Now in his seventh season as a volunteer assistant coach for the lacrosse team, Terry Muffley boasts more than three decades of coaching experience. He also has served as the defensive line coach for the Hobart football team for the past 10 seasons.
With the lacrosse team, Muffley works primarily with the team’s faceoff specialists. Over the past four seasons, he mentored the development of Dan Spinella '08. One of the top faceoff specialists in the nation, he ranked as high as fourth in Division I in faceoff winning percentage (.618 in 2006). Spinella finished his career third among DI Statesmen in faceoff wins (393) and fourth in winning percentage (.533).
On the gridiron, Muffley has helped the Statesmen to six conference championships, six NCAA Tournament appearances, and the 2003 ECAC North Atlantic Bowl Championship.
A veteran high school coach, Muffley was a fixture on the Geneva High School sidelines for more than two decades, assisting the Panthers’ lacrosse team to three Section V Championships and the football team to two league titles, as well as coaching the volleyball team and assisting with the basketball team.
Muffley earned a bachelor’s degree from East Stroudsburg University.
A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps with service in Vietnam, Muffley recently retired following nearly 30 years as a teacher in the Geneva City School District. He lives in Geneva with his wife, Cindy. They have two children, Patrick and Bess.
