Frank Scelfo

Frank Scelfo
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach
Team UTSA
Conference C-USA
Biographical details
Born (1959-02-09) February 9, 1959
Abbeville, Louisiana
Playing career
1977–1981 Northeast Louisiana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1983 Prairie View Academy (LA)
1984 Jesuit HS (LA) (DB)
1985–86 River Oaks School (LA)
1987 Vidor HS (TX) (DB)
1988 Orangefield HS (TX) (OC/QB)
1989–1991 Chapel Hill HS (TX) (OC/QB)
1992–1994 Kilgore HS (TX) (OC/QB/WR)
1995 North Shore HS (TX) (DB)
1996–1998 Tulane (TE/RC)
1999–2006 Tulane (OC/QB)
2007–2009 Louisiana Tech (OC/QB)
2010–2011 Arizona (QB)
2013–2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (QB)
2015 Jacksonville Jaguars (sr. off. asst.)
2016–present UTSA (OC/QB)

Frank Scelfo (born February 9, 1959) is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the UTSA Roadrunners football team of the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Scelfo previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college baseball at Northeast Louisiana.

Coaching career

High school

Scelfo started his coaching career coaching high school football in 1982. He coached mostly on offense, but did coach on defense a couple times. He coached in many different high schools in Louisiana and Texas.

College

Scelfo started coaching in college at Tulane University in 1996. He started out coaching tight ends before moving to quarterbacks and being an offensive coordinator. He coached four quarterbacks that played in the NFL. Those quarterbacks were Shaun King, Patrick Ramsey, J.P. Losman, and Lester Ricard.

Scelfo later coached at Louisiana Tech University, and the University of Arizona, where he coached Nick Foles and Matt Scott.

He was let go after two seasons at Arizona and he took a break from coaching in 2012.[1]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Scelfo signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars following the 2012 NFL season, becoming the team's quarterbacks coach on January 23, 2013.[2]

On January 28, 2015, it was reported Nathaniel Hackett would be the new quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars but Scelfo would remain on the staff. On February 5, 2015, it was reported Scelfo would be a senior offensive assistant.

Personal life

Scelfo is married to Holly Kingery and the couple has two sons, Anthony and Jordan. Anthony played quarterback and baseball at Tulane and was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft, while Jordan played quarterback and baseball at Incarnate Word from 2012-15. His brother, Chris Scelfo, serves as the tight ends coach for the Atlanta Falcons.

References

  1. Schmitz, Mike. "Scelfo taking 'redshirt year' after two seasons as QBs coach at UA". Arizona Daily Wildcat, April 27, 2012. Retrieved on May 9, 2013.
  2. O'Halloran, Ryan. "Jaguars coaching staff taking shape". Florida Times-Union, January 25, 2013. Retrieved on May 9, 2013.

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