Matt Caponi
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | North Texas |
| Conference | AAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2003 | Mount Union |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004 | Mount Union (SA) |
| 2005 | Mount Union (LB) |
| 2006–2007 | Washington & Jefferson (DB) |
| 2008–2010 | Washington & Jefferson (DC/DB) |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh (GA) |
| 2012 | Arizona (GA) |
| 2013–2015 | Arizona (S) |
| 2016–2018 | West Virginia (DB) |
| 2019–2022 | Iowa State (CB) |
| 2023 | North Texas (DC/CB) |
| 2024–present | North Texas (DC) |
Matt Caponi is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator for the North Texas Mean Green.
College career
[edit]Caponi attended Mount Union College—now known as University of Mount Union—in Alliance, Ohio, where he played football for four years as a safety for the Mount Union Purple Raiders. He was a team captain and earned Second-Team All-Conference honors as a senior i 2003. Caponi helped Mount Union achieve a 55–1 record and win three NCAA Division III Football Championships during his four years.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Caponi started his coaching career at Mount Union as a student assistant. After one year with Mount Union as a student assistant he was promoted to coach the linebackers. Caponi's next stop was with Washington & Jefferson as their defensive backs coach. After two years as the defensive backs coach, Washington & Jefferson promoted Caponi to be the defensive coordinator.[2] Caponi was then hired by Pittsburgh as a graduate assistant.[3] After one year in Pittsburgh, Caponi joined Arizona as a graduate assistant.[2] Caponi was then promoted to coach the safeties for Arizona after one season as a graduate assistant.[4][5] Then after four total year with Arizona, Caponi's next stop was as the defensive backs coach for West Virginia.[6][7] After three years with West Virginia as the defensive backs coach, Iowa State hired Caponi to coach the cornerbacks.[8][9] Then after three year with Iowa State, Caponi got his first FBS defensive coordinator job, as he was hired by North Texas to be the defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Matt Caponi Bio". Arizona Wildcats University Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "MATT CAPONI". North Texas University Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "Rohrer takes over W&J's defense". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Knavish, Brian. "Coaching connections lead Caponi to University of Arizona football program". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Berk, Daniel (February 16, 2013). "Arizona Football: Caponi gets his answer, becomes safeties coach". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "Arizona safeties coach Caponi hired at West Virginia". USA Today. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "Arizona safeties coach Caponi hired at West Virginia". Washington Times. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "Iowa State adds two assistants, shakes up 2019 coaching staff". 247Sports. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Montz, Dylan. "Iowa State Football: Preseason camp — Secondary gaining depth". The Ames Tribune. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Vito, Brett (December 22, 2022). "North Texas set to hire Matt Caponi as its defensive coordinator". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Peterson, Randy. "Iowa State football has three open assistant coaching positions after Matt Caponi's exit". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
External links
[edit]- 20th-century births
- Living people
- Arizona Wildcats football coaches
- Iowa State Cyclones football coaches
- Mount Union Purple Raiders football coaches
- Mount Union Purple Raiders football players
- North Texas Mean Green football coaches
- Pittsburgh Panthers football coaches
- Washington & Jefferson Presidents football coaches
- West Virginia Mountaineers football coaches
- Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Pittsburgh