Ed Argast
Ed Argast is an American football coach and former player, currently serving as the offensive coordinator at the University of New England.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | New England |
| Conference | CCC |
| Playing career | |
| 1975–1978 | Colgate |
| Position(s) | Offensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979–1980 | Bates (assistant) |
| 1981 | Princeton (assistant) |
| 1982–1987 | Merchant Marine (assistant) |
| 1988–1999 | Colgate (assistant) |
| 2000–2002 | Canisius |
| 2003 | Wagner (assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | Central Connecticut (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Fordham (assistant) |
| 2009–2013 | Columbia (assistant) |
| 2014–2016 | Bryant (assistant) |
| 2017–present | New England (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–28 |
Argast was the head football coach at Canisius College from 2000 to 2002, compiling an overall record of 3–28 in three seasons.[1][2] His tenure at Canisius ended abruptly when the college discontinued its football team at the end of the 2002 season.[3]
Argast has served as an assistant football coach at Bates College from 1979 to 1980; Princeton University in 1981; the United States Merchant Marine Academy from 1982 to 1987;[4] Colgate University from 1988 to 1999; Wagner College in 2003; Central Connecticut State University from 2004 to 2005; Fordham University from 2006 to 2008; Columbia University from 2009 to 2013;[5][6] Bryant University from 2014 to 2016; and the University of New England starting in 2017.
Argast graduated from Colgate University in 1978, where he played football and was a two-year starter at offensive tackle for the Colgate Raiders football team.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canisius Golden Griffins (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2000–2002) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Canisius | 0–10 | 0–7 | ||||||
| 2001 | Canisius | 1–9 | 1–6 | ||||||
| 2002 | Canisius | 2–9 | 2–5 | ||||||
| Canisius: | 3–28 | 3–18 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–28 | ||||||||
References
- Graham, Tim (April 11, 2000). "New Griffs coach takes it slow -- at first". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- Moritz, Amy (August 26, 2000). "New coach aims to reverse skid at Canisius; Ed Argast leads Griffins' climb from 'rock bottom'". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- McKissic, Rodney (October 31, 2002). "Canisius drops football, six other varsity sports". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- Argast, Ed (June 3, 1984). "A Coach Defends Athletics". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- Tayler, Jonathan (March 23, 2009). "Ed Argast to join football's staff as new offensive line coach". Columbia Daily Spectator. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- Butler, Dylan (June 22, 2009). "Fordham's Argast follows in father's football footsteps". empirechallenge.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.