Chris Scelfo

Biography

Chris Scelfo was named tight ends coach on Jan. 30, 2008.

Scelfo joins the Falcons after serving as the head coach of the Tulane Green Wave from 1998-2006. During that time frame, he guided Tulane to 37 victories while becoming the first head coach to win two bowl games during his tenure after claiming victories in the 1998 Liberty Bowl and 2002 Hawaii Bowl. Scelfo also sent 10 of his players to the NFL, which includes first-round draft choices, quarterbacks Patrick Ramsey and J.P. Losman.

Prior to his stint at Tulane, Scelfo was the assistant head coach/offensive line coach for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1996-1998. Georgia compiled a 23-11 record during his three seasons, including a 10-2 mark in 1997. Scelfo coached three offensive linemen draft picks in Matt Stinchcomb, Adam Meadows and Chris Terry while UGA made an Outback Bowl appearance in 1997 and earned a Peach Bowl berth in 1998.

Scelfo was at Marshall University from 1990-1995 and served as an offensive line coach (1990-1992) and offensive coordinator (1993-1995). The Thundering Herd won the 1992 I-AA National Championship and led their conference in scoring offense for three years while Scelfo was the offensive coordinator. The Louisiana native earned his coaching start as a graduate assistant at Northeast Louisiana from 1986-1987 and served in the same role at Oklahoma from 1988-1989.