Mike Isgro
Head Coach
2024 marks Isgro's first season as head coach of the Delaware Valley football team after a nation search was conducted with the departure of Duke Greco.
Isgro has been on the coaching staff at his alma mater since 2015, serving as assistant coach, special teams coordinator, recruiting coordinator and running backs coach. Prior to returning to DelVal, Isgro was an assistant coach at Cedar Creek high school for five seasons from 2010-2014.
In 2024, Isgro pushed the Aggies to an 8-3 overall record which included a 33-8 victory over RV FDU-Florham. Isgro coached Jacquez Mabin who was named MAC Defensive Player of the Year, D3football.com Defensive Player of the Year, All-American Second team, and a Gagliardi Trophy semifinalist.
In 2021, Isgro helped coach one of the best punt returners in the country in Tahmir Barksdale. Barksdale finished the season with 471 punt return yards, which was the third-highest total in all of Division III. Barksdale had two punt return touchdowns during the regular season against Montclair State and MAC foe Widener.
In both 2018 and 2019, DelVal football had three punt returns for touchdowns by one player, Shaveiz Stewart (2018) and Tahmir Barksdale (2019), the most in a single-season, and career, in program history. Both players were named first-team all-MAC return specialist, and Barksdale went on to claim all-region and All-American honors.
Barksdale finished the 2019 campaign tied for the most punt return touchdowns in the country (3) and his 398 total punt return yards ranked third overall. Per punt, he averaged 15.3 yards, the 10th most in Division III.
In 2017, Isgro worked with the offensive skill positions as the Aggies won the MAC and reached the NCAA quarterfinals. Ellis was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Year while, on special teams, punter Stephen Adams who was an All-American.
In 2016, Isgro coached a pair of all-conference tailbacks in Devauntay Ellis and Robert Cleveland. The special teams unit had two make all-MAC in Mike Anusky and Abdul Crowther.
Isgro suited up for DelVal from 2006 to 2009 and helped lead the Aggies to a 31-10 record, two conference championships, an NCAA second-round appearance and an ECAC South Athletic Bowl title.He graduated as the school's second all-time leader in completions (610), passing yards (7,336), passing touchdowns (61) and total offensive yards (8,621). He was named to the all-MAC first team in both 2008 and 2009 and was the MAC Offensive Player of the Year in '08. Isgro was also a standout baseball player, earning all-conference accolades three times and one all-region accolade. He graduated as the school's all-time leader in home runs (20) and runs batted in (137),
After earning his bachelor of science degree in secondary education in 2010, Isgro began coaching at the brand-new Cedar Creek High School in South Jersey. He was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (he was also the head baseball coach) for five seasons and helped lead the squad to three conference championships and one South Jersey Group Two state title.