Head Coach Scot Dapp

The 21-year coaching tenure of Scot Dapp has been the most successful period in Moravian football annals: two trips to the NCAA Championship Tournament, including a berth in the 1988 South Region title game, MAC champions in 1988 and Commonwealth champs in 1993, the school's first three berths in the ECAC Championship games, playing in the Southeast game in 2002 and the Southwest game in 2004 and 2005 with a win last year, a string of 11 consecutive winning seasons—the longest streak in school history—in his first 11 years and a 21-year record of 127-88-1.

Dapp has earned Coach-of-the-Year accolades from the MAC three times. He was the 1988 winner after leading the ’Hounds to a 9-1 regular season, then won the inaugural Commonwealth League honors in 1993, when Moravian won the first-ever Commonwealth crown. In 1997, he was named Co-Coach of the Year after leading the Greyhounds to a 7-3 overall record. The 1993 season also saw Dapp earn career win number 50, becoming just the second Moravian mentor to reach that mark. Dapp reached 100 career victories in 2002 and his .590 winning percentage ranks among the top 50 active NCAA Division III coaches. Dapp's 127 victories rank him 20th among active NCAA Division III coaches.

Before coming to Moravian in 1987, Dapp served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Division I-AA Delaware State College. He spent seven years at Susquehanna, where he coached defensive backs and linebackers and served as defensive coordinator. In 1983, Dapp helped the Crusaders to a ninth-place national ranking. He also was the head coach of Susquehanna's baseball team. Dapp’s credentials also include two seasons as offensive backfield coach at Kutztown University.

A 1973 graduate of West Chester University (health and physical education), Dapp earned his master’s degree in physical education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also is a National Athletic Trainers Association-certified trainer. Dapp is a professor of physical education at Moravian, and served as an assistant softball coach for 11 seasons.

In 2006, Dapp completed his term as President of the American Football Coaches Association, having been voted on the Board of Trustees in 1999. The AFCA was founded in 1922 and now has over 10,000 members. Coach Dapp was the 81st President of the Association and only the fifth Division III coach to hold that position in the 83 years of the organization.

Also in 2006, Dapp served as an assistant coach for the East squad at the annual Hula Bowl College All-Star game in Honolulu, Hawaii, and he received the John Whitehead Award at the Nike Coach of the Year Clinic for his contribution to the game of football. In 2002, Dapp was recognized by the American Football Foundation with the John Vaught Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding performance in the profession, and in 2007, Dapp was honored with the Outstanding Association President Award by the All-American Football Foundation. He was also inducted into the Boyertown Area High School Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

Assistant Coaching Staff

Jeff Pukszyn is in his 12th season as a member of the Greyhound staff. The 1997 Moravian graduate was a two-time All Conference defensive tackle and served as the Greyhound team captain in both his junior and senior years. In 2003, Jeff was named one of the 500 ALAC National Assistant Coaches of the Year. Jeff is the Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator for the Greyhounds and he will be working with the outside linebackers.

Sal DeWalt returns for a third season on the Greyhound staff, and his second as a full-time assistant coach. The 2006 Moravian graduate was a three-year starter for the Hounds and was an All-Conference player in both his junior and senior seasons. He will serve as the Hound offensive line coach.

Gary Martell has been part of the Greyhound football family for over thirty years. The 1976 Moravian graduate had an outstanding career for the Hounds and was inducted into the Greyhound Hall of Fame in 1991. Coach Martell is the Associate Director of the Bethlehem Boys and Girls Club and will be a general offensive assistant for Coach Dapp.

Jeremy McCullough is joining the Moravian staff in 2008 and will coach the defensive backs. Coach McCullough graduated from Duquesne University in 2007 and was a four-year letterwinner for the Dukes. He is also a graduate of Liberty High School where he was a First Team All-District football player and was All-State in track.

Tim McGorry is in his second year on the Greyhound staff and will coach the 'Hounds quarterbacks. Coach McGorry coached on the high school level for seven years with stints at Salisbury, Allentown Central Catholic and Parkville High Schools. He is currently completing his degree at Ashford University.

Fran Meagher is in his eighth year as a Hound assistant and is also the Head Coach of the Greyhound Men’s Lacrosse team. His coaching background includes stints as the head coach at Muhlenberg College and at Swarthmore College. He also served as an assistant coaching at Union College. A full-time faculty member of the Physical Education Department, Coach Meagher will work with the tight ends and kickers.

Jim Newhard will serve as the linebacker coach in his fifth year as an assistant from Coach Dapp. A graduate of Penn State, Coach Newhard served as an assistant coach for a number of area high schools prior to his joining the Hound staff. Jim runs his own insurance business, Lehigh Underwriters.

Nick Pinchek is also joining the Moravian staff in 2008 and will coach the running backs. Coach Pinchek comes to the Greyhounds after graduating this past spring from Penn State University, where he was a four-year letterwinner on the Nittany Lion football team and participated in three bowl games. Coach Pinchek is also a graduate of Parkland High School and was a member of Parkland's 2002 PIAA State Championship Team.

Phil Polony is returning for his third year on the Moravian staff and will serve as the team’s defensive line coach. A graduate of Duquesne University, Coach Polony was a standout defensive lineman from the Dukes earning All Conference and All-American accolades during his career. He was the Co-Defensive Player of the Year for the Mid American Athletic Conference during his senior season at Duquesne.

Nick Sacco is returning for a second year on the Moravian sidelines and will assist with the offensive line. Coach Sacco graduate from Moravian in 2002 and was a four-year letterwinner for the Greyhounds. He currently works as an investigator for the Internal Revenue Service.