Colgate Vice President and Director of Athletics Nicki Moore recently announced that Marian graduate Stan Dakosty will officially be the school’s head football coach. He is the 30th head coach in 130 years of Colgate Football history, and just the third since 1995.

Dakosty has previously been named the interim head coach in May.

Dakosty has been on the sidelines for the program’s most historic seasons, having a hand in seven of Colgate’s 10 Patriot League championships. As a student assistant under legendary coach Dick Biddle, he helped the Raiders make the Patriot League’s only appearance in the NCAA FCS championship game in 2003.

“The drive to be better than we’ve been in the past has always been inside of me,” Dakosty said at his introductory press conference. “I take pride in carrying on this legacy of the great coaches and great players who have come before me. As a program we will always remember who we are and who we represent, and that’s championships, relationships, and a great University.”