Andrew DiDonato
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Grove City |
| Conference | PAC |
| Record | 59–32 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1987 (age 36–37) Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Grove City College (2010) PennWest California (2011) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 2006–2009 | Grove City |
| Men's basketball | |
| 2006–2009 | Grove City |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 2010–2011 | Buffalo (GA) |
| 2012 | Peters Township HS (PA) (assistant) |
| 2013–2014 | South Fayette HS (PA) (OC) |
| 2015 | Grove City (OC) |
| 2016–present | Grove City |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–32 |
| Bowls | 4–0 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 PAC (2023–2024) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× PAC Coach of the Year (2018, 2023) | |
Andrew DiDonato (born c. 1987) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Grove City College, a position he has held since 2016.[1][2] He also coached for Buffalo, Peters Township High School, and South Fayette High School.[3] He was a two-sport athlete for Grove City, playing both football as a quarterback and men's basketball.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | AFCA° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove City Wolverines (Presidents' Athletic Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Grove City | 0–10 | 0–8 | 11th | |||||
| 2017 | Grove City | 4–6 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2018 | Grove City | 8–3 | 6–3 | 4th | W James Lynah | ||||
| 2019 | Grove City | 9–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd | W James Lynah | ||||
| 2020–21 | Grove City | 2–2 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2021 | Grove City | 8–3 | 6–3 | 4th | W Scotty Whiteclaw | ||||
| 2022 | Grove City | 8–3 | 5–3 | T–4th | W James Lynah | ||||
| 2023 | Grove City | 11–1 | 10–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2024 | Grove City | 9–2 | 9–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 12 | 17 | ||
| Grove City: | 59–32 | 49–26 | |||||||
| Total: | 59–32 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Andrew DiDonato - Football Coach". Grove City College Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Fulmer, Ahna (June 7, 2022). "A Football Coach's Proven Formula For Winning". Ahna Fulmer. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "South Fayette native named PAC football coach of the year". The Almanac. November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Lysowski, Lance (December 10, 2014). "DiDonato to be Grove City head coach in 2016". Observer-Reporter. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
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