Bill Zwaan

Bill Zwaan

Biographical details
Born	(1954-11-09) November 9, 1954
Playing career
Football
1973–1975	Delaware
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1977–1979	Monsignor Bonner HS (PA) (OC)
1980	Cincinnati (assistant)
1981–1985	Merchant Marine
1988	Martin County HS (FL) (assistant)
1989–1991	Martin County HS (FL)
1992–1996	Widener (DC)
1997–2002	Widener
2003–2023	West Chester
Baseball
1983–1984	Merchant Marine
1993–1996	Widener
Head coaching record
Overall	217–90 (college football) 67–101–1 (college baseball)
Tournaments	Football 10–10 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 5–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 3 Middle Atlantic (2000–2002) 2 PSAC (2004, 2007) 4 PSAC East Division (2013, 2015, 2017–2018)

Bill Zwaan Sr. (born November 9, 1954) in an American former college football and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania from 1997 to 2002 and West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2023, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 217–90. Zwaan was also as the head baseball coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York from 1983 to 1984 and Widener from 1993 to 1996, amassing career college baseball head coaching record of 67–101–1.

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Widener Pioneers (Middle Atlantic Conferences) (1997–2002)
1997	Widener	7–3	3–2	3rd (Commonwealth)
1998	Widener	8–3	4–1	T–1st (Commonwealth)
1999	Widener	6–4	3–2	T–2nd (Commonwealth)
2000	Widener	12–2	5–0	1st (Commonwealth)	L NCAA Division III Semifinal
2001	Widener	12–1	10–0	1st	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
2002	Widener	9–1	8–1	T–1st
Widener:		54–14	33–6
West Chester Golden Rams (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (2003–2023)
2003	West Chester	8–3	4–2	3rd (East)
2004	West Chester	11–4	6–0	1st (East)	L NCAA Division II Semifinal
2005	West Chester	8–4	5–1	2nd (East)	L NCAA Division II First Round
2006	West Chester	9–4	5–1	2nd (East)	L NCAA Division II Second Round
2007	West Chester	9–3	5–0	1st (East)	L NCAA Division II First Round
2008	West Chester	9–4	7–0	1st (East)	L NCAA Division II Second Round
2009	West Chester	7–4	5–2	T–2nd (East)
2010	West Chester	4–7	4–3	4th (East)
2011	West Chester	5–6	4–3	T–4th (East)
2012	West Chester	7–4	4–3	T–3rd (East)
2013	West Chester	13–2	6–1	T–1st (East)	L NCAA Division II Semifinal
2014	West Chester	11–2	8–1	2nd (East)	L NCAA Division II Second Round
2015	West Chester	7–4	6–1	1st (East)
2016	West Chester	8–3	6–1	2nd (East)
2017	West Chester	9–4	6–1	T–1st (East)	L NCAA Division II Second Round
2018	West Chester	10–1	6–0	1st (East)	L NCAA Division II First Round
2019	West Chester	9–3	5–2	3rd (East)	L NCAA Division II First Round
2020–21	No team—COVID-19
2021	West Chester	6–5	4–3	4th (East)
2022	West Chester	7–4	4–3	T–3rd (East)
2023	West Chester	6–5	3–4	T–4th (East)
West Chester:		163–76	103–32
Total:		217–90
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

• List of college football career coaching wins leaders

External links

• West Chester profile