Dennis Riccio (born c. 1946) is a former American football and wrestling coach. He served as the head football coach at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland 1987 to 1991 and at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York from 1992 to 1997, compiling a career college football record of 42–62. Before his stint at Frostburg State, Riccio was the defensive coordinator at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois under head coach Bob Reade from 1983 to 1986, during which time the Augustana Vikings won four consecutive NCAA Division III Football Championships.[1] Ricco played college football at Illinois State University as a linebacker from 1964 to 1966.[2] Riccio also wrestled at Illinois State. He moved to Augusta in 1979 to become head wrestling coach and assistant football coach.[3] He served as head wrestling coach there from 1979 to 1987, tallying a record of 63–56–3.[4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1946 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1964–1966 | Illinois State |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1979–1982 | Augustana (IL) (assistant) |
| 1983–1986 | Augustana (IL) (DC) |
| 1987–1991 | Frostburg State |
| 1992–1997 | St. Lawrence |
| Wrestling | |
| 1979–1987 | Augustana (IL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 42–62 (football) 63–56–3 (wrestling) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frostburg State Bobcats (NCAA Division III independent) (1987–1991) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Frostburg State | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1988 | Frostburg State | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1989 | Frostburg State | 9–1 | |||||||
| 1990 | Frostburg State | 9–1 | |||||||
| 1990 | Frostburg State | 7–3 | |||||||
| Frostburg State: | 31–19 | ||||||||
| St. Lawrence Saints (NCAA Division III independent) (1992–1994) | |||||||||
| 1992 | St. Lawrence | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1993 | St. Lawrence | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1994 | St. Lawrence | 0–9 | |||||||
| St. Lawrence Saints (Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association) (1995–1997) | |||||||||
| 1995 | St. Lawrence | 2–6 | 1–3 | ||||||
| 1996 | St. Lawrence | 2–7 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1997 | St. Lawrence | 2–7 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| St. Lawrence: | 11–43 | 3–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 42–62 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Riccio quits Frostburg for St. Lawrence post". The Baltimore Sun. March 24, 1992. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Illinois State 2012 Football Digital Guide". p. 116. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Young's yarns". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. April 8, 1979. p. 22. Retrieved December 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Augustana Wrestling Record Book – 2006-17" (PDF). Augustana College Athletics. p. 3. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
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