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Josiah Sears

Josiah Sears took over as the head coach at Benedictine for the 2016 season, directing the team to a 6-4 season in hist first year with all four losses coming by a touchdown or less including a pair in overtime.

The 2016 season saw the offensive record book re-written led by quarterback Ryan Sample, one of eight all-conference selections. Sample set virtually every single season record for a quaterback. Jarrett Lecas was named as a D3football.com All-American following the season both on specials teams and as a defisive back. Wide receiver Elijah Walker set the single season record for touchdown catches and along with Lecas received an all-region nod. 

Sears arrived at Benedictine for his first head coaching appointment  after serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Wheaton College for three seasons. Wheaton posted consecutive unbeaten regular seasons for the first time in school history in 2014 and 2015, reaching the second round of the NCAA Playoffs each year, finishing ranked in the top-10 nationally. Wheaton featured two All-American offensive linemen and sported a 30-4 record during the three years with Sears.

Prior to joining Wheaton, Sears logged five years as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Franklin College. Franklin made four appearances in the NCAA Playoffs with four wins during Sears' tenure, posting an overall record of 44-11 over the five years with four conference titles. Sears helped produce multiple offensive All-American selections at Franklin including a pair of quarterbacks who were also named as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year. One of the quarterbacks was a finalist for the Gagliardi Trophy and the other set an NCAA single game record for completion percentage. Franklin set numerous school records while scoring just under 40 points per game and averaging just under 450 yards.

Sears played collegiately as a running back and fullback at Indiana University, working his way from a walk-on to scholarship player and was voted as a captain of the 2007 team along with former Chicago Bears defensive back Tracy Porter. Indiana broke a 14-year bowl drought during his final campaign, which saw the Indiana native score six touchdowns. Following his college career, Sears was offered tryouts with the Bears and Buffalo Bills.

Sears, resides in Wheaton with his wife Lyndee, and two children, daughter Tinley, and son Boman.
JOSIAH SEARS HEAD COACHING RECORD
YEAR OVERALL RECORD NACC RECORD
2017 6-4 (.600) 4-2 (.667)
TOTAL 6-4 (.600) 4-2 (.667)