In
his first twelve years with the Golden Tornadoes, Geno DeMarco won
more games that any other Geneva College football coach since the
program began in 1890, compiling an 83-44 record (and surpassing his
former coach, Gene Sullivan, in 2003). Geneva qualified three times
for the NAIA National tournament during Geno’s tenure, and the
Golden Tornadoes won the NCAA Victory Bowl four times. Geno won
Coach of the Year honors six of his first twelve seasons, including
twice in the Mid-States Football Association. Geno joined the Golden
Tornadoes as a player in the early 1980s as a standout linebacker
and became the school’s first NBAIA All Americans, and was recently
named one of the Top 100 Geneva players from 1976 to 2000. Geno
began his coaching career as a defensive line graduate assistant to
Georgia Tech coach Bill Curry in 1985, then coached the defensive
secondary and defensive line for two years at West Virginia
University under Don Nehlen. Geno earned degrees in psychology,
information systems, and business administration, and a master’s
degree in business administration from WVU in 1986.
In
his first twelve years with the Golden Tornadoes, Geno DeMarco won
more games that any other Geneva College football coach since the
program began in 1890, compiling an 83-44 record (and surpassing his
former coach, Gene Sullivan, in 2003). Geneva qualified three times
for the NAIA National tournament during Geno’s tenure, and the
Golden Tornadoes won the NCAA Victory Bowl four times. Geno won
Coach of the Year honors six of his first twelve seasons, including
twice in the Mid-States Football Association. Geno joined the Golden
Tornadoes as a player in the early 1980s as a standout linebacker
and became the school’s first NBAIA All Americans, and was recently
named one of the Top 100 Geneva players from 1976 to 2000. Geno
began his coaching career as a defensive line graduate assistant to
Georgia Tech coach Bill Curry in 1985, then coached the defensive
secondary and defensive line for two years at West Virginia
University under Don Nehlen. Geno earned degrees in psychology,
information systems, and business administration, and a master’s
degree in business administration from WVU in 1986.