Northern Vermont University-Lyndon Football

Lyndon, VT

Jay Sawvel

Head Coach

5 Yrs

Kirk Ferentz

Head Coach

27 Yrs

David Braun

Interim Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator

3 Yrs

Josh Lynn

Head Coach

3 Yrs

Bob Chesney

Head Coach

2 Yrs

Departing

Zach Kittley

Head Coach

1 Yr

Jason Petrino

Safeties

2 Yrs

Deonte Gibson

Defensive Tackles

1 Yr

Jovon Bouknight

Wide Receivers

1 Yr

Brandon Haselbeck

Director of Video Operations

1 Yr

Austin Maus

Director of Player Personnel

1 Yr

Isaac Decker

Director of Development

1 Yr

Gary Harrell

Running Backs

1 Yr

Joe Caulfield

Director of Operations, General Manager

1 Yr

Jay Johnson

Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks

2 Yrs

Departing

Shannon Moore

Special Teams, Tight Ends

7 Yrs

Joe Tripodi

Offensive Line

4 Yrs

Brian Hendricks

Defensive Ends

3 Yrs

Benny Boyd

Corners

6 Yrs

Departing

Aaron Bohl

Linebackers

6 Yrs

Tim Lester

Offensive Coordinator

2 Yrs

Tyler Barnes

Director of Recruiting

5 Yrs

Omar Young

Running Backs

1 Yr

Jay Niemann

Defensive Line

7 Yrs

Seth Wallace

Linebackers

12 Yrs

Ireland Hostetler

Director of Internal Operations

4 Yrs

Phil Parker

Defensive Coordinator, Secondary

27 Yrs

George Barnett

Offensive Line

5 Yrs

Jason Manson

Senior Football Analyst/Assistant Offensive Coach

5 Yrs

LeVar Woods

Special Teams

14 Yrs

Departing

Bob Rahfeldt

Video Coordinator

12 Yrs

Kelvin Bell

Defensive Line

10 Yrs

Scott Southmayd

Director of Player Personnel/Development

8 Yrs

Jon Budmayr

Wide Receivers

3 Yrs

Abdul Hodge

Tight Ends

4 Yrs

Tanner Krueger

Grad. Assistant

2 Yrs

Owen Cooper

Video Coordinator

2 Yrs

Matt Spaulding

Director of Football Recruiting

2 Yrs

Sam Brincks

Director of Player Personnel/Development

1 Yr

Reese Morgan

Defensive Line

1 Yr

Departing

Caedmon Storm

Assistant Director, Football Video Operations

1 Yr

Departing

Delayna Cotton

Director of Recruiting

1 Yr

Ben Hansen

Director of Operations

1 Yr

Aristotle Thompson

Assistant Coach (Running Backs)

1 Yr

Joe Seymour

Special Teams

1 Yr

Grant O'Brien

Secondary

1 Yr

Drew Gray

Nickels Coach

1 Yr

Zach Martin

Assistant Quarterbacks Coach

1 Yr

Harlon Barnett

Assistant Head Coach (Safeties)

2 Yrs

Departing

D.J. Vokolek

Assistant Coach

2 Yrs

Rick Perry

Assistant Director

2 Yrs

Paul Creighton

Special Teams

2 Yrs

Tim McGarigle

Assistant Coach (Linebackers)

8 Yrs

Bill O'Boyle

Offensive Line

2 Yrs

Departing

John Schaefer

Director of Football Video Operations

2 Yrs

LaMarcus Hicks

Assistant Coach (Cornerbacks)

3 Yrs

Christian Smith

Assistant Coach (Defensive Line)

3 Yrs

Ean Deno

Director of Recruiting

2 Yrs

Alex Knisely

Director of Football Operations

5 Yrs

Departing

Zach Lujan

Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks

2 Yrs

Departing

Armon Binns

Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers)

3 Yrs

Jim Meussling

Assistant Director of Football Operations

4 Yrs

Sam Mulford

Director of Recruiting Operations

3 Yrs

Zach Peters

Director of Recruiting

2 Yrs

Ryan Olson

Assistant Offensive Line Coach

1 Yr

Departing

Justin Richter

Defensive Coordinator

3 Yrs

Justin Bane

Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks

1 Yr

Departing

Mike Bethea

Linebackers

1 Yr

Departing

Cole McDowell

Tight Ends

1 Yr

Departing

Shayne Shade

Running Backs, Tight Ends

3 Yrs

Cody Russell

Wide Receivers, Special Teams

3 Yrs

Departing

Adrian Duncan

Running Backs

1 Yr

Departing

Colin Hitschler

Defensive Coordinator

1 Yr

Departing

Drew Canan

Special Teams, Tight Ends

2 Yrs

Departing

Dave Plungas

Linebackers

1 Yr

Dallas Jackson

Director of Player Development

1 Yr

Richard Rodgers

Associate Head Coach

1 Yr

Departing

Cristos Argys

Director of Recruiting

1 Yr

Departing

Nicky Kuzemka

Grad. Assistant

1 Yr

Departing

Chris Smith

Offensive Line, Running Game Coordinator

2 Yrs

Departing

David Sims

Running Backs

2 Yrs

Anthony DiMichele

Safeties

2 Yrs

Departing

Sam Daniels

Defensive Line

2 Yrs

Departing

Kyle Barnes

Nickels

2 Yrs

Eddie Whitley Jr

Corners

6 Yrs

Departing

Jordan Smith

Director of Operations

2 Yrs

Departing

Dean Kennedy

Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks

2 Yrs

Departing

Justin Harper

Wide Receivers

2 Yrs

Departing

Matt Transue

Director of Operations

4 Yrs

Departing

Eric Mele

Assistant Special Teams

1 Yr

Departing

Colin Spencer

Linebackers

1 Yr

Dillon Coletto

Director of Video & Technology, Football

1 Yr

Antonio Fenelus

Secondary

1 Yr

Brandon Lacy

Ends/Rush

1 Yr

Aaron Schwanz

Inside Linebacker

1 Yr

Brett Dewhurst

Defensive Coordinator

1 Yr

David Draper

Director of Operations

1 Yr

DJ McCarthy

Wide Receivers

2 Yrs

Jajuan Dulaney

Tight Ends

1 Yr

Stephen Hamby

Offensive Line

1 Yr

Billy Napier

Head Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Mike Elko

Head Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Dabo Swinney

Head Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Dave Aranda

Head Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

P.J. Fleck

Head Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Jb Hall

Cornerbacks

Starting 26-27 Season

Christian Taylor

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Starting 26-27 Season

Jerry Neuheisel

Quarterbacks Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Bob Bicknell

Tight Ends Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Jeff Copp

Senior Defensive Assistant/Nickels Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Tim Drevno

Offensive Line Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Fred Wyatt

Defensive Line Specialist

Starting 26-27 Season

Chip Kelly

Offensive Coordinator

Starting 26-27 Season

Ross Kolodziej

Defensive Line

Starting 26-27 Season

Kevin Bleil

Assistant Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks

Starting 26-27 Season

Tyler Henderson

Director of College Scouting

Starting 26-27 Season

Ross Bares

Director of Scouting

Starting 26-27 Season

Jacob Lafrance

Associate A.D. for Football Personnel

Starting 26-27 Season

Brandon Bailey

Safeties

Starting 26-27 Season

Caleb Selk

Assistant A.D. for Football

Starting 26-27 Season

Nate Lewis

Football Operations Intern

Starting 26-27 Season

Robert Bala

Defensive Coordinator

Starting 26-27 Season

Rob Sale

Offensive Line

Starting 26-27 Season

Angela Williams

Director of On-Campus Recruiting

Starting 26-27 Season

Jake Failla

Senior Director of Football & Video Operations

Starting 26-27 Season

Cole Holtz

Offensive Graduate Assistant - Offensive Line

Starting 26-27 Season

Kaden Semon

Director of Player Personnel

Starting 26-27 Season

Josh Linam

Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

Starting 26-27 Season

Aaron Pflugrad

Quarterbacks

Starting 26-27 Season

Bryan Schor

Tight Ends

Starting 26-27 Season

Cam Aiken

Offensive Coordinator

Starting 26-27 Season

RJ Fleming

Wide Receivers

Starting 26-27 Season

Kali James

Defensive Line

Starting 26-27 Season

William Peagler

Running Backs

Starting 26-27 Season

Rob Wenger

Special Teams Coordinator

Starting 26-27 Season

Jireh Wilson

Edges

Starting 26-27 Season

Chris Perkins

Running Backs

Starting 26-27 Season

Joshua Geller

Assistant Director of Video & Technology

Starting 26-27 Season

Devin Santana

Defensive Tackles

Starting 26-27 Season

Tyler Schovanec

Special Teams

Starting 26-27 Season

Margot Kessler

Assistant Director of Operations and Recruiting/Assistant to the Head Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Patrick Dougherty

Special Teams

Starting 26-27 Season

Trooper Taylor

Associate Head Coach, Running Backs

Starting 26-27 Season

Ishmael Aristide

Secondary

Starting 26-27 Season

Adam Cushing

Offensive Line, Running Game Coordinator

Starting 26-27 Season

Travis Williams

Associate Head Coach, Linebackers

Starting 26-27 Season

Lyle Hemphill

Defensive Coordinator

Starting 26-27 Season

Elijah Robinson

Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line

Starting 26-27 Season

Derek Shay

Tight Ends

Starting 26-27 Season

Bryant Gross-Armiento

Nickels Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Stan Watson

Defensive Ends

Starting 26-27 Season

Joey Lynch

Quarterbacks

Starting 26-27 Season

Matt Luke

Offensive Line

Starting 26-27 Season

Chris Rumph

Defensive Ends

Starting 26-27 Season

Tajh Boyd

Quarterbacks Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Mike Reed

Assistant Head Coach, Special Teams, Corners

Starting 26-27 Season

Nick Eason

Associate Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator

Starting 26-27 Season

Tom Allen

Defensive Pass Game Coordinator

Starting 26-27 Season

Chad Morris

Offensive Coordinator

Starting 26-27 Season

Artavis Scott

Offensive Player Development/Assistant Running Backs Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Lonnie Galloway

Senior Offensive Assistant

Starting 26-27 Season

Jacoby Ford

Offensive Player Development/Assistant Wide Receivers Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Brad Glenn

Offensive Player Development/Assistant Tight Ends Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Cole Stoudt

Offensive Analyst

Starting 26-27 Season

Nolan Turner

Safeties Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Robbie Caldwell

Director of High School Relations/Third-Year Transition

Starting 26-27 Season

Mike Dooley

Director of Football Administration and Player Personnel

Starting 26-27 Season

D.J. Gordon

Director of Football Operations and External Affairs

Starting 26-27 Season

Woody McCorvey

Chief of Staff, Football

Starting 26-27 Season

Tyler Grisham

Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator, Wide Receivers

Starting 26-27 Season

Danny Pearman

Director of Football Scouting

Starting 26-27 Season

Kyle Richardson

Assistant Coach, Passing Game Coordinator, Tight Ends

Starting 26-27 Season

C.J. Spiller

Assistant Coach, Running Backs

Starting 26-27 Season

Jordan Sorrells

General Manager

Starting 26-27 Season

Deandre McDaniel

Senior Defensive Assistant/Assistant Defensive Backs Coach/Assistant Special Teams Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Will Swinney

Offensive Player Development/Assistant Wide Receivers Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Will Farrar

Quality Control

Starting 26-27 Season

Bo Els

Quality Control

Starting 26-27 Season

David Orloff

Assistant Nickels Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Jacori Greer

Defensive Line

Starting 26-27 Season

Austin Woods

Offensive Line

Starting 26-27 Season

Jeremy Modkins

Corners

Starting 26-27 Season

Laken Green

Assistant to the Head Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Craig Watts

Assistant Offensive Line Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Mikael Bradford

Quality Control

Starting 26-27 Season

Joe Klanderman

Defensive Coordinator, Safeties

Starting 26-27 Season

Charles Nelson

Athletics Performance Coach (FB)

Starting 26-27 Season

Greg Harbaugh Jr.

Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks

Starting 26-27 Season

Bobby April

Rush Ends Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Caleb Richardson

Offensive Line Assistant

Starting 26-27 Season

Isaac Fruechte

Wide Receivers Coach

Starting 26-27 Season

Bryan Nardo

Senior Defensive Assistant

Starting 26-27 Season

Program Performance

Team History

Northern Vermont University-Lyndon past performance

Season Head Coach Assistant Coach Conference Overall
2026-2027

David Braun
– –
2026-2027

Scott Power
– –
2026-2027

Jerry Mack
– –
2026-2027

David Braun
– –
2026-2027

Willie Fritz
– –
2026-2027

Dave Doeren
– –
2026-2027

Jay Sawvel
– –
2026-2027

Kris McCullough
– –

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