Named the 39th coach in Franklin & Marshall football history on March 22, 2006, Troxell took the reins of the Diplomats following five seasons (2001-2005) as an assistant coach at Lafayette during which he served as video coordinator, running backs coach, recruiting coordinator and special teams coach for the 2004 and 2005 Patriot League champion Leopards.

During his tenure, he mentored 2004 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year Joe McCourt '05 to a record-setting career. Under Troxell's tutelage, McCourt, the 2001 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, concluded his career as Lafayette's and the Patriot League's all-time leader with 50 rushing touchdowns, and second on the school's all-time rushing list with 4,474 yards while earning All-America honors in 2002 and 2004.

Named the Leopards' recruiting coordinator prior to the 2003 season, Troxell landed 24 freshmen for the 2005 season, including 10 who were all-state players, He joined the Lafayette staff after serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Muhlenberg College from 1997-2000.

He served as special teams coordinator (1997-99), quarterbacks and wide receivers coach (1997-2000) and offensive coordinator (2000) at Muhlenberg as the Mules went from a 1-9 season in 1997 to the Eastern College Athletic Conference title with a record of 9-2 in 2000.

In 2000, his offense ranked 22nd in Division III and led the Centennial Conference in total offense (427.8 yards per game) while averaging 31.0 points per game.

In his first three seasons at Muhlenberg, Troxell coordinated the Mules' special teams. Under his guidance, Muhlenberg led Division III in kickoff returns. Josh Carter, Lafayette's offensive assistant in 2004, was the Football Gazette specialist of the year under Troxell's tutelage. He also coached the quarterbacks and receivers all four seasons, including Muhlenberg's all-time leading passer and Carter, the program's first Centennial Conference player of the year.

Troxell joined the Muhlenberg staff after serving as an assistant coach for three seasons at Columbia University. He assisted with the Lions' defensive backs from 1994-96, helping them record the third-best pass defense in Division I-AA in 1996.

The assistant recruiting coordinator his final two seasons at Columbia, he was elevated to running backs coach in the spring of 1997.

A 1994 Lafayette graduate with a B.A. in government and law, Troxell was the starting free safety on the Leopards' 1992 Patriot League championship team and received the program's Unsung Hero Award as a senior. He went on to earn an M.A. in sociology and education from Columbia in 1997.

A native of Phillipsburg, N.J., Troxell and his wife, Pamela, have two daughters: Summer and Capri.

Sutyak is set for his second season as the Diplomats’ defensive coordinator. In his first year, his aggressive approach yielded 10 more sacks, 13 more fumbles, and eight more recovered fumbles, while his unit shaved 9.3 rushing yards from its per game average.

An assistant coach at Fordham University in 2004 and 2005, Sutyak was responsible for the secondary and kickoff team in 2005. In 2004, he coached the cornerbacks, helping the Rams finish second in the Patriot League in passing defense, surrendering an average of 164.5 passing yards/game. Fordham's pass efficiency defense rating of 98.89 was second best in the League and eighth best in the nation for the NCAA I-AA while the 164.5 passing yard allowed per game was the 17th best and the overall defense was 32nd best in the country in I-AA. The Rams also led the Patriot League in turnovers forced, forcing opponents to give the ball up 29 times on the year (13 fumbles and 16 interceptions) in 2004.



As coordinator of the kickoff coverage team in 2004, Sutyak helped the Rams lead the Patriot League and rank ninth in the NCAA I-AA, allowing just 15.8 yards/kickoff return. Prior to Fordham, he spent the 2003 season on the staff at Bowdoin College.


As an assistant at Bowdoin College, he coached the secondary, broke down the opponents' passing game and scripted all of the defensive coverage and offensive plays in all throwing phases of practice.



He received his coaching start at Alleghany College in 2001 and 2002 where he coached the kick return unit and wide receivers and was also responsible for coaching the tight ends in the passing game.



A 2003 graduate of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania with a Masters of Education degree and a 2001 graduate of Dickinson College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, Sutyak was a three-year letterman for the Red Devils leading the team to three winning seasons (7-3 in 1997, 8-3 in 1998, 6-4 in 1999 and 5-5 in 2000) for a 26-15 career record. In 1998, he helped the team to the Eastern College Athletic Conference title as he saw significant action as a running back during his career, but played a key role on special teams. Among the career leaders in career kick-off returns (second, 56) and return yards (second, 1,063), he ranks in the top 10 for punt returns (ninth, 26 returns) and return yards (10th, 222 yards).

Kevin Baumann joined the staff as Franklin & Marshall’s Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach in the spring of 2009. Coming off of a three-year stint at Hofstra University, Baumann brings five years of coaching experience to Lancaster. His previous stops included Fordham and Widener universities.

“We are thrilled to have landed one of the best and brightest young coaches there is in the game right now,” Diplomats’ Head Coach John Troxell noted at the time of Baumann’s hiring. “He is the right guy at the right time to both exploit the weapons we have on offense and make us stronger in areas where we lack experience.”

Baumann joined the Hofstra staff in 2006, initially serving as the Assistant Defensive Line Coach. After a season, he swapped sides along the trench to take over as Tight Ends Coach for the 2007 campaign and then added the title of Recruiting Coordinator in 2008. 

His group was heavily involved in the offense with two tight ends seeing action in 11 games in both 2007 and 2008. While used primarily as blockers, his group demonstrated their prowess downfield when needed. In 2008, Phil Riley caught 14 passes for 117 yards, including three multiple reception afternoons. He also hauled in at least a pass in each of the Pride’s final four games of the season. The unit combined for 17 catches for 164 yards in 2007.

In addition to his on-field duties with the Pride, Baumann managed The Big Nasty Lineman Academy football academy camp at Hofstra. He also participates in the Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation Football camps. F&M staffers have worked the charitable camps since Troxell took over the Diplomats’ program.

The Flint, Michigan, native graduated from Defiance College in 2003 with a laundry list of academic and athletic honors. A regular on the Dean’s List, Baumann was a two-time CoSIDA/Verizon Academic All-District IV selection. Following a 2001 season in which his team won the Heartland Conference and advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs, he earned the first of two All-Heartland Conference First Team honors for his play on the offensive line. Baumann was a second team selection as a sophomore. In addition to the league honors, Baumann was a two-time Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-Region choice.

From Defiance, it was onto Widener where Baumann began his career coaching his former position. Baumann’s unit provided Widener’s quarterbacks with enough time to roll up 2,849 yards through the air, limiting opposing defenses to 16 sacks on 404 pass attempts – or one for every 25.25 throws.

“Given the youth of our offensive line and exceptional talent at the skill positions, Kevin was the perfect choice for F&M,” said Troxell. “Almost every stop in his playing and coaching career has been met with success and he will help us find that here as well.”

Baumann moved onto Fordham as the Assistant Offensive Line Coach for a season. He has extensive experience recruiting in Northern Jersey as well as the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Region. He has also successfully recruited warm weather locales including Northern Florida and Southern California.

A four-year letterwinner and team captain at Lehigh University, Moore joins the staff as the Diplomats’ wide receivers coach in 2008. He earned the Mountain Hawks’ Big LU Award, given for both leadership and performance.

While at Lehigh, Moore was active in Community Outreach by Athletes Who Care for Helping (COACH), mentoring at elementary and middle schools throughout Bethlehem. The organization also raised money for families in need during the holiday seasons.
 
Moore earned a B.A. in Computer Imaging from Lehigh’s College of Arts and Sciences.

A renowned name in Lancaster County football, Neal has previously served as the Diplomats’ running backs and quarterbacks coach during his tenure with the College.

In 2008, he will guide the squad's linebackers for a second season. Neal coached James Gregory to All-Centennial Honorable Mention selection in 2007. His group produced two of the Diplomats’ top tacklers a season ago with 14 stops before the next player on the list.

A 23-year veteran coach at McCaskey High School in Lancaster, Neal headed the Tornadoes' program from 1986-97. He retired as a biology teacher at McCaskey during the summer of 2005.

A 1971 graduate of and former quarterback and defensive end at Gettysburg College, Jack and his wife, Sandy, are die-hard University of Georgia Bulldogs fans and reside in Lancaster.

A four-year starter on the defensive line, Rehring joins the staff as his position’s coach in 2008. Rehring was an All-Centennial Conference Second Team selection in 2005, a 2007 All-Centennial Sportsmanship Team choice, and the Recipient of the Tom Gilburg Award for Leadership and Commitment.

Rehring graduated from Franklin & Marshall in May. He studied Psychology. While at F&M, Rehring was employed by the College’s Ware Institute at the Manheim Mentoring Kids Camp. He designed and implemented an education-based summer camp for special needs and at-risk elementary students in the Manheim Central School District.

Rehring served as the football team’s representative to the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, and participated in the Spalding Leadership Internship Program, working with the Crispus Attucks Community Center and the Ware Institute. Additionally, Rehring interned with the Tommy Foundation, Inc., His work there work entailed observation and improvement of the overall health of two non-verbal, severely autistic children.