Bill Cronin (American football coach)

Bill Cronin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1980Carmel JHS
1981Anderson (IN) (assistant)
1982–1992Georgetown (KY) (assistant)
1993–1996Madison Central HS (KY)
1997–2021Georgetown (KY)
Head coaching record
Overall218–65 (college)
Tournaments23–14 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NAIA (2000–2001)
8 MSC (1997–2004)
7 MSC East Division (2005–2006, 2010–2012, 2015–2016)
Awards

Bill Cronin is a former American football coach. He is served as the head football coach at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky from 1997 to 2021, compiling a record of 218–65. Cronin led the Georgetown Tigers to consecutive NAIA Football National Championships in 2000 and 2001.

Cronin was an assistant football coach at Georgetown for 11 seasons, from 1982 to 1992, under Kevin Donley. He then served as the head football coach at Madison Central High School in Richmond, Kentucky from 1993 to 1996.[1][2]

Cronin retired after the 2021 was season and was succeeded by Chris Oliver.[3]

Head coaching record[edit]

College[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs NAIA#
Georgetown Tigers (Mid-South Conference) (1997–2021)
1997 Georgetown 5–4 5–1 T–1st 9
1998 Georgetown 9–3 6–1 T–1st L NAIA Quarterfinal
1999 Georgetown 13–1 7–0 1st L NAIA Championship 1
2000 Georgetown 14–0 8–0 1st W NAIA Championship 1
2001 Georgetown 14–0 7–0 1st W NAIA Championship 1
2002 Georgetown 12–2 8–0 1st L NAIA Championship 2
2003 Georgetown 9–3 8–1 T–1st L NAIA First Round 11
2004 Georgetown 12–1 10–0 1st L NAIA Semifinal 3
2005 Georgetown 9–3 8–0 1st (East) L NAIA Quarterfinal 5
2006 Georgetown 10–1 5–0 1st (East) L NAIA First Round 10
2007 Georgetown 6–4 3–2 3rd (East) 24
2008 Georgetown 5–5 3–3 4th (East)
2009 Georgetown 7–4 4–2 T–2nd (East)
2010 Georgetown 8–3 6–0 1st (East) L NAIA Semifinal 14
2011 Georgetown 12–1 5–0 1st (East) L NAIA Semifinal 4
2012 Georgetown 10–1 5–0 1st (East) L NAIA First Round 8
2013 Georgetown 7–4 5–1 2nd (East) L NAIA First Round 12
2014 Georgetown 8–3 5–1 2nd (East) L NAIA First Round 11
2015 Georgetown 6–4 5–0 1st (East) 25
2016 Georgetown 7–4 5–1 T–1st (East) 25
2017 Georgetown 9–2 5–1 2nd (Bluegrass) L NAIA Quarterfinal 7
2018 Georgetown 7–3 4–2 T–2nd (Bluegrass) 19
2019 Georgetown 5–5 4–3 T–3rd (Bluegrass)
2020 Georgetown 6–2 6–1 2nd (Bluegrass) L NAIA First Round 13
2021 Georgetown 8–2 5–2 2nd (Bluegrass) 15
Georgetown: 218–65 144–22
Total: 218–65
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bailey, Rick (December 21, 1996). "Cronin hired as Georgetown football coach". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. p. B1. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Bailey, Rick (December 21, 1996). "Georgetown: Cronin planning to bring back fun (continued)". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. p. B5. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Story, Mark (December 14, 2021). "Georgetown College makes head-coaching hire that rocks Kentucky college football". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. Retrieved December 14, 2021.