Riley Butler will begin his third season as head coach in the fall of 2025.
In his first season on the hill, Butler helped the Griffins to a spot in the PSAC Tournament. The team also had two All PSAC West selections in the 2023 season.
Last season the Griffins also had two All PSAC West performers including a first team All PSAC selection. The Griffins were ninth in the league in goals allowed and tenth in shutouts with seven.
Butler most recently was an assistant coach at Illinois State University, where he spent one season. While at Illinois State, Butler was part of a new staff that took over prior to the 2022 season. He helped to fill the program's recruiting classes for 2023 and 2024.
Prior to Illinois State, Butler was an assistant coach at St Francis (PA) for two seasons. He served as the recruiting coordinator while organizing and executing training sessions. Butler also ran the school's camps and clinics and oversaw student athlete academic status.
Butler spent three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh before moving to St Francis. Riley began his coaching career at Radford University where he spent four seasons as an assistant with the men's program. Radford won three conference titles and appeared in the NCAA Tournament during his time coaching.
Butler played collegiately at Jacksonville University where he was a part of an Atlantic Sun regular season champion in 2007 and was on the 2008 A-Sun Tournament championship team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Riley graduated from Jacksonville in 2009 with a degree in Marketing and Management. After graduation, Butler played three seasons for Jacksonville United and helped the team to a NPSL National Championship in 2010.
As a club coach, Butler has worked with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, New River United and Jacksonville FC.
