Shawn Halloran

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Shawn Michael Halloran (born April 23, 1964 in Gardner, Massachusetts) is a former quarterback for the Boston College Eagles and St. Louis Cardinals and current offensive coordinator for the University of Pennsylvania.

[edit] Boston College

Halloran came to Boston College in 1983 and was the backup quarterback from 1983 to 1984, playing behind future Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie. In 1985, his first season as starter he completed 234 of 423 passes for 2,935 yards. Set BC single season records for pass attempts, completions, and interceptions (23). He lead the team to a 9-3 record and a 27-24 win against the Georgia Bulldogs in the Hall of Fame Bowl, completing a 5 yard game winning touchdown pass to Kelvin Martin with 32 seconds remaining. The touchdown ended a 76 yard drive that lasted 2 minuets and 6 seconds. Halloran completed 31 of 52 attempts for 316 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was the game's Most Valuable Player. In his senior season, Halloran completed 159 of 258 passes for 2,029 yards and 17 touchdowns. The team however did poorly, finishing at 5-6.

[edit] NFL

Halloran signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an undrafted free agent before the 1987 season. He was the backup behind Neil Lomax. He appeared in 3 games, completing 18 of 42 passes for 263 yards, no touchdowns and 1 interception.

[edit] Coaching career

Halloran began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Boston College and later was an assistant coach at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. From 1993-1997 he was Georgetown's offensive coordinator. From 1997-2002 he was Yale's special-teams coordinator. Under his tenure the Bulldogs won the 1999 Ivy League title and coached Yale's all-time leading kicker, punter and punt returner. He spent the next three years as head coach at Franklin & Marshall. He finished with a 17-15 record, back-to-back Eastern College Athletic Conference playoff appearances, and the 2004 Centennial Conference Championship and ECAC Southwest Bowl titles. Franklin & Marshall advanced to the ECAC Southeast Bowl in 2005. He was named offensive coordinator of the Penn Quakers on February 20, 2006.

Preceded by Doug Flutie

Boston College Eagles Starting Quarterback 1985-1986

Succeeded by Mike Power