Jack Cosgrove (American football)

Jack Cosgrove

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Colby
Conference	NESCAC
Record	16–31
Biographical details
Born	(1956-10-30) October 30, 1956 Sharon, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1974–1977	Maine
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1980	Maine (GA)
1981–1984	Stoughton HS (MA)
1985–1986	Boston College (OA)
1987–1988	Maine (QB/WR)
1989–1992	Maine (OC)
1993–2015	Maine
2018–present	Colby
Head coaching record
Overall	144–166 (college)
Tournaments	3–5 (NCAA D-I-AA/D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 A-10 (2001–2002) 1 CAA (2013)
Awards
2× A-10 Coach of the Year (1996, 2001)

Jack Cosgrove (born October 30, 1956) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Colby College, a position he has held since 2018. Cosgrove served as the head football coach at the University of Maine from 1993 to 2015. He is an alumnus of Maine and played college football as a quarterback on the Maine Black Bears football team. Prior to receiving the head coaching position as his alma mater, Cosgrove served as an assistant at Maine and Boston College and was head coach at Stoughton High School.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	TSN#	Coaches°
Maine Black Bears (Yankee Conference) (1993–1996)
1993	Maine	0–11	0–8	6th (New England)
1994	Maine	3–8	2–6	T–5th (New England)
1995	Maine	3–8	1–7	T–5th (New England)
1996	Maine	7–4	5–3	2nd (New England)
Maine Black Bears (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1997–2006)
1997	Maine	5–6	4–4	T–2nd (New England)
1998	Maine	6–5	3–5	T–3rd (New England)
1999	Maine	4–7	3–5	T–6th
2000	Maine	5–6	3–5	T–7th
2001	Maine	9–3	7–2	T–1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal	10
2002	Maine	11–3	7–2	T–1st	L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal	6
2003	Maine	6–5	4–4	T–5th
2004	Maine	5–6	3–5	T–5th
2005	Maine	5–6	3–5	4th (North)
2006	Maine	6–5	5–3	T–2nd (North)
Maine Black Bears (Colonial Athletic Association) (2007–2015)
2007	Maine	4–7	3–5	4th (North)
2008	Maine	8–5	5–3	2nd (North)	L NCAA Division I First Round
2009	Maine	5–6	4–4	2nd (North)
2010	Maine	4–7	3–5	T–8th
2011	Maine	9–4	6–2	T–2nd	L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal	13	13
2012	Maine	5–6	4–4	7th
2013	Maine	10–3	7–1	1st	L NCAA Division I Second Round	12	11
2014	Maine	5–6	4–4	T–5th
2015	Maine	3–8	3–5	T–7th
Maine:		128–135	89–97
Colby Mules (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (2018–present)
2018	Colby	3–6	3–6	T–7th
2019	Colby	2–7	2–7	T–8th
2020–21	No team—COVID-19
2021	Colby	4–5	4–5	T–5th
2022	Colby	4–5	4–5	5th
2023	Colby	3–5	3–5	7th
2024	Colby	0–3	0–3
Colby:		16–31	16–31
Total:		144–166
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

External links

• Colby profile
• Maine profile