American International College Men's Football

Dan Chipka was named the Head Coach of AIC Football on January 10, 2025, having been Interim Head Coach in 2024. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:  Years: 2024-Present (Head Coach), 2022-24 (Assistant Coach) Career Record: 6-11, 4-9 NE10 Record at AIC: Same NE10 Academic All-Conference: 1 NE10 Rookie of the Year: 1 (Connor Dietz, 2024) NE10 All-Conference First Team: 2 NE10 All-Conference Second Team: 3 NE10 All-Rookie Team: 4 Chipka has been part of the football program since 2022, and over his first three seasons at AIC held multiple coaching roles. He began as the Tight Ends/Fullbacks and Slot Receivers Coach in 2022 before being promoted to Offensive Coordinator in 2023 and Interim Head Coach in 2024. Under his guidance as Offensive Coordinator, the Yellow Jackets’ offense became more balanced, with significant improvements in several key statistical categories. Notable gains included increases in overall touchdowns, total rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, passing efficiency, and average yards per catch. In 2024, Chipka led the team to a 4-7 record—matching the most wins in a season since 2014. One of the season's highlights was a signature victory over Assumption University, the NE10’s top-ranked team through nine weeks of the season, with the Jackets earning a thrilling 27-24 win. Chipka’s leadership has also been pivotal in the development of AIC’s players. During his tenure, seven Yellow Jackets have earned All-Conference honors, including Michael Grant (DL), Sidiki Kone (RB), Fatir Bell (WR), Dahvey Hicks (WR), Connor Dietz (QB), Edward Craig Jr. (OLB), and Marcus Thurston (FB). Hicks and Dietz earned NE10 Rookie of the Year honors in 2022 and 2024, respectively. Overall, Chipka brings a decade and a half of coaching experience to AIC, beginning in Toledo, Ohio at Waite High School. In his first season, the school won a share of the Toledo City League Championship for the first time in over six decades, and the Toledo Free Press named him AP Co-Coach of the Year. He went on to coach at St. Francis de Sales, transforming a program that had gone 0-10 the year prior to his hiring into a squad that reached postseason play for the first time in 17 years. Chipka was also selected twice to coach in the HBCU Pigskin Showdown as offensive coordinator. Held in Selma, Alabama in 2021 and 2022 and broadcast by NBC Sports, the event is the first college all-star game for draft-eligible players to showcase their abilities in front of professional scouts. Chipka graduated from Bluffton University in Ohio, where he started at wide receiver for two seasons and was voted team captain during his senior year.  After his college career, Chipka played for the Fort Wayne Firehawks of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) for one season. Chipka is married to his wife, Breelynn, and resides in Springfield. Overall Record Conference Record Postseason Performance Year W L Pct. W L Pct. Conference Finish NCAA Tournament Nat'l Rank (AFCA) 2024 4 7 .364 3 5 .375 T6th of 9 -- NR 2025 2 8 .200 2 5 .286 6th of 8 -- NR TOTAL 6 15 .286 5 10 .333 -- -- --

Michael Blochowski was named associate head football coach ahead of the 2024 season. He will serve as the team's defensive coordinator and coach the safeties. Blochowski spent the majority of his career coaching at St. Francis de Sales High School, in Toledo, Ohio.  For 30 years, Coach Blochowski served St. Francis in a multitude of roles including head coach, associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and position coach.  In all, Blochowski helped lead SFS to nine City League Championships, two District Championships, one Regional Championship, and in 2001 won the OHSAA State Championship. While working with interim head coach Dan Chipka at SFS during the 2019 and 2020 seasons, the defensive unit ranked near the top of the region in numerous categories and helped lead the Knights back to the OHSAA playoffs.  Blochowski attended Bowling Green State University, earning a BSBA in Management Information Systems.

Hello, my name is Coach Istvan, but everyone knows me as Coach Hulk. I am the defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at American International College in Springfield MA. We are a Division 2 school that competes in the NE10. I have been coaching for 20 years. I've coached Pop-Warner, High School, College, Semi-Pro, and Arena. I have been a Defensive Coordinator, Assistant Defensive Coordinator, and linebackers coach. However, my heart and passion is with the Defensive Line. I absolutely love coaching football. My recruiting area is mainly New England, but I am also the national coordinator. I not only love coaching but also recruiting. I believe recruiting is not only important to your program but crucial to the success of it as well. 

Dan Wollman was named assistant coach for American International College Football in July 2023 and will serve as the Jackets’ Special Teams Coordinator and Linebacker Coach in 2024.Wollman comes to AIC from Lincoln University in California, where he was hired in March of 2022. He was initially brought on as the inside linebackers coach, but in April of 2022 was named special teams coordinator and in June of 2022 added strength and conditioning coach to his duties.Prior to Lincoln, he was the linebacker coach at Buffalo State College from 2019-2022, adding co-academic coordinator and co-recruiting coordinator to his duties in February 2021, and in his first season with those titles, 14 student-athletes earned Liberty League All-Academic honors.Wollman’s coaching career began at his alma mater, Kean University. He was the linebacker coach from January 2013-2016 there, coaching three All-NJAC Linebackers. While a student-athlete at Kean, he was a First-Team All-NJAC Selection in 2012, leading the team to an NJAC Championship and the NCAA Tournament as he earned his bachelor’s degree in recreation administration.