SUNY - Maritime Men's Football

Andrew Dresner was introduced as Maritime’s Head Football Coach in April 2026.  He came to Fort Schuyler with nearly 15 years of college football coaching experience, including nearly a decade at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level.  In addition, Dresner previously served as Interim Head Coach at both the University of Maine and Stony Brook University. He joined the Privateers after two seasons at the College of Holy Cross.  Dresner was the Crusaders’ Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach, and 10 offense players earned all-conference honors during his time in Worcester.  Five players were named first team all-conference in 2024, his first year with the program, when Holy Cross won a share of the Patriot League title.  Under Dresner’s tutelage that season, quarterback Joe Pesansky was named Second Team All-Patriot after throwing for more than 2,400 passing yards (which was among the Top 25 in the nation). Prior to Holy Cross, Dresner was the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at Stony Brook.  During the 2023 season, the Seawolves had their highest completion percentage in a decade (56 percent) and had their best yardage output since 2019.  He later became Stony Brook’s Interim Head Coach. From 2018-22, Dresner was on the staff at the University of Maine.  He began as the Black Bears’ Wide Receivers Coach before transitioning to Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach.  Dresner also had a stint as Interim Head Coach. During the 2018 season, Maine averaged nearly 350 yards of total offense per game and won its first outright conference championship in five years enroute to its first-ever appearance in the NCAA FCS semifinals.  The Black Bears twice led the league in passing yards (2019, 2021) during Dresner’s time in Orono, and six players were named all-conference in 2021.  Four Maine players went on to sign professional contracts with teams in either the NFL or CFL. Dresner also worked at the Division II level, helping Pace University to its best overall record since 2008 during his one season as Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach in 2017.  Following one year as Quarterbacks Coach at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2012), he spent four years at Merrimack College (2013-16), where he was the Quarterbacks Coach, Pass Game Coordinator and Recruiting Coordinator.  Dresner began his coaching career at his alma mater, Union College, mentoring All-American wide receiver Justin Gallo as the Wide Receivers Coach/Offensive Coordinator from 2010-11. A 2010 graduate of Union, Dresner received a master’s degree from Merrimack in 2016. Coaching Career 2010                     Union (Wide Receivers) 2011                     Union (Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers) 2012                     WPI (Quarterbacks) 2013-16               Merrimack (Pass Game Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator/Quarterbacks) 2017                     Pace (Quarterbacks) 2018                     Maine (Wide Receivers) 2019-22               Maine (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) 2023                     Stony Brook (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) 2024-25               Holy Cross (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)) 2026-                    MARITIME (HEAD COACH)  

Zach Sterling enters his 6th season with the Maritime Football team in 2024. Coach Sterling will be working predominately with the Offensive Line, Tight Ends and serve as the programs Recruiting Coordinator and Strength & Conditioning Coordinator.  Coach Sterling handled Offensive Coordinator duties through the 2021-2023 seasons. Sterling produced more than 15 players over that span to All-Conference teams. Including Ian Derda who was a recipient of All-Region and All-ECAC teams. The Maritime Offense also saw improvements in points/game, total offense yards/game, time of possession and more in his first two years as Offensive Coordinator. Sterling also had players break Maritime school records in single game passing yards and single season receptions.  In 2019-2020, serving as the offensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator, Sterling produced the 2019 Offensive Line Conference Player of the Year.  In his first year with the Privateers, Sterling saw exciting production and development in the weight room raising the bar on the training done within the program.  Sterling attended the College at Brockport where he played on the offensive line for four years. In 2013, Sterling helped lead the Golden Eagles to the top of the NJAC and the ECAC Northwest Bowl Championship. He was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week twice in 2013 and helped the team set the program's rushing record of 2,354 yards. Following his career as an offensive lineman, Sterling stayed at Brockport in 2014 as a Student Assistant Coach for the Offensive Line. Sterling's next step as a coach came as a graduate assistant at Bethany College, where he was an offensive line coach, and helped within strength and conditioning, video coordinator, and recruiting coordinator. During his time with the Bison, the team new single-season marks in rushing touchdowns and yards.  Sterling's final coaching stop before Maritime came at Waynesburg University where he was the Assistant Football Coach, Run Game Coordinator, and Offensive Line/Tight Ends Coach. He was also the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator with the Yellow Jackets.

Tom Lindley will be entering his third season with Maritime College in 2021.    A former Division 1 football player at University of Michigan and Wagner College, Lindley had an accomplished career on both the offensive and defensive line.    In 2019, his first season on staff as the Defensive Line Coach, Lindley produced three conference players, the most amongst the conference.    A native of Mastic Beach, NY, Lindley was recognized as one of the top linemen in New York state his senior year. Similarly, he was tagged a Newsday First Team All-Long Island selection as a senior.    Throughout his career, Lindley has coached at various High Schools on Long Island and has produced 17 post season award players, won 3 Long Island High School Championships, 1 conference collegiate championship, and 1 championship while playing overseas in England.