Josh Sylvester concluded his second season as head coach of the UMass Dartmouth football team in 2024. His guidance has led the Corsairs to three consecutive Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) titles, and appearances in the NCAA Tournament and New England Bowl.  
 


 

• 19-3 overall as the head coach of the Corsairs (.864 winning percentage)
• 16-1 in MASCAC action (.941 winning percentage)
• 1 NCAA Tournament appearance
• 1 New England Bowl appearance
• 3 MASCAC Regular Season Championships (2022, 2023 & 2024)
• 1 MASCAC Coaching Staff of the Year (2024)
• 1 Gagliardi Trophy Semifinalist (2024)
• 1 NEFWA Agganis-Zimman Award winner (2024)
• 1 D3football.com All-America (2024)
• 8 D3football.com All-Region (2023, 2024)
• 4 New England Football Writers’ All-New England selections (2023, 2024)
• 2 MASCAC Offensive Players of the Year (2023, 2024)
• 1 MASCAC Offensive Lineman of the Year (2024)
• 1 MASCAC Defensive Rookie of the Year (2023)
• 27 All-MASCAC Performers
• 2 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selections

• MASCAC Offensive Players of the Year (2): 2023: Dante Aviles-Santos (QB); 2024: Dante Aviles-Santos (QB)
• MASCAC Offensive Lineman of the Year (1): 2024: Tyler Gmyr (OL)
• MASCAC Defensive Rookie of the Year (1): 2023: Noah Barrera (DL)
• D3football.com All-America (1): 2024: Angel Sanchez – Second Team (WR)
• D3football.com All-Region (8): 2023: Trell Best (1st Team - DB), Angel Sanchez (2nd Team – WR), Dante Aviles-Santos (3rd Team – QB); 2024: Angel Sanchez (1st Team – WR), Dante Aviles-Santos (2nd Team – QB), Tyler Gmyr (2nd Team – OL), Mike Henricksen (2nd Team – LB), Shane Meerbott (3rd Team – DB)
• New England Football Writers’ All-New England (4): 2023: Trell Best (DB); 2024: Dante Aviles-Santos (QB), Tyler Gmyr (OL), Shane Meerbott (DB)
• MASCAC First Team – Offense (11): 2023: Kolby Stockwell (OL), Tyler Gmyr (OL), Angel Sanchez (WR), Jalen Kopecky (TE), Dante Aviles-Santos (QB); 2024: Kolby Stockwell (OL), Tyler Gmyr (OL), Jalyn Aponte (RB), Jalen Kopecky (TE), Dante Aviles-Santos (QB), Angel Sanchez (WR)
• MASCAC First Team – Defense (7): 2023: Trell Best (DB), Shane Meerbott (DB); 2024: Logan Chappell (DB), Jackson Wellman (LB), Mike Henricksen (LB), Sam Alicea (DE), Shane Meerbott (DB)
• MASCAC Second Team – Offense (2): Luis Gonzalez (RB), Brandon DiChiaro (OL)
• MASCAC Second Team – Defense (7): 2023: Logan Chappell (DB), Jackson Wellman  (LB), Mike Henricksen (LB), Sam Alicea (DE); 2024: Jonathan Brightman (DB), Xavier Lopes (DB), Josh Lacerte (DE)
• New England Football Writers’ Agganis-Zimman Award (1): 2024: Dante Aviles-Santos (QB)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (5): 2023: Emily Pogorelec; 2024: Xavier Lopes, Alex Santini

• Assistant Coach at UMass Dartmouth for 13 seasons
• Served as offensive coordinator for the Corsairs from 2011-2022
• Served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for a 2022 Corsairs team that captured its first MASCAC title in program history
• Squad advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2022 for the 2nd time in program history
• Mentored Dante Aviles-Santos to his first MASCAC Offensive Player of the Year honor in 2022
• Mentored offensive lineman Pat Sullivan to numerous honors, including the 2016 MASCAC Offensive Player of the Year, New England Football Writers Association (NEWFA) Division II/III All-New England Team, and the 2017 Jack Daly Award for Academics, Citizenship, and Football.

• Native of Wareham, Massachusetts
• Three-sport athlete at Wareham High School
• 2005 graduate of Babson College with a degree in entrepreneurship and finance
• 2020 graduate of UMass Dartmouth with a Master’s in business administration
• Served as the director of alumni relations for UMass Dartmouth