Jim Catanzaro

Jim Catanzaro
Current position
TitleAssistant vice-president for athletics & head coach
TeamLake Forest
ConferenceMWC
Record106–60
Biographical details
Bornc. 1978 (age 47–48)
Rome, New York, U.S.
EducationGreenville University (2000)
West Virginia University (2002)
Wingate University
Liberty University (2022)
Playing career
Football
1996, 1998–1999Greenville
Basketball
1997–2000Greenville
Tennis
1997–1999Greenville
Soccer
1997c. Late 1990sGreenville
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
2000–2002Glenville State (DL/RC/S&C)
2003–2005Wingate (DL/S&C)
2006–2008Lake Forest (DC)
2009–presentLake Forest
Men's lacrosse
2007–2011Lake Forest
Women's lacrosse
2012–2014Lake Forest
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2019–2021Lake Forest (assistant AD)
2021–2022Lake Forest
2022–2025Lake Forest (assoc. AD)
Head coaching record
Overall106–60 (football)
Tournaments0–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
4 MWC (2012, 2021–2022, 2024)
Awards
Football
3× MWC Coach of the Year (2012, 2021, 2024)

Jim Catanzaro (born c. 1978) is an American college football coach. He is the assistant vice-president for athletics and head football coach for Lake Forest College, positions he has held since 2026 and 2009, respectively. He also coached for Glenville State and Wingate. He played college football, basketball, tennis, and soccer for Greenville.

Catanzaro served as the athletic director for Lake Forest from 2021 to 2022. He also began the school's men and women's lacrosse teams.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs D3#
Lake Forest Foresters (Midwest Conference) (2009–present)
2009 Lake Forest 2–82–7T–7th
2010 Lake Forest 2–82–7T–8th
2011 Lake Forest 3–73–67th
2012 Lake Forest 8–28–1T–1st
2013 Lake Forest 8–27–2T–2nd
2014 Lake Forest 4–62–34th (South)
2015 Lake Forest 4–63–2T–2nd (South)
2016 Lake Forest 8–26–2T–3rd
2017 Lake Forest 8–24–12nd (South)
2018 Lake Forest 6–44–12nd (South)
2019 Lake Forest 7–34–12nd (North)
2020–21 Lake Forest 3–00–0N/A
2021 Lake Forest 10–19–01stL NCAA Division III First Round23
2022 Lake Forest 9–28–1T–1stL NCAA Division III First Round
2023 Lake Forest 7–36–3T–3rd
2024 Lake Forest 10–19–01stL NCAA Division III Second Round
2025 Lake Forest 7–37–2T–2nd
2026 Lake Forest 0–00–0
Lake Forest: 106–6084–39
Total:106–60
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ↑ "Catanzaro excited about first head coaching job". Daily Sentinel. April 24, 2009. p. 11. Retrieved February 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Dewan, Todd (June 10, 2006). "Rome's Catanzaro ready for new coaching challenge". Daily Sentinel. p. 9. Retrieved February 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "RFA grad to coordinator defense at Lake Forest". Daily Sentinel. February 14, 2006. p. 15. Retrieved February 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Catanzaro makes 25 tackles in first year". Daily Sentinel. January 18, 1997. p. 13. Retrieved February 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Jim Catanzaro Named Lake Forest College's Director of Athletics". Midwest Conference. June 22, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Jim Catanzaro". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 3, 2025.