The 2025 season marks Seth Williams' fifth season as Hobart's receivers coach and academic success coordinator.
Over the past four seasons, Williams has mentored five All-Liberty League receivers, including 2025 Liberty League Rookie of the Year Johnny Harding. He tied for the league lead with eight receiving touchdowns, finished third with 584 receiving yards and led the league in punt return average.
In his role as academic success coordinator, Williams has helped the Statesmen earn 105 Liberty League All-Academic Awards, 46 inductions into the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society, 13 selections to the Academic All-District teams and two Academic All-Americans.
Williams came to Geneva with more than a decade of coaching experience. He has worked with nearly every position group on both sides of the ball during his career, beginning as a student assistant coach at St. John Fisher. Williams graduated in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in history. He continued his education and coaching career, joining the Utica staff as a graduate assistant coach. Williams worked with the Pioneers’ tight ends, wide receivers and kick returners. He earned a master's degree in adolescent education in 2015.
Williams was a member of the Endicott coaching staff from 2015 through 2017. He coached on both sides of the ball for the Gulls, serving as the pass game coordinator in his first season and defensive backs coach after that. Williams also served as the head coach of the junior varsity team.
Williams spent one season as the defensive line coach at the University of Rochester before spending the next two years across town in the same capacity for St. John Fisher. He was also the team’s strength and conditioning coordinator.
