Pat DelMonaco was named offensive line coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on February 25, 2010. DelMonaco joins the Blue and Gold after a successful tenure at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in upstate New York.
He joined their staff in 2003 as the club’s offensive line coach, as well as the coach of the extra point and field goal units. In addition, he was Rensselaer’s offensive coordinator from 2005 – 2009.
In 2008, he helped guide Rensselaer’s offence to lead the Liberty League in scoring (29.8 points per game), passing offence (265.5 yards per game) and finish second in total offence (372.7). Six offensive student-athletes earned All-League honors, including two offensive linemen and quarterback Jimmy Robertson, who was also named the Offensive Player of the Year.
In 2007, DelMonaco directed an offence that averaged 27.5 points and 395.1 yards per game. The Engineers averaged 133.6 yards rushing and 261.5 yards passing per game and ranked among the leaders in the Liberty League in scoring offence, passing offence, total offence, passing efficiency (143.73) and sacks against (18). Nationally, Rensselaer was 29th in team passing efficiency, 35th in passing offense and 57th in total offense.
At season’s end, five offensive players earned All-League honors, including two First Team selections, two garnered All-Region recognition and one — offensive lineman Dave Dillen — was named an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American.
In 2005, RPI led the league in scoring (33.5 points per game) behind league Rookie of the Year, quarterback Jimmy Robertson.
DelMonaco, whose offensive line allowed only six sacks the entire 2004 season, joined the Engineers from Hudson Valley Community College, where he coached the offensive line in his first two years and the quarterbacks in his third and final season. Prior to his third year with the Vikings, DelMonaco was a graduate assistant with the offensive line at the University of Illinois
As a student-athlete, the Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., native played center at the University of Albany from 1996 to 2000, captaining the team as a senior. During his four years, the Great Danes posted a 35-7 record and won two Eastern Football Conference Championships (1997, 1998).
DelMonaco, who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 2000 from Albany. He and his wife Kelly have two children, Julia and Pasquale.
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