Tony Trisciani (born April 24, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina a position he has held since the 2019 season. Before becoming head coach, Trisciani was the defensive coordinator for the Elon Phoenix under head coach Curt Cignetti.[1] Trisciani also served as the defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator at Elon in 2006.[2] He was named the head coach of Elon on December 17, 2018 after Curt Cignetti resigned to become the head coach at James Madison.[3] Trisciani was the head football coach at Whitehall High School in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania from 2007 to 2011.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Elon |
| Conference | CAA |
| Record | 26–25 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 24, 1973 |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1995 | Springfield (MA) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | Springfield (MA) (GA) |
| 1998–1999 | New Hampshire (RB) |
| 2000 | Lafayette (OC/QB/WR) |
| 2001–2004 | New Hampshire (DB) |
| 2005 | Lehigh (LB) |
| 2006 | Elon (DB/ST) |
| 2007–2011 | Whitehall HS (PA) |
| 2012–2016 | Villanova (DB/RC) |
| 2017–2018 | Elon (DC) |
| 2019–present | Elon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–25 (college) 37–22 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
Head coaching record edit
College edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | STATS# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elon Phoenix (Colonial Athletic Association) (2019–2022) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Elon | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2020 | Elon | 1–5 | 0–4 | 4th (South) | |||||
| 2021 | Elon | 6–5 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2022 | Elon | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division I First Round | 17 | 18 | ||
| Elon Phoenix (Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Elon | 6–5 | 6–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 2024 | Elon | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Elon: | 26–25 | 21–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–25 | ||||||||
High school edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall Zephyrs () (2007–2011) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Whitehall | 8–4 | 7–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008 | Whitehall | 4–6 | 3–6 | 9th | |||||
| 2009 | Whitehall | 7–5 | 4–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2010 | Whitehall | 10–3 | 7–2 | 4th | |||||
| 2011 | Whitehall | 8–4 | 6–3 | 5th | |||||
| Whitehall: | 37–22 | 27–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 37–22 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Elon Promotes Tony Trisciani To Head Football Coach". caasports.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Adam. "Phoenix family affair". The Times-News. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ "Tony Trisciani Named Elon Football Coach". www.msn.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
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