Bill Zwaan Sr. (born November 9, 1954) in an American former college football and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania from 1997 to 2002 and West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2023, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 217–90. Zwaan was also as the head baseball coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York from 1983 to 1984 and Widener from 1993 to 1996, amassing career college baseball head coaching record of 67–101–1.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 9, 1954 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1973–1975 | Delaware |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1977–1979 | Monsignor Bonner HS (PA) (OC) |
| 1980 | Cincinnati (assistant) |
| 1981–1985 | Merchant Marine |
| 1988 | Martin County HS (FL) (assistant) |
| 1989–1991 | Martin County HS (FL) |
| 1992–1996 | Widener (DC) |
| 1997–2002 | Widener |
| 2003–2023 | West Chester |
| Baseball | |
| 1983–1984 | Merchant Marine |
| 1993–1996 | Widener |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 217–90 (college football) 67–101–1 (college baseball) |
| Tournaments | Football 10–10 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 5–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3 Middle Atlantic (2000–2002) 2 PSAC (2004, 2007) 4 PSAC East Division (2013, 2015, 2017–2018) | |
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widener Pioneers (Middle Atlantic Conferences) (1997–2002) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Widener | 7–3 | 3–2 | 3rd (Commonwealth) | |||||
| 1998 | Widener | 8–3 | 4–1 | T–1st (Commonwealth) | |||||
| 1999 | Widener | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd (Commonwealth) | |||||
| 2000 | Widener | 12–2 | 5–0 | 1st (Commonwealth) | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||
| 2001 | Widener | 12–1 | 10–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2002 | Widener | 9–1 | 8–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Widener: | 54–14 | 33–6 | |||||||
| West Chester Golden Rams (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (2003–2023) | |||||||||
| 2003 | West Chester | 8–3 | 4–2 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 2004 | West Chester | 11–4 | 6–0 | 1st (East) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 2005 | West Chester | 8–4 | 5–1 | 2nd (East) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2006 | West Chester | 9–4 | 5–1 | 2nd (East) | L NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2007 | West Chester | 9–3 | 5–0 | 1st (East) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2008 | West Chester | 9–4 | 7–0 | 1st (East) | L NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2009 | West Chester | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd (East) | |||||
| 2010 | West Chester | 4–7 | 4–3 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2011 | West Chester | 5–6 | 4–3 | T–4th (East) | |||||
| 2012 | West Chester | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd (East) | |||||
| 2013 | West Chester | 13–2 | 6–1 | T–1st (East) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 2014 | West Chester | 11–2 | 8–1 | 2nd (East) | L NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2015 | West Chester | 7–4 | 6–1 | 1st (East) | |||||
| 2016 | West Chester | 8–3 | 6–1 | 2nd (East) | |||||
| 2017 | West Chester | 9–4 | 6–1 | T–1st (East) | L NCAA Division II Second Round | ||||
| 2018 | West Chester | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st (East) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2019 | West Chester | 9–3 | 5–2 | 3rd (East) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | West Chester | 6–5 | 4–3 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2022 | West Chester | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd (East) | |||||
| 2023 | West Chester | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–4th (East) | |||||
| West Chester: | 163–76 | 103–32 | |||||||
| Total: | 217–90 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NCAA Career Statistics – Bill Zwaan". NCAA.org. Retrieved January 24, 2015.