Coaches
Danny Rocco
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Danny Rocco
Played at Penn State 1979-1980, Wake Forest 1981-1983
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-1985 | Wake Forest | GA | GA | Al Groh |
| 1986 | Wake Forest | Position | DL | Al Groh |
| 1987 | Colorado | Other | MLB | not known |
| 1988-1990 | Tulsa | Position | OLB | David Rader |
| 1991-1993 | Boston College | Position | DL | not known |
| 1994-1996 | Texas | Position | OLB | John Mackovic |
| 1997 | Texas | ST coord. | ST/DE | John Mackovic |
| 1998-1999 | Maryland | Position | OLB | Ron Vanderlinden |
| 2000 | New York Jets (pro) | ST coord. | ST | not known |
| 2001-2005 | Virginia | Position | LB | Al Groh |
| 2006-2011 | Liberty | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2012-2016 | Richmond | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2017-2021 | Delaware | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2022 | Penn State | Analyst | DA | James Franklin* |
| 2023-2025 | VMI | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2026- | Virginia Tech | Analyst | OA | James Franklin* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Delaware (FCS) | 7-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 36% wins | - |
| 2018 | Delaware (FCS) | 7-5 | - → - | - | - | - | 64% wins | - |
| 2019 | Delaware (FCS) | 5-7 | - → - | - | - | - | 58% wins | - |
| 2021 | Delaware (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | 51 | 73 | - | - | 128 |
| 2023 | VMI (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | 98 | 74 | - | 9% wins | 128 |
| 2024 | VMI (FCS) | 1-11 | - → - | 129 | 90 | - | 46% wins | 129 |
| 2025 | VMI (FCS) | 1-11 | - → - | 110 | 122 | - | 8% wins | 129 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Liberty | FCS | 6-5 |
| 2007 | Liberty | FCS | 8-3 |
| 2008 | Liberty | FCS | 10-2 |
| 2009 | Liberty | FCS | 8-3 |
| 2010 | Liberty | FCS | 8-3 |
| 2011 | Liberty | FCS | 7-4 |
| 2012 | Richmond | FCS | 8-3 |
| 2013 | Richmond | FCS | 6-6 |
| 2014 | Richmond | FCS | 9-5 |
| 2015 | Richmond | FCS | 10-4 |
| 2016 | Richmond | FCS | 10-4 |
| 2020 | Delaware | FCS | 7-1 |
Worked under
- Al Groh · Wake Forest 1984-1986 (GA, Position)
- David Rader · Tulsa 1988-1990 (Position)
- John Mackovic · Texas 1994-1997 (Position, ST coord.)
- Ron Vanderlinden · Maryland 1998-1999 (Position)
- Al Groh · Virginia 2001-2005 (Position)
- James Franklin* · Penn State 2022 (Analyst)
- James Franklin* · Virginia Tech 2026 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Al Groh · Wake Forest 1984-1986 · him GA, Position, them Head coach
- Bob Pruett · Wake Forest 1984 · him GA, them Position
- Jim Hofher · Wake Forest 1984-1986 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Gary Darnell · Wake Forest 1986 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Gunter Brewer · Wake Forest 1986 · him Position, them Strength
- Chris Thurmond · Tulsa 1988-1990 · him Position, them Position
- David Rader · Tulsa 1988-1990 · him Position, them Head coach
- Gary Crowton · Boston College 1991-1993 · him Position, them Position
- Gary Darnell · Texas 1994-1996 · him Position, them DC, Other
- John Butler · Texas 1997 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Doug Mallory · Maryland 1998-1999 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Gundy · Maryland 1998-1999 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Locksley* · Maryland 1998-1999 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Maryland 1998 · him Position, them GA
- Ron Vanderlinden · Maryland 1998-1999 · him Position, them Head coach
- Al Golden · Virginia 2001-2005 · him Position, them DC
- Al Groh · Virginia 2001-2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bill Musgrave · Virginia 2001-2002 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Corwin Brown · Virginia 2001-2003 · him Position, them Other
- Mike Groh · Virginia 2001-2005 · him Position, them Position
- Mike London · Virginia 2001-2004 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Ron Prince · Virginia 2001-2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Anthony Poindexter · Virginia 2003-2005 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Chad Wilt · Virginia 2004-2005 · him Position, them GA
- John Garrett · Virginia 2004-2005 · him Position, them Position
- Mark D'Onofrio · Virginia 2004-2005 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Brandon Streeter · Liberty 2006-2011 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Chad Wilt · Liberty 2006-2008 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Scott Wachenheim · Liberty 2006-2008 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Tom Clark · Liberty 2006-2011 · him Head coach, them DC
- Blaine McCorkle · Liberty 2007-2011 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Blaine McCorkle · Richmond 2012-2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bob Trott · Richmond 2012-2015 · him Head coach, them DC
- Brandon Streeter · Richmond 2012-2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Chris Cosh · Richmond 2016 · him Head coach, them DC
- John Garrett · Richmond 2016 · him Head coach, them OC
- Blaine McCorkle · Delaware 2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chris Cosh · Delaware 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Alex Wood · Delaware 2018-2020 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bill Cubit · Delaware 2019 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Jared Ambrose · Delaware 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Bryan Stinespring · Delaware 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Manny Rojas · Delaware 2021 · him Head coach, them DC
- Anthony Poindexter · Penn State 2022 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Charlie Frye · Penn State 2022 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Eric Raisbeck · Penn State 2022 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Ja'Juan Seider · Penn State 2022 · him Analyst, them OC, Other, Position
- James Franklin* · Penn State 2022 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- John Scott Jr. · Penn State 2022 · him Analyst, them Position
- Manny Diaz* · Penn State 2022 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Mike Yurcich · Penn State 2022 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Stacy Collins · Penn State 2022 · him Analyst, them Position, ST coord.
- Terry Smith · Penn State 2022 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Ty Howle · Penn State 2022 · him Analyst, them Position
- Bryan Stinespring · VMI 2023 · him Head coach, them Other
- Patrick Ashford · VMI 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them OC
- Rich Yahner · VMI 2023-2025 · him Head coach, them DC
- A. J. Hampton · VMI 2025 · him Head coach, them OC
- Brent Pry · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- James Franklin* · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Josh Conklin · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Sean Spencer · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Ty Howle · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Warren Ruggiero · Virginia Tech 2026 · him Analyst, them Analyst
Played together
- Dave Opfar · Penn State 1979-1980
- Gunter Brewer · Wake Forest 1983