Bill Mottola was
named the director of athletics at Maine Maritime Academy on Dec. 17, 2024.
Originally,
Mottola joined Maine Maritime Athletics as the Mariners interim football coach on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
Mottola, who got his first coaching job at Maine Maritime in 1990 when he worked with the quarterbacks and wide receivers, has nearly a quarter-century of experience as a collegiate football coach at every level.
Recently, Mottola served as the Lely High School athletics director in Naples, Fla., from 2014-23. In this capacity, he directly managed all coaching, officiating and event staff. He facilitated the daily scheduling and transportation for 34 athletic teams, and ongoing management and outreach regarding athlete eligibility. He also was on the Collier County Schools Committee to open a new regional competitive pool that opened in June 2018.
Besides MMA, Mottola also has NCAA Division III coaching experience at the University of the South, where he worked the quarterbacks and was a Professor in the Physical Education Department in 1994.
Mottola coached the offensive line for two Mid-American Conference schools: Kent State University (2001-05) and Miami (Ohio) University (2010-11). He helped the 2001 Golden Flashes to their first winning season in 15 years. With the RedHawks, he saw Miami become the first team in NCAA history to go from double digit losses (1-11) to double-digit wins (10-4) and capture the 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl crown.
He also has Division I experience at the United States Military Academy West Point (1995-99) as the offensive line coach, Western Kentucky University (2000) as the offensive coordinator, offensive line and tight ends coach, and The Citadel (2012-13) as the running backs coach. He helped Western Kentucky to a conference championship and an appearance in the NCAA I-AA (now known as the Football Championship Series, FCS) playoff appearance. At ARMY, the program achieved a first in its storied history with a 10-win season (10-2) in 1996, winning the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, earning an invitation to the Independence Bowl and rising as high as No. 22 in the national rankings during the process.
Mottola also coached in NCAA Division II with the University of Findlay for two seasons as the offensive coordinator in 2008-09.
A 1989 Springfield College graduate in physical education, Coach Mottola was a graduate assistant with the Vanderbilt University program from 1991 to 1993. A year later, he earned his master’s degree in health promotion and education there.
