Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Susquehanna |
Conference | Landmark |
Record | 72–22 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Kenmore, New York, U.S. | December 18, 1980
Alma mater | Canisius University (2003) |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1999–2002 | Canisius |
Basketball | |
1999–2002 | Canisius |
Position(s) | Offensive lineman (football) Forward (basketball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
2003–2004 | Muhlenberg (RB) |
2005 | Holy Cross (TE) |
2006 | Colgate (RB) |
2007–2010 | Muhlenberg (ST/OL) |
2011–2014 | Muhlenberg (OC) |
2015–present | Susquehanna |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 72–22 |
Bowls | 4–0 |
Tournaments | 3–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 Centennial (2022) 2 Landmark (2023–2024) | |
Tom Perkovich (born December 18, 1980) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Susquehanna University, a position he has held since 2015. [1] [2] [3] He also coached for Muhlenberg, [4] [5] Holy Cross, [6] and Colgate. [7] He played college football and college basketball for Canisius. [8]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | AFCA° | ||
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Susquehanna River Hawks (Centennial Conference)(2015–2022) | |||||||||
2015 | Susquehanna | 0–5 [9] | 0–5 [10] | 6th | |||||
2016 | Susquehanna | 6–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd | Ineligible for post-season play due to NCAA sanctions | ||||
2017 | Susquehanna | 8–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | W Centennial–MAC | ||||
2018 | Susquehanna | 7–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | W Centennial–MAC | ||||
2019 | Susquehanna | 10–1 | 8–1 | 2nd | W Centennial–MAC | 16 | |||
2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
2021 | Susquehanna | 9–2 | 7–2 | 3rd | W Centennial–MAC | ||||
2022 | Susquehanna | 10–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 20 | |||
Susquehanna River Hawks (Landmark Conference)(2023–present) | |||||||||
2023 | Susquehanna | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 9 | 14 | ||
2024 | Susquehanna | 12–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | 6 | 6 | ||
2025 | Susquehanna | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Susquehanna: | 72–22 | 54–17 | |||||||
Total: | 72–22 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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