Football Coaches

2026 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Phone	Email Address
Josh Sylvester	Head Coach	508-999-8738 508-999-8738	jsylvester@umassd.edu
Steve Faniel	Associate Head Coach \| Defensive Coordinator / DB's	508-999-8738 508-999-8738	sfaniel@umassd.edu
Ryan Struthers	Assistant Head Coach \| Offensive Coordinator / WR's	508-999-8738 508-999-8738	ryan.struthers@umassd.edu
Bryan McCann	Assistant Coach \| Offensive Line	508-999-9179 508-999-9179	bmccann2@umassd.edu
Andrew Brown	Assistant Coach \| Defensive Backs
Jonah Grilo	Assistant Coach \| Recruiting Coordinator \| RB's & TE's		jgrilo1@umassd.edu
Ralph Clark	Assistant Coach \| Linebackers		rclark6@umassd.edu
Justin Borden	Assistant Coach \| Defensive Line
Sam Alicea	Assistant Coach \| Edges

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Phone	Email Address
Daniel Guertin	Senior Athletic Trainer/Athletics Deputy Title IX Coordinator/Head Football Athletic Trainer	508-999-8726 508-999-8726	dguertin@umassd.edu
Amie Canfield	Director of Athletic Communications	508-910-9528 508-910-9528	acanfield@umassd.edu
Brandon Williams	Strength & Conditioning Coordinator	508-910-6416 508-910-6416	bwilliams5@umassd.edu