John_Snell_(American_football)
John Snell (American football)
American football coach and administrator (born c. 1965)
John Snell (born c. 1965) is an American college administrator and former college football coach. He is the associate athletic director for Baldwin Wallace University, a position he has held since 2021. He was the head football coach for the university from 2002 to 2016.
Snell with Baldwin Wallace in 2012 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate athletic director |
| Team | Baldwin Wallace |
| Conference | OAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1965 (age 58–59) Albion, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Baldwin–Wallace College (1987) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1986 | Baldwin–Wallace (SA) |
| 1987 | Rochester (RB) |
| 1988–1990 | Rutgers (GA) |
| 1991–1992 | Buffalo (RB) |
| 1993 | Rochester (QB) |
| 1994–1997 | Baldwin–Wallace (QB) |
| 1998–2000 | Baldwin–Wallace (OC/QB) |
| 2001 | Baldwin–Wallace (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2002–2016 | Baldwin–Wallace / Baldwin Wallace |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2016–2020 | Baldwin Wallace (assistant AD) |
| 2020–2021 | Baldwin Wallace (interim AD) |
| 2021–present | Baldwin Wallace (associate AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 92–60 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2× OAC co-Coach of the Year (2002, 2006) | |
Snell graduated from Albion High School in 1983.[1] He began his coaching career with Baldwin–Wallace College—now known as Baldwin Wallace University—under head coach Bob Packard as a student assistant.[2]
Following his graduation he coached for Rochester as the running backs coach under head coach Ray Tellier.[2]
In 1988, he coached for Rutgers as a graduate assistant helping with running backs alongside Craig Johnson under head coach Dick Anderson from 1988 to 1989 and Doug Graber in 1990.[3][4]
In 1991, he coached for Buffalo as the running backs coach under head coach Sam Sanders.[5]
In 1993, he rejoined Rochester as the quarterbacks coach under head coach Rich Parrinello.[6]
In 1994, Snell returned to his alma mater, Baldwin–Wallace, under Packard and served as quarterbacks coach until 1997. In 1998, he was promoted to offensive coordinator.[7] In 2001, he was promoted to assistant head coach.[1] In 2002, Snell was named interim head football coach following the retirement of Packard.[8] Following the 2002 season he was retained as the full-time head coach.[9]
In fifteen seasons with the Yellow Jackets, Snell amassed a career record of 92–60.[10] He was named Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) co-Coach of the Year twice: 2002 after finishing 8–2 and 2006 after finishing 7–3.[1]
His best season as head coach came in 2003 as he led the team to a 10–2 record and a playoff win. He resigned following the 2016 season.[11][12]
In 2016, Snell was named assistant athletic director for Baldwin Wallace.[13] In 2020, he served as interim athletic director before becoming the associate athletic director in 2021.[14]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D3# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin–Wallace / Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets (Ohio Athletic Conference) (2002–2016) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Baldwin–Wallace | 8–2 | 7–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2003 | Baldwin–Wallace | 10–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 9 | |||
| 2004 | Baldwin–Wallace | 6–4 | 5–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2005 | Baldwin–Wallace | 4–6 | 3–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2006 | Baldwin–Wallace | 7–3 | 6–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2007 | Baldwin–Wallace | 6–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2008 | Baldwin–Wallace | 5–5 | 5–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2009 | Baldwin–Wallace | 3–7 | 3–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2010 | Baldwin–Wallace | 7–3 | 6–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2011 | Baldwin–Wallace | 8–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd | 24 | ||||
| 2012 | Baldwin Wallace | 7–3 | 6–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2013 | Baldwin Wallace | 6–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2014 | Baldwin Wallace | 5–5 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2015 | Baldwin Wallace | 7–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2016 | Baldwin Wallace | 3–7 | 2–7 | 9th | |||||
| Baldwin–Wallace / Baldwin Wallace: | 92–60 | 79–56 | |||||||
| Total: | 92–60 | ||||||||
- "Baldwin Wallace Athletics". Baldwin Wallace Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- "Sienkiewicz to assist Neer in UR basketball". Democrat and Chronicle. August 26, 1987. p. 9. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- Dawson, Barrie (September 12, 1988). "Careful planning lifted Rutgers". The Courier-News. p. 21. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- Harrington, Mike (November 3, 1991). "Bell rushes for record 266 yards as Bulls rip Dukes in home finale". The Buffalo News. p. 42. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- "Rochester". Democrat and Chronicle. January 19, 1994. p. 28. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- Mandelaro, Jim (January 20, 1998). "5 on short list to become UR's football coach". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 21. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- "B-W's winningest football coach retires". The Newark Advocate. February 1, 2002. p. 11. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- "B-W retains football coach". The Times Recorder. November 21, 2002. p. 21. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- Beyer, John (April 23, 2018). "Brother to Brother: Former Head Football Coach at Baldwin Wallace, John Snell, Shares Advice With Aspiring Coach, Undergraduates". Lambda Chi Alpha. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- Wright, Branson (November 22, 2016). "John Snell steps down as Baldwin Wallace football coach". Cleveland. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- Baum, Adam (January 25, 2017). "La Salle coach Jim Hilvert leaves for Baldwin Wallace". Hilltop Press. pp. B2. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- "John Snell '87 Named Assistant Athletic Director". BW Yellow Jackets. November 21, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- Miller, Jeff (May 12, 2021). "Baldwin Wallace names Steve Thompson as director of athletics". Baldwin Wallace University. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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