Art Link (American football)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Special teams coordinator, safeties coach |
| Team | Delaware |
| Conference | CAA Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 2, 1976 Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1998 | Florida |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2002 | Missouri Western (LB) |
| 2003 | Boca Raton HS (FL) (DL) |
| 2004–2005 | Florida (GA) |
| 2006 | Catholic University (DC/DB) |
| 2007–2011 | Campbell (DC/LB) |
| 2012–2013 | New Hampshire (LB) |
| 2014–2016 | Lafayette (DC/LB) |
| 2017–2021 | Christopher Newport |
| 2022–present | Delaware (ST/S) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–22 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
Otto Arthur Link IV (born July 2, 1976) is an American college football coach. He is currently the special teams coordinator and safeties coach at the University of Delaware, positions he has held since 2022.[1] He previously served as the head football coach at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia from 2017 to 2021, compiling a record of 19–22.[2] Prior to coming to Christopher Newport, Link was a defensive coordinator at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania from 2014 to 2016.[3]
As a college player at the University of Florida, Link was a linebacker on Florida's 1996 national championship team.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Newport Captains (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2017–2021) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Christopher Newport | 5–5 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2018 | Christopher Newport | 7–2 | 6–2 | 4th | |||||
| 2019 | Christopher Newport | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Christopher Newport | 0–2 | 0–2 | 6th | |||||
| 2021 | Christopher Newport | 5–5 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| Christopher Newport: | 19–22 | 15–17 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–22 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Art Link". bluehens.com. University of Delaware SID. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "CNU hires Art Link from Lafayette as new football coach". The Virginian-Pilot. January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Art Link". goleopards.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "2017 Football Coaching Staff". cnusports.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.