West Chester coach aims to add to historic feat

Bill Zwaan topped College Football Hall of Famer's record with Golden Rams
West Chester University Head Football Coach Bill Zwaan.
West Chester University Head Football Coach Bill Zwaan. Photo credit West Chester University Athletics
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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The West Chester University football team entered Saturday's showdown at Shippensburg with a mission to add to their coach's just-accomplished program record.

Golden Rams Head Coach Bill Zwaan picked up his 148th win at West Chester last week with a 21-20 home win over Bloomsburg.

That made him the all-time winningest coach in program history, passing Glenn Killinger.

It is an accomplishment the coach of the 4-1 Golden Rams said means a lot to him.

"I have so many players and coaches and people to thank for getting me here, and I wanted to make sure they know how great an honor it is and how much a piece of it they were a part of," said Zwaan.

"I hope they feel that way, hope they know how much I appreciate them getting me to this point.”

Zwaan has coached at West Chester since 2003.

Prior to that, he enjoyed a successful run as head coach at Division III Widener University. He still owns the best winning percentage for a Widener football coach in program history.

Killinger was the coach at West Chester from 1934-1941 and 1945-1959. He became a member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.

Listen to Zwaan's full conversation with KYW Newsradio's Matt Leon in his 1-on-1 podcast above.

Featured Image Photo Credit: West Chester University Athletics