Bob Chesney
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Holy Cross |
| Conference | Patriot |
| Record | 12–12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 10, 1977 Kulpmont, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–1999 | Dickinson |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2001 | Norwich (assistant) |
| 2002 | Delaware Valley (DC) |
| 2003–2004 | King's (ST) |
| 2005–2009 | Johns Hopkins (defensive assistant) |
| 2010–2012 | Salve Regina |
| 2013–2017 | Assumption |
| 2018–present | Holy Cross |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 79–37 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Tournaments | 3–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 0–1 (NCAA FCS playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NE-10 (2015, 2017) Patriot League (2019) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× NE-10 Coach of the Year (2015, 2017) Patriot League Coach of the Year (2019) | |
Robert Chesney (born August 10, 1977) is an American football coach. On December 14, 2017, he was named the 28th head football coach at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.[1]
A graduate of Dickinson College, Chesney was previously the head coach at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts from 2013 to 2017, leading the Greyhounds to three consecutive NCAA Division II playoff appearances in the last three years of his tenure.[2]
Prior to that, he was the head coach at Division III Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island from 2010 to 2012.[3]
Coaching career
Chesney was hired as the fourth head coach in Salve University football program history following his five-year stint as associate head coach at Johns Hopkins University.[4] Chesney previously rebuilt a Salve Regina program which had a streak of eight-consecutive losing seasons before his tenure, upon which he posted three winning campaigns in a row.[5] Following his success with that program, Chesney was hired as the tenth head coach in Assumption College football program history.[6] Prior to his arrival the Assumption program had posted two winning seasons in the 17 previous years. [7] Chesney led the Greyhounds to five-straight winning records and NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his last three years. [8] Chesney coached 94 all-conference selections and 12 All-Americans.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salve Regina Seahawks (New England Football Conference) (2010–2012) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Salve Regina | 6–4 | 5–3 | 3rd (Boyd) | |||||
| 2011 | Salve Regina | 8–3 | 6–2 | 3rd (Boyd) | W ECAC Northwest Bowl | ||||
| 2012 | Salve Regina | 9–2 | 7–1 | 1st (Boyd) | 24 | ||||
| Salve Regina: | 23–9 | 18–6 | |||||||
| Assumption Greyhounds (Northeast-10 Conference) (2013–2017) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Assumption | 6–5 | 6–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2014 | Assumption | 7–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2015 | Assumption | 11–2 | 8–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 17 | |||
| 2016 | Assumption | 9–3 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | 25 | |||
| 2017 | Assumption | 11–2 | 8–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 9 | |||
| Assumption: | 44–16 | 36–9 | |||||||
| Holy Cross Crusaders (Patriot League) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Holy Cross | 5–6 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2019 | Holy Cross | 7–6 | 5–1 | 1st | L FCS Playoffs First Round | ||||
| 2020 | Holy Cross | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Holy Cross: | 12–12 | 9–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 79–37 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ Pearson, Keith (December 20, 2017). "Bob Chesney takes reins as Holy Cross football coach". Boston Herald. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "Bob Chesney". goholycross.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "Holy Cross Names Bob Chesney Head Football Coach". patriotleague.org. December 14, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "Salve Regina Names Bob Chesney Head Football Coach". salveathletics.com. April 30, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "Salve Regina Football Individual Season Records". salveathletics.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "Assumption Names Bob Chesney Head Football Coach". northeast10.org. February 5, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "Assumption College Football History". assumptiongreyhounds.com. 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "Bob Chesney Head Coach". goholycross.com. 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
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