Matt Caponi

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Matt Caponi
Biographical details
Born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
2000–2003 Mount Union
Position(s) Safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004 Mount Union (SA)
2005Mount Union (LB)
2006–2007 Washington & Jefferson (DB)
2008–2010Washington & Jefferson (DC/DB)
2011 Pittsburgh (GA)
2012 Arizona (GA)
2013–2015Arizona (S)
2016–2018 West Virginia (DB)
2019–2022 Iowa State (CB)
2023 North Texas (DC/CB)
2024North Texas (DC)

Matt Caponi is an American college football coach. He was most recently the defensive coordinator for the North Texas Mean Green.

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College career

Caponi attended Mount Union College—now known as University of Mount Union—in Alliance, Ohio, where he played football for four years as a safety for the Mount Union Purple Raiders. He was a team captain and earned Second-Team All-Conference honors as a senior i 2003. Caponi helped Mount Union achieve a 55–1 record and win three NCAA Division III Football Championships during his four years. [1]

Coaching career

Caponi started his coaching career at Mount Union as a student assistant. After one year with Mount Union as a student assistant he was promoted to coach the linebackers. Caponi's next stop was with Washington & Jefferson as their defensive backs coach. After two years as the defensive backs coach, Washington & Jefferson promoted Caponi to be the defensive coordinator. [2] Caponi was then hired by Pittsburgh as a graduate assistant. [3] After one year in Pittsburgh, Caponi joined Arizona as a graduate assistant. [2] Caponi was then promoted to coach the safeties for Arizona after one season as a graduate assistant. [4] [5] Then after four total year with Arizona, Caponi's next stop was as the defensive backs coach for West Virginia. [6] [7] After three years with West Virginia as the defensive backs coach, Iowa State hired Caponi to coach the cornerbacks. [8] [9] Then after three year with Iowa State, Caponi got his first FBS defensive coordinator job, as he was hired by North Texas to be the defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Matt Caponi Bio". Arizona Wildcats University Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "MATT CAPONI". North Texas University Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rohrer takes over W&J's defense". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ Knavish, Brian. "Coaching connections lead Caponi to University of Arizona football program". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ Berk, Daniel (February 16, 2013). "Arizona Football: Caponi gets his answer, becomes safeties coach". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Arizona safeties coach Caponi hired at West Virginia". USA Today. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Arizona safeties coach Caponi hired at West Virginia". Washington Times. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Iowa State adds two assistants, shakes up 2019 coaching staff". 247Sports. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  9. ↑ Montz, Dylan. "Iowa State Football: Preseason camp — Secondary gaining depth". The Ames Tribune. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  10. ↑ Vito, Brett (December 22, 2022). "North Texas set to hire Matt Caponi as its defensive coordinator". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ Peterson, Randy. "Iowa State football has three open assistant coaching positions after Matt Caponi's exit". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
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