Damian Wroblewski

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Damian Wroblewski
Current position
TitleAssistant offensive line coach
Team Maryland
Conference Big Ten
Biographical details
Born (1976-05-04) May 4, 1976 (age 47)
Westerly, Rhode Island, U.S.
Playing career
1995–1999 Lafayette
Position(s) Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000 Bryant (OL)
2001–2002Bryant (OC/OL)
2003 Penn (ST/TE/OT)
2004–2005 Hofstra (OL)
2006 Stony Brook (OL)
2007–2011 Delaware (AHC/OL/RC)
2012–2013 Rutgers (OL)
2014–2018 Elon (AHC/OL)
2019–2023 James Madison (AHC/OL)
2023James Madison (interim HC)
2024–present Maryland (assistant OL)
Head coaching record
Overall0–1
Bowls0–1

Damian Wroblewski (born May 4, 1976) is an American college football coach and former center. He is the assistant offensive line for the University of Maryland. [1] He served as the interim head football coach for James Madison University in 2023. He played college football at Lafayette for coach Bill Russo from 1996 to 1999.

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Coaching career

Wroblewski held assistant coaching positions at Bryant, Penn, Hofstra and Stony Brook. [2] Wroblewski served as assistant head coach and offensive line coach of the Delaware Blue Hens football team from 2007 to 2011. He was the offensive line coach formerly for the Rutgers University football team. [3] and served as the offensive line coach and assistant head coach of the Elon University football team. [4]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
James Madison Dukes (Sun Belt Conference)(2023)
2023 James Madison 0–1 [lower-alpha 1] 0–01st (East)* [lower-alpha 2] L Armed Forces 2524
James Madison:0–10–0
Total:0–1
  1. Wroblewski was named acting head coach for the team's bowl game following Curt Cignetti's departure to Indiana.
  2. James Madison was not eligible for their conference title or post-season play in their first two years of FBS transition while members of the Sun Belt Conference. They tied or had the best record in their division but are technically not division champions due to their transitional restrictions.

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