Frank Scelfo

Frank Scelfo
Current position
Title Senior Offensive Assistant
Team Jacksonville Jaguars
Personal information
Date of birth February 9, 1959
Place of birth Abbeville, Louisiana
Alma mater Northeast Louisiana
Team(s) as a player
1977-81 Northeast Louisiana
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1982-83 Prairie View Academy (LA) - (HC)
1984 Jesuit H.S. (LA) - (DB)
1985-86 River Oaks School (LA) - (HC)
1987 Vidor H.S. (TX) - (DB)
1988 Orangefield H.S. (TX) - (OC/QB)
1989-91 Chapel Hill H.S. (TX) - (OC/QB)
1992-94 Kilgore H.S. (TX) - (OC/QB/WR)
1995 North Shore H.S. (TX) - (DB)
1996-98 Tulane - (TE)
1999-2006 Tulane - (OC/QB)
2007-09 Louisiana Tech - (OC/QB)
2010-11 Arizona - (QB)
2013-2014 Jacksonville Jaguars - (QB)
2015- Jacksonville Jaguars - (Senior Offensive Assistant)

Frank Scelfo (born February 9, 1959) is an American football coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He is currently a senior offensive assistant. He was signed by the Jaguars on January 23, 2013. He played college baseball at Northeast Louisiana.

Coaching career

High school

Scelfo started his coaching career coaching high school football in 1982. He coached mostly on offense, but did coach on defense a couple times. He coached in many different high schools in Louisiana and Texas.

College

Scelfo started coaching in college at Tulane University in 1996. He started out coaching tight ends before moving to quarterbacks and being an offensive coordinator. He coached four quarterbacks that played in the NFL. Those quarterbacks were Shaun King, Patrick Ramsey, J.P. Losman, and Lester Ricard.

Scelfo later coached at Louisiana Tech University and the University of Arizona, where he coached Nick Foles.

He was let go after two seasons at Arizona and he took a break from coaching in 2012.[1]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Scelfo signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars following the 2012 NFL season, becoming the team's quarterbacks coach on January 23, 2013.[2]

On January 28, 2015, it was reported Nathaniel Hackett would be the new quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars but Scelfo would remain on the staff. On February 5, 2015, it was reported Scelfo would be a senior offensive assistant.

Personal life

His brother, Chris Scelfo, serves as the tight ends coach for the Atlanta Falcons. His son, Anthony Scelfo, played as a quarterback at Tulane.

References

  1. Schmitz, Mike. "Scelfo taking 'redshirt year' after two seasons as QBs coach at UA". Arizona Daily Wildcat, April 27, 2012. Retrieved on May 9, 2013.
  2. O'Halloran, Ryan. "Jaguars coaching staff taking shape". Florida Times-Union, January 25, 2013. Retrieved on May 9, 2013.

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