D3football.com Release
TROY, N.Y. - D3football.com has announced its 2018 All-Region Teams as well as its regional major awards, including Coach of the Year. 13 Liberty League football players were named to the All-East Region Teams. Four Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) players were selected to the teams and RPI head coach
Ralph Isernia, who just completed his sixth season with the Engineers, was named Coach of the Year for the East Region.
Isernia and his eight assistant coaches, the 2018 Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year, were recognized after RPI were crowned Liberty League co-champions and earned the league's automatic qualifer to the NCAA Tournament, where they advanced to the quarterfinals. The Engineers, who won the second most games in school history (10-2), were 4-1 in conference play and 4-0 in non-league games during the regular season. They then defeated Husson University in the first round of the playoffs (38-14) and No. 3 The College of Brockport (21-13) before falling at No. 13 Johns Hopkins University (37-14).
The staff helped coach 14 All-Liberty League honorees (8 First Team, 4 Second Team, 2 Honorable Mention), including the Liberty League co-Special Teams Player of the Year (Conor Davies), and nine Liberty League weekly award winners. RPI, which was nationally-ranked throughout 2018, had 22 Liberty League All-Academic honorees and six CoSIDA Academic All-District selections.
Isernia's assistant coaches are
Troy Anthony (quarterbacks),
Jeff Dittman (defensive coordinator / defensive line),
Bobby Johnson (director of operations / offensive line),
Keith Larson (special teams coordinator / defensive backs),
Nick Marcella (offensive coordinator / wide receivers),
Ross Martin (defensive line),
Sean McCleary (offensive line / tight ends) and
Todd Pelletier (linebackers).