| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Keiser |
| Conference | TSC |
| Record | 54–15 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1974 or 1975 (age 48–49) North Tonawanda, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California State University, Northridge (1999) |
| Playing career | |
| 1993–1994 | Los Angeles Valley College |
| 1995–1996 | Mesa State |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997 | Grand Junction HS (CO) (assistant) |
| 1998–1999 | College of the Canyons (DB) |
| 2000 | Buffalo (GA) |
| 2001–2005 | Buffalo (WR) |
| 2006–2009 | American Heritage (FL) (OC) |
| 2010–2011 | American Heritage (FL) |
| 2012–2015 | Oxbridge Academy (FL) |
| 2016 | Buffalo Bills (OA) |
| 2017–present | Keiser |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 54–15 (college) 51–12 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 10–4 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NAIA (2023) 2 TSC (2022–2023) 3 MSC Sun Division (2019–2021) 1 Florida Class 3A (2011) | |
Doug Socha (born c. 1975) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at Keiser University in West Palm Beach, Florida, a position he has held since the program's inception in 2018. Socha led the Keiser Seahawks to back-to-back NAIA Football National Championship title games in 2022 and 2023: winning in 2023.
Playing career and education
Socha played college football for Los Angeles Valley College and Mesa State as a defensive back.[1][2] In 1999, he graduated from California State University, Northridge.[3]
Coaching career
In 1997, Socha was an assistant football coach for Grand Junction High School.[4] From 1998 to 1999 Socha was the defensive backs coach for the College of the Canyons. In 2000, Socha joined Buffalo as a graduate assistant before becoming the team's wide receivers coach from 2001 to 2005.[5]
Socha spent four years—2006 to 2009—as the offensive coordinator for American Heritage School in Delray Beach, Florida, before being promoted to head football coach in 2010.[6] In August 2012, Socha was hired as the inaugural head football coach for Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida.[7][8] He held that position until 2015 when his contract with the school expired.[9]
In 2016, Socha coached for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) as an offensive analyst before becoming the first coach for Keiser University.[10][11]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keiser Seahawks (Mid-South Conference) (2018–2021) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Keiser | 6–4 | 4–2 | 3rd (Sun) | |||||
| 2019 | Keiser | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st (Sun) | L NAIA First Round | 9 | |||
| 2020 | Keiser | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1st (Sun) | L NAIA Semifinal | 4 | |||
| 2021 | Keiser | 9–3 | 5–1 | 1st (Sun) | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 11 | |||
| Keiser Seahawks (Sun Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Keiser | 9–4 | 6–0 | 1st | L NAIA Championship | ||||
| 2023 | Keiser | 12–2 | 7–0 | 1st | W NAIA Championship | 3 | |||
| Keiser: | 54–15 | 33–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 54–15 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
High school
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Heritage Stallions () (2010–2011) | |||||||||
| 2010 | American Heritage | 10–4 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2011 | American Heritage | 12–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| American Heritage: | 22–6 | 9–0 | |||||||
| Oxbridge Academy ThunderWolves () (2012–2015) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Oxbridge Academy | 0–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
| 2013 | Oxbridge Academy | 10–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2014 | Oxbridge Academy | 10–1 | 8–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2015 | Oxbridge Academy | 9–3 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| Oxbridge Academy: | 29–7 | 14–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 51–12 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ↑ Garcia, Irene (September 25, 1994). "Valley Takes Break From Tradition in 20-0 WSC Victory Over Glendale". The Los Angeles Times. p. 76. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ Arnold, Patti (October 29, 1995). "Mavs stampede Highlands, break losing streak". The Daily Sentinel. p. 36. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Doug Socha - Head Football Coach - No. 3 Football Coaches". Keiser University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ Webmaster (2017-01-19). "Keiser University Announces Football Coach". Keiser University. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ "Buffalo Bills Add Doug Socha as Offensive Assistant". BuffaLowDown. 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ Porter, Matt; Greer, Jeff (June 26, 2012). "Heritage football coach resigns". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. p. 2C. Retrieved December 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ Greer, Jeff (August 23, 2012). "Socha chosen as first football coach". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. p. 3C. Retrieved December 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Luciano, Joseph. "Veteran coach to take helm of Oxbridge's first football program". Palm Beach Daily News. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ Wagner, Jodie. "Football: Coach Doug Socha, athletic director Craig Sponsky let go". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ Lichtenstein, Adam. "Doug Socha welcomes challenge of building Keiser football program". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ Dusenbury, Wells (August 26, 2016). "Former Oxbridge coach Doug Socha takes coaching position with Buffalo Bills". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 18, 2023.