Nunzio Campanile
Nunzio Campanile is an American football coach. He is currently the tight ends coach at Syracuse University.[1] Campanile served as the interim head coach at Rutgers University for the final eight games of the 2019 season. 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]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Tight ends coach |
| Team | Syracuse |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Fair Lawn, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Montclair State University (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 (interim OC / QB) |
| 2023–present | Syracuse (TE) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–7 (college) 60–28 (high school) |
Coaching career
High school
Campanile spent the eight years as the head coach at Bergen Catholic, including winning a state title in 2017 against St. Peter's Preparatory School in a 44–7 win, after working as offensive coordinator at Don Bosco Prep from 2000 to 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]
Syracuse
In January 2023, he was hired as Tight Ends coach at Syracuse University.[6]
Personal life
Campanile grew up in New Jersey in an Italian-American family 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.[7]
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 | ||||||||
References
- "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.
- "Nunzio Campanile, former Bergen Catholic coach and Rutgers assistant, headed to Syracuse". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- Deen, Safid. "Dolphins assistant Anthony Campanile shares his passion for football, family and Sunday dinners". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.