Bob Diaco
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Connecticut |
| Conference | The American |
| Record | 11–26 |
| Annual salary | $ 1.4 Million |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 19, 1973 Cedar Grove, New Jersey |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1995 | Iowa |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | Iowa (GA) |
| 1999–2000 | Western Illinois (RB/ST) |
| 2001 | Eastern Michigan (RB/ST) |
| 2002 | Eastern Michigan (LB/ST) |
| 2003 | Eastern Michigan (OLB/ST) |
| 2004 | Western Michigan (LB/ST) |
| 2005 | Central Michigan (Co-DC/LB) |
| 2006–2008 | Virginia (LB/ST) |
| 2009 | Cincinnati (DC/ILB) |
| 2010 | Notre Dame (DC/ILB) |
| 2011 | Notre Dame (DC/LB) |
| 2012–2013 | Notre Dame (AHC/DC/LB) |
| 2014–present | Connecticut |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–26 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
Non Head Coach
| |
| Awards | |
| Broyles Award (2012) | |
Bob Diaco (born February 19, 1973) is the current head coach of the Connecticut Huskies football team. He has previously been a coach at Western Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Virginia, Cincinnati, and Notre Dame. He played college football at Iowa.
In December 2013, Diaco agreed to become the head coach at the University of Connecticut, and was replaced at Notre Dame by Brian VanGorder.
Diaco was awarded the Broyles Award in 2012, which recognizes the top assistant coach in college football.[1] He already had been a semi-finalist in 2011.
He played college football at the University of Iowa, under head coach Hayden Fry, who described Diaco as "extremely tough, very intelligent".[2] He was a two-time All-Big Ten selection as a linebacker and was named the team’s co-MVP in 1995, starting in all 23 games over his junior and senior seasons. Diaco was teammates with Mike Devlin, Scott Slutzker, Danan Hughes, and Mike Wells.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Huskies (American Athletic Conference) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Connecticut | 2–10 | 1–7 | T–10th | |||||
| 2015 | Connecticut | 6–7 | 4–4 | T–3rd (East) | L St. Petersburg | ||||
| 2016 | Connecticut | 3–9 | 1–7 | T–4th (East) | |||||
| Connecticut: | 11–26 (.297) | 6–18 (.250) | |||||||
| Total: | 11–26 (.297) | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||