Walt Nadzak

Walt Nadzak
Sport(s)	Football, baseball
Biographical details
Born	July 14, 1936 (age 82)
Alma mater	Denison University (1957)
Playing career
Football
1953–1956	Denison
Baseball
1954–1957	Denison
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1965–1968	Muskingum (assistant)
1969–1976	Juniata
1977–1982	Connecticut
Baseball
1965–1968	Muskingum
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1969–1977	Juniata
1985–2000	The Citadel
Head coaching record
Overall	69–65–5 (football)
Tournaments	Football; 1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 1 MAC Northern Division (1973); 1 Yankee (1982)

Last updated April 22, 2019

Walter Nadzak, Jr. (born July 14, 1936) is a former college football coach, college baseball coach, and athletic director.^[1] Nadzak's 35-year career took him to four schools, serving as head baseball coach and assistant football coach at Division III Muskingum, head football coach and athletic director at Juniata, head football coach at then-Division I-AA Connecticut, and finally athletic director at The Citadel.^[2]

Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their student-athletes.

Muskingum University is a private liberal arts college in New Concord, Ohio. Chartered in 1837 as Muskingum College, the institution is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Juniata College is a private liberal arts college in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1876 as a co-educational school, it was originally the first college started by members of the Church of the Brethren as a center for vocational learning for those who could not afford formal education. Today, Juniata has about 1,600 students from 42 states and territories and 45 countries.

Playing career

Nadzak played football and baseball at Division III Denison, where he was a four-year letterman in both sports.

Denison University is a private liberal arts university in Granville, Ohio. Founded in 1831, it is Ohio's second-oldest liberal arts college. Denison is a member of the Five Colleges of Ohio and the Great Lakes Colleges Association, and competes in the North Coast Athletic Conference.

After graduation, Nadzak was commissioned in the United States Marine Corps, in which he served for eight years.^[3]

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or U.S. Marines, is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations with the United States Navy as well as the Army and Air Force. The U.S. Marine Corps is one of the four armed service branches in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

Coaching career

Juniata

Nadzak coached for eight seasons at Juniata, leading the Eagles to the inaugural Division III national championship game.^[4]

Connecticut

Nadzak coached UConn for six seasons, including a pair of Yankee Conference co-championships.^[5]

The Citadel

The Southern Conference Baseball Tournament Most Outstanding Player award is named for Nadzak, in recognition of his time running the event. The tournament took up long time residence in Charleston as a result.^[5]

The Southern Conference Baseball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Southern Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The event is scheduled for the Tuesday through Saturday before Memorial Day each year, five days prior to the NCAA Regionals.

Charleston is the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline and is located on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers. Charleston had an estimated population of 134,875 in 2017. The estimated population of the Charleston metropolitan area, comprising Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties, was 761,155 residents in 2016, the third-largest in the state and the 78th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States.

Coaching tree

Assistant coaches under Walt Nadzak who became NCAA head coaches:

Kirk Ferentz: Maine (1990–1992), Iowa (1999–present)
Tom Jackson: Connecticut (1983–1993)

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Juniata Eagles (Middle Atlantic Conference)(1969–1976)
1969	Juniata	5–3
1970	Juniata	2–6–1
1971	Juniata	3–4–2
1972	Juniata	6–3
1973	Juniata	10–2	5–1	1st (Northern)	L NCAA Division III Championship
1974	Juniata	7–2
1975	Juniata	6–3
1976	Juniata	6–4
Juniata:		45–26–3
Connecticut Huskies (Yankee Conference)(1977–1982)
1977	Connecticut	1–10	1–4	T–4th
1978	Connecticut	4–7	3–2	T–2nd
1979	Connecticut	3–6–2	3–1–1	3rd
1980	Connecticut	7–3	3–2	3rd
1981	Connecticut	4–7	1–4	T–5th
1982	Connecticut	5–6	3–2	T–1st
Connecticut:		24–39–2	14–15–1
Total:		69–65–5
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

↑ "Nadzak New Citadel AD". Spartanburg Herald-Journal . February 26, 1985. p. B4. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
↑ Richard Jablonski (February 26, 1985). "Nadzak Named Citadel AD". News and Courier . Charleston, South Carolina. p. C1. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
↑ "Walter Nadzak". DenisonBigRed.com. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
↑ "Glory days of the Juniata football program". Juniatian.com. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
1 2 "Walt Nadzak". Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 8, 2012.

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[1] "Nadzak New Citadel AD". Spartanburg Herald-Journal . February 26, 1985. p. B4. Retrieved October 27, 2012.

[2] Richard Jablonski (February 26, 1985). "Nadzak Named Citadel AD". News and Courier . Charleston, South Carolina. p. C1. Retrieved October 27, 2012.

[3] "Walter Nadzak". DenisonBigRed.com. Retrieved October 27, 2012.

[4] "Glory days of the Juniata football program". Juniatian.com. Retrieved October 27, 2012.

[bcshof-5] 1 2 "Walt Nadzak". Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 8, 2012.