Paul Castonia (born c. 1965) is an American college football coach. He is the co-head football coach for Plymouth State University, a position he has held alongside Devin Zeman since 2020. 2024 will be the 22nd season as head football coach at Plymouth State,
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Co-head coach |
| Team | Plymouth State |
| Conference | MASCAC |
| Record | 98-105 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College (1986) University of Rhode Island (1989) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1988 | Rhode Island (GA) |
| 1989–1991 | Maryland (GA) |
| 1992 | Hartwick (OC/ST) |
| 1993–1996 | Ferrum (OC/ST) |
| 1997 | Lynn Classical HS (MA) (assistant) |
| 1998–2000 | UMass Boston |
| 2001–2002 | Bryant (DC) |
| 2003–2019 | Plymouth State |
| 2020–present | Plymouth State (co-HC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 100-133 |
| Bowls | 2–1 |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NEFC (2008) 1 MASCAC (2017) | |
Castonia also was the head football coach for University of Massachusetts Boston from 1998 to 2000. He previously coached for Rhode Island, Maryland, Hartwick, Ferrum, and Bryant.[1][2][3]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Boston Beacons (New England Football Conference) (1998–2000) | |||||||||
| 1998 | UMass Boston | 0–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1999 | UMass Boston | 1–9 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2000 | UMass Boston | 1–9 | 0–5 | 7th | |||||
| UMass Boston: | 2–28 | 1–16 | |||||||
| Plymouth State Panthers (Freedom Football Conference) (2003) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Plymouth State | 0–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Plymouth State Panthers (Independent) (2004–2005) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Plymouth State | 1–8 | |||||||
| 2005 | Plymouth State | 4–6 | |||||||
| Plymouth State Panthers (New England Football Conference) (2006–2012) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Plymouth State | 4–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2007 | Plymouth State | 9–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | W North Atlantic | ||||
| 2008 | Plymouth State | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2009 | Plymouth State | 8–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | L Northeast | ||||
| 2010 | Plymouth State | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2011 | Plymouth State | 4–6 | 2–5 | 5th | |||||
| 2012 | Plymouth State | 2–8 | 1–6 | T–6th | |||||
| Plymouth State Panthers (Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Plymouth State | 2–8 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2014 | Plymouth State | 1–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2015 | Plymouth State | 2–8 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2016 | Plymouth State | 6–4 | 4–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2017 | Plymouth State | 9–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2018 | Plymouth State | 6–4 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2019 | Plymouth State | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Plymouth State | 5–5 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2022 | Plymouth State | 9–2 | 6–2 | 2nd | W New England | ||||
| 2023 | Plymouth State | 4–6 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2024 | Plymouth State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Plymouth State: | 98-105 | 67–68 | |||||||
| Total: | 100–133 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Playing Career
editCastonia attended and played college football at Trinity College. He played offensive line at Trinity College, and graduated in 1985. [4]
References
edit- ^ "Paul Castonia - Head Coach - Football Coaches". Plymouth State University. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "Sports Spotlight: Paul Castonia". theclockonline. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "Paul Castonia named Head Football Coach". 2003-06-30.
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