September 29, 2005
Release courtesy of Larry Happel, Central College sports information director

PELLA, IOWA . . . Central College’s Jeff McMartin has been named as one of 10 “hot” coaches in the NCAA Division III by American Football Monthly magazine.

McMartin, 37, is in his second year as the Dutch head coach. He was cited as being “primed for success” and that Central appears poised for a move back to the top. After piloting Central to a 6-4 campaign in 2004, McMartin and the Dutch are off to a 3-1 start with a young squad in 2005. The magazine noted that all four of Central’s losses last season were by seven points or less.

“We’re very pleased with the developmental progress Coach McMartin has made with our football program,” said athletics director Al Dorenkamp. “He’s a Central College person and exhibits the kind of values that Central has promoted for years and years. He’s developed a good recruiting plan and it’s clear that bright days are ahead for Central College football.”

A 1990 Central graduate, McMartin returned to his alma mater after serving as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for four years at De Pauw University (Ind.). He was the offensive line coach at Beloit College (Wis.) for five seasons and was the defensive line coach at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) and Illinois Wesleyan University. He was a graduate assistant at Wake Forest University (N.C.), where he earned his master’s degree.

American Football Monthly’s “Hot” Division III Coaches
American Football Monthly’s “Hot” Division III Coaches
Tyler Fenwick, Occidental (Calif.)
Jack Ginn, North Carolina Wesleyan
J.B. Wells, Endicott (Mass.)
Jim Good, Texas Luthran
Larry Harmon, Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas)
Jeff McMartin, Central
Don Montgomery, Emory and Henry (Va.)
Dean Paul, Ohio Northern
Mark Sipple, Wis.-Eau Claire
Jim Zebrowski, Lakeland (Wis.)

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