Duke Greco
Charles "Duke" Greco (born c. 1978) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, a position he has held since the 2014 season. Greco played college football at Delaware Valley, first as a defensive back and then as a quarterback.[1] He threw for 3,974 yards and 45 touchdowns during his career as a player at Delaware Valley. Greco served as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the Aggies for eights years, from 2006 to 2013, under Jim Clements before succeeding him as head coach when Clements left to become the head football coach at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.[2]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Delaware Valley |
Conference | MAC |
Record | 87–14 |
Biographical details | |
Born | c. 1978 (age 44–45) |
Playing career | |
?–2001 | Delaware Valley |
Position(s) | Defensive back, quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2002–2005 | Delaware Valley (assistant) |
2006–2013 | Delaware Valley (AHC/OC) |
2014–present | Delaware Valley |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 87–14 |
Bowls | 2–0 |
Tournaments | 7–6 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
5 MAC (2017–2019, 2021–2022) | |
Greco attended Lower Moreland High School in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, where he played football as a quarterback under head coach Mark Mayson.[3][4]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | |||
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Delaware Valley Aggies (Middle Atlantic Conference) (2014–present) | |||||||||
2014 | Delaware Valley | 9–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III First Round | 25 | |||
2015 | Delaware Valley | 9–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd | W Centennial-MAC Bowl | ||||
2016 | Delaware Valley | 9–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd | W Centennial-MAC Bowl | ||||
2017 | Delaware Valley | 12–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | 7 | |||
2018 | Delaware Valley | 9–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | 16 | |||
2019 | Delaware Valley | 11–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | 8 | |||
2020–21 | No team | ||||||||
2021 | Delaware Valley | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 11 | |||
2022 | Delaware Valley | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
2023 | Delaware Valley | 5–1 | 5–0 | 25 | |||||
Delaware Valley: | 87–14 | 70–5 | |||||||
Total: | 87–14 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- Wogenrich, Mark (August 26, 2001). "Mature Greco key in Delaware Valley climb ** He set records as a first-time QB but struggled. Those struggles should be over". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- Leon, Matt (March 21, 2014). "Greco Taking Over As Del Val Football Coach". Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: KYW-TV. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- O'Brien, Rick (October 30, 1995). "It's a dream season for Lower Moreland". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. N7. Retrieved January 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- O'Brien, Rick (October 30, 1995). "After two years of struggling to win, Lower Moreland on a football roll (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. N8. Retrieved January 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .