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DANNY ROCCO Head Coach DANNY ROCCO Head Coach under Rocco, while averaging 14,190 fans per game in a venue which seats 12,000. just three seasons at the helm of Lib- However, the pinnacle of the season came in a fashion erty’s football program, head coach only fitting for its author. Rocco’s seasoned-veteran Danny Rocco has accomplished more squad capped off a memorable year by posting a 31-0 Inthan some of his peers tally on their coaching record over shutout over Gardner-Webb on Nov. 17, 2007. The victory decades of service. gave Liberty its first-ever Big South title in football, com- Rocco took over a program that was 1-10 when he pleting a “Good2Great” season. was announced as the program’s seventh head coach on Not satisfied with just climbing to the top of the Big Dec. 2, 2005. In just a trio of seasons, Rocco has not only South’s standings, Rocco led a change to put the name of changed the perception of his players, but also the Uni- Liberty Football on a national level in 2008. versity’s student body and administration, the community The Flames won their first six games of the year, giv- ROCCO’S COACHING EXPERIENCE of Central Virginia and the national FCS scene. ing them the nation’s longest FCS winning streak midway 2005-Present Liberty (head coach) During his first year, Rocco posted a five-win improve- through the year at 11 games dating back to the previ- 2003-05 Virginia ment over the previous season (1-10 in 2005 and 6-5 in ous year, with half of those wins in 2008 carrying note- (associate head coach/linebackers) 2006), earning him Big South Coach of the Year honors, worthy accomplishments. 2001-02 Virginia the first in program history. Nationally, the turnabout tied The first was a 31-28 road victory over No. 23 (assistant head coach/linebackers/ recruiting coordinator) for the best improvement in the country during the sea- Youngstown State, a four-time national FCS champion. 2000 New York Jets son. The resounding win continued to build the Flames’ ever- (assistant linebackers/special teams) Rocco brought to Liberty the 3-4 defense he success- growing resume as a force to be reckoned with on the 1998-99 Maryland fully ran at both Virginia and with the New York Jets, and national scene during a season of “Unfinished Business.” (outside linebackers/assistant special teams) the new scheme paid immediate dividends. Liberty held The second and third victories during the aforemen- 1997 Texas opponents to 1,433 total rushing yards and 306.6 aver- tioned winning stretch were a road victory over Coastal (special teams coordinator/defensive ends) age yards of offense per game, setting another pair of Carolina and a 33-0 shutout over league newcomer 1994-96 Texas (outside linebackers) school and conference bests. Stony Brook at home, which began another run toward a 1991-93 Boston College (defensive line) Liberty posted three shutouts in 2006 to set a new Big South title. 1988-90 Tulsa (outside linebackers) 1987 Colorado (assistant linebackers) school and Big South record. The Flames allowed just 172 On Nov. 15, 2008, the Flames closed out their quest to 1986 Wake Forest (defensive line) total points to claim a new school mark and ranked No. repeat as Big South champions, downing Gardner-Webb 1984-85 Wake Forest 12 nationally in scoring defense (15.64 points per game). yet again, this time on their home turf, allowing Liberty (defensive graduate assistant) On the gridiron, Rocco’s rejuvenated squad set 12 dif- to celebrate a perfect 5-0 league mark in front of its own ferent team records, including eight defensive marks, fans at Williams Stadium. BOWL GAMES AS A PLAYER which certainly brought a smile to the face of the 20- The following week, Williams Stadium served as the 1983 Mirage Bowl (Wake Forest) plus-year, veteran defensive coach. stage for one of the most resounding and noteworthy 1980 Fiesta Bowl (Penn State) The revitalization of the program sparked a renewed wins in program history, as Liberty controlled No. 12 Elon 1979 Liberty Bowl (Penn State) interest in Flames football, as a ticket to a Rocco- BOWL GAMES AS A COACH coached football game became a hot item around Liberty 2005 Music City Bowl (Virginia) Mountain. The Flames finished the year ranked 13th na- 2004 MPC Computers Bowl (Virginia) tionally in home attendance. 2003 Continental Tire Bowl (Virginia) The attention to Rocco’s first-year accomplishments 2002 Continental Tire Bowl (Virginia) wasn’t just limited to the greater Lynchburg area. During 1996 Fiesta Bowl (Texas) the 2006 campaign, Liberty garnered votes for Top 25 1995 Sugar Bowl (Texas) consideration more than once and the Flames posted 1994 Sun Bowl (Texas) their first victory over a nationally-ranked opponent since 1993 Carquest Bowl (Boston College) 1997, when they knocked off No. 24 Charleston South- 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl (Boston College) 1989 Independence Bowl (Tulsa) ern. In sharp contrast, the 2007 season brought about an CHAMPIONSHIPS WON onslaught on Liberty’s offensive record book. During the 2008 Big South Conference (Liberty) course of the season, the Flames set new program and 2007 Big South Conference (Liberty) Big South benchmarks for points scored (469), points per 1996 Big XII Conference (Texas) game (42.6), average yards per play (6.8) and total 1995 Southwest Conference (Texas) touchdowns (61). 1994 Southwest Conference (Texas) Liberty finished the year ranked No. 3 nationally in HEAD COACHING HONORS/ scoring offense, No. 8 in passing efficiency (158.12), No. ACCOMPLISHMENTS 14 in total offense and No. 16 in rushing offense 2008 Big South Coach of the Year (Liberty) (215.91). Eddie Robinson Award Nominee (Liberty) The lofty figures continued to propel the Flames to Liberty Mutual National Coach of the Year new levels, helping Liberty surpass the 40-point mark in Finalist (Liberty) five out of 11 total games. 2007 Big South Coach of the Year (Liberty) The high-octane offense continued to pack out Lib- 2006 Big South Coach of the Year (Liberty) erty’s Williams Stadium. The Flames finished the 2007 Tied for the nation’s best turnaround Rocco Family season with a program-best and perfect 6-0 home record 64 from the opening kickoff to the final whistle, re- and still raising FCS stars. sulting in a 26-3 win on Nov. 22, 2008. Rocco brought over 22 years of football coach- The victory over the Phoenix completed the ing experience to a program he was quite familiar first-ever 10-win season in program history and with, as he had been an outside observer with a enabled the Flames to finish the year with its vested interest for years. Rocco had family ties to highest end-of-the-year national ranking at No. 14 both Liberty University and the greater Lynchburg in the Sports Network poll and No. 15 in the FCS area, enabling him to watch Liberty from a dis- Coaches ranking. tance. Individually, Rocco’s unprecedented success did Rocco’s father and brother both served on the not go unnoticed, as he claimed his third-straight staff at Liberty during a six-year span as Frank Big South Coach of the Year awards. But in keep- Rocco, Sr., was the program’s Director of Football ing with the theme for the year of taking Liberty Operations during the 2000 and 2001 seasons. to the national level, Rocco himself was listed Frank Rocco, Jr., also joined the staff in 2000 as a among the nation’s elite coaches at year’s end. wide receivers/quarterbacks coach and was pro- Rocco deservedly found his name listed among moted to offensive coordinator before leaving in the nation’s elite FCS coaches, as he was on the 2003. ballot for consideration for the Eddie Robinson All three of the Rocco brothers have been re- Award, given out annually by the Sports Network united of sorts as Frank, Jr., now serves as head to the top FCS coach in the nation. Secondly, football coach and athletic director across the Lib- Rocco was a Top 5 finalist for the Liberty Mutual erty campus at Liberty Christian Academy, the K- Coach of the Year award. 12 school associated with Thomas Road Baptist During his three years on Liberty Mountain, Church. Rocco has coached 52 Big South all-conference Completing the family circle, the final Rocco members and 13 players who have garnered All- brother, Dave, is now a defensive coordinator at America distinctions, including a consensus All- Jefferson Forest High School in Forest, Va. American in Rashad Jennings in 2008 (AP, College So, to say that Rocco has had a vested interest Sporting News, Sports Network and Walter Camp in Liberty and the greater Lynchburg area over the Foundation). last several years might be an understatement. Three of his student-athletes have gone on to “I’d followed the program for many years, and play at the highest level of professional football in I’d waited for Liberty to have a breakthrough the NFL. Vince Redd (New England Patriots) and year,” commented Rocco after his introductory Stephen Sene (St. Louis Rams) signed free agent press conference. “For whatever reason, that had- contracts following the 2007 season. Jennings be- n’t happened yet, but I knew the potential and the came Liberty’s first NFL Draft selection in 20 years talent was here for it to happen.” when he was taken by the Jacksonville Jaguars in “I took this job knowing the program was com- the seventh round in the 2009 NFL Draft.
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