Chris Scelfo
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 30, 1963 Abbeville, Louisiana |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1984 | Northeast Louisiana |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1987 | Northeast LouisianaGA) |
| 1988–1989 | Oklahoma (GA) |
| 1990–1992 | Marshall (OL) |
| 1993–1995 | Marshall (OC/OL) |
| 1996–1998 | Georgia (assistant HC / OL) |
| 1998–2006 | Tulane |
| 2008–2014 | Atlanta Falcons (TE) |
| 2017–present | Houston (OL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 37–57 |
| Bowls | 2–0 |
Chris Scelfo (born September 30, 1963) is an American football coach. He is the offensive line coach for the Houston Cougars. He previously served as the tight ends coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He served as head coach at Tulane from 1998 to 2006, including in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and amassed a 37–57 record. Scelfo is the only Tulane head coach to have won two bowl games. He previously held assistant coaching positions at Marshall and Georgia.
Scelfo was born in Abbeville, Louisiana on September 30, 1963, and later lived in New Iberia, Louisiana, where he attended New Iberia High School. He went on to college at Northeast Louisiana University. He played football in high school and college, and was a three-year letterwinner at both institutions. In college, he also served as the team captain. Scelfo graduated with a bachelor's degree from Northeast Louisiana in 1986 and received a master's degree from there in 1988.
Scelfo gained his first coaching experience as a graduate assistant at his alma mater from 1986 to 1987, and then in the same position at the University of Oklahoma from 1988 to 1989. He then served as the offensive line coach at Marshall University from 1990 to 1995, and also held the position of offensive coordinator in his last three seasons there. Scelfo then spent three seasons at the University of Georgia as assistant head and offensive line coach.
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