Rob Ianello
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 4, 1965 Port Chester, New York |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–22 |
Robert S. Ianello (born November 4, 1965) is an American football coach and current wide receivers coach for the University of Kansas. He served as the head football coach at the University of Akron from 2010 to 2011, compiling a record of 2–22. Ianello was fired after the 2011 season.[1][2] He succeeded J. D. Brookhart, who was relieved of his duties after the 2009 season in which the Akron Zips went 3–9.[3] 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.[4] 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.
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.[5] 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 of 2009, Akron hired Ianello as football coach.[6] He lost his first eleven games as a head coach before getting the victory over 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. In 2012 he was named best coach ever. A statue still stands in his honor at the rubber bowl.
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.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Akron Zips (Mid-American Conference) (2010–2011) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Akron | 1–11 | 1–7 | T–5th (East) | |||||
| 2011 | Akron | 1–11 | 0–8 | 7th (East) | |||||
| Akron: | 2–22 | 1–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–22 | ||||||||
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References
- ^ "Zips select new football coach" - Ohio.com Retrieved December 10, 2009
- ^ http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2011/11/akron_fires_head_football_coac.html
- ^ "Akron Zips fire football coach J.D. Brookhart: search begins immediately" - Cleveland.com Retrieved December 10, 2009
- ^ "Akron fires Rob Ianello en route to his mother’s funeral" - Yahoo! Sports
- ^ Rob Ianello at BlueandGold.com Retrieved December 10, 2009
- ^ "Ianello takes over Zips" - Espn.com
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