Matt DeGennaro

Comp. / Att.:	33 / 64
Passing yards:	413
TD–INT:	6–7
QB rating:	55.79
	Stats at ArenaFan.com

Career highlights and awards
	Yankee Conference Offensive Player of the Year (1988); Yankee Conference Rookie of the Year (1987);
Career Arena League statistics
Comp. / Att.:
Comp. / Att.:	33 / 64
Passing yards:	413
TD–INT:	6–7
QB rating:	55.79
	Stats at ArenaFan.com

Matt DeGennaro
Personal information
Born:	May 1969 (age 55)
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Union ; (Union Township, New Jersey)
College:	Connecticut (1987–1990)
Position:	Quarterback
Undrafted:	1991
Career history
	Connecticut Coyotes (1996);
Comp. / Att.:	Matt DeGennaro is an American former professional football quarterback who played one season with the Connecticut Coyotes of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at the University of Connecticut.Contents Early life ; College career ; Professional career ; Coaching career ; References ; External links ; Early life DeGennaro was born in May 1969. He attended Union High School in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey.College career DeGennaro was a four-year starter and letterman for the Connecticut Huskies from 1987 to 1990. He completed 193 passes for 2,206 yards and 18 touchdowns as a freshman in 1987 as the Huskies finished with a 7–4 record. His completion and passing yard totals set single season school records. He earned Yankee Conference Rookie of the Year honors. DeGennaro completed 238 of 387 passes for 2,633 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions in 1988 as the Huskies had a 7–4 record for the second consecutive season. He broke his single season completion and passing yard records from 1987 and was named the Yankee Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He also garnered honorable mention All-American honors in 1988. In 1989, DeGennaro totaled 212 completions on 356 passing attempts for 2,472 yards, 17 touchdowns and 15 interceptions as the Huskies finished 8–3, good for a share of the conference title. He recorded 160 completions on 257 attempts for 1,977 yards, 21 touchdowns, and eight interceptions his senior year in 1990 as the team went 6–5. He also missed four games his senior year due to a separated shoulder.Professional career DeGennaro was invited to the 1991 NFL Combine but was not selected in the 1991 NFL draft. He played in 12 games for the Connecticut Coyotes of the Arena Football League in 1996, completing 33 of 64 passes (51.6%) for 413 yards, six touchdowns, and seven interceptions.Coaching career DeGennaro was an assistant football coach at Bloomfield High School in 1994 and Bergen Catholic High School in 1995.Related Research Articles Jon Kelly Kitna is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Central Washington Wildcats and was signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1996. He is currently the head football coach at Lakota East High School in Ohio. Steven Leroy DeBerg is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 years. 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He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, where he won the 2019 Pac-12 Championship, and was selected by the Chargers as the sixth overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft. Gilbert Johnson was an American professional football quarterback who played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Tyson Jacob Bagent is an American professional football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Shepherd Rams.References ↑ Anderson, Woody. "DEGENNARO ADJUSTING QUICKLY". courant.com.; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Joyce Bob (July 31, 2020). "UConn Legend - Record Breaking QB Matt DeGennaro". foxsports979.iheart.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.; ↑ "MATT DEGENNERO". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 16, 2024.; 1 2 "Matt DeGennaro". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.; ↑ "Matt DeGennero". Arenafan.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.; External links Stats Crew profile ; This page is based on this Wikipedia article ; Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.; Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Career highlights and awards
	Yankee Conference Offensive Player of the Year (1988); Yankee Conference Rookie of the Year (1987);
Career Arena League statistics
Comp. / Att.:
Comp. / Att.:	33 / 64
Passing yards:	413
TD–INT:	6–7
QB rating:	55.79
	Stats at ArenaFan.com
	All values from NFL Combine
v ; t ; e ; UConn Huskies starting quarterbacks
	Irv Panciera (1952); Jim DiGiorno (1953–1955); John Livieri (1956); Gerry D'Avolio (1957); Harry Drivas (1958–1959); Tom Kopp (1960); Joe Klimas (1961); Lou Aceto (1962–1964); Dave Whaley (1965); Paul Gruner (1966); Pete Petrillo (1967); Rick Robustelli (1968–1970); Ray Tellier (1971–1972); Lou Mancari (1973); Bernie Palmer (1974–1976); Maron Clark (1977); Ken Sweitzer (1978–1981); Alan Arison (1979); Rob Trivella (1982); Larry Corn (1983); Chris Riley (1984); Peter Lane (1985–1986); Matt DeGennaro (1987–1990); Cornelius Benton (1991); Tom DeSarno (1992); Zeke Rodgers (1993–1994); Shane Stafford (1995–1998); Brian Hoffmann (1999); Luke Richmond (1999–2000); Ryan Tracey (2000); Chris Willis (2000); Keron Henry (2001); Dan Orlovsky (2001–2004); Matt Bonislawski (2005–2006); D. J. Hernandez (2005–2006); Dennis Brown (2005); Tyler Lorenzen (2007–2008); Zach Frazer (2008–2010); Cody Endres (2008–2010); Michael Box (2010); Johnny McEntee (2011); Chandler Whitmer (2012–2014); Tim Boyle (2013–2015); Casey Cochran (2013–2014); Bryant Shirreffs (2015–2017); Donovan Williams (2016); David Pindell (2017–2018); Michael Beaudry (2019); Jack Zergiotis (2019, 2021); Steven Krajewski (2021); Tyler Phommachanh (2021); Ta'Quan Roberson (2022–2023); Zion Turner (2022); Joe Fagnano (2023–2024); Nick Evers (2024);
v ; t ; e ; Connecticut Coyotes starting quarterbacks
	Mike Hold (1995); Clemente Gordon (1995); Matt DeGennaro (1996); Terrence Jones (1996); Aaron Garcia (1996);

Last updated December 18, 2024

[1] Anderson, Woody. "DEGENNARO ADJUSTING QUICKLY". courant.com.

[Fox-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Joyce Bob (July 31, 2020). "UConn Legend - Record Breaking QB Matt DeGennaro". foxsports979.iheart.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[Pfa-3] "MATT DEGENNERO". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[combine-4] 1 2 "Matt DeGennaro". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[5] "Matt DeGennero". Arenafan.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

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Matt DeGennaro

Contents

Early life

College career

Professional career

Coaching career

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References

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