John Audino (born June 5, 1953) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at La Salle Institute in North Greenbush, New York, a position he had held since 2018.[1] Audino served as the head football coach at Kean University from 1990 to 1992 and at Union College in Schenectady, New York from 1992 to 2015. Audino guided the Union Dutchmen to six Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Northwest Championship titles and four Liberty League titles.

John Audino
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLa Salle Institute (NY)
Biographical details
Born (1953-06-05) June 5, 1953 (age 71)
Albany, New York, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1973–1974Notre Dame
Position(s)Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1975–1976Albany (ST)
1977–1981Columbia (assistant)
1982Kentucky (TE)
1983–1985Union (NY) (OC)
1986–1989Penn (WR/QB)
1990–1991Kean
1992–2015Union (NY)
2016–2017Columbia (TE/PCG)
2018–presentLa Salle Institute (NY)
Baseball
1983–1984Union (NY)
Head coaching record
Overall160–101 (college football)
14–17–1 (college baseball)
TournamentsFootball
2–5 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As coach:

As player:

Audino attended the University of Notre Dame and played on the football team as a running back. He received his undergraduate degree in 1975. Audino then pursued a master's degree at the University of Albany. While there, he worked under head coach Bob Ford as the Great Danes' special teams coordinator.

Audino then spent the next 13 years as an assistant coach at four different universities until he landed his first head coaching job at Kean University in Union, New Jersey in 1990. He only stayed for two seasons, compiling an 8–12 record, before accepting the newly-vacant head coaching position at Union.

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Kean Cougars (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (1990–1991)
1990 Kean 5–5 3–3 T–4th
1991 Kean 3–7 1–5 6th
Kean: 8–12 4–8
Union Dutchmen (NCAA Division III independent) (1992–1994)
1992 Union 6–3
1993 Union 9–1 L NCAA Division III First Round
1994 Union 8–2 W ECAC Northwest Championship
Union Dutchmen (Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association / Liberty League) (1995–2015)
1995 Union 9–2 3–1 1st L NCAA Division III Second Round
1996 Union 9–1 4–0 1st W ECAC Northwest Championship
1997 Union 7–2 3–1 2nd
1998 Union 6–3 2–2 3rd
1999 Union 9–2 3–1 2nd W ECAC Northwest Championship
2000 Union 9–2 3–1 T–1st L NCAA Division III First Round
2001 Union 9–2 3–1 2nd W ECAC Northwest Championship
2002 Union 5–5 3–1 2nd
2003 Union 5–5 2–2 T–3rd
2004 Union 6–3 6–1 2nd
2005 Union 11–1 7–0 1st L NCAA Division III Second Round
2006 Union 7–3 5–1 1st L NCAA Division III First Round
2007 Union 5–5 5–2 T–2nd L ECAC Upstate Championship
2008 Union 5–4 4–3 T–3rd
2009 Union 8–3 6–1 T–1st W ECAC Northwest Bowl Championship
2010 Union 2–7 2–4 6th
2011 Union 6–4 5–1 T–1st
2012 Union 6–4 6–1 2nd
2013 Union 3–7 3–4 5th
2014 Union 2–8 2–5 7th
2015 Union 0–10 0–7 8th
Union: 152–89 77–40
Total: 160–101
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "Former Union coach John Audino to lead La Salle football team". Times Union. Albany, New York. March 27, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
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