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Fitzgerald Named Head Football Coach at Southern Utah

Former Frostburg head coach DeLane Fitzgerald has been named head football coach at Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah.

Fitzgerald leaves Frostburg State as the winningest coach in the program’s history with a total of 62 victories. In 2014, Fitzgerald inherited an FSU program coming off its eighth-consecutive losing season with just 18 wins in eight years. He brings 22 years of college football coaching experience to the Thunderbirds.

“I want to thank Coach Fitzgerald for his eight years of leadership at Frostburg State University,” said President Nowaczyk. “Not only did he restore a winning tradition at FSU, but he also ensured that his players were successful in life as well as on the field.  During his tenure, the Frostburg State football team was part of the campus and community fabric.

DeLane Fitzgerald

Frostburg State won New Jersey Athletic Conference championships in 2016 and 2018 and made NCAA Division III playoff appearances in 2017 and 2018. The Bobcats also won a Division III bowl game in 2016 and, after transitioning to NCAA Division II, a Mountain East Conference championship in 2021 with a record of 10-1. Fitzgerald was also a three-time conference coach of the year honoree at FSU.