Nunzio Campanile
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach (Interim) |
| Team | Rutgers |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Fair Lawn, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Montclair State (1999) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2009 | Don Bosco Prep (NJ) (OC) |
| 2010–2017 | Bergen Catholic HS (NJ) |
| 2018 | Rutgers (RB) |
| 2019 | Rutgers (TE / interim HC / OC) |
| 2020–2022 | Rutgers (TE) / 2022 Rutgers (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–7 (college) 60–28 (high school) |
Nunzio Campanile is an American football coach. He is currently the interim offensive coordinator offensive coordinator at Rutgers University.[1] Campanile was previously the interim head coach at Rutgers, he was elevated to that position from that of tight ends coach after the firing of head coach Chris Ash and offensive coordinator John McNulty.[2]
Coaching career
High school
Campanile spent the eight years as the head coach at Bergen Catholic, including winning a state title in 2017 against Saint Peters Prep in a 44-7 win, after working as offensive coordinator at Don Bosco Prep from 2000-2009.[1]
Rutgers
In 2018 Nunzio joined the Rutgers staff after leaving high school football, and is the team's tight ends coach.[1] The following year he began the season as the team's tight ends coach, however he also served as the interim head coach[3] and offensive coordinator for the final eight games of the 2019 season. In 2020 with the hiring of Greg Schiano, Nunzio was the only holdover from the previous staff and returned to be the team's tight ends coach.[4] On October 9, 2022, following the dismissal of Sean Gleeson, Scarlet Knights' offensive coordinator, Nunzio was named interim Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach.[5]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big Ten Conference) (2019) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Rutgers | 1–7 | 0–7 | 7th (East) | |||||
| Rutgers: | 1–7 | 0–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–7 | ||||||||
Personal life
Campanile is from a proud Italian family in New Jersey, full of football coaches. Growing up he watched his father, Mike, coach at Paramus Catholic High School in New Jersey for 10 years. Mike and his brother Vito coach at Bergen Catholic high school. Anthony is a part of the Miami Dolphins coaching staff while his other brother Nicky, is a coach at DePaul High School.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Nunzio Campanile - Tight Ends - Staff Directory". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ Sargeant, Keith (September 29, 2019). "Chris Ash fired as Rutgers football coach; Nunzio Campanile will take over". NJ.com. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ NJ.com, Keith Sargeant | NJ Advance Media for (2019-11-20). "Here's how much Nunzio Campanile will earn for serving as Rutgers' acting head coach". nj. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "TheKnightReport - Nunzio Campanile signs contract extension with Rutgers Football". rutgers.rivals.com. 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "247Sports - Rutgers football dismisses offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson". 247sports.com. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ Deen, Safid. "Dolphins assistant Anthony Campanile shares his passion for football, family and Sunday dinners". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
External links
- Living people
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights football coaches
- High school football coaches in New Jersey
- Amherst College alumni
- Montclair State University alumni
- People from Fair Lawn, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey
- Coaches of American football from New Jersey
- Paramus Catholic High School alumni