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Staten Island, NY – Wagner football's NFL ties were further strengthened earlier this week with the news that former Seahawk offensive coordinator
Rich Scangarello has been hired in this same position with the Denver Broncos.
Scangarello, 46, headed up the Seahawk offense in 2016 and helped lead Wagner to a 6-5 record, including a 4-2 mark in the Northeast Conference (NEC) during his one season on Grymes Hill.
That year, Scangarello, who served as quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers for the last two seasons under head coach Kyle Shanahan, where he coached Jimmy Garoppolo and Nick Mullens, helped Wagner produce four All-NEC players in offensive lineman
Matt Diaz, tight end
Ryan Owens, running back
Denzel Knight, and wide receiver
John Williams.
Under Scangarello's leadership, the 2016 Seahawk offense finished second in the NEC in scoring (29.7) and passing offense (257.8), while topping the league in in turnover margin (+7.1) and first downs (131).
"Rich is a great football coach with a quiet confidence that was contagious for the entire offense," said Seahawk head coach
Jason Houghtaling, who hired Scangarello to Wagner from the Atlanta Falcons, where he served as the Falcons' quality control coach in 2015. "He understands defensive football, specifically coverage responsibilities, as well or better than most defensive coaches."
Prior to joining the Falcons, where his responsibilities included assisting the offensive line coach with weekly run-game preparation, coordinating the defensive scout team for the offense, as well as breaking down film of upcoming opponents, Scangarello served six seasons in the college ranks as an offensive coordinator.
From 2012-14, he was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Northern Arizona University (NAU). In 2013, the Lumberjacks' passing unit connected on 235 out of 387 passes for a 60.7 completion percentage, while totaling 2,425 passing yards, in addition to 14 thrown touchdowns.
Prior to his tenure at NAU, Scangarello served two seasons as offensive coordinator, assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach at Millsaps College in Jackson, MS.
Before spending the 2009 season on the NFL's Oakland Raiders staff as assistant quarterbacks coach and offensive quality control assistant, Scangarello was a four-year member of the UC-Davis staff where, in 2008, he promoted to co-offensive coordinator, leading an offense that ranked 11th in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in total offense at 426.5 yards per game, while scoring 28.5 points per game.
He originally joined the UC Davis staff in 2005 as passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach, serving in that role from 2005-2007. In 2005, he coached the most prolific wide receiver in UC Davis history in All-American Tony Kays, who led the NCAA in receptions with 93 while setting school marks for receptions and yards.
Prior to his tenure at UC Davis, Scangarello served on the Idaho staff in 2000 as offensive graduate assistant and 2002-03 as quarterbacks coach. He began his coaching career in the UC Davis program in 1998 and 1999, working with two eventual NFL draft picks, and consecutive consensus Division II All-Americans, Kevin Daft and J.T. O'Sullivan.
The Roseville, CA native is a 1996 graduate of Sacramento State where he earned a degree in business administration.
Check out this Q&A with Scangarello which he sat down for upon his 2016 hiring at Wagner:
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