Don Brown (American football coach)

Don Brown
Brown in 2018
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUMass
ConferenceIndependent
Record47–39
Biographical details
Born (1955-07-31) July 31, 1955 (age 68)
Spencer, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1973–1976Norwich
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1977–1981Hartford HS (VT) (backfield)
1982Dartmouth (GA)
1983Mansfield (DC)
1984–1986Dartmouth (DB)
1987–1988Yale (DB)
1989–1992Yale (DC/DB)
1993–1995Plymouth State
1996–1997Brown (DC)
1998–1999UMass (DC)
2000–2003Northeastern
2004–2008UMass
2009–2010Maryland (DC/CB)
2011–2012Connecticut (DC/CB)
2013–2015Boston College (DC/LB)
2016–2020Michigan (DC)
2021Arizona (DC)
2022–presentUMass
Baseball
1977–1978Hartford HS (VT) (assistant)
1979–1981Hartford HS (VT)
1988Yale (JV)
1992Yale (interim HC)
Basketball
1977–1981Hartford HS (VT) (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall99–65 (college football)
26–10 (college baseball)
Bowls0–1
TournamentsFootball
1–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
4–3 (NCAA D-I-AA/FCS playoffs)

Baseball
1–2 (NCAA D-I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 FFC (1994–1995)
1 A-10 (2002)
2 CAA (2006–2007)

Baseball
1 EIBL (1992)
Awards
Football
AFCA Region I COY (1994, 2002, 2006)
Freedom Conference COY (1993–1995)
Atlantic 10 COY (2002, 2006)

Donald A. Brown Jr.[1] (born July 31, 1955) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass), a position he held from 2004 to 2008 and resumed prior to the 2022 season. In between his two stints as UMass, Brown was the defensive coordinator at the University of Maryland, College Park, the University of Connecticut, Boston College, the University of Michigan, and the University of Arizona. He served as the head football coach at Plymouth State University from 1993 to 1995 and Northeastern University from 2000 to 2003. Brown was also the interim head baseball coach at Yale University in 1992, tallying a mark of 26–10.

  1. ^ Monahan, Bob (April 29, 1993). "Brown is hired at Plymouth". The Boston Globe. p. 69. Retrieved May 20, 2024.