Frank Jude Scelfo (born February 9, 1959) is an

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coach who currently is the head coach at

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. Scelfo was the

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for the

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team of the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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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

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and

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College

Scelfo started coaching in college at

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in 1996. He started out coaching

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s before moving to

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s and being an

. He coached four quarterbacks that played in the NFL. Those quarterbacks were

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, and Lester Ricard. Scelfo later coached at

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, and the

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, where he coached

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and Matt Scott. He was let go after two seasons at Arizona and he took a break from coaching in 2012.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Scelfo signed with the

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following the

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, becoming the team's quarterbacks coach on January 23, 2013.O'Halloran, Ryan
"Jaguars coaching staff taking shape"
''

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'', January 25, 2013. Retrieved on May 9, 2013. On January 28, 2015, it was reported

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would be the new

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for the

but Scelfo would remain on the staff. On February 5, 2015, it was reported Scelfo would be a senior offensive assistant.

Personal life

Scelfo is married to Holly Kingery and the couple has two sons, Anthony and Jordan. Anthony played quarterback and baseball at Tulane and was selected by the

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in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft, while Jordan played quarterback and baseball at the

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from 2012 to 2015. His brother,

Chris Scelfo Christopher Joseph Scelfo (born September 30, 1963) is an American football coach who serves as a special assistant to the head coach at Tulsa. He was most recently the offensive line coach for the DC Defenders of the XFL. He was the offensive ...

, serves as the offensive line coach for the

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Head coaching record

College

References

External links

Southeastern Louisiana profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scelfo, Frank 1959 births Living people Arizona Wildcats football coaches Jacksonville Jaguars coaches Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football coaches Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball players Southeastern Louisiana Lions football coaches Tulane Green Wave football coaches UTSA Roadrunners football coaches High school football coaches in Louisiana High school football coaches in Texas University of Louisiana at Monroe alumni People from Abbeville, Louisiana Sportspeople from Vermilion Parish, Louisiana