Susquehanna University Men's Football

Chris Pincince was announced as Susquehanna's new head football coach on February 17, 2026. He comes to Selinsgrove taking over one of the top programs in the region, something he is familiar with after a 10-year run as head coach at the University of New Haven from 2014 to 2024, becoming the winningest coach in program history with 76 victories and five NCAA Division II Tournament appearances.  Pincince brings over 30 years of college coaching experience to Susquehanna, with much of his time spent in his native New England, where he grew up in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He attended Boston University, where he played quarterback for the football team from 1990 to 1994 and graduated with a degree in Mathematics. He was a member of the 1993 Yankee Conference championship team and played on two NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS) playoff teams. He made the first of three stops at New Haven in 1995 as a wide receivers coach, joining his offensive coordinator from BU Tony Sparano, who was now the Chargers' head coach. Sparano would go on to a prolific NFL coaching career, including serving as the Miami Dolphins head coach from 2008-11. With Pincince on staff UNH posted ten wins in 1995 and reached the NCAA Division II Quarterfinals. Two of Pincince's receivers earned D2CCA All-East Region, first Bobby Barnette in 1995 and Tyrone Seabrooks in 1996. He returned to New Haven as Offensive Coordinator from 1999 to 2001 under head coach Darren Rizzi, who would also go on to an NFL coaching career, currently with the Denver Broncos. In 2001 he earned an All-American on his side of the ball in offensive lineman Phil Bogle.  Pincince made his third trip to New Haven in 2014, this time as head coach. Taking over one of the premier Division II programs in New England, Coach Pincince won at least six games in each of this ten seasons, while making five NCAA Division II Tournament trips and five Northeast-10 (NE-10) Conference titles. His 2018 team was the first under his watch to reach the national tournament thanks to a 9-3 overall record and 8-1 league mark. In the first round of the NCAA Tournament they defeated West Chester 35-28 for their first NCAA playoff win since 2011 and advanced to the second round against Slippery Rock. The team finished 7-3 the following year and had a share of the NE-10 championship, their first under Pincince. The 2021 season was the most successful under Pincince as the program finished 10-2 and won the outright NE-10 championship with an unbeaten 8-0 league mark. They defeated conference rival Bentley in the NCAA First Round 38-13 to reach the second round against Kutztown.  The Chargers reached the NCAA Tournament the next three seasons in 2022, 2023 and 2024, going 8-3 each year and totaling a 19-3 conference record in that span. They shared the NE-10 title in 2022, then winning it outright in 2023 and 2024. In the 52-year history of the New Haven football program (since 1973), Pincince is the Chargers' all-time winningest coach with a 76-34 overall record (.691 win percentage) and 65-18 mark in the NE-10 (.738 win percentage). In his time Pincince had 19 All-American selections and twice received the NE-10 Coach of the Year in 2021 and 2024. He twice received NEFW All-New England Coach of the Year in 2018 and 2021, and again in 2024 by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. The Chargers also boasted two NE-10 Most Valuable Player honorees, two NE-10 Rookies of the Year, and 14 NE-10 Player of the Year awards.  Between his stops at UNH, Pincince served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Fairfield University in 1997 and 1998, winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) title in 1998. After his second stint at New Haven Pincince moved on to become the quarterbacks coach at Brown University in 2002 before becoming the offensive coordinator at Ursinus College in 2003. It was here where he had his first direct encounter with the Susquehanna football team as the Bears defeated SU by a 24-17 score in their season opener. He then spent four years at College of the Holy Cross as an offensive coordinator and receivers coach from 2004 to 2007. In 2008 he rejoined Coach Rizzi, who took over as head coach at University of Rhode Island and where Pincince was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach until 2010. He made the move to Elon University in 2011, serving as offensive coordinator in charge of the running backs and quarterbacks until 2013. He spent the 2025 season as wide receivers coach at Post University.  As offensive coordinator at Holy Cross, he directed a Crusaders offense which led the Patriot League in 2006 in total yards (384.4 yards per game) and passing yards (271.5 yards per game), while standing third in the conference in scoring (25.0 points per game). His 2007 offense led the Patriot League in scoring (35.9 ppg.), passing (335 ypg.), total offense (463 ypg.) and first downs (272). Crusaders quarterback Dominic Randolph led the league in passing (3,604 yards), touchdown passes (30) and total offense (340 ypg.) and finished 12th in the balloting for the Walter Payton Award. Pincince’s first two seasons at Holy Cross were spent as the wide receivers coach. Over those two seasons, Pincince led a group which included All-Patriot League wide out Sean Gruber, who finished his career as the Crusaders' all-time leader with 22 career touchdown catches. During his first season at Elon, his offense led the Southern Conference and ranked 14th nationally with 281 passing yards per game. Pincince’s offensive scheme was anchored by All-America wide receiver Aaron Mellette, who led all of FCS in receptions per game (10.27) and receiving yards per game (149). His season totals also set new school and conference records in 2011. Quarterback Thomas Wilson also led the conference and ranked 14th nationally in total offense. In his second season at Elon, the offense ranked 12th in the FCS in passing yards per game (296), with Mellette again earning All-America honors. The receiver became the first Elon player invited to the Senior Bowl and was later selected in the seventh round of the NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens. In Pincince’s final season at Elon, the Phoenix ranked second in the conference in passing yards per game (231) and averaged over 350 total yards per contest. Chris and his wife Jennifer have three children: Zack, Owen, and Emma, all of whom attended North Haven High School in North Haven, Conn. His son Zack played baseball at University of New Haven from 2019 to 2023. His son Owen currently plays baseball at Siena University. His daughter Emma competes in track and field at North Haven High School, where she is a junior.    As New Haven Head Coach (2014-24) 19 All-Americans: (2014) Tyler Condit - LB (2015) Andre Anderson - RB, Tyler Condit - LB, Drake Harris - DT, Eliot Leubner - OL, Jared Orazio - OL, Zach Voytek - OL, Matt Zakrzewski - LB, Dean Tsopanides - DT, Ty Headen - WR (2016) Tyler Condit - LB, Zach Voytek - OL (2018) Dan Iannone - OL, Ju'an Williams - WR (2021) Khyon Fitzpatrick - OL (2022) Terrell Ford - RET (2023) Dev Holmes - RET, Glye Jenkins - DB (2024) Kha'lil Eason - RET Coach of the Year: (2018) NEFW All-New England (2021) Northeast-10 Conference, NEFW All-New England (2024) Northeast-10 Conference, Gridiron Club of Greater Boston NE-10 Players of the Year: (2014) Zach Voytek - Co-Offensive Lineman (2015) Zach Voytek - Offensive Lineman, Drake Harris - Defensive Lineman, Tyler Condit - Defensive Player (2016) Zach Voytek - Offensive Lineman (2021) Mike Zecchin - Offensive Lineman, Michael Wilson - Elite 24 (2022) Connor Degenhardt - Offensive Player (2023) Dev Holmes - Offensive Player, Giye Jenkins - Defensive Player of the Year, Jack Quander - Defensive Lineman, Dante DeLorenzo - Elite 24 (2024) Justin Cesaire - Offensive Player, Jack Quander - Defensive Player 2 NE-10 Most Valuable Player: (2015) Andre Anderson (2018) Ajee Patterson 2 NE-10 Rookies of the Year: (2014) Lemar Thomas (2019) Shemar Thomas As New Haven Offensive Coordinator (1999-01) 1 All-American: (2001) Phil Bogle - OL As New Haven Wide Receivers Coach (1995-96) 2 All-Regions: (1995) Bobby Barnette - WR (1996) Tyrone Seabrooks - WR University of New Haven (1995-96, 1999-01, 2014-24) Wide Receivers Coach (1995-96) Offensive Coordinator (1999-01) Head Coach (2014-24) Fairfield University (1997-98) Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach Brown University (2002) Quarterbacks Coach Ursinus College (2003) Offensive Coordinator College of the Holy Cross (2004-07) Wide Receivers Coach, 2004-05 Offensive Coordinator, 2006-07 University of Rhode Island (2008-10) Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach Elon University (2011-13) Offensive Coordinator, Running Backs and Quarterbacks Coach Post University (2025) Wide Receivers Coach   Year School Overall Record Conference Record Postseason 2014 New Haven 6-5 6-3 2015 New Haven 7-4 7-2 2016 New Haven 7-4 6-3 2017 New Haven 6-4 5-4 2018 New Haven 9-3 8-1 NCAA Division II Tournament Second Round 2019 New Haven 7-3 6-2 2020 New Haven No Season due to COVID-19 2021 New Haven 10-2 8-0 NCAA Division II Tournament Second Round 2022 New Haven 8-3 6-1 NCAA Division II Tournament First Round 2023 New Haven 8-3 6-1 NCAA Division II Tournament First Round 2024 New Haven 8-3 7-1 NCAA Division II Tournament First Round 10 Seasons Two Schools 76-34 65-18 Five Conference Championships Five NCAA Tournament Appearances Married to Jennifer Pincince and has three children: Zack, Owen, and Emma, all of whom attended North Haven High School in North Haven, Conn.  Son Zack played baseball at University of New Haven from 2019 to 2023.  Son Owen currently plays baseball at Siena University.  Daughter Emma currently competes in track and field at North Haven High School, where she is a junior. 

Perkovich guided the team to a 5-5 record and the team saw six players earn All-Centennial Conference recogntion, including 2015 Rookie of the Year Diamente Holloway. Perkovich becomes the 30th head coach in the 117-year history of the Susquehanna football program. In 2010, Susquehanna joined the Centennial Conference, of which Muhlenberg is also a member. Susquehanna is an exciting place with the values I believe in, Perkovich said upon his hiring. Its a place where people value education and theres a good sense of where the athletic piece fits in. A native of Tonawanda in western New York State, Perkovich was a two-sport athlete at Division I Canisius College, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in physical education, graduating in 2003.  He was an all-star offensive lineman for the Golden Griffins, earning Second-Team Mid-Major All-American honors from Football Gazette as a senior.   He began his coaching career at Muhlenberg in 2003, when he was named running backs coach, a position he held through the 2004 season. He then was hired as tight ends coach at Division I College of the Holy Cross and in 2006 was the running backs coach for Colgate University before returning to the Mules coaching staff for the start of the 2006 season. While on the staff at Muhlenberg, the Mules were a perennial championship and post-season contender and national top-10 team.   Offensive coordinator of the Mules since 2010, Perkovich also served stints as special teams coordinator and offensive line coach. The Mules finished the 2014 season with a 9-2 overall record and qualified for the NCAA playoffs. The team averaged 438.6 yards and 38.3 points per game last season.   Pennsylvania - Northampton, Lehigh, Snyder, Union and Montour Counties New Jersey - Bergen County New York - Western New York Florida - Fort Myers  

Joe DeBonis joined the Susquehanna Football coaching staff in the summer of 2025, coaching the defensive ends and HAWKs.  DeBonis is a Rochester, New York product, playing high school football at Aquinas Institute of Rochester where he was a two-time team captain playing offensive and defensive line. His success parlayed into not just individual accolades such as National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar-Athlete and First Team All Greater Rochester, but also a pair of Section V championships in 2017 and 2018, as well as a NYS State football championship in 2018. He received the 2020 Black Lion Award and scholar-athlete awards from the Private Parochial League and Ontario Honda Silver Scholar Award. DeBonis continued his playing career up the road at UR as a defensive lineman and linebacker. He set the Yellow Jackets' program record with 12 quarterback hurries, led the team with five sacks in 2024, and was the team leader in tackles for loss twice with six in 2023 and 10.5 in 2024. DeBonis finished his career as a 2024 Second Team All-Liberty League selection. Off the field he was a member of the Position Leadership Council, was a team captain and helped conduct captain practices, an equipment room team leader, and assisted with prospect camps and recruiting visits.  DeBonis earned his Bachelor's from University of Rochester in 2024, majoring in Business Analytics with a minor in Economics and Digital Media Studies. He went on to earn his Master's in Business Analytics from UR in May 2025.  

Mike Wiand joined the Susquehanna football coaching staff in 2018 as an assistant coach working with the River Hawk running backs. For the 2019 season, Wiand was given the added responsibility of coordinating the kickoff return. He was given another position to coach prior to the 2020 as Wiand now coaches the wide receivers. Also in 2019, Wiand oversaw the strength and conditioning program for football, doing the same in the fall of 2021 for football, softball, women's volleyball and men's and women's swimming.  In 2019, he mentored running back Da'Avian Ellington '22 to All-Centennial Conference First Team honors while the River Hawks led the Centennial with 32 rushing touchdowns and ranked second with 183.5 rushing yards per game. Wiand helped to coach Aaron Speight '20 to All-Centennial Honorable Mention in first season at SU. The Mifflinburg, Pa., native was a standout player at East Stroudsburg University for three seasons (2015-2017). He began his collegiate career at Penn State University, spending two seasons (one as a red-shirt) as a Nittany Lion (2013-2014). At East Stroudsburg, Wiand was a 2016 All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference selection at linebacker. He accumulated 201 tackles during his career at ESU. In 2016, Wiand led the team with 82 tackles and two interceptions while being second with 83 stops the following season. He also excelled off the gridiron, being named a 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District selection and qualifying for the National Football Foundation Hampshire Society after his final collegiate season. Wiand was a three-time All-Heartland Athletic Conference and All-District 4 honoree for Mifflinburg H.S. He was invited to the U.S. Army All-American Combine as well as the District 4 North-South All-Star and Mid-Atlantic All-Star Games. Wiand also lettered in basketball and track & field at MHS. Wiand earned a Bachelor's in exercise science from East Stroudsburg University (2018).

A known name to high school football in the 570, Todd Tilford made his way to Susquehanna University in 2023 where leads the charge with the running backs. Over the last decade and change, Tilford made his name in the area with successful head coaching runs at Lewisburg High School (2006-11) and Shikellamy High School (2012-19).   In only three seasons at Susquehanna, Tilford has produced the top running back in the Landmark Conference three times. In 2023 Tommy Grabowski rushed for 1,005 yards, earning an All-Landmark Conference First Team selection and was named D3football.com's All-Region 2nd Team. In 2024 and 2025 under Tilford Rashan La Mons rushed for a combined 2,518 yards earning two All-Landmark First Team selections and was a D3football.com Third Team All-American in 2024 and an AP Third Team All-American in 2025.  Tilford served on the Lewisburg coaching staff as an assistant coach for 15 years before stepping into the head coaching role. Upon taking over the program, the Green Dragons totaled just ten wins from 2001-07. Tilford parlayed a five-win turnaround in 2008 into 44 combined victories over four seasons, including nine playoff wins. He was twice named the Sun-Gazette Coach of the Year and captured a CSC-II Championship in 2010 where he was named the Pennsylvania "AA" Coach of the Year. Tilford moved on to his alma mater Shikellamy High School in 2012, charting another indelible run with the Braves that apexed with a 2017 HAC-I championship and reaching the district final that year to post a 9-3 record. His teams won five or more games six times in eight years.  Following the 2019 season Tilford stepped away to watch his two sons play in college. His oldest son, Gabe, played linebacker at Bloomsburg University, while son Lucas competed in track at Case Western Reserve. A father of four with his wife Krista, he is a graduate of Shippensburg University where he played football.  

George Goodwin '93 is in his first season with Susquehanna football as an assistant coach for 2024 in charge of the outside linebackers (STARs). Goodwin comes full circle in his Susquehanna football journey, returning to his stomping grounds where he was a fullback during a successful run that included a NCAA Semifinals appearance in 1991. He earned his Bachelor's in Elementary Education in 1993. A local product, Goodwin attended Milton Area High School where he was a three-sport athlete in football, wrestling, and baseball. He waged a lengthy run coaching high school football that included Lewisburg, Bloomsburg and Milton. Goodwin was Milton's head coach from 2010 to 2016, making three consecutive runs in the District IV AAA Playoffs, including runner-up finishes in 2011 and 2012. Throughout his time he coached the linebackers and the backfield, along with serving as defensive coordinator at Lewisburg from 2006-09 and as a strength and conditioning coach for Milton from 1998 to 2007.  

Brad Shaeffer joined the Susquehanna University football coaching staff in the spring of 2026 to coach the offensive line. Shaeffer started his coaching career at his alma mater Slippery Rock University, where he contributed to two deep playoff runs as a player, going as far at the 4th round in the NCAA Playoffs. He began coaching in the fall of 2021 and was with Slippery Rock until the summer of 2024, when he graduated from there with a Masters of Public Health; Health Promotion and Wellness. During his tenure at Slippery Rock they made the NCAA Tournament and won the PSAC Western Division every season. He also coached two Don Hansen All-Americans in back-to-back seasons. He began coaching at Millersville University in the fall of 2024 where he had been until coming to Susquehanna. His first season with the River Hawks will be his 7th season coaching. 

Coach Matthew Prudhomme joined the Susquehanna football coaching staff as a tight ends coach. 2026 will be his first year as an assistant football coach, but as a former Division I football player, Prudhomme has plenty of wisdom to bestow upon River Hawk TEs. Prudhomme began his college career in 2021 the offensive line at Furman University before transferring to the University of New Haven for several seasons. He then transferred to Slippery Rock University in 2025 and graduated with a management degree in 2026. In high school, Prudhomme played varsity football, participated in weightlifting, and ran track. 

Berkeley Wagner joined the Susquehanna football coaching staff as the wide receivers coach in spring 2026. As a fresh 2026 graduate of Susquehanna University, this will be Wagner's first coaching job. Wagner played for Susquehanna in 2025 as a defensive back and was recognized on the All-Landmark 1st team. During Wagner's tenure with the River Hawks, the team appeared in the NCAA final four in 2024, and the elite eight in 2025. The River Hawks were also Landmark Conference champions four consecutive times from 2022-2025. In high school, Wagner played football, basketball, and lacrosse and was honored with a 1st team all-conference mention for basketball, as well as 1st team all-conference honors for football as a quarterback and a safety. 

New Jersey - Union, Essex, Ocean Pennsylvania - Luzerne, Carbon, Wyoming, Susquehanna, Wayne, Blair, Huntingdon, Clearfield, Cambria, Elk, Clinton, Bradford Dixon joined the SU coaching staff in 2021 after four stellar years with the River Hawks. He is in charge of the outside linebackers.  The Dallas, Pa., native concluded his playing career as a D3football.com All-America linebacker and collected two D3football.com All-South Region awards as well. He was a three-time All-Centennial Conference player, including First Team honors in 2019. Dixon was a four-year letter winner and helped Susquehanna to three consecutive Centennial-MAC Bowl victories. He amassed 346 tackles on 199 solos and 147 assists plus 44.5 tackles for loss, 23 pass breakups, 17.5 sacks, eight forced fumbles, two interceptions, and two fumble recoveries in 43 games played. Dixon graduated from Susquehanna in 2020 with a B.S. in Global Management.  

Tim Kologrivov rejoined the Susquehanna University football coaching staff in 2023 after serving once before under head coach Tom Perkovich from 2015 to 2017. He returns to his previous position coaching the defensive line, while sharing Special Teams Coordinator duties and serving as Defensive Recruiting Coordinator. He was promoted to Defensive Coordinator in 2024. “Coach Kolo” returns to Selinsgrove after a three-year stint at NJCAA Monroe College in New Rochelle, NY. He served as the Mustangs’ Special Teams Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach, presiding over the team’s historic 2021 season that reached a bowl game following a 10-0 regular season. His defense swooped in for 19 interceptions with 38 passes broken up, and along with his specials teams combined for eight touchdowns and recovered 18 fumbles, both of which ranked number one in the nation.  Kologrivov coached at St. Lawrence University, where he was the linebackers and special teams coordinator in 2019. He had previously held the role of recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach at SLU in 2018. Kologrivov oversaw and improved a special teams unit that, in 2019, scored 42 more points on special teams than the previous season, converted a pair of fake punts and blocked five kicks. In 2018, his defensive line led the Liberty League in sacks and tackles for loss. Kologrivov began his coaching career at Susquehanna University from 2015-17. He coached the defensive line for all three seasons, and the outside linebackers in 2016. Susquehanna finished 24th in the country in 2017 in total defense. Kologrivov was responsible for recruiting in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and was responsible for recruiting All-American running back Da'Avian Ellington. The Wyckoff, NJ native played for head coach Drew Gibbs at Ramapo High School, winning a state championship in 2009. He went on to play at University of Albany under coach Bob Ford, picking up back-to-back Northeast Conference championships. Kologrivov played all across the defensive line for the Great Danes and was also the team's long snapper. He led the team in sacks and tackles for loss as a senior. Kologrivov graduated from University at Albany in 2015 with bachelor’s degrees in history and sociology. He is a certified level 1 Olympic strength and conditioning coach. Susquehanna University (2015-17, 2023-Pres.) Defensive Coordinator (2024-Pres.) Defensive Line (2015-17, 2023-Pres.) Co-Special Teams Coordinator (2023-Pres.) Defensive Recruiting Coordinator (2023-Pres.) Outside Linebackers (2016) St. Lawrence University (2018-19) Special Teams Coordinator (2019) Linebackers (2019) Defensive Line (2018) Recruiting Coordinator (2018) Monroe College (2020-22) Special Teams Coordinator (2020-22) Defensive Backs (2020-22)