Frank Lupin enters his 58th season in coaching in 2018, and his 37th as an assistant coach at ESU. Including eight years as a player, four in high school and four at ESU, this fall is Lupin’s 66th in football.
Lupin was recognized for his long-time contributions to Warrior football when he was inducted into the ESU Athletic Hall of Fame in the fall of 2002. He was a player for the Warriors from 1957-60, served as a freshman coach in 1961, and returned to ESU as an assistant coach in 1983.
Lupin has developed all-conference, record-breaking pass catchers nearly every year, including Evan Prall, who set PSAC records with 4,093 yards receiving and 50 touchdowns in his career.
Jon Schnaars, DII’s leading receiver in 2015 and a consensus All-America first team selection, broke Prall’s career record with 239 receptions. He had 114 catches, 1,610 yards and 22 TD as a senior.
Prall was a two-time All-America selection and set PSAC marks with 1,766 yards receiving and 23 touchdowns as a junior in 2005. Mike Mancuso was a two-time All-America selection in 1996 and 1997.
All-Region wide receivers include Schnaars (2015), Robert Bleiler (2013), Dusty Reed (2011-12), Prall (2005-06), Tim Strenfel (2004), Mancuso (1996-97), Jason Killian (1996), Dennis Mailhot (1989) and Scott Benoit (1983).
ESU has had an All-PSAC East wide receiver in 30 of the 36 years that Lupin has been on staff, including every season since 2001. A total of 25 wide receivers have been named All-PSAC since 1983. The 1996 and 2005 teams both featured a pair of 1,000-yard pass catchers and 13 players have gone over 2,000 career receiving yards.
As a player at ESU, Lupin was one of the Warriors’ top running backs under head coach Jack Gregory from 1957-60. As a senior, he averaged 7.3 yards per carry with 313 yards on 43 rushing attempts.
After leaving ESU, Lupin was an assistant coach at Binghamton (N.Y.) North High School from 1962-67, and was head coach at Waverly (N.Y.) HS from 1968-79. Lupin was the head coach at Pocono Mountain HS for three seasons before taking a position at ESU.
Lupin was a physical education teacher at the Pocono Elementary Center in Tannersville before retiring in 2003. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education in 1962, and his Master’s degree in Physical Education in 1978.
