Chad Martinovich
Head Coach ​

After nine years leading the Massachusetts Institute of Technology football program to unprecedented success, Chad Martinovich was named the new head football coach at the University of Rochester in 2018.

In his first season at the helm of the Yellowjackets, Martinovich (pronounced mar-TIN-oh-vitch) led UR to a 1-9 record overall.  Five members of Rochester's team were named All-Liberty League and eight earned All-UAA accolades following the season.  Rochester was among the leaders in NCAA Division III in fewest turnovers, only committing 12 during the season, ranking 15th in the country.  Additionally, the disciplined Yellowjackets ranked 44th in Division III in fewest penalties and allowed just 171.5 yards passing per game, tops in the Liberty League.
 
Martinovich served as the head coach at MIT for nine seasons (2009-17). During that time, he steadily built the MIT program into a successful unit. MIT won the New England Football Conference (NEFC) Championship in 2014, earned its first NCAA Division III playoff berth,  and advanced to the second round after a first-round win at Husson University. The final record was 10-1.
 
Following the 2014 season, he was named NEFC Coach of the Year, New England Football Writers College Division Coach of the Year, ECAC Coach of the Year, and the American Football Coaches Association Region I Division III Coach of the Year.
 
In the 2017 season, he directed MIT to success on both the gridiron and in the classroom. MIT was 7-3 overall, 5-2 in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference. The Engineers were tied for third in the nation in fewest sacks allowed (five). The team averaged 26.8 points per game and almost 400 yards of total offense per game.
 
During his nine years in Cambridge, MIT football players have earned 17 CoSIDA Academic All-America awards, including seven selections to the First Team. The MIT quarterback was named the 2017 CoSIDA Division III Football Academic All-American of the Year.
 
From a football standpoint at MIT, he has coached two All-Americans, 16 All-Region players, four All-New England performers, and 63 All-Conference players.

His arrival at Rochester brings him back to roots in Western New York State. Martinovich graduated from Hobart College in June, 1994 where he played football.  He had coaching stops at Bucknell University (1994-95), Hamilton College (1995-97), and the University at Albany (1997-98). In July, 1998, he joined the coaching staff at Swarthmore College as Offensive Coordinator and remained there until April, 2001.  
 
Martinovich returned to Hamilton College in April 2001 for a three-year stint as Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach. He also served as an assistant professor of physical education.
 
He moved to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in June, 2004. He was the Offensive Coordinator for one season before being named the Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs coach in December, 2004. His RPI defense ranked first in the Liberty League for three straight years. RPI played in the 2007 NCAA Division III tournament and was crowned an ECAC Bowl Champion on three other occasions.

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Adam Griggs
Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line

Adam Griggs joined the Rochester football staff in the spring of 2018.  He will serve as UR’s offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.

In his first season, helped coach two All-Liberty League offensive linemen in Nicholas Balch and Matt Capovani.  The pair also earned All-UAA honors.  Rochester's offense produced nearly 250 yards of offense per game, including over 1,800 yards of offense through the air.
 
Griggs’ comes to the University after spending last season as the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he worked under current UR head coach Chad Martinovich.
 
Prior to coaching at MIT, Griggs had multiple coaching stints at Bentley University and Assumption College.
 
He began his coaching career at Assumption in 2006, coaching tight ends for the 2007 season.  He then moved on to Bentley where he was offensive line coach, assistant offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for the Falcons through 2011.
 
Griggs then returned to Assumption where he was the Greyhounds offensive coordinator for one season.  He went back to Bentley in June, 2013 and stayed on as special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach until 2017 when Martinovich hired him at MIT.
 
A three-year starter and four-year letter winner for Bentley, Griggs was a two-time All-Northeast 10 offensive lineman, earning 1st Team accolades in 2004, when he also earned All-New England regional honors.  Griggs also excelled in the classroom, earning CoSIDA Academic All-District honors in 2003.
 
He graduated from Bentley University in 2006 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Design and Corporate Communication.  Griggs was named the Bentley Student Athlete of the Year in 2004 and 2006.

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Chris Sapp
Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs

Chris Sapp joined the University of Rochester coaching staff in 2018 as the teams defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach.

In his first season on the sidelines, the Yellowjackets had the best passing defense in the Liberty League, allowing 171.5 passing yards per game, ranking among the top-50 schools in Division III.  He also helped coach two All-conference defensive backs in Adam Baghi and Robert Grant.  Three defensive players total earned All-Liberty League honors, with four being named All-UAA.
 
Sapp had previously spent the last six years at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.  During his time with the Polar Bears, he served as special teams coordinator, defensive backs coach, running backs coach, defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator.
 
In 2014, Sapp was a guest coach for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.
 
Prior to coaching at Bowdoin, Sapp was a defensive graduate assistant at Middle Tennessee State University where he helped coach two future NFL players.
 
From 2006-10, Sapp coached at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, assisting with wide receivers and returners.  He and current UR Head Coach Chad Martinovich were at RPI for four seasons together.  Sapp also spent time at Division I Clemson University where he was an administrative assistant for football operations during the 2005-06 season.
 
Sapp attended North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina where he was a three-year starter and two-time captain for the Crusaders.  He graduated from NGU with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management and minored in Business Administration in 2005.
 
He also earned a Master’s Degree in Human and Health Performance from Middle Tennessee State University in 2011.

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Randi Moore
Co-ST Coordinator/LB

Randi Moore joined the University of Rochester football coaching staff in 2018 and will serve as co-special teams coordinator and linebackers coach.
 
Moore has previously worked at Lock Haven University as assistant football coach for the past four years.  While with the Bald Eagles, Moore worked as defensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator, linebackers coach and defensive backs coach.  He also was Lock Haven’s camp director and Director of Campus Operations.
 
At Lock Haven, he coached two All-Americans and six All-Conference players.
 
Prior to his stint at Lock Haven, Moore coached at Allegheny College (2013-14), LIU-Post (2007-13) and was JV Head Coach and varsity defensive coordinator at Holy Cross High School in Queens, NY (2003-07).
 
Moore attended Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus and played football for the Pioneers.  He was a three-year starter at strong safety.  He graduated with an Elementary Education degree in 2003.

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JASON HENSHAW
Defensive Line

Henshaw joined the Rochester gridiron staff in 2019 and primarily focuses on coaching UR's defensive linemen.

Helped coach Devin Woodyard '20, to All-Liberty League honors during his first season.

He came to the River Campus after working as defensive line coach and JV head coach at Widener University for the last six seasons.  Additionally, served as On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator.  While at Widener, he helped coach the Pride to a 2014 Middle Atlantic Conference championship and spot in the NCAA Division III Tournament National Quarterfinals.  Henshaw also coached 20 All-Conference, 11 All-Region and 5 All-American defensive linemen at Widener, including 2015 D3Football.com East Region Defensive Player of the Year Brandon Jones and 2017 Manheim Touchdown Club's Gene Carpenter Award winner Casey Kerschner.

Henshaw was a four year member of the Kutztown University football program where he earned All-American and All-PSAC conference honors as a defensive lineman.  He was named team captain for the Golden Bears as a senior in 2011 and was selected as Most Improved during his freshman campaign.  While at Kutztown, the Golden Bears won the 2011 PSAC championship and qualified for the NCAA Division II Playoffs in 2010 and 2011.

He earned his Bachelor's degree in Speech Communication from Kutztown University in December of 2011.