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.
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