Frank Sheptock begins his 16th year as the head football coach at Wilkes University in 2011 after being named the seventh head coach in the program's history in January of 1996. During his tenure on the Wilkes’ sidelines, he has led the Colonels to a 94-65 record, including two NCAA and seven ECAC postseason berths during his tenure, with a Middle Atlantic Conference championship coming in 2006.
With the Colonels dramatic come-from-behind 35-28 overtime win over Lebanon Valley College on October 9, 2010, Sheptock became the school's winnigest coach, surpassing the legendary Rollie Schmidt who was 90-73-1 from 1962-1981.
The 2010 season finished with the Colonels hositing Moravian College in the ECAC Southeast Bowl at the Ralston Athletic Complex, Sheptock's ninth postseason appearance.
Five of Sheptock's student-athletes earned All-MAC status in 2010, including Kevin Gerhart, Chris Horn and Tate Moore-Jacobs on the first team and Anthony Dorunda and Jordan D'Emilio on the second team. Gerhart, Horn and Moore-Jacobs each also earned d3football.com all-region status, while Gerhart was named d3football.com second team All-American.
Sheptock was also the recipient of the East Coast Football Officials Association Sportsmanship (ECFOA) Award, given to the coach who demonstrates the highest ideals of sportsmanship to opposing players, coaches, and officials.
In 2006 Sheptock was named the MAC and AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year after leading Wilkes to an 11-1 record, a conference title, and a berth in the NCAA Division III Championship. The 2005 season saw Sheptock guide the squad to an overall record of 8-3 and a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs. For his efforts he was named the Middle Atlantic Conference’s Coach of the Year.
The Colonels have also earned a berth in the ECAC Playoffs during three of the last six seasons, including a 31-7 win over the United States Merchant Marine Academy in the 2002 South Atlantic title game. Wilkes also claimed an ECAC Southeast championship in 1999.
Coming to Wilkes with former head man Joe DeMelfi in 1990, Sheptock was the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the Colonels from 1992 to 1995. During his tenure as defensive coordinator, Sheptock turned the Colonels into one of the top defensive teams in the Middle Atlantic Conference.
Under Sheptock, who is a member of the American Football Coaches Association and served as chairperson of the MAC Football Games Committee, the Colonels have had 102 players named to the All-MAC teams, including 62 first team selections. Sheptock has also coached 33 All-ECAC honorees, including two players of the year, and four All-Americans.
A graduate of Bloomsburg University with a degree in Business Administration/Accounting, Sheptock played linebacker under DeMelfi while a member of the Huskies football team.
A member of the NCAA Division II Team of the Quarter Century (1973-97), Sheptock holds the school records for tackles in a career (537), single season (159) and single game (23), and career fumble recoveries (12). The four-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) first team pick helped Bloomsburg win the PSAC championship title and earn a berh in the NCAA Division II semifinals in 1985.
Sheptock, a three-time All-American and All-East honoree for the Huskies, was inducted into the Bloomsburg Sports Hall of Fame in October of 1997 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in July of 2007.
Frank, his wife, Lisa, and daughters, Nicole and Kelly, reside in Berwick.
