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University of New Hampshire Athletics
Football
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator
- Email:
- garrett.gillick@unh.edu
- Phone:
- 603-862-1852
- Recruiting Areas:
- RI, CT, Eastern FL
- Alma Mater:
- Maine, '00
Garrett Gillick is in his sixth year as the linebackers coach at UNH in 2019. Last year, sophomore linebacker Quinlen Dean recorded a team- and CAA-high 124 tackles to earn a spot on the All-Conference Second Team; junior Jared Kuehl, despite missing four games, led UNH in tackles for loss (13.5) and ranked fourth in total tackles (66).
In 2016 his proteges ranked 3-4-5 on the team in tackles and those three combined for 23 of the team’s 76 tackles for loss. Senior DeVaughn Chollette recorded 64 tackles, including 8.5 for loss, and earned a spot on the All-CAA Football Third Team. He and classmate Ryan Farrell started all 13 games. Sophomore Jared Kuehl and redshirt freshman Quinlen Dean played significant time.
In 2015, Gillick’s understudy Akil Anderson earned All-CAA Third Team and Wildcat team defensive MVP honors after notching 56 tackles, including 34 solo stops, in 12 games. After an injury sidelined incumbent DeVaughn Chollette seven games into the season, Ryan Farrell stepped up into a starting role, Kevin McNally provided much-needed depth.
In 2014, Gillick’s two starting LBs –Akil Anderson (82 tackles) and Shane McNeely (75 tackles)—ranked 1-2 on the team in tackles, and Chollette added 67 stops to tie for fifth on the squad. The second level of the Wildcats’ 4-2-5 defense was instrumental in UNH’s No. 2-ranked scoring defense in the CAA.
Prior to coming to Durham, Gillick had a three-season stint (2011-13) at Bentley University, including two years as defensive line coach and one year (2013) as secondary coach. Gillick’s previous coaching experience was at the high school level, which included stops at Lowell High School and Methuen High School in Massachusetts. The University of Maine graduate is also a 2008 inductee into the Lowell High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
