Coming off the worst season in program history, Ted Karras is out as head football coach at Walsh University.

An email press release sent out Wednesday morning by the university did not specify whether Karras was fired or resigned.

The Cavaliers went 1-10 this past season, including 0-10 in the strong Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference — their final season in the GLIAC. The season included the worst loss in program history, 56-0 at Ashland in Week 10, as the Cavaliers were outscored by an average of 27.5 points per game.

In its email to media, Walsh stated, "it will be conducting a focused search for a new head football coach with the hope of announcing a new coach by early 2017."

The release also stated: "Walsh is very grateful to Coach Karras for his four years of service to the University including shepherding the football program transition from the NAIA to NCAA Division II. We wish Coach Karras the best of luck with his future endeavors."

Karras took over the program in December 2012, arriving not long after guiding Marian University to an NAIA national championship.

At Walsh, he was taking over a program entering its second season in the GLIAC, one of the top conferences in NCAA Division II. He replaced Jim Dennison, who had been the program's only coach since its inception. Dennison had guided Walsh to a 119-77 record from 1995-2012, mostly competing in NAIA. His final season was Walsh's first in Division II and the Cavaliers went 3-8.

In Karras' four seasons, his teams won two or fewer games in three of those seasons — the three lowest win totals for the program since it started in 1995. His overall record at Walsh was 9-34.

The Cavaliers also lost their final 13 GLIAC games and had an overall league record of 9-40 in five seasons.

Walsh moves to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference next season, which also features Malone University. The G-MAC will be entering just its second season of offering football in 2017.