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==Early life==
==Early life==
Scelfo was born in [[Abbeville, Louisiana]] on September 30, 1963,<ref name=bio/> and later lived in [[New Iberia, Louisiana]], where he attended New Iberia High School.<ref name=bio/> He went on to college at [[University of Louisiana at Monroe|Northeast Louisiana University]].<ref name=bio>[http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/scelfo_chris00.html Player Bio: Chris Scelfo], Tulane University, retrieved June 27, 2010.</ref> He played football in high school and college, and was a three-year [[Letterman (sports)|letterwinner]] at both institutions.<ref name=bio/> In college, he also served as the team captain.<ref name=bio/> Scelfo graduated with a [[bachelor's degree]] from Northeast Louisiana in 1986 and received a [[master's degree]] from there in 1988.<ref name=bio/>
Scelfo was born in [[Abbeville, Louisiana]] on September 30, 1963,<ref name=bio/> and later lived in [[New Iberia, Louisiana]], where he attended New Iberia High School.<ref name=bio/> He went on to college at [[University of Louisiana at Monroe|Northeast Louisiana University]].<ref name=bio>[http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/scelfo_chris00.html Player Bio: Chris Scelfo] {{wayback|url=http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/scelfo_chris00.html |date=20150907210120 }}, Tulane University, retrieved June 27, 2010.</ref> He played football in high school and college, and was a three-year [[Letterman (sports)|letterwinner]] at both institutions.<ref name=bio/> In college, he also served as the team captain.<ref name=bio/> Scelfo graduated with a [[bachelor's degree]] from Northeast Louisiana in 1986 and received a [[master's degree]] from there in 1988.<ref name=bio/>


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
Scelfo gained his first coaching experience as a graduate assistant at his alma mater from 1986 to 1987, and then in the same position at the [[University of Oklahoma]] from 1988 to 1989.<ref name=bio/> He then served as the offensive line coach at [[Marshall University]] from 1990 to 1995, and also held the position of [[offensive coordinator]] in his last three seasons there.<ref name=bio/> Scelfo then spent three seasons at the [[University of Georgia]] as its assistant head and offensive line coach.<ref>http://media.atlantafalcons.com/assets/Scelfo_Chris.pdf</ref>
Scelfo gained his first coaching experience as a graduate assistant at his alma mater from 1986 to 1987, and then in the same position at the [[University of Oklahoma]] from 1988 to 1989.<ref name=bio/> He then served as the offensive line coach at [[Marshall University]] from 1990 to 1995, and also held the position of [[offensive coordinator]] in his last three seasons there.<ref name=bio/> Scelfo then spent three seasons at the [[University of Georgia]] as its assistant head and offensive line coach.<ref>http://media.atlantafalcons.com/assets/Scelfo_Chris.pdf{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


[[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] hired Scelfo to replace [[Tommy Bowden]] as its 36th coach mid-season on December 7, 1998.<ref name=bio/> The only game he coached that year was the [[1998 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]], where he led the [[Tulane Green Wave football|Green Wave]] to victory over [[BYU Cougars football|Brigham Young]].<ref name=bio/> With the win, Tulane finished the season with a perfect 12&ndash;0 record and the [[Conference USA]] championship.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/conferenceusa/tulane/yearly_results.php?year=1995 Tulane Game by Game Results], College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 27, 2010.</ref> In 2002, Scelfo led Tulane to the [[2002 Hawai'i Bowl]], where they defeated [[June Jones]]' high-octane [[2002 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawaii Warriors]].<ref>[[Mel Kiper]], [http://espn.go.com/melkiper/s/2002/1224/1482120.html Can Tulane slow high-octane Hawaii?], ESPN, December 25, 2002.</ref> The Green Wave surprised observers by recovering an [[onside kick]] on the first play of the game, and went on to win, 36–28.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/27/sports/football-college-roundup-all-around-effort-helps-pitt-stop-oregon-state.html?pagewanted=1 FOOTBALL: COLLEGE ROUNDUP; All-Around Effort Helps Pitt Stop Oregon State], ''The New York Times'', December 27, 2002.</ref> The victory made Scelfo the only Tulane coach in history with two bowl game wins.<ref name=bio/>
[[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] hired Scelfo to replace [[Tommy Bowden]] as its 36th coach mid-season on December 7, 1998.<ref name=bio/> The only game he coached that year was the [[1998 Liberty Bowl|Liberty Bowl]], where he led the [[Tulane Green Wave football|Green Wave]] to victory over [[BYU Cougars football|Brigham Young]].<ref name=bio/> With the win, Tulane finished the season with a perfect 12&ndash;0 record and the [[Conference USA]] championship.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/conferenceusa/tulane/yearly_results.php?year=1995 Tulane Game by Game Results] {{wayback|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/conferenceusa/tulane/yearly_results.php?year=1995 |date=20100522062602 }}, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 27, 2010.</ref> In 2002, Scelfo led Tulane to the [[2002 Hawai'i Bowl]], where they defeated [[June Jones]]' high-octane [[2002 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawaii Warriors]].<ref>[[Mel Kiper]], [http://espn.go.com/melkiper/s/2002/1224/1482120.html Can Tulane slow high-octane Hawaii?], ESPN, December 25, 2002.</ref> The Green Wave surprised observers by recovering an [[onside kick]] on the first play of the game, and went on to win, 36–28.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/27/sports/football-college-roundup-all-around-effort-helps-pitt-stop-oregon-state.html?pagewanted=1 FOOTBALL: COLLEGE ROUNDUP; All-Around Effort Helps Pitt Stop Oregon State], ''The New York Times'', December 27, 2002.</ref> The victory made Scelfo the only Tulane coach in history with two bowl game wins.<ref name=bio/>


After [[Hurricane Katrina]] devastated New Orleans in August 2005, the Tulane football team was forced to play all 11 of its games on the road, each in a different city, which may have contributed to the Green Wave's 2&ndash;9 record.<ref name=fire/> [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] head coach [[Ed Orgeron]] contacted a Tulane assistant about players transferring in the wake of the hurricane.<ref name=orgeron>[http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/10242146/ Orgeron defends conversation with Tulane aide; Mississippi coach discussed possible transfers from New Orleans school], MSNBC, November 28, 2005.</ref><ref name=defends>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y3UjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_qcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4252,6246479&dq=scelfo+orgeron&hl=en Ole Miss' Ed Orgeron defends conversation with Tulane coach about possible transfers], ''The Tuscaloosa News'', November 29, 2005.</ref> Scelfo accused Ole Miss of tampering and said:<blockquote>"In the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States, you've got to stoop pretty low to do that. You're lower than dirt&nbsp;... I'm not going to tolerate that. There's people in our business that don't belong in our business."<ref name=orgeron/><ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10E2682D22054250&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Tulane at end of the road; Katrina forced Green Wave into 11-stadium fall tour], ''The Dallas Morning News'', November 25, 2005.</ref><ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/932891461.html?dids=932891461:932891461&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+29%2C+2005&author=Wire+reports&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=INSIGHT+BID+ENDS+RUTGERS%27+DROUGHT&pqatl=google INSIGHT BID ENDS RUTGERS' DROUGHT], ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'', November 29, 2005.</ref></blockquote>The [[Southeastern Conference]] investigated the matter and exonerated Ole Miss of any wrongdoing.<ref name=defends/>
After [[Hurricane Katrina]] devastated New Orleans in August 2005, the Tulane football team was forced to play all 11 of its games on the road, each in a different city, which may have contributed to the Green Wave's 2&ndash;9 record.<ref name=fire/> [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] head coach [[Ed Orgeron]] contacted a Tulane assistant about players transferring in the wake of the hurricane.<ref name=orgeron>[http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/10242146/ Orgeron defends conversation with Tulane aide; Mississippi coach discussed possible transfers from New Orleans school], MSNBC, November 28, 2005.</ref><ref name=defends>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y3UjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_qcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4252,6246479&dq=scelfo+orgeron&hl=en Ole Miss' Ed Orgeron defends conversation with Tulane coach about possible transfers], ''The Tuscaloosa News'', November 29, 2005.</ref> Scelfo accused Ole Miss of tampering and said:<blockquote>"In the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States, you've got to stoop pretty low to do that. You're lower than dirt&nbsp;... I'm not going to tolerate that. There's people in our business that don't belong in our business."<ref name=orgeron/><ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10E2682D22054250&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Tulane at end of the road; Katrina forced Green Wave into 11-stadium fall tour], ''The Dallas Morning News'', November 25, 2005.</ref><ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/932891461.html?dids=932891461:932891461&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+29%2C+2005&author=Wire+reports&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=INSIGHT+BID+ENDS+RUTGERS%27+DROUGHT&pqatl=google INSIGHT BID ENDS RUTGERS' DROUGHT], ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'', November 29, 2005.</ref></blockquote>The [[Southeastern Conference]] investigated the matter and exonerated Ole Miss of any wrongdoing.<ref name=defends/>

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Chris Scelfo
Biographical details
Born (1963-09-30) September 30, 1963 (age 61)
Abbeville, Louisiana
Playing career
1981–1984Northeast Louisiana
Position(s)Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1987Northeast Louisiana (GA)
1988–1989Oklahoma (GA)
1990–1992Marshall (OL)
1993–1995Marshall (OC/OL)
1996–1998Georgia (asst. HC/OL)
1998–2006Tulane
2008–2014Atlanta Falcons (TE)
Head coaching record
Overall37–57
Bowls2–0

Chris Scelfo (born September 30, 1963) is an American football coach, who most recently served as the tight ends coach for the Atlanta Falcons. He served as head coach at Tulane from 1998 to 2006, including in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and amassed a 37–57 record. Scelfo is the only Tulane head coach to have won two bowl games. He previously held assistant coaching positions at Marshall and Georgia.

Early life

Scelfo was born in Abbeville, Louisiana on September 30, 1963,[1] and later lived in New Iberia, Louisiana, where he attended New Iberia High School.[1] He went on to college at Northeast Louisiana University.[1] He played football in high school and college, and was a three-year letterwinner at both institutions.[1] In college, he also served as the team captain.[1] Scelfo graduated with a bachelor's degree from Northeast Louisiana in 1986 and received a master's degree from there in 1988.[1]

Coaching career

Scelfo gained his first coaching experience as a graduate assistant at his alma mater from 1986 to 1987, and then in the same position at the University of Oklahoma from 1988 to 1989.[1] He then served as the offensive line coach at Marshall University from 1990 to 1995, and also held the position of offensive coordinator in his last three seasons there.[1] Scelfo then spent three seasons at the University of Georgia as its assistant head and offensive line coach.[2]

Tulane University in New Orleans hired Scelfo to replace Tommy Bowden as its 36th coach mid-season on December 7, 1998.[1] The only game he coached that year was the Liberty Bowl, where he led the Green Wave to victory over Brigham Young.[1] With the win, Tulane finished the season with a perfect 12–0 record and the Conference USA championship.[3] In 2002, Scelfo led Tulane to the 2002 Hawai'i Bowl, where they defeated June Jones' high-octane Hawaii Warriors.[4] The Green Wave surprised observers by recovering an onside kick on the first play of the game, and went on to win, 36–28.[5] The victory made Scelfo the only Tulane coach in history with two bowl game wins.[1]

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in August 2005, the Tulane football team was forced to play all 11 of its games on the road, each in a different city, which may have contributed to the Green Wave's 2–9 record.[6] Ole Miss head coach Ed Orgeron contacted a Tulane assistant about players transferring in the wake of the hurricane.[7][8] Scelfo accused Ole Miss of tampering and said:

"In the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States, you've got to stoop pretty low to do that. You're lower than dirt ... I'm not going to tolerate that. There's people in our business that don't belong in our business."[7][9][10]

The Southeastern Conference investigated the matter and exonerated Ole Miss of any wrongdoing.[8]

After failing to compile a winning season since 2002, Tulane fired Scelfo on November 29, 2006.[6] His final record at Tulane was 37–57.[11] In January 2008, the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL hired Scelfo as its tight ends coach.[12]

Personal life

Scelfo is married to wife Nancy née Caldwell, with whom he has a son and a daughter.[1] His brother, Frank Scelfo, is a coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars.[13] His nephew, Anthony Scelfo, played as a quarterback at Tulane.[13] Scelfo's son, Joseph, played as the center at University of South Alabama.[14] Joseph currently (2016) is an offensive lineman for the North Carolina State University Wolfpack.[15]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Tulane Green Wave (Conference USA) (1998–2006)
1998 Tulane 1–0* 0–0 1st W Liberty 7 7
1999 Tulane 3–8 1–5 T–6th
2000 Tulane 6–5 3–4 T–5th
2001 Tulane 3–9 1–6 9th
2002 Tulane 8–5 4–4 5th W Hawai'i
2003 Tulane 5–7 3–5 8th
2004 Tulane 5–6 3–5 6th
2005 Tulane 2–9 1–5 6th (West)
2006 Tulane 4–8 2–5 6th (West)
Tulane: 37–57 18–39
Total: 37–57
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Player Bio: Chris Scelfo Archived 2015-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, Tulane University, retrieved June 27, 2010.
  2. ^ http://media.atlantafalcons.com/assets/Scelfo_Chris.pdf[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Tulane Game by Game Results Archived 2010-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 27, 2010.
  4. ^ Mel Kiper, Can Tulane slow high-octane Hawaii?, ESPN, December 25, 2002.
  5. ^ FOOTBALL: COLLEGE ROUNDUP; All-Around Effort Helps Pitt Stop Oregon State, The New York Times, December 27, 2002.
  6. ^ a b Tulane's rebuilding in football to go on without Scelfo, ESPN, November 29, 2006.
  7. ^ a b Orgeron defends conversation with Tulane aide; Mississippi coach discussed possible transfers from New Orleans school, MSNBC, November 28, 2005.
  8. ^ a b Ole Miss' Ed Orgeron defends conversation with Tulane coach about possible transfers, The Tuscaloosa News, November 29, 2005.
  9. ^ Tulane at end of the road; Katrina forced Green Wave into 11-stadium fall tour, The Dallas Morning News, November 25, 2005.
  10. ^ INSIGHT BID ENDS RUTGERS' DROUGHT, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, November 29, 2005.
  11. ^ All-Time Coaching Records By Year, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 27, 2010.
  12. ^ Falcons hire Scelfo to coach tight ends, Sporting News, January 30, 2008.
  13. ^ a b Spring wrapup: Taking stock of football landscape, USA Today, May 10, 2007.
  14. ^ http://usajaguars.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5900
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