Head Coach P a u l P a s q u al o n i The Nassau Coaches Association honored Pasqualoni with the 2003 Ralph Luisi “Don’t Quit” Memorial Award, given to an outstanding educator and coach who loves football and teaching. After finishing his undergraduate degree at Penn State, he spent four seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Cheshire High School (1972-75). His first collegiate job was as an assistant at Southern Connecticut in 1976 and was elevated to defensive coordinator in 1980. Pasqualoni had a five year stint from 1982-86 as the head football coach and athletic director at NCAA Division III Western Connecticut State in Danbury, Conn. His teams posted a 28-13 record at Western and he led the school to an NCAA Division II playoff appearance in 1985.
Paul Pasqualoni was the featured speaker at the eighth annual Lauren’s First and Goal Football Camp on June 5 at Lafayette College. The camp helped raise $80,000 for pediatric brain tumor research and this year’s event set camp records for number of players registered and camper donations.
Pasqualoni has experience coaching in a number of various all-star games, most recently as an assistant at the NFL’s Pro Bowl in 2010. He served as the defensive coach for the Blue squad at the 2000 Blue-
A CLOSER LOOK AT PAUL PASQUALONI FULL NAME: Paul Lucian Pasqualoni WIFE: Jill CHILDREN: Dante Paul, Tito Lucian, Cami Mae ALMA MATER: Penn State, ’72 BIRTHDATE: August 16, 1949 HOMETOWN: Cheshire, Conn. YEARS IN COACHING (COLLEGE): 40 (29)
COACHING RESUME Years
School/Team
1972-75 Cheshire HS 1976-81 Southern Connecticut 1982-86 Western Connecticut 1987-2004 Syracuse 2005-07 Dallas Cowboys 2008-09 Miami Dolphins 2010 Dallas Cowboys
Position
Assistant Coach Assistant Coach (1976-79) Defensive Coordinator (1980-81) Head Coach Linebackers Coach (1987-90) Head Coach (1991-2004) Tight Ends Coach (2005) Linebackers Coach (2006-07) Defensive Coordinator Defensive Coorindator
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH Year
1985 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2004 2006 2007 2008
Game
NCAA Div. III Sugar Hall of Fame Peach Aloha Hall of Fame Fiesta Gator Liberty Fiesta Orange Music City Insight Champs Sports NFL Wild Card NFL Divisional NFL Wild Card
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School, Pos.
WCSU, HC SU, Asst. SU, Asst. SU, Asst. SU, Asst. SU, Head SU, Head SU, Head SU, Head SU, Head SU, Head SU, Head SU, Head SU, Head Dallas, LBs Dallas, LBs Miami, DC
Result, Opponent
L, 28-0 vs. Montcliar State T, 16-16 vs. Auburn W, 23-10 vs. LSU W, 19-18 vs. Georgia W, 28-0 vs. Arizona W, 24-17 vs. Ohio State W, 26-22 vs. Colorado W, 41-0 vs. Clemson W, 30-17 vs. Houston L, 35-18 vs. Kansas State L, 31-10 vs. Florida W, 20-13 vs. Kentucky W, 26-3 vs. Kansas State L, 51-14 vs. Syracuse L, 21-10 vs. Seattle L, 21-17 vs. N.Y. Giants L, 27-9 vs. Baltimore
Paul Pasqualoni has been a head coach in nine bowl games and has coached in a total of 14 postseason college games.