Gerry Gallagher

Gerry Gallagher
Current position
Title	Special teams coordinator
Team	Delbarton School (NJ)
Biographical details
Born	December 15, 1951 (age 72)
Playing career
1969–1972	William Paterson
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973–1976	Morris Catholic HS (NJ) (assistant)
1977–1983	Morris Catholic HS (NJ)
1984–1985	Edinboro (PA) (OC)
1986–1988	Saint Francis (PA)
1989–1996	William Paterson
1997–2010	Montville HS (NJ)
2011–2012	Boonton HS (NJ) (assistant)
2013–?	Parsippany HS (NJ) (OC)
?–present	Delbarton School (NJ) (ST)
Head coaching record
Overall	44–64–1 (college)
Bowls	0–1
Tournaments	1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)

Last updated July 15, 2024

Gerry Gallagher (born December 15, 1951) is an American football coach and former player.^[1] He is currently the offensive coordinator at Parsippany High School in Parsippany, New Jersey, a position he has held since 2013. Gallagher served as the head coach at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania from 1986 to 1988 and at William Paterson University from 1989 to 1996, compiling a career college football record of 44–64–1.

Gallagher began his coaching career at Morris Catholic High School, where he served as an assistant coach from 1973 to 1976.^[3] In 1977, he became the new head coach and held that position until 1983. Gallagher's first college football coaching job was spent at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania for the 1984 and 1985 seasons as an offensive coordinator, followed by three years at Saint Francis and eight at William Paterson. Since 1997 he has coached at Montville High School in New Jersey and in 2006 guided the Montville Mustangs to the State Championship Game at Giants Stadium.

Through the 2009 college football season, Gallagher is the only William Paterson coach to guide his team to any playoff appearances. In 1991, William Paterson made it to the first round of the ECAC playoffs, and in 1993 they made it to the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.

In 2015, Gallagher began coaching the defensive backs at the Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey. He was named Special Teams Coordinator at Delbarton in 2016.

In addition, Gallagher was inducted into the New Jersey Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2011 following him being Coach of the Year in 2006.

Offensive philosophy

Gallagher has, throughout his coaching career, been a strong adherent to the Delaware Wing-T system. It relies heavily on misdirection and motion to confuse the opposing defense while their linebackers are trying to make reads. Gallagher has experienced varying levels of success with this system throughout his career as the system demands a lot from the offensive linemen. Their abilities to hold blocks, pull with speed and to remember their assignments which are often given in pairs or threes for each play. Gallagher saw the most success with this system most recently in the 2006 football system, where his Montville team matched up against West Essex High School in then-Giants Stadium for the Group III state championship, where he coached athletes such as John Gauweiler, Mike Todisco, and Chris Collins.

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Saint Francis Red Flash (NCAA Division III independent)(1986–1988)
1986	Saint Francis	5–4
1987	Saint Francis	3–6
1988	Saint Francis	1–8
Saint Francis:		7–19
William Paterson Pioneers (New Jersey Athletic Conference)(1989–1996)
1989	William Paterson	2–7	0–6	7th
1990	William Paterson	5–5	1–5	6th
1991	William Paterson	8–2–1	4–1–1	2nd	L ECAC Southwest Bowl
1992	William Paterson	8–2	4–2	3rd
1993	William Paterson	8–4	3–2	T–2nd	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1994	William Paterson	3–7	3–2	T–3rd
1995	William Paterson	0–10	0–5	6th
1996	William Paterson	1–9	0–5	6th
William Paterson:		35–45–1	15–28–1
Total:		44–64–1

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References

↑ "Gallagher Inducted Into Hall of Fame". June 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
↑ DiFulco, Pasquale. "WPC coach home again;Returns to site of playing days", Herald News , January 7, 1989. Accessed March 28, 2023. "A Hollywood scriptwriter couldnt do it any better. Gerry Gallagher grew up in Rockaway and attended Morris Catholic High School in the late 1960s."
↑ "Gerry Gallagher's Early Career". Southeast Wing-T Clinic. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2015.

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[1] "Gallagher Inducted Into Hall of Fame". June 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2015.

[2] DiFulco, Pasquale. "WPC coach home again;Returns to site of playing days", Herald News , January 7, 1989. Accessed March 28, 2023. "A Hollywood scriptwriter couldnt do it any better. Gerry Gallagher grew up in Rockaway and attended Morris Catholic High School in the late 1960s."

[3] "Gerry Gallagher's Early Career". Southeast Wing-T Clinic. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2015.

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