Mark Melnitsky begins the 21st season as an assistant coach for the Bantams in 2026, serving as offensive coordinator for the 16th year.
Since taking over the reigns as offensive coordinator, the Bantams have earned four All-American selections (Austin Baiardi, Chris Simmons, Joe Magardino, Matt Porter), 15 D3football.com All-Region selections, 15 NEFW All-New England Team selections, two NESCAC Offensive Player of the Year selections (Spencer Fetter, Max Chipouras), six NESCAC Rookie of the Year selections, and 75 NESCAC All-Conference selections.
The Bantams offense has led the NESCAC conference in scoring (nine times), touchdowns (eight times), rushing touchdowns (seven times), rushing offense (five times), passing offense (four times), and passing touchdowns (five times) since 2012.
In 2023, Melnitsky’s offense set new program records for pass attempts (322), pass completions (205), passing yards (2,776), passing touchdowns (33), passing yards per game (308.4), receptions per game (22.8), total offensive yards (4,337), offensive yards per game (481.9), points scored (399), and touchdowns scored (51). In the NESCAC, the Bantams led the conference in points per game (44.1), total offense and offensive efficiency (166.7). Quarterback Spencer Fetter set the program records for career passing yards (7,481) and passing touchdowns (80), while wide receiver Sean Clapp set single-season marks for receiving yards (1,169) and receiving touchdowns (14). Five Bantams earned NESCAC All-Conference selections, while Fetter was named co-Offensive Player of the Year, the sixth player in program history to be recognized with the award. Fetter and Clapp received New England Football Writers (NEFW) All-New England Team honors as well.
Since 2021, the Trinity offensive line has led the NESCAC in sacks allowed for three straight seasons, including a league-low four sacks allowed in 2023, the sixth-best mark in the country. The Bantam offensive line led the nation in sacks allowed (two) in 2006.
In 2012, The Bantams led the league and ranked seventh nationally in rushing, averaging 281 yards per game, while topping the league with 465 yards in total offense per game (2nd-most in College history), 35.1 ppg, and a 152.8 pass efficiency. In 2016, Trinity paced the league with 38 total touchdowns and ranked No. 6 nationally in the red zone with a 91.4% conversion rate, while pacing the league in both scoring defense (10.6 ppg, 7th in nation) and scoring offense (34.6 ppg) and turnover margin (+1.50, 6th in nation) in 2017. Trinity topped the NESCAC in rushing (228 ypg), total offense (464.3 yards, 3rd-most in College history), scoring (36.0 ppg), and passing yards (2,120), while setting a new college record at 6.49 yards per play in 2018. The Bantams paced the league with 44 total touchdowns while earning 22 of those from the running game that year as well. The Trinity offense led the league in touchdowns (39), passing yards per completion (18.7) and in pass efficiency (177.3) in 2019, and in pass efficiency (175.1) and total offense (286.6) in 2021.
Melnitsky was previously the offensive line coach at Fordham University in 2004 and 2005, and served as both the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Widener University in 2003 and Ursinus College in 2001 and 2002. Prior to Ursinus, Melnitsky served as an offensive line coach at the University of Pennsylvania in 2000. He earned his bachelor’s degree in government from Hamilton College in 1997, where he was a four-year letterwinner at inside linebacker and captain as a senior, and added a master’s degree in American Studies from Trinity in 2009. Melnitsky is also an associate professor in the Trinity athletic department. He has two daughters, Charlotte and Julia, and resides in Avon.
