Eric Marty

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Eric Marty
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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Meadowdale
(Lynnwood, Washington)
College: Chapman
Undrafted: 2008
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Head coaching record
Regular season:25–23 (.521)
Career:27–25 (.519)

Eric Marty is an American football coach and former quarterback who was most recently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL). He played professionally in the Austrian Football League and Italian Football League. Marty played college football at Chapman from 2005 to 2008.

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Football career

He played football and graduated from Chapman University, and NCAA Division III school. He still holds six school records including highest single game and season completion percentage, most career 300 yard passing games, and longest completion for a touchdown. [1]

Professional career

After playing his final college season in 2008, Marty was signed by the Bolzano Giants of the Italian Football League. The team finished the regular season in first and place and defeated the Lazio Marines in the 2009 Italian Super Bowl to win the Giant's first ever IFL Championship. [2]

Marty signed the following season in 2010 signed to play for the Danube Dragons of the Austrian Football League AFL. The team finished the AFL regular season in first place and defeated the Tirol Raiders in the Austrian Bowl. Marty was named the MVP of the game as Danube won its first AFL championship. [2]

In 2011, Marty signed with the Bologna Warriors of the Italian Football League as quarterback and offensive coordinator. The team finished the regular season undefeated but eventually lost to the Parma Panthers in the Italian Super Bowl marking the first season Marty did not win the championship.

In 2012 Marty signed with the Catania Elephants. Once again his team finished the regular season in first place. Marty again lost in the Italian Super Bowl to the Parma Panthers.

Coaching career

Oklahoma Panhandle State

Marty retired from international play to take a full-time coaching position at Oklahoma Panhandle State University as their wide receivers coach in Fall of 2012.

Moorpark College

After the season in March 2013 Marty accepted the offensive coordinator at position at Moorpark College. Marty's 2014 unit was ranked 14th in the state in total offense. [3]

East Los Angeles College

In January 2015 Marty was offered and accepted the head football coaching position at East Los Angeles College, but left after one season. [4]

Reedley College

He then accepted the head coaching position at Reedley College, a junior college located in central California. Marty inherited a program on a two-year probation (recruiting limitations and a bowl ban) as mandated by the CCCAA. The program only had 10 players. Marty was able to steadily rebuild the program, going 1-9 and 4-6 on those two seasons while still on probation. In 2018, Marty's first year off of probation, Reedley went 10-0 in the regular season, won the Golden Coast Conference and was invited to play in the NCFC American Division Championship game. The Tigers fell on a last minute touchdown in the bowl game, losing 42-41 to De Anza College.

Marty was named 2018 Golden Coast Conference Coach of the Year. Additionally the Tigers had 10 first team all conference selections and the Golden Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year in QB Randall Johnson.

Grambling State

In 2021 Marty was hired as offensive coordinator at Grambling State University.

Michigan Panthers

In 2022 he became the offensive coordinator for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL). On March 15, 2023, Marty was brought back as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Panthers for the 2023 season. [5] On January 29, 2024, it was revealed that Marcel Bellefeuille would become the new offensive coordinator. [6]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
East Los Angeles Huskies (American Mountain League)(2015)
2015 East Los Angeles2–81–6T–6th
East Los Angeles:2–81–6
Reedley Tigers (American Golden Coast League)(2016–2020)
2016 Reedley1–91–5T–5th
2017 Reedley4–62–45th
2018 Reedley10–16–01st
2019 Reedley10–16–01st
2020–21 No team—COVID-19
Reedley:25–1715–9
Total:27–25
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. ↑ Aiken, Doug. "Chapman University Football All-Time Records" (PDF). Chapman University. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Myhre, Rich (February 26, 2011). "Former Meadowdale High quarterback Eric Marty found success taking his game to Italy and Austria". The Weekly Herald. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Football". CCCAA.
  4. ↑ "New coach, new team brings new perspective to East Los Angeles College football". May 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ @USFLPanthers (March 15, 2023). "Presenting our coaching staff for the 2023 season" (Tweet). Retrieved March 15, 2023– via Twitter.
  6. ↑ @UFLShadow (January 29, 2024). "Two huge moves at the Coordinator positions for the Panthers in 2024! Coach Bauer had the Panthers DL humming in 2023, and Coach Bellefeuille was a huge part of the Stars' high flying offenses. Welcome, Coach Bellefeuille, and congrats Coach Bauer!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Twitter.
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