| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Wide receivers coach |
| Team | Bowdoin |
| Conference | NESCAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1969 (age 55–56) Sturbridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bates College (1992) |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Bates |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1993 | Bates (GA) |
| 1994–1996 | Allegheny (WR/TE/K) |
| 1997 | Penn (TE) |
| 1998 | Fordham (WR) |
| 1999–2001 | Saint Anselm (OC/QB) |
| 2002–2003 | Saint Anselm (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2004–2011 | Colby (OC) |
| 2012–2017 | Colby |
| 2018–present | Bowdoin (WR) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–35 |
Jonathan Michaeles (born c. 1969) is an American college football coach. He is the wide receivers coach for Bowdoin College, a position he has held since 2018. He was the head football coach for Colby College from 2012 to 2017.
Career
Michaeles played college football for Bates as a wide receiver from 1988 to 1991. After his graduation he served as a graduate assistant for Bates. In 1994, he was hired as the wide receivers coach, tight ends coach, and kickers coach for Allegheny. In 1997, he joined NCAA Division I-AA Penn as the team's tight ends coach. In 1998, he moved to Fordham as the teams wide receivers coach. In 1999, Michaeles was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Saint Anselm. In 2002, he was promoted to assistant head coach while maintaining his previous roles.
In 2004, Michaeles was hired as the offensive coordinator for Colby under first-year head coach Ed Mestieri. When Mestieri resigned following the 2011 season, Michaeles was named interim head coach. He was promoted to full-time head coach before the 2012 season. In six seasons as head coach he led the team to a 14–35 record with his best season coming in 2013 when he led the team to a 4–4 record. He resigned following the 2017 season.
In 2018, Michaeles joined fellow New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Bowdoin as the team's wide receivers coach.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Mules (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (2012–2017) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Colby | 3–5 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2013 | Colby | 4–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2014 | Colby | 2–6 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2015 | Colby | 1–7 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
| 2016 | Colby | 3–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2017 | Colby | 1–8 | 1–8 | 9th | |||||
| Colby: | 14–35 | 14–35 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–35 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Colby promotes assistant to head football coach". Foster's Daily Democrat. February 24, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Michaeles". Bowdoin College. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- "Philly File". Philadelphia Daily News. March 20, 1998. p. 93. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- "Saint Anselm". The Boston Globe. May 20, 1999. p. 62. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- Lazarczyk, Travis (December 3, 2011). "Colby head coach Mestieri resigns". Morning Sentinel. p. 19. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- "Jonathan Michaeles". stats.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- "College football: Colby head coach resigns". Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. December 6, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- Throckmorton, Tim (December 8, 2017). "Colby Head Football Coach Resigns". WABI. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
External links
| Colby Mules head football coaches | |
|---|---|
|
- 1960s births
- Living people
- Allegheny Gators football coaches
- American football wide receivers
- Bates Bobcats football coaches
- Bates Bobcats football players
- Bowdoin Polar Bears football coaches
- Colby Mules football coaches
- Fordham Rams football coaches
- Penn Quakers football coaches
- Saint Anselm Hawks football coaches
- Coaches of American football from Massachusetts
- People from Sturbridge, Massachusetts
- Players of American football from Worcester County, Massachusetts