The “interim” tag has been removed from Dan Wolff’s title as the head football coach of the private-school Potomac School Panthers in McLean.
Wolff was given that label when he took over for the 2024 high-school season. That designation recently was removed after Wolff led the Panthers to a bounce-back 5-4 record this fall.
The team had a three-game winning streak and earned a top-six ranking at one point in the Division I state football poll, having finished 1-8 the previous season.
The energetic Wolff is happy about the vote of confidence and is excited about continuing as the head coach.
“I am ecstatic and thankful to have the opportunity,” he told FFXnow. “I can’t wait to keep it going and build something special. It is so fun to work and coach here. The kids were very responsive to our coaching and were passionate about the program.”
Wolff is a full-time employee at Potomac School as an upper-school learning specialist.
“We are confident that coach Dan Wolff is the ideal individual to lead Potomac football and build on the success of this year,” Potomac School athletic director Steve Lachut said.
Prior to taking over as the head football coach this past season, Wolff was an assistant coach with the football program for 10 years. He also was an assistant baseball coach for eight seasons at the school.
Wolf graduated from Walt Whitman High School in Maryland in 2001 then attended High Point University in North Carolina.
Three of Potomac School’s football losses this past season were road games a couple of hours or more away against Norfolk Academy, Kiski School in Pennsylvania and North Cross in the Roanoke area. All three teams had winning records, a combined 22-6 mark, with North Cross (9-1) playing in the upcoming Division II state championship game on Nov. 16.
Wolff said those three teams will not be on next year’s schedule, replaced by opponents in the D.C. area.
Potomac School also will resume its rivalry next season against the Flint Hill Huskies in Oakton. The teams play in the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference, known as MAC, but did not meet this past season.
The status of the MAC, for football, remains in question, with at least one school considering leaving and a possible new member showing interest in joining.
