Warren Ruggiero
Warren Ruggiero (born April 2, 1966) is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator for Wake Forest.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Wake Forest |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 2, 1966 Glen Rock, New Jersey |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1988 | Delaware |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1993 | Defiance (OC) |
| 1994–1996 | Clarion (OC) |
| 1997–1998 | Glenville State |
| 1999 | William & Mary (TE) |
| 2000–2001 | Hofstra (QB/RC) |
| 2002–2005 | Hofstra (OC/QB) |
| 2006–2007 | Elon (OC/QB) |
| 2008 | Kansas State (QB) |
| 2009–2013 | Bowling Green (OC/QB) |
| 2014–present | Wake Forest (OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–8 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (Division II) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 WVIAC (1997) | |
Coaching career
Early coaching career
Ruggerio Spent five seasons as the offensive coordinator at Defiance College and three at the OC at Clarion. [1] During his time at Clarion, the team made a national semi-final appearance in 1996.
Glenville State
Ruggiero spent two seasons as the head coach at Glenville State. He led the Pioneers to the Division two playoffs and finished with a 15–8 record. [2]
William & Mary
Ruggerio coached tight ends during his time at W&M.
Hofstra
Ruggerio started as the quarterbacks coach and was promoted to offensive coordinator. The Pride led the Atlantic 10 conference in passing during the 2004 and 2005 seasons under Ruggerio. He also recruited and coached Marques Colston. [3] Ruggerio also helped coach quarterback Rocky Butler to the fourth most passing yards in I-AA. [4]
Elon
Ruggerio spent two seasons at Elon where he coached quarterback Scott Riddle to first team All American honors and Southern conference freshmen of the year while setting many school records. [5]
Kansas State
In his only season at Kansas State, Ruggerio coaches future first round pick Josh Freeman and mentored Collin Klein. [6]
Bowling Green
Ruggerio helped Bowling Green to 31st in total offense in 2013. [7] Also during the 2013 season Bowling Green went 10-3 and averaged 35.4 points per game. [8]
Wake Forest
Ruggerio's offense set records for points scored and total yards in 2017. [9] The offense under Ruggerio has had over a hundred individual and team records broken. He has also coached two very successful quarterbacks in John Wolford and Jamie Newman.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenville State (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1997–1998) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Glenville State | 9–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 1998 | Glenville State | 6–5 | 4–3 | ||||||
| Glenville State: | 15–8 | 10–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- UD graduate Ruggerio joins Elon football staff, UD Daily
- Football History, Glenville State Athletics
- Prince adds Three to Coaching Staff, Kansas State Athletics
- "Prince adds 3 to coaching staff". Rivals.
- Ruggerio named to Wake Forest football staff, WFMY 2
- Warren Ruggerio, Wake Forest Athletics
- "Mike Elko, Warren Ruggerio named Wake Forest Coordinators". SB Nation.
- "Pittsburgh to take on Bowling Green at Pizza Bowl". Lubbock Online.
- "Behind Enemy Lines: Wake Forest Demon Deacons". Sports Illustrated.