Randy Edsall
Edsall at an Orioles' game at Camden Yards in May 2011
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Connecticut |
| Conference | American |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 27, 1958 Glen Rock, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–1979 | Syracuse |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1982 | Syracuse (GA) |
| 1983–1984 | Syracuse (RB) |
| 1985 | Syracuse (TE) |
| 1986 | Syracuse (RB) |
| 1987–1988 | Syracuse (DB) |
| 1989–1990 | Syracuse (DB/RC) |
| 1991–1993 | Boston College (DB) |
| 1994–1997 | Jacksonville Jaguars (DB) |
| 1998 | Georgia Tech (DC/DB) |
| 1999–2010 | Connecticut |
| 2011–2015 | Maryland |
| 2016 | Detroit Lions (Director of football research) |
| 2017–present | Connecticut |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 96–103 (1–29 vs Top 25) |
| Bowls | 3–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2× Big East (2007, 2010) | |
| Awards | |
| 1× Big East Coach of the Year (2010) | |
Randy Douglas Edsall (born August 27, 1958) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Connecticut. He was director of football research-special projects for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) previously in 2016. He was the head coach at the University of Maryland from 2011 to 2015. Edsall was previously the head coach at the University of Connecticut from 1999 until the 2011 Fiesta Bowl, and oversaw the program's promotion from the NCAA Division I-AA level to Division I-A. He has the most wins for a head football coach in Connecticut history as well as the most games coached.
A native of Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, Edsall is a protege of former New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin. Edsall played for Coughlin at Syracuse University and later coached under him at Syracuse, at Boston College, and with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Edsall coached at Syracuse under Frank Maloney and Dick MacPherson from 1980 to 1990 and was a part of the 1987 team that went 11–0–1, including a tie in the Sugar Bowl. He then went on to coach at Boston College with Tom Coughlin and was a part of a turnaround at BC. In 1993, they defeated No. 1 ranked Notre Dame in South Bend. He then followed Coughlin to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars made it to the AFC Championship Game in their second year as a franchise in 1996 and made the playoffs in 1997. In 1998, he became the defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech and saw his defense improve greatly from the season before, including a co-ACC championship and a Gator Bowl victory over Notre Dame. He then became the head coach at the University of Connecticut and had one of the best transitions from I-AA to I-A in college football history. In 2009, Edsall was mentioned in Notre Dame's search for a new head football coach following the firing of Charlie Weis, but did not ultimately get the job. The Huskies won the Big East championship again in 2010 and went to the Fiesta Bowl. Edsall was also named the Big East Coach of the Year. Edsall then became the head coach at the University of Maryland and was coach during Maryland's transition from the ACC to the Big Ten Conference.
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