Jim Monos is an American former football coach. He served two stints as the head football coach at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania, from 1986 to 1996 and again from 2004 to 2015, compiling a record of 109–122–2 in 23 seasons. Monos played college football at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and Shippensburg University. He was an assistant coach at Shippensburg from 1976 to 1985 and as its offensive coordinator from 1997 to 2003.[1][2][3][4]

Jim Monos
Playing career
Football
1968VMI (freshmen)
1970–1971Shippensburg
Baseball
1971–1972Shippensburg
Position(s)Quarterback (football)
Shortstop (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1972–1974Sussex Central HS (DE) (assistant)
1975Chambersburg HS (PA) (assistant)
1976–1978Shippensburg (OB/QB)
1979–1985Shippensburg (OC)
1986–1996Lebanon Valley
1997–2003Shippensburg (OC)
2004–2015Lebanon Valley
Head coaching record
Overall109–122–2
Bowls2–1
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MAC (2013)

Monos retired at the end of the 2015 season.[5] He was inducted into the Lebanon Valley College Hall of Fame in 2017.[6] He has also been inducted into the Shippensburg University Athletic Hall of Fame.[7]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1986–1996)
1986 Lebanon Valley 2–8 1–8 9th
1987 Lebanon Valley 2–8 1–8 T–8th
1988 Lebanon Valley 3–6–1 2–6 7th
1989 Lebanon Valley 6–4 4–4 5th
1990 Lebanon Valley 4–6 3–5 6th
1991 Lebanon Valley 6–3–1 5–3 T–3rd
1992 Lebanon Valley 7–3 5–3 3rd
1993 Lebanon Valley 5–5 3–2 T–2nd (Commonwealth)
1994 Lebanon Valley 3–6 2–3 T–4th (Commonwealth)
1995 Lebanon Valley 3–7 1–4 T–5th (Commonwealth)
1996 Lebanon Valley 1–9 0–5 6th (Commonwealth)
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (Middle Atlantic Conference) (2004–2015)
2004 Lebanon Valley 4–6 3–6 T–7th
2005 Lebanon Valley 2–8 2–7 9th
2006 Lebanon Valley 6–4 5–4 T–5th
2007 Lebanon Valley 4–6 3–4 T–5th
2008 Lebanon Valley 6–4 4–3 T–4th
2009 Lebanon Valley 9–2 5–2 3rd W ECAC Southwest Bowl
2010 Lebanon Valley 6–5 5–2 T–2nd L ECAC South Atlantic Bowl
2011 Lebanon Valley 8–3 5–3 4th W ECAC South-West Bowl
2012 Lebanon Valley 6–4 5–4 5th
2013 Lebanon Valley 8–3 7–2 T–1st L NCAA Division III First Round
2014 Lebanon Valley 3–7 3–6 7th
2015 Lebanon Valley 5–5 5–4 5th
Lebanon Valley: 109–122–2 79–98
Total: 109–122–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ Dan Sernoffsky (February 21, 1986). "Monos Gets LVC Head Football Post". The Daily News. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Jeff Falk (December 1, 2015). "Jim Monos: The Competitive Gentleman". Lebanon Sports Blitz.
  3. ^ "Jim Monos". Lebanon Valley College. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "A Tribute to Head Coach Jim Monos". LVC Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Eric F. Epler (November 18, 2015). "A football coach for 44 seasons, Lebanon Valley's Jim Monos set to retire". Pennlive.com.
  6. ^ "Jim Monos". Lebanon Valley College. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "Jim Monos". Shippensburg University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2023.