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Tony DeMeo
Biographical details
Born	July 5, 1948 (age 76); Pelham, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1967–1970	Iona
Position(s)	Tailback, defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973–1974	Pace (assistant)
1975–1978	Iona
1979–1980	Penn (backfield)
1981–1987	Mercyhurst
1988	Temple (OC/QB)
1989	Delaware (assistant)
1990	James Madison (OC)
1991	UMass (assistant)
1992–1993	Murray State (OC)
1994–2001	Washburn
2002–2004	Richmond (OC)
2005–2010	Charleston (WV)
Head coaching record
Overall	137–108–4
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	2× Metropolitan Conference COY (1976–1977) ; Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association COY (1985); MIAA Coach of the Year (1999); D2football.com WVIAC Football Coach of the Year (2005); Iona College Hall of Fame (1997); Mercyhurst Hall of Fame (2016); University of Charleston Hall of Fame (2024)

Tony DeMeo (born July 5, 1948) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York from 1975 to 1978, Mercyhurst College—now known as Mercyhurst University—in Erie, Pennsylvania from 1981 to 1987, Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas from 1994 to 2001, and the University of Charleston in Charleston, West Virginia from 2005 to 2010.

DeMeo also worked as the offensive coordinator at Temple University (1988), James Madison University (1990), Murray State University (1992), and the University of Richmond (2002–2004). He was an assistant football coach at Pace University (1973–1974), the University of Pennsylvania (1979–1980), the University of Delaware (1989) and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (1991).

Coaching career

DeMeo began his head coaching career at his alma mater, Iona College. He compiled a 22–10–2 record at Iona and was twice named Metropolitan area coach of the year (1976 and 1977). DeMeo was inducted into the Iona College Hall of Fame in 1997 for his affiliation with two undefeated teams: first as a player in 1967 and then as the head coach in 1977.^[1]

DeMeo moved to the University of Pennsylvania in 1979 to serve as backfield coach for the Penn Quakers football team on the staff of head coach Harry Gamble.^[2]

In March 1981, DeMeo was hired as the first head coach for the new football team at Mercyhurst College—now known as Mercyhurst University.^[3]^[4] In seven seasons at Mercyhurst, he led the Lakers to a record of 41–21–2. DeMeo was named Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 1985. He was inducted into the Mercyhurst University Hall of Fame in 2017.^[5]

DeMeo was the 39th head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, serving for eight seasons, from 1994 to 2001, and compiling a record of 31–54. His 31 wins are third-most among head coaches in Washburn's history, behind Ernest Bearg and Craig Schurig.^[6] After leading Washburn to a 6–5 record in 1999, the program's first winning season in over 10 years, and DeMeo was named Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Coach of the Year.

DeMeo coached at the University of Charleston in West Virginia from 2005 to 2010. His Golden Eagles finished the 2007 season with an 8–3 record and ranked ninth in the Northeast Region of Division II. Charleston tied for second place in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC).^[7]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Iona Gaels (Metropolitan Conference—non-NCAA) (1975–1977)
1975	Iona	5–4–1
1976	Iona	5–2–1
1977	Iona	7–0
Iona Gaels (Metropolitan Conference—NCAA) (1978)
1978	Iona	5–4	2–2	T–3rd
Iona:		22–10–2
Mercyhurst Lakers (NCAA Division III independent) (1981–1987)
1981	Mercyhurst	4–2–1
1982	Mercyhurst	4–5
1983	Mercyhurst	5–3–1
1984	Mercyhurst	8–1
1985	Mercyhurst	8–2
1986	Mercyhurst	6–4
1987	Mercyhurst	6–4
Mercyhurst:		41–21–2
Washburn Ichabods (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1994–2001)
1994	Washburn	2–8	2–7	8th
1995	Washburn	4–6	3–6	T–7th
1996	Washburn	4–6	4–5	7th
1997	Washburn	3–8	2–7	8th
1998	Washburn	4–7	3–6	T–6th
1999	Washburn	6–5	4–5	T–5th
2000	Washburn	5–6	3–6	6th
2001	Washburn	3–8	2–7	9th
Washburn:		31–54	23–49
Charleston Golden Eagles (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2005–2010)
2005	Charleston	8–3	6–2	3rd
2006	Charleston	5–6	4–3	T–3rd
2007	Charleston	8–3	6–2	T–2nd
2008	Charleston	7–4	5–3	T–4th
2009	Charleston	9–2	6–2	T–2nd
2010	Charleston	6–5	4–4	T–5th
Charleston:		43–23	31–16
Total:		137–108–4