Tony Annese
Annese (left) with the 2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship trophy | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Ferris State |
| Conference | GLIAC |
| Record | 137–21 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1961 (age 63–64) |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1983 | Alma |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984 | Muskegon Catholic Central HS (MI) (assistant) |
| 1985–1986 | West Ottawa HS (MI) (assistant) |
| 1987–1994 | Montrose HS (MI) |
| 1995–1996 | Pioneer HS (MI) |
| 1997–1999 | Jenison HS (MI) |
| 2000–2008 | Muskegon HS (MI) |
| 2009–2011 | Grand Rapids |
| 2012–present | Ferris State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 195–41 (high school) 30–4 (junior college) 137–21 (college) |
| Tournaments | 24–7 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 MHSAA (2004, 2006, 2008) 2 NJCAA (2009, 2011) 3 NCAA Division II (2021–2022, 2024) 7 GLIAC (2014–2015, 2018–2019, 2021–2022, 2024) | |
Tony Annese (born c. 1961) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Ferris State University, a position he has held since 2012. Annese started his coaching career at the high school level. He served as the head coach at four different high schools from 1987 to 2008 in Michigan, winning three Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Division 2 State Championships with the Muskegon High School Big Reds. Annese the served as the head football coach at Grand Rapids Community College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from 2009 to 2011, leading his teams to two National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II championships, in 2009 and 2011. Annese led the Ferris State Bulldogs to consecutive NCAA Division II Football Championship titles in 2021 and 2022, and another one in 2024.