Art Link (American football)

Art Link
Current position
Title	Special teams coordinator, safeties coach
Team	Delaware
Conference	CAA Football
Biographical details
Born	July 2, 1976 (age 47); Long Island, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1995–1998	Florida
Position(s)	Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2002	Missouri Western (LB)
2003	Boca Raton HS (FL) (DL)
2004–2005	Florida (GA)
2006	Catholic University (DC/DB)
2007–2011	Campbell (DC/LB)
2012–2013	New Hampshire (LB)
2014–2016	Lafayette (DC/LB)
2017–2021	Christopher Newport
2022–present	Delaware (ST/S)
Head coaching record
Overall	19–22
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	National (1996);

Otto Arthur Link IV (born July 2, 1976) is an American college football coach. He is currently the special teams coordinator and safeties coach at the University of Delaware, positions he has held since 2022.^[1] He previously served as the head football coach at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia from 2017 to 2021, compiling a record of 19–22.^[2] Prior to coming to Christopher Newport, Link was a defensive coordinator at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania from 2014 to 2016.^[3]

As a college player at the University of Florida, Link was a linebacker on Florida's 1996 national championship team.^[4]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Christopher Newport Captains (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2017–2021)
2017	Christopher Newport	5–5	4–5	T–5th
2018	Christopher Newport	7–2	6–2	4th
2019	Christopher Newport	2–8	2–5	T–5th
2020–21	Christopher Newport	0–2	0–2	6th
2021	Christopher Newport	5–5	3–3	3rd
Christopher Newport:		19–22	15–17
Total:		19–22

^ "Art Link". bluehens.com. University of Delaware SID. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
^ "CNU hires Art Link from Lafayette as new football coach". The Virginian-Pilot. January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^ "Art Link". goleopards.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^ "2017 Football Coaching Staff". cnusports.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.