Coaches
Bob Chesney
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Bob Chesney*+
Head coach, UCLA · Played at Dickinson 1996-1999 · alma mater (CFBD): Dickinson
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | Norwich | GA | GA | not known |
| 2002 | Delaware Valley | DC | DC | not known |
| 2003-2004 | King's | ST coord. | ST | not known |
| 2005-2006 | Johns Hopkins | ST coord. | ST/DB | not known |
| 2007-2008 | Johns Hopkins | DC | DC/ST/DB | not known |
| 2009 | Johns Hopkins | DC | AHC/DC/DB | not known |
| 2010-2012 | Salve Regina | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2013-2017 | Assumption | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2018-2023 | Holy Cross | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024-2025 | James Madison | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2026- | UCLA | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Holy Cross (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | - | 36% wins | - |
| 2019 | Holy Cross (FCS) | 7-6 | - → - | - | - | - | 46% wins | - |
| 2021 | Holy Cross (FCS) | 10-3 | - → - | 7 | 7 | - | - | 128 |
| 2022 | Holy Cross (FCS) | 12-1 | - → - | 15 | 67 | - | 77% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | Holy Cross (FCS) | 7-4 | - → - | 7 | 66 | - | 92% wins | 128 |
| 2024 | James Madison | 9-4 | - → - | 84 | 7 | 7.5 | 85% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | James Madison | 12-2 | - → 19 | 31 | 6 | 12.3 | 69% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | UCLA | 10-0 | - → - | 53 | 1 | 20.2 | 25% wins | 138 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Salve Regina | Division III | 6-4 |
| 2011 | Salve Regina | Division III | 8-3 |
| 2012 | Salve Regina | Division III | 9-2 |
| 2013 | Assumption | Division II | 6-5 |
| 2014 | Assumption | Division II | 7-4 |
| 2015 | Assumption | Division II | 11-2 |
| 2016 | Assumption | Division II | 9-3 |
| 2017 | Assumption | Division II | 11-2 |
| 2020 | Holy Cross | FCS | 3-1 |
Worked under
None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Dean Kennedy · James Madison 2024-2025 (OC, Position)
- Lyle Hemphill · James Madison 2024 (DC, Position)
- Colin Hitschler · James Madison 2025 (DC)
- Vic So'oto · UCLA 2026 (Position)
Coached together
- G. A. Mangus · Delaware Valley 2002 · him DC, them Head coach
- Lyle Hemphill · Delaware Valley 2002 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Dan Swanstrom · Johns Hopkins 2008-2009 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Greg Chimera · Johns Hopkins 2009 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Colin Hitschler · Salve Regina 2011 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Brian Vaganek · Holy Cross 2018-2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Patrick Murphy · Holy Cross 2018-2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Justin Roper · Holy Cross 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Scott James · Holy Cross 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them DC
- Chris Smith · Holy Cross 2022 · him Head coach, them OC
- Dean Kennedy · Holy Cross 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Rich Gunnell · Holy Cross 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Dean Kennedy · James Madison 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Lyle Hemphill · James Madison 2024 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Colin Hitschler · James Madison 2025 · him Head coach, them DC
- Colin Hitschler · UCLA 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Dean Kennedy · UCLA 2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Vic So'oto · UCLA 2026 · him Head coach, them Position