Jimmy Terwilliger is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, a position he has held since 2019. From 2009 to 2013, he was the head football coach at Pleasant Valley High School.[1] He played college football at East Stroudsburg, winning the 2005 Harlon Hill Trophy. Terwilliger graduated from East Stroudsburg with 17 NCAA Division II records.[2]
| East Stroudsburg Warriors | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | 1983 or 1984 (age 40–41) East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | East Stroudsburg South |
| College: | East Stroudsburg |
| Undrafted: | 2007 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| As a coach: | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Other Division II Records:
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | 30–22 (.577) |
| Postseason: | 0–1 (.000) |
| Career: | 30–23 (.566) |
College career
editTerwilliger ended his career at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania as a four-time NCAA Division II All-American by the Football Gazette and the Division II National Player of the year in 2005, winning the Harlon Hill Trophy.
2005 statistics
| GP | Efficiency | Att-Cmp-Int | Pct | Yards | TD | Long | Ave/G | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Ave | Yrd/G | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 186.08 | 424–262–11 | 61.8 | 4571 | 50 | 85 | 326.5 | 127 | 389 | 3.1 | 27.8 | 4 |
Coaching career
editTerwilliger began his coaching career in 2007 as an assistant at East Stroudsburg High School South.[3] In 2009, he was hired as the head football coach at Pleasant Valley High School.[4] In April 2014, Terwilliger stepped down as Pleasant Valley football coach.[5] In July 2014, Terwilliger was hired as the quarterbacks coach for Parkland High School.[6][7]
Personal life
editTerwilliger is the son of Mike and Kim Terwilliger of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of East Stroudsburg High School South and East Stroudsburg University, where he received a bachelor of science degree in health and physical education.
On July 4, 2009, Terwilliger married Ashlee Twigg of Sayre, Pennsylvania, a first-grade teacher at Pocono Mountain East Elementary School in Swiftwater.[8]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Stroudsburg Warriors (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | East Stroudsburg | 1–1[n 1] | 0–1[n 1] | 7th (East) | |||||
| 2019 | East Stroudsburg | 6–5 | 2–5 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | East Stroudsburg | 5–6 | 3–4 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2022 | East Stroudsburg | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–5th (East) | |||||
| 2023 | East Stroudsburg | 9–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd (East) | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2024 | East Stroudsburg | 5–1 | 2–1 | (East) | |||||
| East Stroudsburg: | 30–23 | 15–17 | |||||||
| Total: | 30–23 | ||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b Dennis Douds served as head coach for the first nine games of the season before retiring. Terwilliger was appointed interim head coach and led the team for the final two games of the season. East Stroudsburg the year finished 2–9 overall and 0–6 in the East Division of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
References
edit- ^ MIKE KUHNS. "Terwilliger stepping down as Pleasant Valley football coach". poconorecord.com.
- ^ "Jimmy Terwilliger - 2005 Harlon Hill Award Winner" (PDF).
- ^ MIKE KUHNS. "From quarterback to coach". poconorecord.com.
- ^ JOE MIEGOC. "Former ESU star Jimmy Terwilliger takes over Bears' football program". poconorecord.com.
- ^ MIKE KUHNS. "Terwilliger stepping down as Pleasant Valley football coach". poconorecord.com.
- ^ "Winners and losers of Terwilliger's hiring". poconorecord.com.
- ^ The Morning Call (August 16, 2014). "Parkland opens up with aerial assault in football scrimmage – The Morning Call". themorningcall.com.
- ^ "Dow Jones Local Media Group, Inc". Archived from the original on June 13, 2011.