blue)
2000 UMass Dartmouth 5–4 4–2 T–2nd (Boyd)
2001 UMass Dartmouth 6–3 3–2 3rd (Boyd)
2002 UMass Dartmouth 11–1 5–0 1st (Boyd) L NCAA Division III First Round
2003 UMass Dartmouth 9–2 4–2 T–2nd (Boyd) W ECAC Championship
2004 UMass Dartmouth 7–4 4–2 3rd (Boyd) L ECAC Championship
2005 UMass Dartmouth 5–5 4–2 3rd (Boyd)
2006 UMass Dartmouth 5–4 4–3 T–3rd (Boyd)
UMass Dartmouth: 104–64 71–36
Total: 104–64
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

High school[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Bishop Stang Spartans () (2007–2011)
2007 Bishop Stang 6–4 1–3 4th
2008 Bishop Stang 2–9 0–3 4th
2009 Bishop Stang 2–8 0–4 5th
2010 Bishop Stang 5–7 1–3 4th
2011 Bishop Stang 3–8 1–3 4th
Bishop Stang: 18–36 3–16
Total: 18–36

References[edit]

  1. ^ "X's & O's men: Bill Kavanaugh, Bishop Stang". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  2. ^ "UMass Dartmouth Corsairs Hall of Fame announces the Class of 2011 inductees". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  3. ^ "Bentley". bentleyfalcons.com. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

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