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Rob Ianello
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<h2 id="assistant-coach">Assistant coach</h2> <p>For two years, Ianello was tight ends coach at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Madison/Rfj54YvS">University of Wisconsin–Madison</a>, when he then moved to the <a href="/facts/University_of_Notre_Dame/oplPM5R2">University of Notre Dame</a> to be receivers coach and recruiting coordinator.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> Ianello briefly oversaw the Notre Dame football program after head coach <a href="/facts/Charlie_Weis/UUIbSevN">Charlie Weis</a> was fired and before <a href="/facts/Brian_Kelly_(American_football_coach)/HloKnWIx">Brian Kelly</a> was hired. </p> <h2 id="akron">Akron</h2> <p>In December 2009, Akron hired Ianello as football coach.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> He lost his first 11 games as a head coach before beating Buffalo in the final game of the 2010 season. His only other win as Akron's coach was a 36–13 defeat of VMI in 2011. Ianello was dismissed as Akron's head coach after just two seasons. </p> <h2 id="personal-life">Personal life</h2> <p>Ianello is a native of <a href="/facts/Port_Chester,_New_York/UJkll8LY">Port Chester, New York</a> and a 1987 graduate of <a href="/facts/The_Catholic_University_of_America/85gl74XY">The Catholic University of America</a> where he received a <a href="/facts/Bachelor%27s_degree/s739u69z">bachelor's degree</a> in <a href="/facts/English_language/tpkxGt7b">English</a>. He and his wife have three children.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="head-coaching-record">Head coaching record</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Team</th><th>Overall</th><th>Conference</th><th>Standing</th><th>Bowl/playoffs</th></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><a href="/facts/Akron_Zips_football/t7NUUrbN">Akron Zips</a> <i>(<a href="/facts/Mid-American_Conference/FuDB07MS">Mid-American Conference</a>)</i> (2010–2011)</td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2010_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season/0Jxo9r9L">2010</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2010_Akron_Zips_football_team/hlzzDHNn">Akron</a></td><td>1–11</td><td>1–7</td><td>T–5th (East)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td scope="row"><a href="/facts/2011_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season/IL4VGyHo">2011</a></td><td><a href="/facts/2011_Akron_Zips_football_team/6VNmoEEo">Akron</a></td><td>1–11</td><td>0–8</td><td>7th (East)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" scope="row">Akron:</td><td>2–22</td><td>1–15</td><td colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" scope="row">Total:</td><td>2–22</td><td colspan="7"></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://x.com/CoachRobIanello">Rob Ianello</a> on <a href="/facts/Twitter/VWwDNGUm">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://kuathletics.com/staff/rob-ianello/">Kansas profile</a></li> <li><a href="https://ubbulls.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/rob-ianello/61">Buffalo profile</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Zips select new football coach" - Ohio.com Retrieved December 10, 2009 <a href="http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/78928952.html" target="_blank">http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/78928952.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Akron fires head football coach Rob Ianello". November 27, 2011. <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2011/11/akron_fires_head_football_coac.html" target="_blank">http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2011/11/akron_fires_head_football_coac.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Akron Zips fire football coach J.D. Brookhart: search begins immediately" - Cleveland.com Retrieved December 10, 2009 <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2009/11/akron_zips_fire_football_coach.html" target="_blank">http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2009/11/akron_zips_fire_football_coach.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Rob Ianello at BlueandGold.com Retrieved December 10, 2009 <a href="http://www.blueandgold.com/coaches/coach.cfm?coachid=139" target="_blank">http://www.blueandgold.com/coaches/coach.cfm?coachid=139</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Ianello takes over Zips" - Espn.com <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4730151" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4730151</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Lenzi, Rachel (February 10, 2020). "For Clarence boys' basketball player, she's 'mom' at home, 'coach' on the court". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200210200816/https://buffalonews.com/2020/02/10/denise-dove-ianello-clarence-boys-basketball-rob-ianello-ub-buffalo-football/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20200210200816/https://buffalonews.com/2020/02/10/denise-dove-ianello-clarence-boys-basketball-rob-ianello-ub-buffalo-football/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>