Tom Mulholland (American football) explained

Tom Mullholland
Birth Date:31 December 1967
Birth Place:Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Death Place:Johns Hopkins Hospital
Player Years1:1990s
Player Team1:Catholic
Coach Years1:1992
Coach Team1:Towson (assistant)
Coach Years2:1993–2001
Coach Team2:Catholic University (DC)
Coach Years3:2002–2003
Coach Team3:Catholic University
Coach Years4:2006–?
Coach Team4:Walter Johnson HS (MD)
Overall Record:7–13 (college)

Tom Mulholland (December 31, 1967 – August 24, 2022) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach for the Catholic Cardinals football team at The Catholic University of America in 2002 and 2003, compiled a record of 7–13.

Early life

Mulholland was born and grew up in Bethesda, Maryland. He attended Gonzaga College High School, from which he graduated in 1986. He then attended The Catholic University of America and graduated in 1992 with a bachelor of arts degree in sociology.[1]

Coaching career

Mulholland served for one season as an assistant coach at Towson University in Towson, Maryland. The following year, he returned to his alma mater. He served for ten years as a defensive positional coach and defensive coordinator at Catholic.[1] [2]

In August 2002, Catholic head coach Rob Ambrose resigned in order to become the quarterbacks coach at Connecticut, and Mulholland was promoted as his replacement.[3] He held that position for two seasons, and his teams compiled records of 4–6 (ODAC: 2–4) in 2002 and 3–7 (ODAC: 2–4) in 2003.[4] In those seasons, Catholic finished sixth and fifth out of seven teams in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), respectively. Mulholland was fired and eventually replaced by former Catholic head coach Tom Clark.[5] [6]

In 2006, Mulholland became head coach for the Walter Johnson High School football team, which had posted a 0–10 record the prior season.[7] The team continued its losing record, expanding it to a 36-game losing streak, before defeating Poolesville High School in the seventh game of the 2008 season.[8]

Mulholland was married, had three children and resided in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[1]

Head coaching record

College

Notes and References

  1. http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/SCHOOLS/wjhs/athletics/football/coaches.shtm Walter Johnson Football Coaches
  2. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=other/transactions/2002/july17.htm Sports Transactions from The Sports Network: Wednesday, July 17th
  3. Peter Bowman, Mulholland promoted to head coach, The Tower, August 22, 2002.
  4. http://odac.bridgewater.edu/fall/fball/2007_ODAC_FB_Guide.pdf Past Standings and All-Conference Squads
  5. http://www.cuatower.com/2004/01/30/football-coach-tom-mulholland-ousted/ Football coach Tom Mulholland ousted
  6. http://www.cuatower.com/2004/02/06/clark-returns-as-football-coach/ Clark returns as football coach
  7. http://www.wjpitch.com/sports/42-football/240--new-look-football-team-inspires-hope.html New look football team inspires hope
  8. http://www.gazette.net/stories/10212008/aspespo181759_32474.shtml Walter Johnson ends 36-game on-field football losing streak