Danny Rocco
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Delaware |
| Conference | CAA |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 16, 1960 Huntingdon, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1980 | Penn State |
| 1981–1983 | Wake Forest |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1985 | Wake Forest (GA) |
| 1986 | Wake Forest (DL) |
| 1987 | Colorado (MLB) |
| 1988–1990 | Tulsa (OLB) |
| 1991–1993 | Boston College (DL) |
| 1994–1996 | Texas (OLB) |
| 1997 | Texas (ST/DE) |
| 1998–1999 | Maryland (OLB) |
| 2000 | New York Jets (ST) |
| 2001–2005 | Virginia (LB) |
| 2006–2011 | Liberty |
| 2012–2016 | Richmond |
| 2017–present | Delaware |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 90–42 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 Big South (2007–2010), 2 CAA (2012, 2015) | |
| Awards | |
| 3x Big South Coach of the Year (2006–2008), CAA Coach of the Year (2015) | |
Daniel Christopher Rocco (born July 16, 1960) is the head coach of the Delaware Blue Hens college football team representing the University of Delaware. Rocco has previously been the head coach of the Liberty Flames and Richmond Spiders. He is also a former assistant coach of the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Rocco earned his bachelor's degree in speech communications from Wake Forest University in 1984. He added an education and counseling master's degree from Wake Forest in 1987.
Rocco played linebacker for Joe Paterno at Pennsylvania State University, earning letters in 1979 and 1980. He played in the 1979 Liberty Bowl and the 1980 Fiesta Bowl for the Nittany Lions. Rocco transferred to Wake Forest University, where he started for two seasons at outside linebacker under head coach Al Groh, in 1982 and 1983. He was named captain the 1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.
Throughout his coaching career, Rocco has been a friend and protégé of Al Groh, working with him for over six years in both collegiate and professional positions.
Rocco began his coaching career as a graduate assistant then defensive line coach at Wake Forest, from 1984 to 1986. After a season coaching linebackers at the University of Colorado at Boulder under Bill McCartney, he spent three seasons at the University of Tulsa. Next stop for Rocco was Boston College for three years under Tom Coughlin as defensive line coach.
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