Jeffrey Long Jr.

Jeffrey Long Jr.

  • Title:
    Head Football Coach
  • Phone:
    610-625-7956
  • Email:
    longj08@moravian.edu
  • Twitter:
    @CoachLongMUFB
  • Undergraduate:
    Muhlenberg College '14
  • Began at Moravian:
    February 2023
  • Moravian Record:
    11-10, 2 years
  • Overall Coaching Record:
    11-10, 2 years

Biography

Jeffrey Long Jr. joined Moravian as Head Football Coach in February 2023.

 

at Moravian as head coach

  • 11-10 overall record at Moravian
  • Most wins in first 2 seasons with program since Rocco Calvo (11, 1955-56) 
  • 7-5 Landmark Conference mark at Moravian 
  • 2024 Chesapeake Challenge Cape Charles Bowl Champions
  • 7 Landmark All-Conference First Team selections
  • 10 Landmark All-Conference Second Team honorees
  • 4 Landmark All-Conference Honorable Mention members
  • 2 D3football.com All-Region 2 Third Team selecttions
  • 2 Landmark Conference All-Sportsmanship honorees
  • 40 Landmark Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll selections
  • 3 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society members
  • First season in 2023 produced the most program wins since 2019 season
    • QB Jared Jenkins broke single season school records for: Completion Percentage (64%), Completions (244), and Touchdown passes (26); Led Landmark Conference in Touchdowns, Passing Yards, and Passing yards per game 
    • WR Jordan Bingham broke single season record for: Receptions (69) and led the Landmark Conference in receiving yards per game (92.2) and receptions per game (7.7)
    • Helped RB Nate Boyle finish 7th all-time with 2,317 career rushing yards and 3rd all-time in rushing yards per game (83.8) in Moravian History
  • 2024 season produced 7-4 overall record and 4-2 Landmark Confernce record
    • 2024 Chesapeake Challenge - Cape Charles Bowl Champions
    • First winning season in 9 years, first postseason win in 14 years 
    • 13 All-Landmark Conference selections (most since 1993) 
    • #1 Scoring Defense, #1 Total Defense , #1 Passing Defense, #1 Passing Defense Efficiency and #1 Red Zone Defense in Landmark Conference #1 Passing Offense, #1 Net Punt in Landmark Conference
  • Selected to the AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaching Leadership Program (2024)

 

Secondary duties  

  • Coaches' Professional Development
  • Athletics Admissions Committee
  • Site Supervision for Baseball & Softball

 

previous coaching experience

  • Defensive Coordinator (three season) and Defensive Line Coach (three seasons) at John Carroll (Ohio) University (2017-22)
    • 2017-2022 – No program in College Football (FBS, FCS, DII, DIII or NAIA) had more sacks per game than John Carroll (3.53 sacks per game over 6-year span)
    • 2022 Defensive Rankings: Total Defense – 253.2 ypg (20th in Div. III); Scoring Defense – 13.1 ppg (19th in Div. III); Rushing Defense – 69.1 ypg (16th in Div. III); 4th Down Defense - .188% (4th in Div. III); Team Sacks – 32/3.2 pg (18th in Div. III); Team TFLs – 83/8.3 pg (13th in Div. III); Defensive TDs – 3 (T-20th in Div. III); 5 All-OAC Selections; Finalist for OAC Assistant Coach of the Year (2021,2022)
  • Defensive Line Coach at Wilkes University (2015-16)
  • Scouting Intern for Philadelphia Eagles (2015)
  • Assistant Coach at Absegami (N.J.) High School (2014)
  • Assistant Coach at Emmaus High School (2013)

  

personal

  • Bachelor's degree in history at Muhlenberg College (2014)
  • Played three seasons as an offensive lineman at Muhlenberg College
  • Married to Brittany, and they have a daughter - Liliana
  • Native of Marlton, New Jersey

 

Year School Overall Record Conference Record Postseason Results
2024 Moravian University 7-4 4-2 Chesapeake Challenge Bowl Series - Cape Charles Bowl Champions
2023 Moravian University 4-6 3-3  
Total 2 years 11-10 7-5