Nick Quartaro (born October 5, 1955) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the Sprint Football team at Cornell University. Quartaro previously served as the assistant head coach and tight ends coach at the University of North Texas. Quartaro served as the head football coach Drake University from 1987 to 1988 and at Fordham University from 1994 to 1997.
Coaching career
Quartaro has worked as an assistant coach at several colleges, including Northwestern University, Hobart College, Kansas State University under Bill Snyder,[1] and the University of Kansas as offensive coordinator under Mark Mangino.[2] After retiring from coaching in 2006, Quartaro became an insurance executive.[2] He returned to coaching in 2010 at the University of North Texas.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Bulldogs (NCAA Division III independent) (1987–1988) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Drake | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1988 | Drake | 7–3 | |||||||
| Drake: | 12–8 | ||||||||
| Fordham Rams (Patriot League) (1994–1997) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Fordham | 0–11 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1995 | Fordham | 4–6–1 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1996 | Fordham | 2–8 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1997 | Fordham | 5–6 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Fordham: | 11–31–1 | 7–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 23–39–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Bill Snyder: They Said it Couldn't be Done by Mark Jansen, KCI Sports, (c) 2006, ISBN 0-9758769-6-1, p. 70–71
- ^ a b Topkea Capitol Journal