Washington & Jefferson College Athletics

Daniel Gallagher joined the W&J football coaching staff as an Intern Assistant before the start of the 2019 season. 

He comes to W&J after serving as the defensive backs coach at the University of Rochester. During the 2018 campaign, Gallagher helped coach All-Liberty League player Adam Baghi and All-UAA player Robert Grant in the defensive backfield.  UR was ranked first in the Liberty League in fewest passing yards allowed per game in 2018. UR also tied a single game school record with six interceptions.
 
Gallagher served for one year on the Alfred University football staff in 2017, coaching the wide receivers group.  He was also heavily involved in coaching special teams and creating offensive game plans for a team that posted an 8-3 record and captured the ECAC James Lynah Bowl Championship.
 
He attended Alfred and was a member of the football program, including playing on the 2016 team which posted a 12-1 overall record and were Empire 8 champions. The Saxon squad was the first team to post an unbeaten Empire 8 record and ended up advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Playoffs before falling to Mount Union.
 
He graduated from Alfred with a bachelor’s degree in English, while minoring in Education.