Kyle Sweeney (American football)

Last updated
Kyle Sweeney
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Conference SCIAC
Record64–49
Playing career
1996–1999 Occidental
Position(s) Strong safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000 Illinois Wesleyan (assistant)
2001 Occidental (recruiting assistant)
2002–2006 Endicott (DC)
2007–2008 MacMurray
2009–2010 Chicago (DC)
2011–present Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Head coaching record
Overall68–65
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 SCIAC (2018, 2022)
1 SCIAC Surf Division (2023)

Kyle B. Sweeney is an American football coach and former player. He is the head coach for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags football program, a position he has held since 2011. [1] From 2007 to 2008, Sweeney was the head coach at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois. Prior to arriving at Claremont, he was the defensive coordinator at the University of Chicago from 2009 to 2010. [2]

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Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
MacMurray Highlanders (Illini-Badger Football Conference)(2007)
2007 MacMurray0–100–7
MacMurray Highlanders (Northern Athletics Conference)(2008)
2008 MacMurray4–64–6
MacMurray:4–164–16
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2011–present)
2011 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps4–50–0T–3rd
2012 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps0–90–78th
2013 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps3–62–5T–5th
2014 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps5–44–3T–3rd
2015 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps7–26–12nd
2016 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps7–25–2T–2nd
2017 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps4–52–4T–5th
2018 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps7–46–1T–1stL NCAA Division III First Round
2019 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps5–53–4T–5th
2020–21 No team
2021 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps7–34–2T–2nd
2022 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps7–25–1T–1st
2023 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps8–26–2T–1st (Surf)
2024 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps0–00–0(Surf)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps:64–4946–35
Total:68–65
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. "CMS Announces Hiring of New Head Football Coach Kyle Sweeney". cmc.edu. February 25, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  2. "Kyle Sweeney". cmsathletics.org. Retrieved January 23, 2018.