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Bill Garvey

Bill Garvey

Biography

  • Garvey enters his 8th season as the head coach of the Football team in 2021-22
  • Also serves as the facilities coordinator for the Athletic Department

At Bethany | Offensive Coordinator (2006-12) | Head Coach 2013-Present

  • Garvey has the most career Presidents Athletic Conference wins of any Bison head coach
  • Garvey has earned a reputation of success centered around the recruitment of top notch student-athletes committed to success on and off the field. His high octane offenses have attracted attention throughout the region and attracted some of the finest talent on the east coast to the mountaintop
  • Through seven seasons as the head coach of the green and white, Garvey has totaled an overall record of 29-42, which includes a 26-32 record against Presidents’ Athletic Conference opponents
  • The 2018 season Bethany finished 5-5 this season, 5-4 in the PAC, including a seven point loss to NCAA playoff bound Washington & Jefferson College and a three point set back against conference foe Carnegie Mellon University
  • Through his first five season as head coach of the Bison, Garvey totaled an overall record of 20-31, which includes a 17-13 record against PAC opponents. In three of his first five years, the Bison posted a .500 or better record against PAC counterparts
  • In 2016, the offense broke multiple single-game records, with quarterback Chase Kinemond setting the single-game record for completions (39) and total offense (511) in a game at Thiel
  • In 2014, Garvey led the Bison to their first winning record since 2001, coaching Bethany to a 6-4 mark and a berth in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) bowl game
  • Prior to being named head coach, Garvey served as the offensive coordinator for the Bison and was the architect of some of the most prolific offensive season in school history
  • Over 80 school records have been broken, re-broken or tied in Garvey’s tenure; including eight in 2015. Quarterback Lincon Reyes broke the single-season touchdown passes record (24), while Eric Blinn broke the receiving touchdown mark (14) and Jalen Holmes with the rushing touchdown record (15)
  • Garvey’s offense helped Holmes achieve the best rushing season of any Bison in school history, as he shattered the marks for rushing touchdowns, rushing yards (1,353) and set the single-game, Bethany and PAC, mark for yardage (341)
  • In 2013, the Bison boasted the most prolific passing offense in the conference; averaging a league best 311.9 yards per game through the air. Quarterback Matt Grimard and Blinn also shattered Bison record books. Grimard threw for 3,100 yards and 23 touchdowns, while Blinn hauled in 95 catches for a school-record 1,300 yards and eight scores

PAC Honors |National Honors | Awards

  • PAC Defensive Player of the Year: Donavan Hayden (2016); Nadim Raddar (2014)
  • PAC Newcomer of the Year: Dadrick Vickers (2019)
  • All-PAC First Team (19): 2019: Carlin Bason, Daniel Gibson; 2018: Joe Fiasco, Daniel Gibson; 2017: Khalid Pierce; 2016: Donavan Hayden; 2015: Eric Blinn, Nadim Raddar, Aaron Frye (P); 2014: Eric Blinn, Nadim Raddar, Wyssmy Despagne, Stephen Amic; 2013: Eric Blinn; 2012: Matt Grimard; 2010: Jason Soltis; 2008: Jorge Laboy; 2007: Brian Liptock; 2006: TJ Parker
  • All-PAC Second Team (30): 2020: Dadrick Vickers; ‘2019: Chas Blango, Kiandre Murphy, Raekwon Wright; 2018: Raekwon Wright, Chas Blango; 2017: Raekwon Wright, Joseph Fiasco; 2016: James Norkus, Khalid Pierce, Aaron Frye; 2015: Beau Bertus, Jalen Holmes, Donavan Hayden; 2014: Beau Bertus, Khallid Pierce, Donavan Hayden; 2013: Evan Sargo; 2012: Doug Murray, Ed Holmes; 2011: Cory Potter, Alex Evans; 2010: Eric Walker; 2009: Cory Potter, Eric Walker; 2008: Brian Liptock, Matt Cruse; 2007: Matt Cruse, Milton Joyner; 2006: Brian Liptock
  • All-PAC Honorable Mention (76): 2020: Braylon Sibley, Brennon Secrist, De’Vaughn McWhorter, Mohamed Elola; 2019: Bryce Rohrbaugh, Phil Taylor, Dadrick Vickers; 2018: Charles Meriweather, Jaymier Scharbrough, Braylon Sibley, Nate Daniels, Bryce Rohrbaugh, Will Gatling, Kiandre Murphy, Phil Taylor, Mike Whiteherse; 2017: Shaq Ellis, Chas Blango, Will Gatling, John Lee, George Reid, Chase Kinemond, Nick Monteleone; 2016: Jaymier Scarbrough, Dustin Hess, Tyler Ambush, Jalen Holmes, Daniel Gibson, Colin Johnston, Daulton Freeman, Raekwon Wright; 2015: Ethan Barnes, Jaymier Scarbrough, Eric Campbell, Daniell Gibson, Devon McClain, Dylan Stewart, Aaron Frye, Dion Williams, Chris Ray; 2014: Terrell Carter, Brandon Hill, Eric Campbell, Nick Greer, Larry Kpadehyea, Aaron Frye, Dion Williams, Chris Ray; 2013: Matt Grimard, Jarret Rahymes, Larry Kpadehyea, Aaron Frye, Dion Williams, Stephen Amic; 2012: Nick Gore, Bryan Benzinger, Jon Foster, Eric Blinn; 2011: Doug Murray, Ed Holmes, Nico Irizarry, Eric Walker; 2010: Bryan Benzinger, Cory Potter, CJ Thomas, Matt Grimard; 2009: Chad Sedlacek, Matt Cruse; 2008: Taylor McNeil, Eric Walker; 2007: Chad Sedlak, Taylor McNeil; 2006: Mike Elias, Matt Cruse, Brent Owens
  • ECAC Honors: 2019: Dadrick Vickers (Rookie of the Year), Daniel Gibson, Chas Blango; 2018: Daniel Gibson (Second-Team Defense); 2017: Khalid Pierce (Second-Team Defense); 2016: Donavan Hayden (Defensive Player of the Year); 2015: Eric Blinn (First-Team), Nadim Raddar (First-Team), Aaron Frye (Second-Team); 2014: Nadim Raddar (First-Team | Co-Defensive Player of the Year), Stephen Amic (First-Team), Wyssmy Despagne (Second-Team), Eric Blinn (Second-Team);
  • D3Football.Com Honors: 2019: Daniel Gibson (All-South Region Second-Team Defense); 2018: Daniel Gibson (All-South Region Third Team Defense); 2015: Eric Blinn (Second-Team); 2014: Naddim Raddar (Second-Team), Eric Blinn (Third-Team); 2013: Eric Blinn (Third Team);
  • National Football Honors Society: William Kanters (2018);
  • CoSida Academic Honors: 2017: Zach Lowe (All-District, First-Team All-America);
  • AFCA Division III All-American: 2016: Donavan Hayden (Second-Team); 2013: Nadim Raddar;

Previous Coaching Experience

  • Spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator at NCAA Division II Stonehill (Mass.) College
  • Was an assistant at Harvard University (2000-2003), where he coached the offensive line and later wide receivers
  • Began his coaching career at Hofstra University working as a graduate assistant (1997-99)

Playing Career

  • Attended Iona College where he was a three-year member of the football team
  • Was on the 1993 squad that captured the MAAC Championship

Personal

  • Graduated from Iona College with his Bachelors of Business Administration in Management Information Systems
  • Garvey and his wife Gina, reside in Bethany with their children Emma, Will, Jack, and Grace

 

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