Tom Hersey

Tom Hersey

Playing career
1959	Cornell
1960–1962	Buffalo
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1981	Canisius (assistant)
1982–1991	Canisius
Head coaching record
Overall	49–42–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Canisius College Athletics Hall of Fame inductee (2004)

Tom Hersey is an American football coach who served as head football coach at Canisius College.

Hersey played freshman football at Cornell University, ^{[1] [2]} before transferring to the University at Buffalo and playing for the Buffalo Bulls football team. ^{[3] [4]} Hersey served as the head football coach at Canisius College from 1982 to 1991. ^{[5] [6]} He is Canisius football's all-time winningest coach, passing Luke Urban with a record of 49–42–2. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Canisius Golden Griffins (NCAA Division III Independent)(1982–1991)
1982	Canisius	6–3
1983	Canisius	5–4
1984	Canisius	2–8
1985	Canisius	6–2–1
1986	Canisius	5–4
1987	Canisius	6–3–1
1988	Canisius	6–3
1989	Canisius	5–4
1990	Canisius	6–4
1991	Canisius	2–7
Canisius:		49–42–2
Total:		49–42–2

References

1. Langdon, Jerry (November 7, 1959). "Cornell Cubs Rally To Tie Colgate". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, New York. p. 9. Retrieved July 3, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
2. Langdon, Jerry (November 23, 1959). "Cornell Frosh Gridders Win Over Penn 'Varsity Way'". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, New York. p. 18. Retrieved July 3, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
3. Van Sickle, Kenny (December 19, 1985). "Good nucleus returns for Bombers in 1986". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, New York. p. 15. Retrieved July 3, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
4. Van Sickle, Kenny (September 11, 1982). "Trip to England?". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, New York. p. 15. Retrieved July 3, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
5. Bilovsky, Frank (September 1, 1984). "Solid recruits will help build new foundation". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, New York. p. 63. Retrieved July 3, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
6. Lawrence, Mitch (September 2, 1983). "All-white jerseys Golden Griffins' psychological lift". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, New York. p. 63. Retrieved July 3, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Hersey steps down as Canisius football coach". The Buffalo News . November 12, 1991. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
8. "Canisius coach retires". Sioux City Journal . Sioux City, Iowa. November 13, 1991. p. 17. Retrieved July 3, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
9. "Sports Shorts". Associated Press. November 12, 1991. Retrieved July 3, 2020.