Steve Addazio
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Steve Addazio is an American
college football
coach and former player, and is head coach
of the Temple Owls football
team that represents Temple University
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. Addazio previously spent six season as an assistant coach, assistant head coach and offensive coordinator of the Florida Gators football
team and was a part of two BCS National Championship Game
-winning coaching staffs under head coach Urban Meyer
.
in Connecticut from 1988 to 1994 Over twenty of his high school players earned places on the roster of college football programs. He led Cheshire to thirty-four consecutive victories, the second longest streak in the nation. Cheshire also won four consecutive state titles and was ranked in the top twenty-five high school football teams in the country under Addazio.
ranks and had stints as a position coach with Syracuse, Notre Dame
, and Indiana
. During 2004, he was offensive coordinator at Indiana during Gerry DiNardo
's last season. In 2005, Addazio joined Urban Meyer's staff at Florida. Addazio and Meyer had previously coached together at Notre Dame
during the 1999 and 2000 seasons under head coach Bob Davie.
With the announcement of Urban Meyer
's resignation as the Gators' head coach on December 7, 2010, Addazio's future with the Gators came into question. On December 11, 2010, it was announced that Will Muschamp
had accepted the head coach position for the Florida Gators. Addazio was not retained on the new Florida Gators coaching staff.
program, Steve Addazio began his duties as the head coach of the Temple Owls football program.
United States
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college football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
coach and former player, and is head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
of the Temple Owls football
Temple Owls football
The Temple Owls football team participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference...
team that represents Temple University
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. Addazio previously spent six season as an assistant coach, assistant head coach and offensive coordinator of the Florida Gators football
Florida Gators football
The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football. The Florida Gators compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference...
team and was a part of two BCS National Championship Game
BCS National Championship Game
The BCS National Championship Game, or BCS National Championship, is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the U.S. national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision...
-winning coaching staffs under head coach Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer
Urban Frank Meyer, III is an American football coach and former player. He is head football coach at Ohio State University, having been hired for the position in November 2011...
.
College career
Addazio was a four-year starter at Central Connecticut from 1978 to 1981 and earned tryouts with the NFL's New England Patriots, USFL's Jacksonville Bulls and CFL's Ottawa Roughriders. He earned his bachelor's (1981) and master's (1985) degrees from Central Connecticut.High school coaching career
Addazio was the head coach of Cheshire High SchoolCheshire High School
Cheshire High School is located on Route 10 across from Bartlem Park in Cheshire, Connecticut. It is 15 miles north of New Haven and south of Hartford...
in Connecticut from 1988 to 1994 Over twenty of his high school players earned places on the roster of college football programs. He led Cheshire to thirty-four consecutive victories, the second longest streak in the nation. Cheshire also won four consecutive state titles and was ranked in the top twenty-five high school football teams in the country under Addazio.
Assistant college coach
Starting in 1995, Addazio moved up to the college footballCollege football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
ranks and had stints as a position coach with Syracuse, Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
, and Indiana
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
. During 2004, he was offensive coordinator at Indiana during Gerry DiNardo
Gerry DiNardo
Gerard DiNardo is a former American football player and coach. He played college football as a guard for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish where he was selected as an All-American in 1974...
's last season. In 2005, Addazio joined Urban Meyer's staff at Florida. Addazio and Meyer had previously coached together at Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
during the 1999 and 2000 seasons under head coach Bob Davie.
With the announcement of Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer
Urban Frank Meyer, III is an American football coach and former player. He is head football coach at Ohio State University, having been hired for the position in November 2011...
's resignation as the Gators' head coach on December 7, 2010, Addazio's future with the Gators came into question. On December 11, 2010, it was announced that Will Muschamp
Will Muschamp
William Larry "Will" Muschamp is an American college football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Florida Gators football team of the University of Florida. He is a native of Georgia and attended the University of Georgia, where he played for the Georgia Bulldogs...
had accepted the head coach position for the Florida Gators. Addazio was not retained on the new Florida Gators coaching staff.
Temple Owls head coach
On December 23, 2010, it was announced that Steve Addazio accepted the head coaching job at Temple. Following Al Golden's resignation as the Owls' head coach to become the new head coach of the Miami Hurricanes footballMiami Hurricanes football
The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships...
program, Steve Addazio began his duties as the head coach of the Temple Owls football program.