CHRIS MCCORMACK ('88, '89G): McCormack helped guide the Plymouth State football team to a combined 37-7-1 (.833) mark from 1985-88, including a program-record 20-straight wins covering the 1987-88 seasons under Desloges. The two-year starting center was a part of four NEFC championship teams and participated in the ECAC North Championship game all four years, including the 13-12 win over Ithaca in the 1987 title game.
Despite playing a position that did not generate individual statistics, McCormack earned significant recognition for his performances both on the field and in the classroom. The GTE Academic All-America team nominee was also a candidate for Pizza Hut Division III All-America honors. Following the 1987 season McCormack was recognized with Eastern College Football Magazine’s Nolan Award presented to the most outstanding small college offensive lineman in New England after posting a 93% blocking efficiency.
McCormack was the only offensive player from Division III included when the New England Football Writers Association (NEFWA) announced its 1988 New England All-Star team. The remaining offensive all-stars all played at the D-I level; Holy Cross, University of New Hampshire, Northeastern University, Boston College and Dartmouth College.
The two-time All-NEFC First Teamer was named to the All-ECAC First Team in 1988, while also being recognized at the team’s annual banquet as the Offensive Most Valuable Player.
Thanks to his strong work in the classroom, McCormack was awarded the 1987-88 #1 Scholar-Athlete award, while also earning the team’s All-Academic Award in both 1987 and 1988. He was also named a Plymouth State Scholar-Athlete following the 1988-89 academic year.
After leaving Plymouth, McCormack spent five years as an offensive line coach at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He has also coached youth football in Melrose, Mass., helped form the Melrose Middle School football team and has served on the Friends of Melrose Football Board of Directors for over two decades.
