Mike Sirianni

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Mike Sirianni
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Washington & Jefferson
Conference PAC
Record185–44
Biographical details
Born (1972-03-22) March 22, 1972 (age 52)
Jamestown, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1990–1993 Mount Union
Position(s) Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1997 Mount Union (WR/TE)
1998 Wilkes (QB/WR)
1999–2002 Washington & Jefferson (OC/QB)
2003–presentWashington & Jefferson
Head coaching record
Overall185–44
Bowls5–2
Tournaments7–11 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
9 PAC (2004, 2006–2008, 2012–2014, 2017–2018)

Mike Sirianni (born March 22, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach for Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, a position he has held since the 2003 season after succeeding Pittsburgh Steelers great John Banaszak. Sirianni has compiled a record of 101–24 in 11 seasons as head coach. [1] Sirianni's winning percentage of .846 is second best among active head coaches with at least five years of experience in NCAA football, trailing only that of Mount Union coach Larry Kehres, for whom he played. [2] In his first 11 years of coaching at Washington & Jefferson, he won PAC Coach of the Year five times. [3]

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Sirianni attended Mount Union College, where he was a wide receiver on the school's first NCAA Division III Football Championship-winning team in 1993. [4] He worked as an assistant coach for Mount Union in 1996 and 1997 on teams that won two more NCAA Division III national titles. [4]

Mike is the brother of Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Washington & Jefferson Presidents (Presidents' Athletic Conference)(2003–present)
2003 Washington & Jefferson9–24–12nd
2004 Washington & Jefferson12–15–01stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
2005 Washington & Jefferson9–25–12ndL NCAA Division III First Round
2006 Washington & Jefferson10–26–01stL NCAA Division III Second Round
2007 Washington & Jefferson10–16–01stL NCAA Division III First Round
2008 Washington & Jefferson11–25–1T–1stL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
2009 Washington & Jefferson9–25–12ndL NCAA Division III First Round
2010 Washington & Jefferson9–26–12ndW ECAC Southwest
2011 Washington & Jefferson6–45–32ndL ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl Game
2012 Washington & Jefferson8–37–1T–1stL NCAA Division III First Round
2013 Washington & Jefferson8–37–1T–1stL NCAA Division III First Round
2014 Washington & Jefferson10–27–1T–1stL NCAA Division III Second Round
2015 Washington & Jefferson8–26–2T–3rd
2016 Washington & Jefferson9–26–2T–3rdW ECAC Presidents Bowl
2017 Washington & Jefferson11–18–01stL NCAA Division III Second Round
2018 Washington & Jefferson9–28–11stL NCAA Division III First Round
2019 Washington & Jefferson8–37–24thW ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl
2020–21 Washington & Jefferson3–12–01st
2021 Washington & Jefferson8–37–22ndL ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl Game
2022 Washington & Jefferson9–26–2T–2ndW Asa S. Bushnell Bowl
2023 Washington & Jefferson9–28–23rdW James Lynah Bowl
2024 Washington & Jefferson0–00–0
Washington & Jefferson:185–44126–24
Total:185–44
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. "W&J Football Coaching Staff:Head Coach Mike Sirianni". Washington & Jefferson College. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  2. Kindberg, Scott (August 19, 2009). "Mike Sirianni On An Impressive List". The Post-Journal . Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
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  4. 1 2 Mackall, Dave (November 22, 2009). "Mt. Union thumps Washington & Jefferson". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.