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Jake Nulph Named Head Football Coach

EDINBORO, Pa. – Edinboro University Director of Athletics Dr. Katherine Robbins today announced the appointment of Jake Nulph as Edinboro's head football coach. Nulph becomes Edinboro's 16th football coach.
 
"We are very excited to introduce Jake Nulph as our new football coach," related Robbins. "We are extremely impressed with his football acumen, character, high energy, and ability to recruit, motivate and develop young men on and off the field. With experience at divisions I, II, and III, he comes to us highly-recommended and we are confident we have an up-and-coming coach to lead our team and restore the proud tradition of Boro football.
 
"I want to commend our search committee on the outstanding job they did," she continued. "They put great effort into sifting through the very large and accomplished applicant pool, narrowing the list down to those we interviewed and ultimately brought to campus. They put in a great deal of time researching candidates to make sure we had the right fit for our student-athletes."
 
Nulph assumes Edinboro's head coaching position after serving as the defensive backs and special teams coach at Indiana(Pa.) this past year. The Crimson Hawks finished with a 10-2 record and received a bid to the NCAA Division Ii Playoffs.
 
Jake Nulph at IUP"It's an incredible honor to be chosen as the next head coach at Edinboro University!" commented Nulph. "My family and I are extremely excited about the opportunity and can not wait to meet everyone in the Edinboro community. The Fighting Scots have such a proud program and history and I am honored to be the man to lead these young men into the future!
 
"I would like to thank Dr. Robbins and the search committee for their endless work and communication throughout this process," Nulph added. "I appreciate their confidence and trust in me to lead Edinboro football into a new chapter of its storied tradition."
 
In his one season at IUP, Nulph coached and mentored a pair of All-PSAC West selections -- Nazir Streater, a first team pick, and J.R. Stevens, who was named to the second team.  IUP led the PSAC in scoring defense (17.3 ppg.,), ranked second in total defense (308 ypg.), and pass efficiency defense (106), and was third in passing defense (199 ypg.) and third down conversions (32 pct.). The special teams also excelled, with the Crimson Hawks ranking second in kickoff coverage (39.3 net) and third in punt return average (12 yds).
 
Prior to joining the IUP staff, Nulph served as the special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach at Duquesne in 2018. The Dukes finished with a 9-4 record, winning the Northeast Conference championship and qualifying for the FCS playoffs. The Dukes would post the school's first-ever FCS playoff win, 31-10 over Towson, to advance to the FCS Sweet 16. Duquesne would finish 24th in the final FCS rankings. He helped the Dukes rank third in the NEC in pass defense (198.9 ypg.) while two players – Jonathan Istache and Brandon Stanback – earned All-NEC honors. Istache was later named to the Hero Sports All-American team. In addition, placekicker/punter Mitch Maczura was a second team All-NEC selection.
 
From 2014-18, Nulph spent four seasons as the defensive coordinator/special teams coordinator at Westminster College.  He helped turn around the Titans program, as it posted three consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 1995-97. In addition, Westminster posted a pair of ECAC Bowl wins in that span with a 42-21 victory over St. John Fisher in 2015 and a 33-6 triumph over Utica in 2016. 

Jake Nulph at DuquesneWestminster led the Presidents' Athletic Conference in total defense and scoring defense in 2015 and 2016. All told, Westminster had 24 All-PAC honorees on defense and seven on special teams during his tenure.

In 2015, Westminster recorded its first nine-win season since 1997, going 9-2, as the Titan defense led the PAC and ranked 11th in Division III in total defense, limiting opponents to 257 yards per game. Westminster also paced the conference and was 23rd in the nation in scoring defense allowing 16.7 points per game. The 184 points allowed were the fewest by the Titan defense since 2001. They were also sixth in the country in rushing defense and eighth in pass efficiency defense.

In 2016, Nulph's Westminster defense again led the league in scoring defense at 16.6 points per game and total defense at 288.1 yards per contest. The Titans were also first in pass defense (169.1 ypg) and second in rushing defense (119.0 ypg), both figures ranking in the top 25 in Division III. The Titans would finish with an 8-3 record.
 
Westminster finished with a 7-3 record in 2017. Defensive back Todd Jeter garnered PAC Defensive Most Valuable Player Honors, the first Titan to earn the honor. Jeter was one of three Titans to earn All-PAC first team honors. He finished second in the conference with five interceptions and 12 passes defended, and was later named a third team D3Football.com All-American.
 
Nulph played for three years with Robert Morris, two as a defensive back and one as quarterback, after transferring from Grove City. He was a two-year letter winner for the Colonials and was named a special teams captain in 2004.
 
Jake Nulph at RMCNulph began his coaching career at Robert Morris in 2005 as a graduate assistant in charge of the running backs while working under legendary coach Joe Walton. He would serve in that role during the 2006 season, then coached the quarterbacks in 2007. In 2008, he was hired as the assistant secondary/assistant special teams coach at his alma mater. He tutored safety Mike Landers, a first-team All-Northeast Conference performer who ranked second in the NEC with five interceptions and tallied 74 tackles. Landers also recovered three fumbles and broke up 10 passes that season.

After one season as the defensive backs/assistant special teams coach at Allegheny in 2009, Nulph joined the staff at Saint Francis(Pa.). He served as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator in 2010, then moved up to defensive coordinator in 2011, also serving as the assistant recruiting coordinator. In his final two seasons, he was the co-defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator, and recruiting coordinator.
 
Nulph co-coordinated a defense which finished 10th in the FCS and coordinated a top-25 special teams unit to the best record in SFU's history in back-to-back seasons as an FCS institution. In addition, he worked with first team All-NEC placekicker Josh Thiel, who set school records for field goals made and extra points made. In addition, punter Grant Price was a second team All-NEC selection.
 
During his four years at Saint Francis, Nulph coached 10 All-NEC performers and one NEC Defensive Rookie of the Year. He also mentored kick-returner Kyle Harbridge, who earned the 2013 College Football Performance Awards Elite All-Purpose Award. 

In 2011, in his first season as defensive coordinator, Nulph coached Anthony Bowman to College Madness Second-Team All-America honors after the linebacker tallied 141 tackles, the top figure in the NEC. Nulph's defense, which featured just one upperclassman, generated 18 total turnovers. In two seasons working with the SFU linebackers, Nulph helped two players finish in the top-10 nationally in tackles.

Under Nulph's direction in 2010, senior linebackers Scott Lewis and Matthew Parker earned All-NEC honors. With his team-leading 138 tackles in 2013, Lewis became the NEC's all-time leader in tackles with 524. Both Lewis and Parker tied for the team lead in tackles for loss with 13.5. Parker led the team with seven total sacks.
 
Nulph received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Studies from Robert Morris in 2005. He completed work on his Masters of Science Degree in Communication and Information Systems from Robert Morris in 2007.  He and his wife Angela currently reside in Apollo, Pa with their two young children, JJ (two years old in April) and Jillian (one year old in March).
 
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