Shaun Aguano (born 1970 or 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He is the running backs coach at Arizona State University (ASU) and previously served as the interim head coach for the last 9 games of the 2022 season, taking over for Herm Edwards. Aguano had coached running backs at Arizona State since 2019. Prior to that, he spent eight years as the head football coach at Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona, compiling a record of 88–19.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Running backs coach |
| Team | Arizona State |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1970 or 1971 |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Linfield |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2010 | Chandler HS (AZ) (assistant) |
| 2011–2018 | Chandler HS (AZ) |
| 2019–present | Arizona State (RB) |
| 2022 | Arizona State (interim HC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 88–19 (high school) 0–7 (college)[a] |
Career
editAguano attended Kapaʻa High School in Kapaʻa, Hawaiʻi, on the island of Kauaʻi; he lettered in football, baseball, basketball, and track.[1][2] After playing for Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon, he returned to Kauai to serve as assistant football coach and head basketball coach at Kapaa before leaving in 1999.[2]
Aguano then joined the coaching staff at Chandler High School, originally serving as a wide receivers coach[3] before becoming offensive coordinator[4] and assuming the head coach position in 2011 when head coach Jim Ewan retired.[5] Under Aguano, the Chandler football program won four state titles in five years, including in each of Aguano's final three years; these were Chandler's first state titles since 1949.[2][6][b] During Aguano's tenure, players including Paul Perkins, N'Keal Harry, Chase Lucas, and Brett Hundley played at Chandler and went on to NFL careers.[6] In addition, the program's profile was raised by the regular scheduling of out-of-state programs, with at least one such matchup in each year from 2013 to 2018.[3] During his eight years at Chandler, his record was 88–19.[8]
In 2019, Aguano joined the ASU football staff as running backs coach after what he described a five-minute interview with coach Herm Edwards, with whom he had previously worked on staff for the Under Armour All-America Game; according to Aguano, Edwards simply asked him, "You want the job?", which Aguano accepted.[9] Arizona State named Aguano the interim head coach following the dismissal of Edwards on September 18, 2022.[10] At that time, he was the second-longest-tenured assistant on the ASU staff.[6]
After Aguano's first win, an upset victory over the Washington Huskies on October 8,[11] the Arizona Football Coaches Association, representing more than 200 high school coaches from around the state, expressed support for Aguano getting the job on a full-time basis.[12]
Personal life
editAguano's wife, Kristin, was a teacher at Chandler High while he was coaching.[9] They have four children.[8]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State Sun Devils (Pac-12 Conference) (2022) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Arizona State | 0–7[a][c] | 0–7 | T–9th | |||||
| Arizona State: | 0–7 | 0–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–7 | ||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b The 2 wins were vacated because of NCAA violations.
- ^ Prior to the late 1950s, no state football championships in Arizona were determined in title games.[7]
- ^ Herm Edwards was Arizona State head coach for the first three games of the season before he was fired and Aguano was appointed interim head coach.
References
edit- ^ Anderson, Dennis (November 10, 1991). "Former Waianae player is starting to catch on". Sunday Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. p. C11. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Celario, Nick (January 19, 2019). "Kapaa native Shaun Aguano hired as RBs coach at Arizona State, leaves behind Chandler HS dynasty". The Garden Island. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ a b Salehi, Shaun (November 29, 2018). "How Shaun Aguano's message of "Ohana" has sparked Chandler's football dynasty". AZPreps365. Arizona Interscholastic Association. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Armijo, Mike (September 30, 2005). "Chandler football team ends skid: It was a long road to a win". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. Ahwatukee Republic 6/Chandler Republic 6. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Johnson, Weldon (August 26, 2011). "Chandler teams fill dates with rivalries, big games". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. Chandler 4. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Cluff, Jeremy (September 18, 2022). "Arizona State interim football coach Shaun Aguano: What to know about new Sun Devils coach". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "Football Championship Teams" (PDF). Arizona Interscholastic Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ a b Alvira, Zach (January 18, 2019). "Shaun Aguano leaves Chandler High to become RB coach at Arizona State". SanTan Sun News. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ a b Bordow, Scott (February 10, 2019). "New job, new life: ASU's new RB coach aced five-minute job interview with Herm Edwards". The Athletic. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Gardner, Michelle (September 18, 2022). "Herm Edwards out as Arizona State Sun Devils football coach". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Cluff, Jeremy (October 8, 2022). "Arizona State football upsets Washington after losing starting QB". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Obert, Richard (October 10, 2022). "Arizona Football Coaches Association shows support for Shaun Aguano to be the permanent ASU head coach". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 11, 2022.