Mike Whalen was named head coach of football at Williams in February of 2004 after serving as an Eph assistant football coach for eight years and as the head coach of wrestling.  As an assistant under Dick Farley Whalen was the offensive line coach for five years and then was the offensive line coach and offensive coordinator for three years.

In his first two seasons Whalen guided the Ephs to consecutive 6-2 seasons, highlighted by winning the final six games of the 2005 season and defeating arch rival Amherst to win the Little Three title. In year three Whalen extended the Eph win streak to 14 as he compiled just the sixth perfect season in Williams football history.

The 2007 Ephs dropped their first two games, but re-grouped to finish with six consecutive wins and capped off the season with a 20-0 win over Amherst to give the Ephs three straight wins over their arch rivals and a third consecutive Little Three title. In 2008 the Ephs alos compiled a 6-2 record and edged Amherst 24-23 on the road to win a fourth consecutive Little Three title.

Pat Lucey '08 was named the NESCAC Offensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row and he also was named the winner of the Joe Zabilski Award as the top offensive performer in New England Div. II-III play. Williams led NESCAC in virtually every offensve category with Lucey the top passer, junior RB Brian Morrissey the top rusher, senior RB Kevin Flynn the leader in all purpose yardage and junior WR Ryan Powell the top receiver.

Whalen was nominated for the prestigious 2006 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award that is presented to the nation's top coach in all divisions. In 2007 whalen finished first in fan voting in Division III in the national contest.

He was the only coach from New England to finish in the top 25 (all Divisions) in 2006 when he placed 24th. He was named the 2006 NESCAC, received the Johnny Vaught Head Coaching Award from the All-American Foundation and was named the Master Sports University/College Coach of the Year.

A 1983 graduate of Wesleyan University, Whalen captained both the football and wrestling teams while earning All-New England and All-American honors three times. In wrestling he was the first New England wrestler to win four consecutive New England Championships.

Whalen's coaching career began at Springfield College where he served as a graduate assistant in both football and wrestling while earning a Master's in Physical Education. Upon completing his degree requirements at Springfield, Whalen joined the staff at Penn and the 1986 Quakers went undefeated and won the Ivy League title. From Penn Whalen moved on to Lafayette where the Leopards won the Colonial League title in 1988 and the Patriot League title in 1989. In 1993 Whalen went to Colgate University where he was the Associate Head Coach and offensive line coach for the Red Raiders.

Whalen has had at least one Eph offensive lineman named All-NESCAC First Team every season. In 2001 Whalen added the duties of offensive coordinator to his o-line responsibilities and twice his Ephs were the most productive offense in NESCAC in yards gained and points scored. He has coached the only player in NESCAC and ECAC-Northeast history to win back-to-back Offensive Player of the Year awards in QB Joe Reardon '04. Whalen inserted Reardon into the starting QB role just four games into Reardon's first season and the move paid huge dividends for the Ephs.

As the head coach of Williams wrestling Whalen had 36 All-New England performers and in 2000 he was named the NECCWA Coach of the Year for leading Williams to a second place finish among the 15 teams in the region. NECCWA named Whalen the Rookie Coach of the Year in 1997 as well. On the strength of a third place finish by Tom Prairie at 125, the Ephs finished 17th at the 2003 NCAA Championships. Prairie's third place finish is the highest for an Eph in NCAA Div. III competition. In 2004 Prairie finished 4th at the NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors for the second year in a row. Along with coaching All-American Tom Prairie, Whalen has also coached Jeff Ishizuka '04, who was named a Rhodes Scholar in the fall of 2003.

Whalen and his wife Karen and sons Jake and Luke reside in Williamstown.

Barrale begins his fourth season at Williams after spending the previous six seasons as the offensive coordinator and head baseball coach at Norwich.  Norwich finished 6-5 in 2003 and went to the ECAC North Atlantic Bowl. Norwich quarterback Ben Clark re-wrote the school's record book.  

Before joining the Norwich staff Barrale coached at Hamilton (1994-95), Rutgers (1995 -1996), and Rowan (1997).

Barrale is a 1994 graduate of Northeastern University and was a standout in football and baseball.  He led the Huskies in total offense in 1990.

Barrale led the 1994 Huskies to a 35-16 record, the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) championship, was named NAC Tournament MVP and earned NAC All-Star honors.

In the summer of 2002 Barrale was an assistant coach of the Bourne Braves in the Cape Cod League.

Barrale received his Master’s degree in Student Personnel Services from Rowan University in 2004

An Eph assistant baseball coach for two years, Barrale was elevated to head coach in July of 2006. In 2007 he led the Ephs to a 27-10 record, the NESCAC title and the first NCAA New England tourney appearance since 2001.

Barrale is single and resides in Williamstown.

McCormack is a 1987 graduate of Ithaca College where he played both football and lacrosse and majored in physical education.  He played outside linebacker in football team and defensive midfielder for the Bombers' lacrosse squad.  During his senior year the football team played for the national championship in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.

McCormack previously coached at Union , Norwich, Boston College and Ithaca. While at Union, McCormack coordinated the pass defense and coached the defensive secondary and special teams.  Union twice led the nation in pass efficiency defense under his tutelage.  He was also the head lacrosse coach at Union and in 1999 was named co-coach of the year in the Upstate College Athletic League.  McCormack coordinated the defense for the lacrosse program and in 1999 the man down unit led the nation in save percentage.

At Williams, McCormack also serves as an assistant professor of physical education and is the head men’s lacrosse coach. In 2007 the Ephs advanced to the NESCAC semifinals for the first time.

George and his wife Kristen live in Williamstown with their three sons Brett (12), Michael (10) and Sean (8).

DiCenzo begins his fourth season at Williams after stints at Trinity and Brown. At Trinity, DiCenzo coached the outside linebackers, assisted with special teams and was also the recruiting coordinator.  In 2002 while DiCenzo was at Trinity the Ephs and the Bantams tied for the NESCAC Championship.

The following season, DiCenzo helped the Brown Bears to a second place finish in the Ivy League while coaching the outside backers.  

In the summer of 2001, DiCenzo had the opportunity to serve as a guest coach with the Kansas City Chiefs during the pre-season.

DiCenzo majored in history at Williams and is currently finishing his Master's thesis in history at Trinity College.  

In his senior year at Williams he was an All-NESCAC football player and All-New England wrestler and captained both of the teams.  He also won the Purple Key Award given to the male athlete of the year at Williams.  

In addition to his football duties, Dan serves as co-head coach of wrestling for the Ephs.  Dan is single and resides in Williamstown.

Maxwell enters his fourth season at Williams and will again oversee the defensive line.  Maxwell has done an outstanding job in re-establishing the Eph front four by expanding the depth of the line with frequent substitutions. The D-line was thinning out before Maxwell joined the staff, but he has re-stocked it and rejuvenated it..

A 1995 graduate of nearby Hoosac Valley High School, Maxwell served as captain of both the football and track teams.  He went on to the University of New Haven, where he had an outstanding career as a defensive lineman. 

Maxwell earned All-ECAC honors in 1997 and 1998 and was captain of the team as a senior.  He also played in the Division II national championship game in 1997.

Maxwell graduated in 1999 from New Haven with a degree in law enforcement. Maxwell is currently working at the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office and lives in Adams with his wife Jennifer and their daughter Samara (1).

A 2002 graduate of Williams College, Creighton returned to Williamstown in the summer of 2006 to coach the Eph wide receivers and special teams after stints at both Northeastern University (2002) and Tufts University (2003-2006).

Hired by former Eph QB and Northeastern University Offensive Coordinator Kevin Morris ’86, Creighton served as the offensive assistant where he was involved in all phases of weekly preparation and with the Huskies' quarterbacks, during the 2002 Atlantic-10 championship season.

The following season Marshall joined the staff at Tufts University as wide receivers coach and began work in a Master's of Arts program in Educational Studies. In 2004 Marshall was named linebackers coach of the Jumbos. A member of three NESCAC championship teams and two undefeated teams, Creighton shared time as the starting QB in 2000 and started at CB in 2001. He was awarded the Dr. Edward Coughlin Award for overcoming adversity after his senior campaign.

Creighton served as captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams at Bethesda Chevy-Chase [MD] HS and was the recipient of the US Military Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award. Creighton married former Eph basketball standout Liz Tilley in June and the two reside in Williamstown.

Donald Brooks enters his third year at Williams. Brooks joined the Ephs staff in 2006 as the Williams College athletic department and coaching intern, assisting in athletic administration and football coaching through a program sponsored by the NCAA.

In the spring of 2008 Brooks was named the assistant athletic administrator, assistant coach of football and assistant coach of men's lacrosse at Williams.

As the assistant athletic administrator Brooks will assist with the day to day operation of the athletic department and the execution of the athletic director's strategic initiatives and coordinate student athlete programming including serving as the advisor of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and assisting teams with community service opportunities. Brooks will also coordinate the “EphTeam” program, an orientation program for student athletes. In addition, Brooks will also assist in the facilitation of the many NCAA and NESCAC Championship events hosted by Williams.

Brooks is a 2002 graduate of Springfield College where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and he received his Master's degree in sports management from Springfield in 2008.

Brooks played on the offensive line and in 2000 as Springfield led the nation in rushing, averaging a Division III record 427.5 yards per game.

Brooks played lacrosse at Bellaire High School in Houston, Texas. He also played on the club lacrosse team as a freshman at the University of Alabama. From 1999-2006 Brooks served as a lacrosse instructor at Camp Atwater in North Brookfield, Massachusetts.

Upon graduating from Springfield, Brooks returned to his hometown of Houston, Texas, where he interned with the NFL’s Houston Texans in the Personnel and Operations departments and coached offensive and defensive line at Scarborough High School. After a season of coaching Texas high school football, Brooks returned to his alma mater for three seasons to coach the defensive line.

While at Springfield, Brooks was also the athletic director of the New Leadership Charter School in Springfield, Massachusetts, where his programs experienced tremendous success.

Brooks and his wife Shevie reside in Williamstown with their daughter Alana who was born in November of 2006.

Kevin Kiley is entering his year at Williams as an assistant men's lacrosse coach and his first year as an assistant football coach. Kiley is a 2003 graduate of Colby College  (BA), and a 2005 graduate of St. Lawrence University (M.Ed).

Just prior to joining the staff at Williams, Kiley coached one year as an assistant lacrosse coach at St. Andrew's Presbyterian College (NC) during the 2005-06 academic year.

Kiley's first two years of collegiate coaching came at St. Lawrence University where he was an assistant men's lacrosse coach from in 2004 and 2005 and a defensive line coach for the Saints' football team in 2003 and 2004.

In the fall of 2007 Kiley joined the football staff at Williams where he will assist with the defensive line.

A Worcester, MA native, Doyle is entering his 23rd year of coaching at Williams. Doyle was a three-year letterman in football and lacrosse at UMass-Amherst, playing on the 1964 Yankee Conference championship football team that played in the Tangerine Bowl.

Doyle retired in 2004 from the Adams (MA) Memorial Middle School where he served as Principal.  For 17 years Doyle was the head football coach at Hoosac Valley High School where he led the Hurricanes to two Western Massachusetts Super Bowl titles and seven Class A Conference championships. 

In the spring of 1995 Doyle was inducted into the Massachusetts Football Coaches Hall of Fame.

Doyle came to Williams in 1985 to join Bob Odell's staff and later worked with Dick Farley and now assists Mike Whalen. Doyle has coached LBs, DL, OL RBs and special teams for the Ephs.

Doyle and his wife Anne live in Adams, MA where they raised their seven children.  Their son Dan lettered in football for the Ephs and is a 2006 graduate of Williams.