Draft:Joe Pappalardo

Joe Pappalardo
Current position
Title	Co-special teams coordinator
Team	UTEP
Conference	CUSA
Biographical details
Born	c. 1996 (age 27–28); Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (2019)
Playing career
Position(s)	Wide receiver, defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2015–2019	UMass Dartmouth (SA)
2020	Southern Miss (GA)
2021	Austin Peay (co-ST/DA)
2022–2023	Austin Peay (ST)
2024–present	UTEP (co-ST)

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Joseph Pappalardo (born c. 1996) is an American college football coach. He is the co-special teams coordinator for the University of Texas at El Paso, a position he has held since 2024. He also coached for UMass Dartmouth, Southern Miss, and Austin Peay.

Early life

Pappalardo grew up in Reading, Massachusetts. He attended and played football for Reading Memorial High School. He was a wide receiver and defensive back.^[1]

Coaching career

Pappalardo started his coaching career as an assistant coach with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. With the Corsairs he mainly worked with the defensive backs and special teams as a student assistant.^[2] He coached safety Tony Slaughter and helped lead him to Second Team All-MASCAC honors and a team-leading three interceptions.^[3]

Following Pappalardo's five-year stint with UMass Dartmouth, he joined the University of Southern Mississippi as a graduate assistant working with the tight ends and special teams in 2020 under Scotty Walden.^[4]

Pappalardo was hired by Austin Peay State University in 2021 as a co-special teams coordinator and as a defensive assistant while reuniting with Walden.^[5]^[6] In his second season with the Governors in 2021 he helped lead kicker Maddux Trujillo and punter Matt Rigney to Second Team All-OVC honors.^[7] For the 2022 season he was named as a full-time special teams coordinator and as 'Gov Backs' coach.^[8]^[9]

Following the hiring of Walden by the University of Texas at El Paso, Pappalardo followed him once again as his co-special teams coordinator.^[10]^[11]

References

^ "Reading's Joe Pappalardo moving up the college football coaching ranks" (PDF). Wilmington Town Crier. December 23, 2020. p. 11. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "Joseph Pappalardo - Student Assistant Coach - Football Coaches". UMass Dartmouth. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "Slaughter does it all for the Corsairs". New Bedford Standard-Times. September 25, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ Barnett, Zach (August 2, 2019). "The Scoop - Friday August 2, 2019". footballscoop.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "Reading's Pappalardo moving up college football coaching ranks". Homenewshere.com. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
^ "Joe Pappalardo - Special Teams CoordinatorGov Backs Coach - Staff Directory". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ Bush, Cody (November 23, 2021). "Govs haul in a program-record 14 All-OVC football honors". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "Austin Peay Position Outlook for2022" (PDF). philsteele.com. 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "Austin Peay State University Football adds J.J. Clark as Linebackers Coach, announces Staff Changes". Clarksville Online. March 24, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "Joe Pappalardo - Football Coach". UTEP Miners. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
^ "Walden announces special teams coach Joe Pappalardo to UTEP Staff". Ground News. Retrieved December 30, 2023.

External links

[:0-1] "Reading's Joe Pappalardo moving up the college football coaching ranks" (PDF). Wilmington Town Crier. December 23, 2020. p. 11. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[2] "Joseph Pappalardo - Student Assistant Coach - Football Coaches". UMass Dartmouth. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[3] "Slaughter does it all for the Corsairs". New Bedford Standard-Times. September 25, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[4] Barnett, Zach (August 2, 2019). "The Scoop - Friday August 2, 2019". footballscoop.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[5] "Reading's Pappalardo moving up college football coaching ranks". Homenewshere.com. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2023.

[6] "Joe Pappalardo - Special Teams CoordinatorGov Backs Coach - Staff Directory". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[7] Bush, Cody (November 23, 2021). "Govs haul in a program-record 14 All-OVC football honors". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[8] "Austin Peay Position Outlook for2022" (PDF). philsteele.com. 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[9] "Austin Peay State University Football adds J.J. Clark as Linebackers Coach, announces Staff Changes". Clarksville Online. March 24, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[10] "Joe Pappalardo - Football Coach". UTEP Miners. Retrieved December 30, 2023.

[11] "Walden announces special teams coach Joe Pappalardo to UTEP Staff". Ground News. Retrieved December 30, 2023.

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