Coaches
DeLane Fitzgerald
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
DeLane Fitzgerald
Played at Potomac State 1995-1996, James Madison 1997-1999
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | Bridgton Academy (ME) (unknown) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2002 | James Madison | Position | DL | not known |
| 2003-2004 | UT Martin | ST coord. | ST/RB | not known |
| 2005 | Bethel (TN) | OC | OC | not known |
| 2006-2008 | Southern Virginia | OC | OC/OL | not known |
| 2009-2013 | Southern Virginia | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2014-2021 | Frostburg State | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2022- | Southern Utah | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern Utah (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | 68 | 28 | - | 9% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | Southern Utah (FCS) | 6-5 | - → - | 33 | 36 | - | 46% wins | 128 |
| 2024 | Southern Utah (FCS) | 7-5 | - → - | 21 | 94 | - | 55% wins | 129 |
| 2025 | Southern Utah (FCS) | 7-5 | - → - | 13 | 102 | - | 58% wins | 129 |
| 2026 | Southern Utah (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | 38 | 107 | - | 58% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Southern Virginia | NAIA | 3-8 |
| 2010 | Southern Virginia | NAIA | 4-7 |
| 2011 | Southern Virginia | NAIA | 4-7 |
| 2012 | Southern Virginia | NAIA | 5-6 |
| 2013 | Southern Virginia | Division III | 8-2 |
| 2014 | Frostburg State | Division III | 4-6 |
| 2015 | Frostburg State | Division III | 6-4 |
| 2016 | Frostburg State | Division III | 10-1 |
| 2017 | Frostburg State | Division III | 11-2 |
| 2018 | Frostburg State | Division III | 10-1 |
| 2019 | Frostburg State | Division II | 8-3 |
| 2020 | Frostburg State | Division II | 3-1 |
| 2021 | Frostburg State | Division II | 10-1 |
Worked under
None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- George Barlow · James Madison 2002 · him Position, them Position
- Mickey Matthews · James Madison 2002 · him Position, them Head coach
- Mickey Fein · UT Martin 2003-2004 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Kevin Cahill · UT Martin 2004 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Tye Hiatt · Southern Virginia 2011-2013 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- John Kelling · Frostburg State 2014-2019 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Tye Hiatt · Frostburg State 2014-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Blair Peterson · Southern Utah 2022 · him Head coach, them OC
- John Kelling · Southern Utah 2022-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Tye Hiatt · Southern Utah 2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
Played together
- John DeFilippo · James Madison 1997-1999