Mike Cerasuolo ’93 will enter his tenth season as the head coach of the Springfield College football program during the 2025-26 academic year. Cerasuolo was named the 14th head football coach in the program’s history in January of 2016, and became just the fifth head football coach at Springfield College in the last 70 years.
In 2024 Cerasuolo led Springfield to its fourth-straight NEWMAC title with the Pride producing a nation-best 427.5 rushing yards per game propelling them into the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament Quarterfinal. Cerasuolo was named the inaugural Associated Press Division III National Coach of the Year.
The 2023 campaign saw Springfield produce a nation-best 380 rushing yards per game en route to its third-straight NEWMAC title, as Cerasuolo and his staff were named NEWMAC Coaching Staff of the Year.
In his second season at the helm, Cerasuolo put together a historic 2019 campaign, as Springfield rattled off a 10-0 regular-season record en route to claiming the inaugural NEWMAC Championship. The NEWMAC and The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Division II/III New England Coach of the Year, Cerasuolo guided a Springfield team that led all of college football in rushing with just over 435 yards per game.
Cerasuolo is no stranger to the Springfield College football program, as prior to becoming the head coach, he spent 15 years as the offensive coordinator for the Pride. With Cerasuolo devising the game plans, the Pride has established itself as one of the premier rushing offenses in Division III football, as Springfield College had won five national rushing titles with him as the offensive coordinator.
A sought-after clinician, Cerasuolo has also done great work off the field for the football program, as under his leadership, the Pride has become heavily involved with Team IMPACT and has had three members of the football program be marrow donors through the Be The Match program.
A native of Northboro, Mass., Cerasuolo was the offensive coordinator at Division II Mansfield during the 2000 season. Prior to Mansfield, Cerasuolo held offensive coordinator positions at Mansfield, Alfred, Lebanon Valley, and SUNY Cortland, and was the offensive line and tight ends coach at the University of Maine, while also coaching the defensive line at Ithaca.
A standout student-athlete for Springfield College from 1989-1993, Cerasuolo was named Springfield College’s most valuable offensive player during his senior year, as the center was a two-time Division II All-New England selection, and a 1992 Associated Press and New England College Football Writers’ Association All-Star. After earning his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Springfield College, Cerasuolo went on to receive his master’s degree in sport pedagogy from Ithaca in 1995.
Mike and his wife, Tracy, reside in Hampden, Mass. with their two daughters.
Coaching Highlights
- Led Springfield to a 10-0 regular-season record in 2017 and their first trip to the NCAA Division III Championship since 2006
- Named the 2017 NEWMAC Coach of the Year and the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Division II/III New England Coach of the Year
- Has led the Pride to eight national rushing titles, including most recently in 2023.
- Has had 15 student-athletes become All-Americans, including Chris Sharpe ’07, who won the Melberger Award, given to the top Division III Football Player in the country, and Jordan Wilcox '18, who was the program's first-ever Gagliardi National Player of the Year Trophy Finalist.
- Had three-student-athletes earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in 2017, the most of any program in the nation
Michael Cerasuolo ’93 enters his 13th season as offensive coordinator. With Cerasuolo devising the game plans, the Pride has been an offensive machine in recent years. Under his direction, the Pride has won five national rushing titles, including most recently in 2011. In the last 83 games, Cerasuolo’s unit has eclipsed the 40-point mark 32 times, the 50-point plateau 14 times and the 60 point mark on eight occasions. Four of his offensive linemen, Andrew MacFadyen ’02, Brian Dewey ‘05, Adam Feit ’07, and Sean Meagher '11 have earned All-America honors.
A 1993 Springfield graduate and a native of Northboro, Mass., Cerasuolo was the offensive coordinator at Division II Mansfield (Pa.) during the 2000 season. He was also in charge of the offensive line, quarterbacks, tight ends, short snappers, holders, and kick returners. Prior to Mansfield, Cerasuolo held offensive coordinator positions at Alfred (N.Y.), Lebanon Valley (Pa.), and SUNY Cortland. He was also the offensive line and tight ends coach at the University of Maine, and defensive line coach at Ithaca (N.Y.). A standout center, Cerasuolo was named SC’s most valuable offensive player during his senior year. He was a two-time Division II All-New England selection (1991, 1992), and a 1992 Associated Press and New England College Football Writers’ Association All-Star. After earning his bachelor's degree in physical education from Springfield College, Cerasuolo went on to receive his master's degree in sport pedagogy from Ithaca in 1995. Mike and his wife, Tracy, reside in Southwick with their two children.
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