Tom Shea is an American college football coach. He is the special adviser to head football coach at Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa, a position he had assumed following the 2019. Shea served as the head football coach at Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota from 1981 to 1983 and again from 2007 to 2008, Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska from 1986 to 1990, the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota from 1991 to 1996, William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa from 1999 to 2000, and Upper Iowa from 2009 to 2019, compiling career head coaching record of 146–156–3. His 1990 Peru State Bobcats football team won the NAIA Football Division II National Championship.[1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota State Trojans (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1981–1983) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Dakota State | 3–7 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1982 | Dakota State | 5–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1983 | Dakota State | 5–4–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Peru State Bobcats (NAIA Division II independent) (1986–1987) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Peru State | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1987 | Peru State | 5–5 | |||||||
| Peru State Bobcats (Tri-State Athletic Conference) (1988–1990) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Peru State | 6–4 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1989 | Peru State | 8–2 | 3–0 | 1st | W NAIA Division II First Round | ||||
| 1990 | Peru State | 12–0–1 | 3–0 | 1st | W NAIA Division II Championship | ||||
| Peru State: | 34–18–1 | 6–3 | |||||||
| Mary Marauders (North Dakota College Athletic Conference) (1991–1996) | |||||||||
| 1991 | Mary | 7–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1992 | Mary | 7–1–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1993 | Mary | 8–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1994 | Mary | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1995 | Mary | 11–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | L NAIA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 1996 | Mary | 7–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NAIA Division II First Round | ||||
| Mary: | 46–15–1 | 24–8 | |||||||
| William Penn Statesmen (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1999–2000) | |||||||||
| 1999 | William Penn | 3–7 | 3–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2000 | William Penn | 2–8 | 2–8 | 10th | |||||
| William Penn: | 5–15 | 5–15 | |||||||
| Dakota State Trojans (Dakota Athletic Conference) (2007–2008) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Dakota State | 3–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2008 | Dakota State | 3–7 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| Dakota State: | 19–29–1 | 15–19–1 | |||||||
| Upper Iowa Peacocks (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (2009–2019) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Upper Iowa | 3–8 | 2–8 / 0–6 | T–11th / 7th (South) | |||||
| 2010 | Upper Iowa | 2–9 | 2–8 / 1–5 | T–11th / T–6th (South) | |||||
| 2011 | Upper Iowa | 3–8 | 2–8 / 0–6 | 12th / 7th (South) | |||||
| 2012 | Upper Iowa | 2–9 | 2–9 / 0–7 | T–13th / 8th (South) | |||||
| 2013 | Upper Iowa | 6–5 | 6–5 / 3–4 | T–5th / 5th (South) | |||||
| 2014 | Upper Iowa | 6–5 | 6–5 / 2–5 | T–5th / T–6th (South) | |||||
| 2015 | Upper Iowa | 6–5 | 6–5 / 3–4 | T–7th / T–5th (South) | |||||
| 2016 | Upper Iowa | 3–8 | 3–8 / 2–5 | T–11th / T–4th (South) | |||||
| 2017 | Upper Iowa | 6–5 | 6–5 / 3–4 | T–6th / 5th (South) | |||||
| 2018 | Upper Iowa | 3–8 | 3–8 / 1–6 | T–12th / T–7th (South) | |||||
| 2019 | Upper Iowa | 2–9 | 2–9 / 1–6 | T–12th / T–7th (South) | |||||
| Upper Iowa: | 42–79 | 40–78 | |||||||
| Total: | 146–156–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Tom Shea". Upper Iowa University. Retrieved December 27, 2017.