Fred Mariani

Fred Mariani
Playing career
c. 1973	Saint Joseph's (IN)
Position(s)	Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974	Saint Joseph's (IN) (GA)
1984–1987	Morehead State (OC/RC)
1988–1993	Fordham (OL/RC)
1994–1997	Lehigh (OC/RC)
1998–2008	Iona
2009–?	Rutgers (DFO)
Head coaching record
Overall	46–68
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 MAAC (2007)

Fred Mariani is an American former college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York from 1998 to 2008, compiling a record of 46–68. He was the final head coach for the Iona Gaels football program, which was discontinued following the 2008 season.^[1]

A resident of Saddle Brook, New Jersey, Mariani played high school football at Don Bosco Preparatory High School and collegiately for the Saint Joseph's Pumas football team.^[2]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Iona Gaels (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1998–2007)
1998	Iona	4–6	2–6	T–6th
1999	Iona	5–5	4–3	4th
2000	Iona	4–7	3–4	5th
2001	Iona	4–5	3–3	4th
2002	Iona	5–6	4–4	5th
2003	Iona	6–5	4–1	2nd
2004	Iona	2–8	1–3	T–3rd
2005	Iona	3–7	1–3	4th
2006	Iona	3–7	2–2	3rd
2007	Iona	7–4	2–1	T–1st
Iona Gaels (NCAA Division I FCS independent) (2008)
2008	Iona	3–8
Iona:		46–68	27–32
Total:		46–68
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ Caldwell, Dave (December 19, 2008). "End of Iona Football Program Leaves Players Looking Elsewhere". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
^ Luicci, Tom. "Rutgers football hires former Iona coach Fred Mariani as recruiting coordinator", The Star-Ledger, February 10, 2009. Accessed November 26, 2024. "Fred Mariani, who spent the past 11 seasons as the head coach at Iona College, was named Tuesday as Director of Football Recruiting Operations for Rutgers, head coach Greg Schiano announced. Mariani, a standout offensive lineman at Don Bosco Prep before going on to play collegiately at St. Joseph's College in Collegeville, Ind., brings a solid background as a recruiting coordinator."

[1] Caldwell, Dave (December 19, 2008). "End of Iona Football Program Leaves Players Looking Elsewhere". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[2] Luicci, Tom. "Rutgers football hires former Iona coach Fred Mariani as recruiting coordinator", The Star-Ledger, February 10, 2009. Accessed November 26, 2024. "Fred Mariani, who spent the past 11 seasons as the head coach at Iona College, was named Tuesday as Director of Football Recruiting Operations for Rutgers, head coach Greg Schiano announced. Mariani, a standout offensive lineman at Don Bosco Prep before going on to play collegiately at St. Joseph's College in Collegeville, Ind., brings a solid background as a recruiting coordinator."

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