Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Erie |
Conference | NJCAA Division III independent |
Record | 5–23 |
Biographical details | |
Born | c. 1952 (age 71–72) Brockport, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Notre Dame (1975) Springfield College (1986) |
Playing career | |
1971–1974 | Notre Dame |
1975–1981 | Rochester Mustangs [1] |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1976–1979 | Brockport HS (NY) (LB) |
1980–1983 | Brockport (DB) |
1984–1986 | Springfield (GA) |
1986–1987 | St. Lawrence (WR) |
1987–1989 | Connecticut (OLB/TE) |
1990–1991 | Penn (RB) |
1991–1995 | Cortland (OC) |
1996–1998 | Plymouth State |
1999–2007 | Utica |
2008–2010 | Brockport (DB/ST) |
2011–2012 | Holly Junior-Senior HS (NY) (DC) |
2013–2014 | Elba / Byron–Bergen HS (NY) (ST/QB) |
2015 | York–Pavilion HS (NY) |
2016–2017 | Norwich (QB) |
2018–2020 | Erie (ST/OL) |
2021–present | Erie |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 35–54 (college) 5–23 (junior college) 2–6 (high school) |
Bowls | 0–2 |
Michael Kemp is an American college football coach who is the head football coach for SUNY Erie, a position he has held since 2021. [2] He was previously an assistant coach for Brockport High School, Brockport, Springfield, St. Lawrence, UConn, Penn, Cortland, Holly Senior-Junior High School, Elba / Byron–Bergen High School, Norwich, [3] and SUNY Erie. [4] He was the head coach for the Plymouth State Panthers football team from 1996 to 1998 and was the first head coach in program history for the Utica Pioneers football team from 2000 to 2007. [5] [6] He also coached the York–Pavilion High School football team in 2015. [7]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Plymouth State Panthers (Freedom Football Conference)(1996–1998) | |||||||||
1996 | Plymouth State | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
1997 | Plymouth State | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | L Northwest | ||||
1998 | Plymouth State | 7–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | L Northeast | ||||
Plymouth State: | 19–12 | 11–7 | |||||||
Utica Pioneers (NCAA Division III independent)(2001) | |||||||||
2001 | Utica | 0–8 | |||||||
Utica Pioneers (Empire 8)(2002–2007) | |||||||||
2002 | Utica | 1–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
2003 | Utica | 1–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
2004 | Utica | 3–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
2005 | Utica | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
2006 | Utica | 3–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
2007 | Utica | 2–5 [lower-alpha 1] | 0–3 | ||||||
Utica: | 16–42 | 5–24 | |||||||
Total: | 35–54 |
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Erie Kats (NJCAA Division III independent)(2021–present) | |||||||||
2021 | Erie | 1–7 | |||||||
2022 | Erie | 1–9 | |||||||
2023 | Erie | 3–7 | |||||||
2024 | Erie | 0–0 | |||||||
Erie: | 5–23 | ||||||||
Total: | 5–23 |
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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York–Pavilion Golden Knights ()(2015) | |||||||||
2015 | York–Pavilion | 2–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
York–Pavilion: | 2–6 | 2–5 | |||||||
Total: | 2–6 |
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