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Patrick Murphy returns for his second season as the head coach of the Hawks after being named to the position on February 29, 2008.

In his first season, Murphy directed the Hawks to a 2-8 overall record, including road victories at Merrimack and Pace. His team led the Northeast-10 in rushing, led by Northeast-10 Freshman of the Year Marc Wilson. The Hawks' rushing attack ranked among the national leaders throughout the season, putting up over 2,200 rushing yards for the season.

Murphy brings experience at nearly every level of football to the Hilltop, including as a former assistant coach at Harvard University and most recently as the head coach at Dracut (Mass.) High School. As the head coach at Dracut, Murphy directed the Middies to the school's first league championship in nearly 20 years and in 2005 was honored as the Lowell Sun Coach of the Year.

During his time as the defensive ends coach at Harvard University, Murphy aided in the development of the defensive playbook, assisted with coaching of all special teams and coached All-Ivy League defensive end Brad Payne. He also assisted with recruiting for the Crimson throughout the West Coast and the Southeast.

Murphy also coached for six years at the Division 2 level, including as associate head coach at UMass Lowell and as the outside linebackers coach at Bryant University. While at UMass Lowell, Murphy began as the secondary coach, as well as the special teams and recruiting coordinator. He was quickly promoted though and served as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator from 1999-2001.

A 1996 graduate of Northeastern University, Murphy played football for the Huskies and was a fullback, tight end and linebacker. Murphy graduated with a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice.

Murphy resides in Shirley, Mass., with his wife, Lisa, and their three daughters, Tyler (6), Riley (5) and Ava (2).

Rob Eggerling returns for his second season as the assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Saint Anselm. Eggerling came to the Hilltop from Hartwick College, where he served as the team's defensive coordinator for two seasons.

In 2007, he helped direct Hartwick to an 8-3 record, an Empire 8 Championship and a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs. His 2007 defensive unit ranked 22nd in total takeaways and 19th nationally in interceptions. Prior to his appointment as defensive coordinator, Eggerling was the team's defensive line coach in 2005. Hartwick racked up 489.3 yards of total offense per game, ranking the team 10th in NCAA Division III. They created the necessary holes to run through as the team rushed for 1,712 yards (171.2 per game) and 19 touchdowns. The offensive line guarded the pocket as well as the team's quarterback completed 181-of-353 passes for 2,948 yards and 34 touchdowns. In 2004, Eggerling's first season at Hartwick, he was the team's offensive line coach.

Prior to his arrival at Hartwick, Eggerling spent the 2003 season at the University of New Hampshire. He arrived at UNH in the spring of 2002 as the defensive ends coach and moved to coaching the outside linebackers for the 2003 season. Before his stint at the University of New Hampshire, Eggerling was in Canton, N.Y. at Saint Lawrence University, where he was a graduate assistant coaching linebackers in the 2001-2002 seasons. He began his coaching career as an intern strength and conditioning coach at Syracuse University in 2001.

Eggerling was a four-year letterwinner in football, as well as a one-year letterwinner in baseball, at Southern Connecticut State University. Eggerling is a native of Syracuse, N.Y., who attended Paul V. Moore High School. He then went on to attend Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton, Maine.

A 2001 graduate of Southern Connecticut, he earned his bachelor degree in exercise science. He also graduated with his master's degree from Saint Lawrence University in 2003.

Rob and his wife, Nikki, a graduate of Le Moyne College, reside in Manchester, New Hampshire, with their two sons, Ian and Nathan.

Ted Florio returns for his second season as an assistant coach for the Saint Anselm football program this season. He serves as the program's recruiting coordinator, as well as the defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator.  

Florio returns to the Hilltop after playing for the Hawks from 2000-2003 and was most recently an assistant coach at SUNY Maritime in Throgs Neck, N.Y. At Maritime, he was the defensive backfield coach and the program's video coordinator. He helped recruit throughout the New York Catholic League, Nassau and Suffolk County, as well as Florida and Texas.

Prior to Maritime, Florio was a varsity assistant coach at Cardinal Hayes High School (N.Y.), where has was the defensive backfield and wide receivers coach. He was also the program's strength and conditioning coach and a freshman English teacher at the school. In addition to his football experience, Florio was also a member of the United States Army from 2004-2006, serving as a cannoneer at Fort Hood, Texas. Florio's camp experience includes working at the University of Buffalo Football Camp, the Jay Fiedler Football Camp and the Bronx/Queens HSPD Football Camp, all in 2007. He was also an assistant coach at the NYCHSFL City All-Star Game and as a player at Chaminade High School (N.Y.), participated in the All-League Senior Bowl.

Florio graduated from Saint Anselm in 2004 with a bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice.

Drew Owens returns for his second season as an assistant coach for the Saint Anselm football program and will serve as the team's offensive line coach again this season. In addition, Owens now serves as the program's Director of Football Operations.

Owens was an All-Conference player in high school and earned a full scholarship to the University of Rhode Island, earning Academic All-Conference honors during his freshman year. After his redshirt sophomore year at URI and after 18 straight starts, Owens transferred to Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio, where he was a starter on the line as a junior before his career was cut short due to injury just before his senior year. He graduated from Otterbein with a degree in history.

In 2007, Owens served as the offensive line coach at Westerville Central High School (Ohio), where the line helped the Warhawks rush for over 2,000 yards and produce 3,400 yards of total offense in the season. Westerville is one of the largest high schools in Ohio and is a Division I school in the Ohio Capital Conference.

Owens currently resides in Londonderry, N.H.

Justin Hufft enters his first season at Saint Anselm and will serve as the program's outside linebackers coach in 2009.

Hufft comes to the Hilltop with 10 years of coaching experience at nearly every position on the field. Most recently, he has served as the offensive coordinator at Souhegan High School, helping the team capture the 2008 Division III State Championship. In addition to his coordinator duties, Hufft coached the quarterbacks and linebackers.

From 2002-2006, he was the defensive coordinator for Souhegan, as well coaching the offensive and defensive lines. Hufft began his coaching career at Souhegan in 1998 as the assistant coach directing the offensive line and defensive ends.

A 1995 graduate of Souhegan, Hufft played both baseball and football and was a First Team All-State and All-Region performer in football, as well as the baseball team captain as a senior.

Hufft earned his bachelor of science in Rehabilitation and Human Services from Boston University in 1999, graduating Magna Cum Laude.

Hufft currently resides in Nashua, New Hampshire.

David Jackson is in his first season at Saint Anselm and will serve as the program's wide receivers coach in 2009.

Jackson comes to Saint Anselm from Nashua South High School, where he has been an assistant varsity coach since 2004. At Nashua South, he  wasresponsible for coaching the quarterbacks and serving as the team's offensive coordinator. In both 2007 and 2008, Jackson helped coached the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of New Hampshire.

Prior to Nashua South, Jackson was a volunteer freshman coach at Pennichuck Junior High School, coaching the quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and serving as offensive coordinator from 1998-2003.

Jackson is a 1998 graduate of Chadron State College (NE), where he graduated with a bachelor of science degree in Physical Education & Health and Coaching Endorsement. In addition, Jackson played football at Chadron State during his freshman year.

Jackson currently resides in Merrimack, New Hampshire.

Tim Dillon begins his first season as an assistant coach at Saint Anselm and will serve as the team's running backs coach in 2009.

Dillon, a 2009 graduate of Middlebury College with a degree in economics, was a four-year wide receiver for the Panthers. A two-year starter his junior and senior years, Dillon was part of the team in 2007 that captured the league championship. In addition to football, he was an outfielder for the Middlebury baseball team.

A graduate of Dracut High School (Mass.), Dillon played his senior season at Dracut for current Saint Anselm head coach Patrick Murphy and was a quarterback for the Middies. Dillon earned Offensive MVP honors in the Merrimack Valley Conference (MVC) as a senior.

Dillon currently resides in Dracut, Mass.

John Trisciani begins his first season as an assistant coach at Saint Anselm and will serve as the team's defensive line coach in 2009.