Eli Gardner
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Stonehill |
| Conference | NEC |
| Record | 36–34 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 14, 1986 |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2007 | Western New England |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008 | Western New England (DL) |
| 2009–2010 | Stonehill (ST/LB) |
| 2011–2013 | Stonehill (DC) |
| 2014–2015 | Stonehill (AHC/DC) |
| 2016–present | Stonehill |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–34 |
Eli Gardner (born June 14, 1986)[1] is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at Stonehill College, a role he has held since the 2016 season.[2] He played college football at Western New England University.[3]
Early life[edit]
Not much is known from Gardner, however at some point during his young age, he moved to Brisbane for a couple of years (Between 1988 and 1995). Gardner moved back afterwards, pursuing his American Football career.
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonehill Skyhawks (Northeast-10 Conference) (2016–2021) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Stonehill | 5–6 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2017 | Stonehill | 6–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2018 | Stonehill | 2–8 | 2–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2019 | Stonehill | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Stonehill | 8–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Stonehill Skyhawks (Northeast Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Stonehill | 4–5 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2023 | Stonehill | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2024 | Stonehill | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Stonehill: | 36–34 | 28–29 | |||||||
| Total: | 36–34 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Mark Ledbetter [@COACHLED63] (June 14, 2016). "#SkyhawkNation Happy 30th Birthday to @CoachEliGardner ! Excited for the future with you at the helm! #KeepDiggin" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Gardner Named Seventh Stonehill Football Head Coach in Program's Varsity Era". Stonehill College Skyhawks. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Eli Gardner '08 Elevated to Head Coach at Stonehill College". Western New England University Athletics. Retrieved 17 May 2022.