2012 Wilkes Football - Wilkes Athletics

Sheptock
Year-by-Year
1996 ...................... 8-3#
1997 ........................ 5-5
1998 ........................ 5-4
1999 ...................... 7-4#
2000 ...................... 5-6#
2001 .........................4-6
2002 ...................... 7-4#
2003 ...................... 8-3#
2004 ........................ 6-4
2005 .....................8-3@
2006 ................11-1@%
2007 ........................ 4-6
2008 ........................ 4-6
2009 ...................... 6-5#
2010........................6-5#
2011..........................4-5
16 Years .............. 98-70
(.583)
# ECAC Playoffs
@ NCAA Playoffs
% MAC Champions
Head Coach - Frank Sheptock
Frank Sheptock begins his 17th year in 2012 as head coach after being named
the seventh head coach in Wilkes football history in January of 1996. During his
tenure on the Wilkes’ sidelines, he has led the Colonels to a 98-70 record, including
nine post-season playoff berths. Over the past eight seasons, Sheptock has led
Wilkes to a 57-38 record, highlighted by an 11-1 record in 2006.
In 2006 Sheptock was named the MAC and AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year
after leading Wilkes to an 11-1 record, a conference title, and a berth in the NCAA
Division III Championship. The 2005 season saw Sheptock guide the squad to an
overall record of 8-3 and a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs. For his efforts
he was named the Middle Atlantic Conference’s Coach of the Year.
The Colonels have also earned a berth in the ECAC Playoffs seven of the past
sixteen seasons, including a 31-7 win over the United States Merchant Marine
Academy in the 2002 South Atlantic title game. Wilkes also claimed an ECAC
Southeast championship in 1999.
Coming to Wilkes with former head man Joe DeMelfi in 1990, Sheptock was
the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the Colonels from 1992 to
1995. During his tenure as defensive coordinator, Sheptock turned the Colonels into
one of the top defensive teams in the Middle Atlantic Conference.
Under Sheptock, who is a member of the American Football Coaches Association
and served as chairperson of the MAC Football Games Committee, the Colonels
have had 108 players named to the All-MAC teams, including 65 first team
selections. Sheptock has also coached 34 All-ECAC honorees, including two players
of the year, and four All-Americans.
A graduate of Bloomsburg University with a degree in Business Administration/Accounting,
Sheptock played linebacker under DeMelfi while a member of the
Huskies football team.
A member of the NCAA Division II Team of
the Quarter Century (1973-97), Sheptock holds the
school records for tackles in a career (537), single
season (159) and single game (23), and career
fumble recoveries (12). The four-time Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference (PSAC) first team pick
helped Bloomsburg win the PSAC championship
title and earn a berth in the NCAA Division II
semifinals in 1985.
Sheptock, a three-time All-American and
All-East honoree for the Huskies, was inducted into
the Bloomsburg Athletic Hall of Fame in October
of 1997 and was inducted into the College Football
Hall of Fame in July of 2007.
Frank, his wife, Lisa, and daughters, Nicole and
Kelly, reside in Berwick.
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