Tom Mulholland (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1967 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 2022 (aged 54) Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| Playing career | |
| 1990s | Catholic |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992 | Towson (assistant) |
| 1993–2001 | Catholic University (DC) |
| 2002–2003 | Catholic University |
| 2006–? | Walter Johnson HS (MD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–13 (college) |
Tom Mulholland (December 31, 1967 – August 24, 2022) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach for the Catholic Cardinals football team at The Catholic University of America in 2002 and 2003, compiled a record of 7–13.
Early life
[edit]Mulholland was born and grew up in Bethesda, Maryland. He attended Gonzaga College High School, from which he graduated in 1986. He then attended The Catholic University of America and graduated in 1992 with a bachelor of arts degree in sociology.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Mulholland served for one season as an assistant coach at Towson University in Towson, Maryland. The following year, he returned to his alma mater. He served for ten years as a defensive positional coach and defensive coordinator at Catholic.[1][2]
In August 2002, Catholic head coach Rob Ambrose resigned in order to become the quarterbacks coach at Connecticut, and Mulholland was promoted as his replacement.[3] He held that position for two seasons, and his teams compiled records of 4–6 (ODAC: 2–4) in 2002 and 3–7 (ODAC: 2–4) in 2003.[4] In those seasons, Catholic finished sixth and fifth out of seven teams in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), respectively. Mulholland was fired and eventually replaced by former Catholic head coach Tom Clark.[5][6]
In 2006, Mulholland became head coach for the Walter Johnson High School football team, which had posted a 0–10 record the prior season.[7] The team continued its losing record, expanding it to a 36-game losing streak, before defeating Poolesville High School in the seventh game of the 2008 season.[8]
Mulholland was married, had three children and resided in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[1]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University Cardinals (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) (2002–2003) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Catholic University | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003 | Catholic University | 3–7 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| Catholic University: | 7–13 | 4–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–13 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Walter Johnson Football Coaches Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Montgomery County Public Schools, retrieved February 21, 2009.
- ^ Sports Transactions from The Sports Network: Wednesday, July 17th Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, The Sports Network, retrieved February 21, 2009.
- ^ Peter Bowman, Mulholland promoted to head coach Archived May 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, The Tower, August 22, 2002.
- ^ Past Standings and All-Conference Squads, 2007 ODAC Football Guide, Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), 2007, retrieved February 13, 2009.
- ^ Football coach Tom Mulholland ousted[permanent dead link], The Tower, January 30, 2004.
- ^ Clark returns as football coach[permanent dead link], The Tower, February 6, 2004.
- ^ New look football team inspires hope[permanent dead link], The Pitch (Walter Johnson High School newspaper), November 12, 2008.
- ^ Walter Johnson ends 36-game on-field football losing streak, The Gazette, October 21, 2008.