Peter Rossomando
Peter Rossomando went 88–64 as a head coach, 2009–2025, at New Haven, Central Connecticut, Charlotte and Lamar. Share
13 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 2009–13 at New Haven; 2014–18 at Central Connecticut; 2023–25 at Lamar. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 88–64 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 4
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Apr 7, 1972
- Alma mater
- Boston University 1995
- Best season
- 2022 3–9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | New Haven * | 5–5 | T–5th | |||
| 2010 | New Haven * | 8–2 | T–1st | |||
| 2011 | New Haven * | 11–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L | ||
| 2012 | New Haven * | 10–1 | 1st | NCAA Division II Second Round L | ||
| 2013 | New Haven * | 8–3 | 3rd | |||
| 2014 | Central Connecticut * | 3–9 | T–6th | |||
| 2015 | Central Connecticut * | 4–7 | T–3rd | |||
| 2016 | Central Connecticut * | 2–9 | T–5th | |||
| 2017 | Central Connecticut * | 8–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round L | ||
| 2018 | Central Connecticut * | 6–5 | 3rd | |||
| 2019–21: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2022 | Charlotte interim, remainder of season | 2–2 | T–9th | |||
| 2023 | Lamar * | 6–5 | 3rd | |||
| 2024 | Lamar * | 7–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 2025 | Lamar * | 8–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round L | ||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conference games | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| At home | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| On the road | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 4 | 2–2 | 50% |
His own four games on file, 2022, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Riceseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Louisiana Techseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Western Kentuckyseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Middle Tennesseeseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–96 | New Haven | Offensive line coach | |
| 1997–98 | New Haven | Defensive line and special teams coach | |
| 1999 | Northeastern | Offensive line coach | |
| 2000 | Cortland | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| 2001–04 | Albany | Offensive line coach | |
| 2005–07 | Albany | Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | |
| 2008–13 | New Haven | Head coach | |
| 2014–18 | Central Connecticut | Head coach | |
| 2019 | Rutgers | Offensive line coach | |
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | Offensive line coach | |
| 2021–22 | Charlotte | Offensive line coach | |
| 2022 | Charlotte | Interim head coach | |
| 2023–present | Lamar | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Dan MacNeillCortland
- Chris AshRutgers
- Nunzio CampanileRutgers
- Todd FitchVanderbilt
- Derek MasonVanderbilt
- Will HealyCharlotte
Assistants who became head coaches
- Drew FolmarKutztown, Millersville
- Ryan McCarthyCentral Connecticut
- Mark CarneyKent State
Worked under (6)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan MacNeill | Cortland | 2000 | Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | |
| Chris Ash | Rutgers | 2019 | Offensive line coach | |
| Nunzio Campanile | Rutgers | 2019 | Offensive line coach | |
| Todd Fitch | Vanderbilt | 2020 | Offensive line coach | |
| Derek Mason | Vanderbilt | 2020 | Offensive line coach | |
| Will Healy | Charlotte | 2021–22 | Offensive line coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Folmar | New Haven, 2008: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Kutztown, Millersville | |
| Ryan McCarthy | Central Connecticut, 2015–18: offensive coordinator; Lamar, 2025–26: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Central Connecticut | |
| Mark Carney | Charlotte, 2022: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Kent State |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Baker | Charlotte, 2022: defensive line coach | |
| Greg Brown | Charlotte, 2022: defensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.