Scott Sperone (born c. 1979) is an American college football coach. He is the special teams coordinator and safeties coach for Kean University, positions he has held since 2023.[1] He was the head football coach for Fitchburg State University from 2020 to 2022.[2][3][4] He also coached for Springfield, King's, Stonehill, Williams, Brown, Merrimack, Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham,[5] and WPI.[6] He played college football for Springfield as a safety.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Special teams coordinator & safeties coach |
| Team | Kean |
| Conference | NJAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1979 (age 44–45) |
| Alma mater | Springfield College (2001) |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2000 | Springfield |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000 | Springfield (student volunteer) |
| 2001 | King's (PA) (OLB) |
| 2002–2003 | Springfield (GA) |
| 2004 | Stonehill (DB) |
| 2005 | Williams (WR) |
| 2006–2007 | Brown (RB) |
| 2008–2010 | Merrimack (DC/DB) |
| 2011–2016 | FDU–Florham (DC/DB) |
| 2017–2019 | WPI (DC) |
| 2020–2022 | Fitchburg State |
| 2023–present | Kean (ST/S) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–14 |
Sperone resigned from Fitchburg State following verbal abuse allegations.[7]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitchburg State Falcons (Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2020–2022) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Fitchburg State | 0–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2022 | Fitchburg State | 1–4[a] | 0–2 | ||||||
| Fitchburg State: | 1–14 | 0–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–14 | ||||||||
- ^ Sperone resigned after five games and was replaced by Mark Sullivan for the remainder of the season.
References
edit- ^ "Scott Sperone - Special Teams/Safeties - Football Coaches". Kean University. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ "Back to games for Fitchburg State coach Scott Sperone, former Burncoat star Mukandu Ashema". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Local colleges: Scott Sperone takes over for Fitchburg State football". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Scott Sperone takes reins of FSU football program". Sentinel and Enterprise. January 29, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Sperone Named Head Football Coach at Fitchburg State - WPI Athletics - WPI Athletics". athletics.wpi.edu. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ JohnBarnes (December 5, 2020). "WPI Football coasts to soccer Conquer Maine Maritime Academy". Many Sports. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Merino, Nicholas Valdez and Jorge. "Fitchburg State's Scott Sperone Stepping Down from Head Coach Position amidst Verbal Abuse Allegations". The Point. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
External links
edit- Kean profile
- Fitchburg State profile
- WPI profile
- Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham profile
- Merrimack profile
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