After previously spending four seasons at Albright, Shaun Weaver has returned to Albright being named the 21st head football coach in school history. Weaver returns to Albright after a one year stint at Frostburg State as the teams defensive line coach.
Weaver originally joined the Albright staff in March of 2020 after spending the previous 14 years as a member of the Gettysburg College coaching staff. He served as the defensive coordinator for 13 of those seasons along with coaching the defensive line in the most recent 2019 season. Weaver coordinated the social media strategy for the Bullets football program and also managed the strength and conditioning efforts for the entire athletics department.
During his time at Gettysburg, Weaver has coached 18 All-Centennial Conference performers, including four that have garnered first-team recognition. Additionally, two of the student-athletes were named Academic All-America by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
On the strength and conditioning side at Gettysburg, Weaver designed and implemented the strength and conditioning programs for all 24 intercollegiate varsity athletic programs. His work was very integral in the department's success that includes three NCAA Division III championships in women's lacrosse and 37 total Centennial Conference titles.
Prior to coaching at Gettysburg, Weaver served as the Defensive Line Coach at Division II Bemidji State University in Minnesota from 2004-05. He also spent two seasons coaching the defensive line and serving as the junior varsity defensive coordinator at his alma mater, Wilmington College in Ohio, from 2002-03. Weaver guided his players to multiple postseason accolades at both Bemidji and Wilmington, including coaching one to All-America status at the latter.
Weaver holds two bachelor degrees from Wilmington College, one in secondary education/social studies licensure, and one in history. In the spring of 2006, he earned his master's degree in sports studies from Bemidji State.
