Tom Mulholland (December 31, 1967 – August 24, 2022) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach for the Catholic Cardinals football team at The Catholic University of America in 2002 and 2003, compiled a record of 7–13.
Early life Mulholland was born and grew up in Bethesda, Maryland. He attended Gonzaga College High School, from which he graduated in 1986. He then attended The Catholic University of America and graduated in 1992 with a bachelor of arts degree in sociology.Walter Johnson Football Coaches , Montgomery County Public Schools, retrieved February 21, 2009.
Coaching career Mulholland served for one season as an assistant coach at Towson University in Towson, Maryland. The following year, he returned to his alma mater. He served for ten years as a defensive positional coach and defensive coordinator at Catholic.Sports Transactions from The Sports Network: Wednesday, July 17th , The Sports Network, retrieved February 21, 2009.
In August 2002, Catholic head coach Rob Ambrose resigned in order to become the quarterbacks coach at Connecticut, and Mulholland was promoted as his replacement.Peter Bowman, Mulholland promoted to head coach , The Tower, August 22, 2002. He held that position for two seasons, and his teams compiled records of 4–6 (ODAC: 2–4) in 2002 and 3–7 (ODAC: 2–4) in 2003.Past Standings and All-Conference Squads, 2007 ODAC Football Guide, Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), 2007, retrieved February 13, 2009. In those seasons, Catholic finished sixth and fifth out of seven teams in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), respectively. Mulholland was fired and eventually replaced by former Catholic head coach Tom Clark.Football coach Tom Mulholland ousted, The Tower, January 30, 2004.Clark returns as football coach, The Tower, February 6, 2004.
In 2006, Mulholland became head coach for the Walter Johnson High School football team, which had posted a 0–10 record the prior season.New look football team inspires hope, The Pitch (Walter Johnson High School newspaper), November 12, 2008. The team continued its losing record, expanding it to a 36-game losing streak, before defeating Poolesville High School in the seventh game of the 2008 season.Walter Johnson ends 36-game on-field football losing streak, The Gazette, October 21, 2008.
Mulholland was married, had three children and resided in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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