Peter Gallagher recently finished his 11^th season as the head football coach at Ursinus.  On September 11, 2010 Gallagher became the programs all time wins leader with a 10-7 victory over Franklin and Marshall in Lancaster.  Gallagher is the 27^th head coach in the programs celebrated 115-year history and has paced the sidelines for 112 games.   Only Ursinus Hall of Fame coach and former dean of students Dick Whatley has directed the Bears in more contests.  

The 2011 season was a historic one for the Bears, as Ursinus played on newly renovated Patterson Field and hosted the first night game in school history on September 3, 2011 against Albright. Ursinus captured its first Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Year award as senior linebacker Greg Martell was selected by the coaches for that honor.  Martell was also named the ECAC’s south region defensive player of the year marking another first for the program.  Senior defensive back Shane Eachus was selected as the school’s sixth First Team Academic All-American while senior wide receiver Nick Giarratano set the school’s all-time mark with 22 touchdown receptions, surpassing Ron Floyd’s previous record of 19.  Following the 2011 season, All Centennial recognition came in double digits for the third consecutive year as the Bears placed thirteen players on the prestigious team selected by the conference’s head coaches.

Gallagher led the 2010 team to an 8-2 record, including a 7-2 conference mark.  The seven conferences wins tied a school record set by the 1996 squad.  During the championship season, Ursinus attracted national attention by being ranked or receiving votes for the majority of the season rising to #21 in the AFCA coaches poll.  Fifteen players were named to the 2010 All-Centennial team as the Bears won their first Centennial title since 1996.

Gallagher guided the Bears to a 6-5 record in 2009.   Boasting a 6-2 conference mark, the Bears competed in the post season for the second time in Gallagher’s tenure.  The six conference wins were the most in Centennial competition for the Bears since 1999.

The 2007 bears finished 7-3 with a 5-3 mark in Centennial Conference play under Gallagher, marking the first time Ursinus had back-to-back winning seasons since 2000-01.

Coach Gallagher brought the bears to the post season for the first time in 2006, competing in the ECAC Southwest Bowl. The 8-3 squad also tallied a 4-2 Centennial Conference mark, finishing second in the CC.

In 2001, Gallagher guided the Bears to a 6-4 record, their third consecutive winning season. In doing so, Gallagher became the first Bears’ coach since 1931 (Jack McAvoy) to post a winning mark in his rookie season. Gallagher’s 2001 squad produced the nation’s leading rusher, two All-Americans, and the school’s first-ever Gagliardi Trophy finalist, given annually to the top player in Division III football.

Gallagher came to Collegeville from the University of Rochester, where he served as the Yellowjacket’s defensive coordinator. In 2000, Gallagher’s defense was ranked nationally in all four major categories, including scoring defense, rushing defense, total defense, and pass efficiency defense as Rochester won a share of the UCAA title. The Yellowjacket defense broke two school records, produced an All-American, and had a player named rookie of the year in all three of its affiliated conferences.

Prior to his appointment at Rochester, Gallagher enjoyed successful coaching stints at Dartmouth College, Wagner College and Georgetown University. Gallagher received his baccalaureate degree as a double major in business and government from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1993. He earned his M.B.A. from Wagner College in 1997. While at Wesleyan, Gallagher earned All-West Virginia Athletic Conference honors and was a pre-season All-American.

Gallagher has been an enthusiastic supporter of the “Be the Match” program through the National Bone Marrow Registry. Ursinus has hosted a registry program over the last few years, and recently, running back Teddy Conrad was selected as a match for a 63-year old woman battling Leukemia.  Gallagher has sat on the NCAA Division III South Region ranking committee and is an active member of the American Football Coaches Association, where he holds a vote on the national poll.

He resides in New Hanover Township with his wife Stacy and two daughters, Kaleigh and Madison.

Quigley is in his seventh season as a member of the Ursinus coaching staff and will coach the offensive line again this season. Quigley was a standout offensive lineman at Georgetown University where he was a first-team All-American and a two-time all-conference selection. A native of California, Quigley spent three years as an analyst with Cushman & Wakefield in Los Angeles before entering coaching. He now resides in Collegeville, Pa.

Ed Lynett is in his first season at Ursinus, serving as defensive coordinator

Lynett recently served as defensive line coach at East Stroudsburg University, where he also assisted with the special teams and was in charge of recruiting in southeastern Pennsylvania. Lynett has a long list experience at several institutions both on the Division I F.C.S. and the B.C.S. levels. His defensive resume includes stops at Bucknell, Sacred Heart, Iona and Lehigh University. During a four-year stint at Iona, he was the defensive coordinator where 16 of his players where named All-Conference. In 2006 and 2007, the team finished third in total defense in F.C.S. The Gales were ranked among the leaders in sacks, pass efficiency defensve and tackles for loss during the 2007 season.

He also served as a defensive graduate assistant at Colorado State University, where he assisted with the special teams and the defensive line.

A three-year letterwinner at Fordham University where he played both running back and defensive back, Lynett earned his degree from Fordham in 1992 and later got his MBA from Colorado State in 2002.

A 1988 graduate of Scranton Prep, he also served as an assistant varsity coach there from 1992 to 1998.

He is also part-owner of the Times Shamrock Communications company, based in Scranton. The company owns seven daily newspapers, over 20 weekly newspapers and 12 radio stations.

Off the field, Lynett has a six year old daughter named Delaney.

Pat Randolph is beginning his 3^rd season as the Ursinus wide receivers coach.  Coach Randolph has a wealth of talent returning at the wide out position.

Coach Randolph grew up in Delaware County and graduated from Ridley High School where he was an All-State player.  Pat received a scholarship to West Virginia University where he had a fine career as a running back for the Mountaineers.

Randolph started his coaching career at WVU as a student-assistant.  He was hired in the summer of 1988 to be a graduate assistant coach at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.  He then went on to his first full-time coaching position in January 1989 at Utah State University where he coached the Outside Linebackers.

In 1991, Pat joined the staff at Indiana University of PA where he coached the running backs, helping IUP reach the Division II title game.

Randolph spent a few years coaching at Widener University in Chester before coaching high school football for several years.

Randolph served as the Offensive Coordinator at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC for two seasons from 2005-2006.  He coached the quarterbacks and wide receivers and helped create an explosive offense that was ranked in the top ten in multiple categories in Division III rankings.  Randolph went on to become the Offensive Coordinator at Division II Howard University for the 2007 season.

Coach Randolph has extensive coaching experience and has worked football camps at all levels from NFL to youth leagues.

Pat and his wife, Julie, have four children – Shae 19, Jalen 17, Hayli 15 and Taylor 13.

Dave Lotier is in his first year as an assistant coach with the Ursinus College football team.

Lotier graduated from East Stroudsburg in 2009, where he was an all-PSAC linebacker for the Warriors. He started on the 2005 team that advanced to the NCAA Division II Semifinals.

A 2003 graduate of Souderton High School, Lotier worked as a graduate assistant at East Stroudsburg from 2008 to 2010 coaching the inside linebackers. During that time, he earned a Master’s Degree in Sport Management from ESU. 

Marc Lordi, a 2010 graduate of Ursinus, returns back to Collegeville after serving one year at Widener University as their graduate assistant. Lordi is no stranger to the coaching staff, as he assisted the Bears in 2009 while recovering from an injury. He works with the defensive line and special teams.

Earning a degree in History with a certification to teach in Pennsylvania, Lordi made the dean’s list four times and graduated with a 3.4 GPA. He was a member of the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society from 2008-10. He was also active in the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was picked to the All-Centennial All-Sportsmanship team in 2008.

Now in his 14th season on the Bears’ staff, Gavlick has over 20 years of coaching experience, with stints at Pennsbury and Neshaminy High School in Bucks County.

He has served in various roles on the staff, including kickers and punters coach last season, offensive line coach when Ursinus advanced to the NCAA Players and the ECAC Playoffs in 1999 and 2000, respectively. He will be coach the tight ends this season.

He earned a bachelor's degree from Bloomsburg University and a master’s degree in Spanish from Kutztown University.

He lives in Langhorne with his wife Kathy and son Bernie, a 2001 graduate of Ursinus and the voice of the Ursinus College Football team. 

Goldstein is back for his second year at Ursinus, coaching the linebackers. He previously coached at Ursinus in 1981 and from 2006-07. He brings 20-plus years of college football experience having made stops at Swarthmore, Villanova, Cheyney and Valley Forge. He was the head coach at Yeadon High School from 1975-79, where he was an assistant in 1972. He also coached at the Haverford School in 1973.

Following a 2 ½ year tour of duty in Vietnam, he taught in the William Penn School District from 1972 to 2004. A 1969 graduate of West Chester with a degree in Health and Physical Education, he earned his master’s from WCU in 1973.

Mike Ortman is currently the Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs coach for the Bears.  He has served in this capacity for the past four seasons, having started in the organization as a Tight End/Full Back position coach.

This year will mark Mike’s  40^th year of coaching, having coached 35 years at the High School Level, 24 of those years as a head coach.  He served as head coach at Morrisville High School from 1983 until 1987, when he left to take the head coaching position at Council Rock/Council Rock North High School, where he served as the head coach until 2007. During his years at Council Rock he taught at all three levels; 14 years as a Middle School Social Studies Teacher, 2 years as a 6^th grade classroom teacher and the last 19 as a High School Special Education Teacher. Mike retired from teaching in June of 2007 and was subsequently inducted into the Council Rock Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.

Mike is an alumnus of Millersville University class of 1972, where he was a running back under Coach Gene Carpenter.  He graduated from Abington High School in 1968.

Mike is married to his wife Susan of 41 years.  They have 4 children; Katie, Mike Jr. (Ursinus ’96 Hall of Fame), Tim and Liz.  They also have 9 grandchildren; Chuckie, Bruce Michael, Dalton, Faith, Kristopher, Madeline, Trey, Max, and William.