Central College Football Coach Jeff McMartin will serve as president of the American Football Coaches Association for 2024.

McMartin, who joined the AFCA board of trustees in 2015 and served as first vice president this past year, was elected to the post Monday at the AFCA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. McMartin is just the ninth NCAA Division III head coach to serve as the organization’s president, and the second from Central, following his mentor, College Football Hall of Fame coach Ron Schipper, who was a trustee from 1984-94 and president in 1994.

Founded in 1921 by Amos Alonzo Stagg, John Heisman and others, the AFCA is the only national organization solely dedicated to improving football coaches through ongoing education, interaction and networking. Its primary goal is to provide resources for personal and professional development amongst the football coaching profession. The organization includes more than 12,000 members from the high school, junior college, college, international and professional coaching ranks.

Prior to joining the board, McMartin spent six years on the AFCA’s 31-member Division III Head Coaches Council and he remains the council chair. He is also a member of the Assistant Coach of the Year Committee, previously served for three years on the Rules Committee and was a Publicity Committee member. McMartin has also been a convention presenter and speaker.

McMartin assumes his presidential duties at the close of this year’s convention Wednesday. He’ll lead trustees meetings and serve as AFCA liaison for multiple committees while working closely with the AFCA executive director, among other responsibilities.

The 2021 AFCA Division III Coach of the Year, McMartin is one of the winningest coaches in Division III. He’s posted a 155-48 (.763) record since taking over as head coach in 2004. He’s led the Dutch to six conference championships and six NCAA Division III playoff berths. A five-time conference coach of the year, McMartin is a two-time AFCA Division III regional coach of the year. Like Schipper, McMartin has never had a losing season at Central.