Steve Stetson

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Steve Stetson
Current position
Title Head coach (golf)
Team Hamilton
Conference NESCAC
Biographical details
Born (1951-01-24) January 24, 1951 (age 74)
Laconia, New Hampshire, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1970–1972 Dartmouth
Position Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1982–1984 Hamilton
1985–1987 Boston University
1992–2001 Hartwick
2002–2005 New Hampshire (assistant)
2006–2011Hamilton
Golf
2012–2017 Hamilton
Head coaching record
Overall86–106–4 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
New England Region D-III Coach of the Year (1984)

Stephen Stetson (born January 24, 1951) is an American golf coach and former football player and coach. He is the current head men's and women's golf coach at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. Stetson served as the head football coach at Hamilton from 1982 to 1984 and again from 2006 to 2011. He was also the head football coach at Boston University from 1985 to 1987 and Hartwick College from 1992 to 2001, compiling a career college football coaching record of 89–111–2. Stetson was a University of New Hampshire assistant football coach from 2002 to 2005.

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Stetson grew up in Laconia, New Hampshire and was a three-sport standout at Laconia High School. He became an All-Ivy League quarterback at Dartmouth College during his senior season in 1972. In his three-year varsity career, the Big Green went 24–2–1 with three straight Ivy League championships.

College career

Stetson played for Dartmouth College. In 1969, he was awarded the Earl Hamilton Freshman Award by the coaching staff. In 1971, in his first start, he helped Dartmouth clinch a share of the Ivy League title by beating Cornell 24–14. [1] In his senior year, he won several weekly citations due to his impressive performance against Princeton, in which he scored three touchdowns and completed eight of 17 passes for 125 yards. [2] He set a Dartmouth single-season pass-yardage record (1159 yards), breaking the 1079 set by Mickey Beard in 1966. [3] He was an all-Ivy selection that year. [4] He graduated from Dartmouth with a degree in sociology in 1973. [5]

Coaching career

Hamilton

Stetson first coached the Hamilton Continentals football team from 1982 to 1984. In 1983, he hired Sean McDonnell to be one of his assistant coaches. [6] In 1984, they went 6–1–1. This was Hamilton's first winning record since 1967. [5]

Boston University

Stetson's performance at Hamilton led to a head coaching position at Boston University, a Division I school. [5] He took over from Rick Taylor, who had moved up to become the school's athletic director. However, he struggled in his time there, with a record of 3–8 in 1985 and 4–7 in 1986. Two games before the 1987 season was finished, he was dismissed as the team was at 3–6. [7] Boston finished the season 3–8. [8]

Hartwick

After his job at Boston ended, Stetson became a health-insurance salesman. When he saw in the newspapers that Hartwick College would revive its football program, he applied for the job in July 1991 and got accepted. [8] He coached the Hawks until 2001, and Hartwick enjoyed eight winning seasons out of his last nine at the school with three postseason appearances. [5] When he left the school in 2002, Mark Carr took over. [9] He had a record of 58–38–1 in his time there, setting the program record for most career wins. [10] Carr would break that record in 2015. [11]

New Hampshire

Stetson then joined the coaching staff of Sean McDonnell, his former assistant coach, now head coach at the University of New Hampshire. [6] The Wildcats were 3–8 in his first year, but in 2004, UNH was 10–3 and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I-AA championships. In 2005, he helped guide the Wildcats to an 11–2 record and the team's second straight Atlantic 10 North Division title. UNH was awarded the No. 1 seed in the Division I-AA championships and advanced to the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year. [5]

Return to Hamilton

In 2005, Stetson returned to coaching the Hamilton men's football team. He took over from Pete Alvanos, whose teams went 5–35 in five seasons. [5] In 2011, Stetson guided the football team to their highest win total in 15 years. [12] He stepped down as Hamilton's men's football head coach the following year. He was replaced by Andrew Cohen. [13]

In 2012, Stetson became the new head coach of Hamilton's men's and women's golf teams. He had previous experience as an interim head coach for Hamilton's men's golf team earlier in the year. [12]

Personal life

Stetson participated in amateur golf tournaments. In 2010, he won the Senior championship of the Utica City Amateur golf tournament. [14]

Head coaching record

Football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Hamilton Continentals (NCAA Division III independent)(1982–1984)
1982 Hamilton1–7
1983 Hamilton2–6
1984 Hamilton6–1–1
Boston University Terriers (Yankee Conference)(1985–1987)
1985 Boston University 3–81–4T–5th
1986 Boston University 4–73–4T–5th
1987 Boston University 3–82–5T–5th
Boston University:10–236–13
Hartwick Hawks (NCAA Division III independent)(1992–2001)
1992 Hartwick1–7
1993 Hartwick4–3–1
1994 Hartwick7–3
1995 Hartwick4–5–2
1996 Hartwick6–4
1997 Hartwick7–2
1998 Hartwick9–2L ECAC Northwest Championship
1999 Hartwick6–4
2000 Hartwick7–4L ECAC Northwest Championship
2001 Hartwick7–4L ECAC Northwest Championship
Hartwick:57–38–3
Hamilton Continentals (New England Small College Athletic Conference)(2006–present)
2006 Hamilton2–62–6T–7th
2007 Hamilton2–62–6T–8th
2008 Hamilton2–62–6T–8th
2009 Hamilton2–62–6T–8th
2010 Hamilton1–71–7T–9th
2011 Hamilton3–53–5T–6th
Hamilton:21–50–112–36
Total:89–111–2

References

  1. ↑ PITARRESI, JOHN (November 5, 2010). "Generals fun to watch; Stetson and history". Utica Observer Dispatch. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ↑ McGowen, Deane (October 18, 1972). "Ivy League Roundup". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "FOOTBALL FACTS | Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | JANUARY 1973". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | The Complete Archive. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Football First-Team All-Ivy Selections". Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "After 20 years, Hamilton gets coach back". D3Football.com. December 23, 2005. Retrieved February 21, 2004.
  6. 1 2 Snierson, Lynne (November 17, 2021). "Coming Back Strong". New Hampshire Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  7. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE; B.U. Coach Dismissed". The New York Times. November 11, 1987. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Walters, John (October 19, 1992). "The Pigskin Brings Home the Bacon". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Carr named Hartwick head coach". D3Football.com. August 14, 2002. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Ithaca Gameday". The Ithaca Journal. October 9, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  11. ↑ Derderian, Steve (November 12, 2015). "Identities of suspended Hartwick players revealed". The Daily Star. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Football coach steps down, will lead golf programs". Hamilton College. May 9, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Andrew Cohen named head football coach at Hamilton College". New Haven Register. July 17, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  14. ↑ PITARRESI, JOHN (July 19, 2010). "Conley wins by 6 strokes at City Amateur tourney". Utica Observer Dispatch. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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