List of Southern Virginia Knights head football coaches

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The Southern Virginia Knights football team has had 6 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 2003. ^[1] The current coach is Edwin Mulitalo who first took the position for the 2018 season. ^[2]

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list

General		Overall		Conference		Postseason [A 1]
No.	Order of coaches [A 2]	GC	Games coached	CW	Conference wins	PW	Postseason wins
DC	Division championships	OW	Overall wins	CL	Conference losses	PL	Postseason losses
CC	Conference championships	OL	Overall losses	CT	Conference ties	PT	Postseason ties
NC	National championships	OT	Overall ties [A 3]	C%	Conference winning percentage
†	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame	O%	Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

No.	Name	Years	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	CCs	Awards
1	Gary M. Buer	2003–2006	35	4	31	0	.114	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Michael "Mike" Smith	2007–2008	22	9	13	0	.409	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	DeLane Fitzgerald	2009–2013	54	24	30	0	.444	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	Jason Walker	2014–2015	20	1	19	0	.050	1	15	0	.063	0	0	0	—
5	Joe DuPaix	2016–2018	20	4	16	0	.200	2	16	0	.111	0	0	0	—
6	Edwin Mulitalo	2018–2022	44	11	33	0	.250	6	29	0	.171	0	0	0	—
7	Joe DuPaix	2023–present	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	—

Notes

1. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. ^[3]
2. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. ^[4]
4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. ^[5]

References

1. Shaffer, Ian. "Southern Virginia University (All Seasons)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
2. "Super Bowl Champion Mulitalo Named Head Football Coach at Southern Virginia". Southern Virginia Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
3. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
4. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
5. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.