- Paul Pasqualoni
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SyracuseDallas Cowboys Miami Dolphins Paul Pasqualoni (born
August 16 ,1949 ) is anAmerican football coach. He is currentlyDefensive Coordinator with the NFL'sMiami Dolphins . He was the head coach of theSyracuse University football team from1991 to2004 .NFL
Before becoming linebackers coach in 2006, Pasqualoni served as the Cowboys' coach of
tight end s for the 2005 season, where he is credited for the continued development ofJason Witten leading to his second consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl. Pasqualoni was named defensive coordinator of Miami Dolphins January 22, 2008.yracuse University
Pasqualoni was an assistant at Syracuse from 1987 until 1991, when he was promoted to head coach after the position was vacated by
Dick MacPherson , who left for theNFL to coach theNew England Patriots . The Orange (then known as the Orangemen) enjoyed a number of successful years with Pasqualoni at the helm. The team won theFiesta Bowl over Colorado in 1992 and defeated Clemson 41-0 inGator Bowl in 1995,Donovan McNabb 's freshman year. The team had a 6-3 record in bowl games under Pasqualoni. Pasqualoni's 14-year record with Syracuse was 107-59-1. His only losing season was in 2002 with a 4-8 record. Most seasons of his tenure saw Syracuse competing in the Top 25 in the country.At the conclusion of the 2004 season the team lost the
Champs Sports Bowl 51-14. New Athletic DirectorDaryl Gross fired Pasqualoni onDecember 29 ,2004 , despite the fact that Syracuse's President Nancy Cantor publicly stated that Pasqualoni would be on the sidelines the next season [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1940183 "Coach coming back for 15th year" Associated Press via espn.com December 6, 2004] ] . He was replaced byGreg Robinson , who had been serving as the defensive coordinator at the University of Texas. During the 2005 season, the first season in 14 years without Pasqualoni leading the team, the Orange football team posted a record of 1-10 - the worst record in the 117-year history of Syracuse University Football.Personal
Pasqualoni is a native of
Cheshire, Connecticut and while coach of the Orange recruited many star players from Connecticut high schools, including Bloomfield'sDwight Freeney , New Britain'sTebucky Jones and the McIntosh brothers fromCheshire High School . He is the author, with Jim McLaughlin, of the book "Coaching Youth Football", ISBN 0-07137-219-9References
External links
* [http://www.dallascowboys.com/news.cfm?id=17B9A8DB-D06D-7641-4B7427F4120DF0BB "After Tutoring TE's, Pasqualoni Returns To LB's"] , DallasCowboys.com, June 27, 2006
* [http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2008/07/04/dolphinsweb0704.html It's defense first for Dolphins assistant Pasqualoni] , "Palm Beach Post ", July 04, 2008
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