Gallaudet University

In four years as the Gallaudet football coach, Westermann posted a stellar 27-13 record from 1985-88 and left with the second most victories in program history behind Charles Ely (1891-96, 1898-1901, 1903) and Frederick Hughes(1918-35) who both won 46 games in their respective tenures.Westermann’s .675 winning percentage is the best in the program’s history. The 1986 Bison team posted a 7-4 record to give the Bison their first winning season since 1930. He also coached the program’s first NCAA Division III All-American selection, offensive lineman Shannon Simon. Coach Westermann went out a champion as the Bison won his final game in 1988 when Gallaudet took down St. John Fisher, 21-17, to win the Atlantic Collegiate Football Conference championship. Westermann also served as GU’s Athletic Director while at Kendall Green.