Ed Lynett joins the coaching staff at East Stroudsburg University for the 2010 season and will assist with the defensive line.
Lynett comes to ESU from Bucknell, where he coached the safeties during the 2009 season. He was previously the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Iona for four seasons before the school dropped its program following the 2008 campaign.
Lynett helped the Gaels defensive unit become one of the best in the country during his tenure at Iona. In 2007, he led a group that ranked third nationally in total defense, allowing just 271.5 yards per game. The Gaels also ranked 15th in run defense and 24th in scoring defense. In 2006, the defense yielded only 232.0 yards per game, the third-lowest figure in the country. Iona was especially stingy against the run, allowing 66.9 yards per game to rank third in the country.
Lynett, who coached 16 all-conference players and a pair of Mid-Major All-Americans at Iona, served as the acting head coach against Columbia during the 2006 season.
He arrived at Iona after two years as an assistant at Lehigh in 2003 and 2004. With the Mountain Hawks, Lynett coached the defensive line and assisted with special teams. In addition to his duties with the varsity team, Lynett served as the head coach of the junior varsity squad.
Prior to his stint at Lehigh, Lynett served as a graduate assistant at Colorado State where he worked with the defensive line and defensive backs. He also spent five seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Scranton Prep.
Lynett played collegiately at Fordham, where he was a three-year letterwinner as a running back and defensive back and graduated with a degree in Marketing/Managerial Accounting in 1992. He earned his MBA from Colorado State in 2002.
