Chuck Amato

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**Chuck Amato**
School as a player

Chuck Amato
Date of birth	June 26, 1946
Place of birth	Easton, Pennsylvania
Sport	Football
College	NC State
Title	Head Coach
Record with Team	49-37
Overall Record	49-37
Coaching Stats	College Football DataWarehouse
1965-69	NC State
Schools as a coach
2000-2006	NC State

Chuck Amato (born June 26, 1946 in Easton, Pennsylvania) was the head football coach of North Carolina State University.

1 High school and college
2 Easton High School coach
3 Collegiate football coaching career
4 External links

[edit] High school and college

Amato was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state, and graduated from Easton High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from North Carolina State University in 1969 and a Master's degree in education in 1973.

At North Carolina State, Amato was a three-year letter winner in both football and wrestling. He played linebacker on the 1965 team that won an ACC co-championship and posted two undefeated seasons as a wrestler, earning two ACC titles (at heavyweight in 1966 and in 191 pound weight class in 1968).

[edit] Easton High School coach

Following his graduation from North Carolina State, Amato spent two years as an assistant coach at his high school alma mater, Easton High School.

[edit] Collegiate football coaching career

[edit] North Carolina State University (Assistant)

In 1971, Amato began a nine-year stint as an assistant coach with North Carolina State, working under Al Michaels, Lou Holtz and Bo Rein.

[edit] University of Arizona and Florida State University

He then spent two seasons at the University of Arizona (1980 and 1981), where he served as the linebackers coach. He then joined Florida State University, where he spent 18 years in various defensive football coaching capacities, including that of assistant head coach for 14 years. At Florida State, he was defensive line coach for 14 years and spent four seasons as linebacker coach.

[edit] ACC Championships

**Amato's record at NCSU as head coach**
Year	Record	Bowl
2000	8-4 (4-4)	Micron PC Bowl win
2001	7-5 (4-4)	Tangerine Bowl loss
2002	11-3 (5-3)	Gator Bowl win
2003	8-5 (4-4)	Tangerine Bowl win
2004	5-6 (3-5)	none
2005	7-5 (3-5)	Meineke Car Care Bowl win
2006	3-9 (2-6)	none
Source: cfbdatawarehouse.com

Amato has been a part of 11 ACC championships, one as a player at North Carolina State (1965), two as an assistant coach for North Carolina State (1973 and 1979), and eight consecutive seasons at Florida State (1992 through 1999). NCSU has not won an ACC championship since Amato left his assistant position in 1979.

[edit] North Carolina State University (Head Coach)

In 2002 Amato was elected to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees.

Chuck Amato accumulated an overall record of 49-37, including a record of 34-17 during the four-year period from 2000 through 2003 while Philip Rivers was the starting quarterback. Amato's most successful season was in 2002 when the Wolfpack defeated Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl to cap off an 11-win season in which his team finished ranked #12 in the AP poll.

After Philip Rivers graduated and left for the NFL, Amato's NC State teams finished 5-6 in 2004, 7-5 in 2005, and 3-9 in 2006. On November 26 of 2006, Amato was fired by NC State athletics director Lee Fowler after a 7-game losing streak capped off the 2006 season. Noted losses include an upset by the University of Akron Zips (5-7), a third straight loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels (3-9), and a loss at home to the East Carolina University Pirates (7-5). [1] Highlights of the 2006 season include wins against the Boston College Eagles (whose coach ironically replaced Amato) and the Florida State Seminoles. In a statement Fowler acknowledged Amato's "excitement and enthusiasm." This enthusiasm fueled an $87 million renovation to Carter-Finley Stadium. Nonetheless, dismal 2004, 2005, and 2006 seasons led to the decision "to take the program in a new direction." [2]

[edit] External links

Preceded by Mike O'Cain	NC State Wolfpack Head Coach 2000–2006	Succeeded by Tom O'Brien

NC State Wolfpack Head Football Coaches
Busbee • Gatling • Gatling • Riddick • McKee • Devlin • Keinholz • Whitney • Heston • Whitehurst • Green • Hegarty • Paterson •Hartsell • Stafford • Fetzer • Shaw • Tebell • Van Liew • Smith • Anderson • Newton • Feathers • Hendrickson • Edwards • Michaels • Holtz • Rein • Kiffin • Reed • Sheridan • O'Cain • Amato • O'Brien

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