Tom Journell

Biography

Tom Journell was hired as head football coach on April 23, 2018. The Knights had gone 2-28 in the three years prior to his arrival but have put together a 21-19 ledger since then, including Carleton's first back-to-back 7-win seasons (2021 and 2022) since 1988-89. He is the 18th head coach in the 116-year history of Carleton football and brought with him 32 years of coaching experience, including two previous stops as a head coach. He guided the UW-Stevens Point (UWSP) program during the 2012-2017 seasons and was at the helm of the Elmhurst College program for the 2004-2007 campaigns. Journell owned a 29-31 overall record in his six years at UWSP as the Pointers played in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). In his final season there, the WIAC featured five teams ranked among the nation's top-25 squads. His 2016 squad went 6-4, with three of those losses coming against top-10 foes. In 2014, UW-Stevens Point ranked as high as No. 13 in the country as the Pointers opened the season with five consecutive wins, including a victory over No. 5 North Central (Ill.). Journell was defensive coordinator at UWSP for four seasons beginning in 2008, helping lead the team to a 19-9 record in WIAC play and a 27-14 overall mark. During his tenure, the Pointers' defense finished among the league leaders in almost every statistical category. In 2008, UWSP finished the season 9-2 overall and earned the program's first NCAA Championships appearance since 2001. That season, J