Pat McMahon is a former American college and professional baseball

Baseball

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 coach.

In his twelve seasons as a head coach, he has compiled a career record of 527-259-1. He served as the head coach of Old Dominion

Old Dominion University

Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...

, Mississippi State

Mississippi State Bulldogs

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 and Florida Gators

Florida Gators baseball

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. He has appeared in two College World Series

College World Series

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, in 1998

1998 College World Series

The 1998 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from May 29 to June 6. The fifty-second tournament's champion was the University of Southern California, coached by Mike Gillespie. The championship was the Trojans' record 11th, but their first since 1978, the...

, and 2005

2005 College World Series

The 2005 College World Series was held June 17 through 27, 2005 in Omaha, Nebraska. Eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a 64-team bracket to play at historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. It was won by Texas, which defeated Florida in the championship...

. In the 2005 College World Series, he led Florida to a national championship series, but ultimately lost to the Augie Garrido

Augie Garrido

August Edmun Garrido, Jr. is a coach in NCAA Division I college baseball. As of June 12, 2011, Garrido has compiled a record of 1,817 wins, 823 losses, and 8 ties. He is currently in his 43rd season of collegiate coaching...

 coached Texas Longhorns.

He has a wife named Sherrie. Together, they have a daughter, Logan, and a son, Wells.

He has made four Super Regional appearances: in 2000, 2001, 2004, and 2005. He has compiled eight 40-win seasons, and 13 30-win seasons, and received seven Coach of the Year awards.

On June 7, 2007, the University of Florida announced that McMahon had been fired.

On September 29, 2007, Baby-Bombers.com reported that McMahon had accepted a position with the New York Yankees and will also be the manager of the Staten Island Yankees

Staten Island Yankees

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 for the 2008 season.

Year By Year Coaching Record

		Overall			Conference
Year	School	W	L	Pct	W	L	Pct	Notes
1990	Old Dominion Old Dominion University Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...	40	19	.678	11	6	.647	NCAA Regional NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
1991	Old Dominion	39	23	.629	10	8	.556
1992	Old Dominion	39	19	.672	11	7	.611
1993	Old Dominion	31	11	.738	9	3	.750
1994	Old Dominion	40	14	.741	14	4	.778	CAA Colonial Athletic Association The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...  Champions, NCAA Regional
1998	Mississippi State Mississippi State University The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...	42	23	.646	14	15	.483	NCAA Regional, College World Series 1998 College World Series The 1998 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from May 29 to June 6. The fifty-second tournament's champion was the University of Southern California, coached by Mike Gillespie. The championship was the Trojans' record 11th, but their first since 1978, the...
1999	Mississippi State	42	21	.667	15	14	.517	NCAA Regional
2000	Mississippi State	41	20	.672	17	10	.630	NCAA Regional, Super Regional
2001	Mississippi State	39	24	.619	17	13	.567	SEC Tournament SEC Baseball Tournament The SEC Baseball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Southeastern Conference . It is a double-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament...  Champions, NCAA Regional, Super Regional
2002	Florida University of Florida The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...	46	19	.708	20	10	.667	NCAA Regional
2003	Florida	37	21	.636	13	16	.448	NCAA Regional
2004	Florida	43	22	.662	17	13	.567	NCAA Regional, Super Regional
2005	Florida	48	23	.676	20	10	.667	SEC Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...  Champions, NCAA Regional, Super Regional, College World Series 2005 College World Series The 2005 College World Series was held June 17 through 27, 2005 in Omaha, Nebraska. Eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a 64-team bracket to play at historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. It was won by Texas, which defeated Florida in the championship...
2006	Florida	28	28	.500	10	20	.333
2007	Florida	29	30	.492	15	15	.500
Old Dominion Totals		189	86	.687	55	28	.663	1 CAA Championship, 2 NCAA Regionals
Mississippi State Totals		164	88	.651	63	52	.548	1 SEC Tournament Championship, 4 NCAA Regionals, 2 Super Regionals, 1 College World Series
Florida Totals		202	113	.641	70	49	.588	1 SEC Championship, 4 NCAA Regionals, 2 Super Regionals, 1 College World Series
Overall Totals		555	287	.659	198	149	.571	2 conf. championships, 1 conf. tournament championship, 10 NCAA Regionals, 4 Super Regionals, 2 College World Series

Awards and honors

• 1990 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year
• 1994 Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year
• Became just the second coach in SEC history to guide a team to the College World Series in his first season in the league (1998 - Mississippi State)
• 2001 Recipient of the 25-year ABCA membership award
• 2001 USA Baseball Coach of the Year
• 2001-06 ABCA All-America Committee South Region Chair
• 2004 ABCA Division I Coaches Chairman
• 2005 SEC Coach of the Year
• 1998, 2005 ABCA South Region of the Year
• 2005 College Baseball Foundation National Coach of the Year
• 2006 ABCA Division I All-America Chairman
• 2006 ABCA Division I All-America Chairman
• 2006 ABCA Third Vice President

Coaching chronology

• Student Assistant Coach, Stetson University, 1976
• Head Coach, Bishop Kenny High School
  Bishop Kenny High School
  Bishop Kenny High School is a private, college-preparatory, coeducational Catholic high school in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located in and administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine...
  
  (Jacksonville, Fla.), 1977–80
• Graduate Assistant Coach, Mississippi State University, 1980–81
• Assistant Coach, Old Dominion University, 1981–82
• Assistant Coach, Mississippi State University, 1983–89
• Head Coach, Old Dominion University, 1990–94
• Associate Head Coach, Mississippi State University, 1995–97
• Head Coach, Mississippi State University, 1997–2001
• Head Coach, University of Florida, 2001–2007

External links

• GatorZone.com Bio