Benedictine College Men's Football

Gartenmayer broke the record in the first two games of the 2012 season, pushing the record to three. Coach Gartenmayer is one of two current Raven assistants honored for their roles as an assistant coach when he was named the AFCA-NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year in 2000. Dennis Murphy, wide receivers coach, also began his run with the Ravens in 1979. Coach Murphy became the second Raven assistant to earn the honor of being named an AFCA-NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year when he earned the honor at the conclusion of the 2008 season. Coach Murphy has coached several All-America receivers, most recently 2008 when Conor Walsh was named an AFCA-NAIA All-American. Coach Murphy has worn many hats since 1979. In addition to serving as an assistant football coach, he was also charged with running the Benedictine Track & Field program for many years, moving away from that position in 2002. He has also been a key coach in molding the Ravens of the future as he headed up the junior varsity program for many years. In addition to his coaching duties, Coach Murphy teaches in the Health, Wellness and Exercise Science (HWES) department at Benedictine and is also one of the schools six fully certified athletic trainers. George Papageorgiou joined the Raven coaching staff in 2000 as the assistant head coach and running backs coach.  The 2015 season marks the 10th season that Coach Pops has been charged with guiding the Raven offensive line. Under his leadership, the offensive line has aided in some of the top offensive production in school history. As the Ravens running backs coach, he helped mentor five of the Ravens all-time leading rushers. Two of his top success stories rushing for a combined 4,367 yards in Josh McAlister and John Willits. He has been a key recruiter of some of the Ravens top transfer athletes during his tenure as an assistant coach. Coach Jon Stammers, Strength & Conditioning Coordinator and defensive ends coach, has been on the Raven coaching staff for over 25 years serving as various position coaches on the defensive side of the ball. He moves to coaching defensive ends after helping guide the defensive front to numerous top rankings in the NAIA. As the Ravens strength & conditioning program coordinator, Coach Stammers is charged with keeping the Ravens in shape during the season and also coordinates their off-season workouts. Coach Stammers is a 1980 graduate of Benedictine College. He is also an instructor in Benedictines HWES department. Quarterback coach and Offensive Coordinator Fran Johnson has followed in the footsteps of Coach Wilcox and Coach Gartenmayer in his journey into coaching. He played quarterback for the Ravens from 2001-2004 and after a brief professional indoor football career, he rejoined his alma mater as the quarterbacks coach. He took over as the Offensive Coordinator in 2010 while continuing his role as quarterback coach.  Under his guidance as quarterback coach, Coach Johnson has watched as former quarterbacks Ryan Kelly and Bill Noonan have rewritten the Raven record books. Another former Raven, Tyler Lueckenhoff graduated  He is a four-time letter winner for Coach Wilcox and is  After finishing his playing career for the Ravens as a  In 2013, Coach Finley joined the staff as an assistant and  After spending two years as a graduate assistant  Coach Kelly played quarterback for the Ravens from  He is currently the leader on the Ravens all-time total