:Paul Shaffner

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1960)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Paul Shaffner

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| current_title = Defensive line coach

| current_team = Cortland

| current_conference = Empire 8

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| birth_place = {{Birth date and age|1960|9|3}}

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| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1979–1981

| player_team1 = Ithaca

| player_positions = Center

| coach_years1 = 1983–1985

| coach_team1 = Maine Maritime (DC)

| coach_years2 = 1986–1987

| coach_team2 = Penn State (GA)

| coach_years3 = 1988–1999

| coach_team3 = Lafayette (DC)

| coach_years4 = 2000–2003

| coach_team4 = Glenville State

| coach_years5 = 2004–2008

| coach_team5 = Buffalo State

| coach_years6 = 2011–2012

| coach_team6 = Iroquois HS (NY) (DC)

| coach_years7 = 2013–2021

| coach_team7 = Colgate (DC/ILB)

| coach_years8 = 2022–present

| coach_team8 = Cortland (DL)

| overall_record = 31–60

| bowl_record =

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| championships = 1 WVIAC (2001)

| awards = WVIAC Coach of the Year (2001)

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Paul Shaffner (born September 3, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He is the defensive line coach Cortland University. Shaffner served as the head football coach at Glenville State College from 2000 to 2003 and at Buffalo State College from 2004 to 2008.{{citation|url = http://www.buffalostateathletics.com/news/2008/12/3/FB_1203083359.aspx | publisher = Buffalo State Athletics|title = Legendary Football Coach Jerry Boyes to Return to Sidelines |date = December 3, 2008}} He also coached for Colgate.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gocolgateraiders.com/coaches.aspx?rc=903&path=football|title = Paul Shaffner - Football Coach}}

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Glenville State Pioneers

| conf = West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 2000

| endyear = 2003

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2000

| name = Glenville State

| overall = 3–8

| conference = 2–5

| confstanding = T–6th

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| ranking = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 2001

| name = Glenville State

| overall = 6–3

| conference = 6–1

| confstanding = 1st

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2002

| name = Glenville State

| overall = 4–7

| conference = 3–4

| confstanding = 5th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2003

| name = Glenville State

| overall = 5–6

| conference = 4–3

| confstanding = T–2nd

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Glenville State

| overall = 18–24

| confrecord = 15–13

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Buffalo State Bengals

| conf = Atlantic Central Football Conference

| startyear = 2004

| endyear = 2005

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2004

| name = Buffalo State

| overall = 4–6

| conference = 2–3

| confstanding = 4th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2005

| name = Buffalo State

| overall = 3–6

| conference = 1–4

| confstanding = T–4th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Buffalo State Bengals

| conf = New Jersey Athletic Conference

| startyear = 2006

| endyear = 2008

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2006

| name = Buffalo State

| overall = 3–7

| conference = 2–5

| confstanding = T–5th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2007

| name = Buffalo State

| overall = 2–8

| conference = 1–6

| confstanding = 8th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2008

| name = Buffalo State

| overall = 1–9

| conference = 1–8

| confstanding = 9th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Buffalo State

| overall = 13–36

| confrecord = 7–26

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{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 31–60

| bowls = no

| poll = no

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}}

References

External links

[https://www.cortlandreddragons.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/paul-shaffner/1913 Cortland profile]
[https://buffalostateathletics.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/paul-shaffner/3 Buffalo State profile]

Category:1960 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football centers

Category:Buffalo State Bengals football coaches

Category:Cortland Red Dragons football coaches

Category:Glenville State Pioneers football coaches

Category:Ithaca Bombers football players

Category:Lafayette Leopards football coaches

Category:Maine Maritime Mariners football coaches

Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football coaches

Category:High school football coaches in New York (state)