Jim Monos
Head Coach
Phone: 717-867-6264
E-mail:
monos@lvc.edu
Jim Monos finished his 16th year as head coach of the Lebanon Valley College football team in 2008. He began his second stint at LVC in 2004 after serving as the Flying Dutchmen head coach from 1986-96.
Through the 2007 season, Monos has directed the Dutchmen to a 64-93-2 record. His 159 games coached is also a school record.
The 2008 season was a memorable one for the Dutchmen as Monos put LVC in striking distance of an MAC title up until the final day of the season. After the team started out 3-1 (the best start since 1979), the Dutchmen battled through the MAC schedule and finished just behind a three-way tie for first place. After the season, eight Dutchmen were named all-MAC, including LVC's first-ever defensive player of the year, Brian Cottone '09.
When Lebanon Valley defeated FDU-Florham 43-15 on Oct. 8, 2005, Monos became the all-time winningest football coach in Lebanon Valley history. That victory marked win No. 48 at LVC for Monos, as he surpassed the previous record set by Lou Sorrentino '54, who won 47 games from 1971-85.
In 2006, Monos guided Lebanon Valley to a 6-4 (5-4 MAC) record, the team's first winning season since 1992.
The former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Bloomsburg University, Monos enjoyed a highly-successful run with the Huskies from 1997-2003. He helped lead Bloomsburg to a 56-23 record and a 36-6 mark in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division play. The Huskies also won five PSAC East championships during Monos’ tenure and reached the NCAA Division II playoffs twice, including an appearance in the national championship game in 2000. Also that season, Bloomsburg won the Lambert Cup, given to the top Division II team in the east.
Monos helped the Huskies establish a reputation as one of the most dangerous offensive teams in the PSAC. During Bloomsburg's 7-4 campaign in 2003, the Huskies scored over 30 points seven times and reached 40 points in four of those games. During the team’s run to the national championship game in 2000, Bloomsburg scored over 30 points 11 times in 15 games and twice scored over 50 points. In the team’s national semifinal game that year, Bloomsburg scored 29 straight points in the fourth quarter en route to a 58-48 win.
In 1997, Monos coached the Harlon Hill Award winner, given to the Division II national player of the year.
In his first stint at Lebanon Valley, Monos led the Dutchmen to a 6-3-1 record in 1991 and a 7-3 mark in 1992, the team’s first back-to-back winning seasons since 1978-79. In 1989, he was named as the Middle Atlantic Conference Co-Coach of the Year after guiding LVC to a 6-4 record. Monos was also an assistant athletic director at LVC from 1992-96 and an admissions counselor from 1986-91.
Prior to taking over the head coaching spot at Lebanon Valley, Monos was the offensive coordinator at Shippensburg University for seven seasons, following three years as a part-time coach. He earned all-conference honors in both football and baseball at Shippensburg before graduating in 1972. A native of Shippensburg, Monos is a member of the Shippensburg University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Monos and his wife, Mary Ellen, are the parents of two sons: Jim and Todd, both graduates of Bloomsburg University. Other members of Monos’ family include daughter-in-law Liz, granddaughter Grace Elizabeth, and grandson Carter Edward.
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