Sport(s) Football 1994–2002 Arizona (assistant) Team Buffalo Bulls football 1990–1993 Wisconsin (assistant) Role American Football coach | 1988–1989 Alabama (assistant) Name Rob Ianello Title Wide receivers coach 2003–2004 Wisconsin (TE) | |
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Born November 4, 1965 (age 58)
Port Chester, New York ( 1965-11-04 ) Education Catholic University of America | ||
Conference Mid-American Conference | ||
Akron Head Football Coach - Rob Ianello - Part 2
Robert S. Ianello (born November 4, 1965) is an American football coach. He is currently the recruiting coordinator, wide receivers and associate head coach at the University at Buffalo. Ianello served as the head football coach at the University of Akron from 2010 to 2011, compiling a record of 2–22. He was fired after the 2011 season. He succeeded J. D. Brookhart, who was relieved of his duties after the 2009 season in which the Akron Zips went 3–9. Ianello was on his way to his mother's funeral when Akron's athletic director reached him on his cell phone to break the news of his firing. Before he was hired at Akron, Ianello had been an assistant football coach since 1988, including stints at the University of Alabama, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Arizona, and the University of Notre Dame.
Contents
- Akron Head Football Coach Rob Ianello Part 2
- Assistant coach
- Akron
- Personal life
- Coaching tree
- References
Assistant coach
For two years, Ianello was tight ends coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, when he then moved to the University of Notre Dame to be receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. Ianello briefly took over as interim head coach after Notre Dame fired head coach Charlie Weis and before Brian Kelly was hired.
Akron
In December 2009, Akron hired Ianello as football coach. He lost his first eleven games as a head coach before beating Buffalo in the final game of the 2010 season. His only other win as Akron's coach was a 36-13 defeat of VMI in 2011. Ianello was dismissed as Akron's head coach after just two seasons.
Personal life
Ianello is a native of Port Chester, New York and a 1987 graduate of The Catholic University of America where he received a bachelor's degree in English. He and his wife have three children.
Coaching tree
Assistants under Rob Ianello who became NCAA or NFL head coaches: