Ray DeFrisco
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Illinois College |
| Conference | MWC |
| Record | 42–30 |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2001 | North Park |
| Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002–2005 | St. Patrick HS (IL) (DC) |
| 2006–2007 | Illinois College (ST/DL) |
| 2008–2015 | Illinois College (DC) |
| 2016–present | Illinois College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 42–30 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MWC (2023) | |
| Awards | |
| MWC Coach of the Year (2023) | |
Ray DeFrisco is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Illinois College, a position he has held since 2016.[1] DeFrisco had previously served as the Blueboys defensive coordinator under Garrett Campbell from 2008 to 2015, and as the defensive line coach and special teams coordinator from 2006 to 2007.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois College Blueboys (Midwest Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Illinois College | 6–4 | 5–3 | 5th | |||||
| 2017 | Illinois College | 5–5 | 3–2 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| 2018 | Illinois College | 4–6 | 2–3 | T–3rd (South) | |||||
| 2019 | Illinois College | 6–3 | 2–2 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| 2020 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Illinois College | 5–5 | 5–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2022 | Illinois College | 5–4 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2023 | Illinois College | 9–2 | 8–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2024 | Illinois College | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Illinois College: | 42–30 | 30–20 | |||||||
| Total: | 42–30 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Area Colleges: DeFrisco named Illinois College head football coach". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "Ray DeFrisco". Illinois College Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2023.