Duke Greco

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Duke Greco
Current position
Title Head coach
Team West Chester
Conference PSAC
Record4–6
Biographical details
Bornc.1978 (age 4546)
Playing career
?–2001 Delaware Valley
Position(s) Defensive back, quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2005 Delaware Valley (assistant)
2006–2013Delaware Valley (AHC/OC)
2014–2023Delaware Valley
2024–present West Chester
Head coaching record
Overall95–21
Bowls2–0
Tournaments7–7 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
6 MAC (2017–2019, 2021–2023)

Charles "Duke" Greco (born c.1978) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for West Chester University, a position he has held since 2024. [1] He was the head football coach at Delaware Valley University from 2014 to 2023. Greco played college football at Delaware Valley, first as a defensive back and then as a quarterback. [2] He threw for 3,974 yards and 45 touchdowns during his career as a player at Delaware Valley. Greco served as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the Aggies for eights years, from 2006 to 2013, under Jim Clements before succeeding him as head coach when Clements left to become the head football coach at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. [3] Greco left Delaware Valley University after the 2023 season to become the head coach at West Chester University, effective January 22, 2024. [1] [4]

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Early life and education

Greco attended Lower Moreland High School in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. [5] [6]

He graduated from Delaware Valley University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sports Management. [1]

Playing career

Greco attended Lower Moreland High School in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, where he played football as a quarterback under head coach Mark Mayson. [7] [8]

Greco played college football at Delaware Valley University, first as a defensive back and then as a quarterback. [9] He threw for 3,974 yards and 45 touchdowns during his career as a player at Delaware Valley.

Coaching career

Delaware Valley

Greco was an assistant for the Delaware Valley Aggies from 2002 to 2005. He then served as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the Aggies for eights years, from 2006 to 2013, under Jim Clements before succeeding him as head coach when Clements left to become the head football coach at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. [10]

In 10 seasons as the head coach at Delaware Valley, Greco's overall record was 9115. He earned a postseason appearance in all 10 seasons, including 6 NCAA Div III tournament appearances, 3 NCAA Div III tournament quarterfinal appearances, 6 consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championships, 2 Centennial-MAC Bowl Series championships, and 4 MAC Coach of the Year awards. He leaves the Aggies with a streak of 53 consecutive wins over MAC opponents, dating back to the 2016 season; it is the longest such streak in the 70-year history of the conference. In his final season with Delaware Valley, five of his players were named D3football.com All-Region 1. [1]

West Chester

Greco left Delaware Valley University after the 2023 season to become the head coach at West Chester University, effective January 22, 2024. [1] He is the Golden Rams' 17th all-time football coach, though only the third in the last 35 years. [1]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs D3#
Delaware Valley Aggies (Middle Atlantic Conference)(2014–2023)
2014 Delaware Valley9–28–12ndL NCAA Division III First Round 25
2015 Delaware Valley9–27–2T–2ndW Centennial-MAC Bowl
2016 Delaware Valley9–27–2T–2ndW Centennial-MAC Bowl
2017 Delaware Valley12–19–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 7
2018 Delaware Valley9–28–01stL NCAA Division III First Round 16
2019 Delaware Valley11–28–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 8
2020–21 No team—COVID-19
2021 Delaware Valley11–18–01stL NCAA Division III Second Round 11
2022 Delaware Valley12–18–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
2023 Delaware Valley9–29–01stL NCAA Division III First Round 25
Delaware Valley:91–1572–5
West Chester Golden Rams (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference)(2024–present)
2024 West Chester4–64–3T–3rd (East)
West Chester:4–64–3
Total:95–21
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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