Nunzio Campanile

American football coach

Nunzio Campanile

Current position
Title| Quarterbacks 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 (interim HC/OC/TE)
2020–2022| Rutgers (TE)
2022| Rutgers (interim OC/QB)
2023| Syracuse (interim HC/TE)
2024–present| Syracuse (QB)
Head coaching record
Overall| 2–8 (college)
60–29 (high school)
Bowls| 0–1

Nunzio Campanile is an American football coach. He is currently the quarterbacks 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] He also served as the interim head coach at Syracuse in 2023 following the firing of head coach Dino Babers, then remained on the Orange staff after Fran Brown was hired.

## Coaching career

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### High school

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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

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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

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On January 23, 2023, Campanile was hired to serve as tight ends coach at Syracuse University.[6] After head coach Dino Babers was fired on November 19, Campanile was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[7]

## Personal life

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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 the Jacksonville Jaguars current defensive coordinator while his other brother Nicky, is a coach at DePaul High School.[8]

## Head coaching record

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### College

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big Ten Conference) (2019)
2019 | Rutgers | 1–7 | 0–7 | 7th (East) |
Rutgers: | 1–7 | 0–7 |
Syracuse Orange (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2023)
2023 | Syracuse | 1–1[a] | 1–0 | T–11th | L Boca Raton
Syracuse: | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Total: | 2–8 |

1. ^ Campanile replaced Dino Babers with one regular season game remaining

### High school

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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Bergen Catholic Crusaders () (2010–2017)
2010  | Bergen Catholic  | 10–2 | 2–1 | 2nd |
2011  | Bergen Catholic  | 8–3 | 2–1 | 2nd |
2012  | Bergen Catholic  | 8–4 | 2–2 | 4th |
2013  | Bergen Catholic  | 2–7 | 0–4 | 5th |
2014  | Bergen Catholic  | 8–3 | 3–1 | 3rd |
2015  | Bergen Catholic  | 7–4 | 3–1 | 1st |
2016  | Bergen Catholic  | 7–4 | 1–3 | 5th |
2017  | Bergen Catholic  | 10–2 | 4–0 | 1st |
Bergen Catholic: | 60–29 | 17–13 |
Total: | 60–29 |
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Nunzio Campanile - Tight Ends - Staff Directory". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
2. ^ Sargeant, Keith (September 29, 2019). "Chris Ash fired as Rutgers football coach; Nunzio Campanile will take over". NJ.com. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
3. ^ NJ.com, Keith Sargeant | NJ Advance Media for (November 20, 2019). "Here's how much Nunzio Campanile will earn for serving as Rutgers' acting head coach". nj. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
4. ^ "TheKnightReport - Nunzio Campanile signs contract extension with Rutgers Football". rutgers.rivals.com. February 19, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
5. ^ "247Sports - Rutgers football dismisses offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson". 247sports.com. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
6. ^ "Nunzio Campanile, former Bergen Catholic coach and Rutgers assistant, headed to Syracuse". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
7. ^ Thamel, Pete (November 19, 2023). "Syracuse fires coach Dino Babers after eight seasons". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
8. ^ Deen, Safid (November 27, 2020). "Dolphins assistant Anthony Campanile shares his passion for football, family and Sunday dinners". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

## External links

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* Syracuse profile
* Rutgers profile

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