Warren Ruggiero

Warren Ruggiero is an American football coach. Raised in Glen Rock, New Jersey, Ruggiero played prep football at Glen Rock High School.

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Ruggiero spent five seasons as the offensive coordinator at Defiance College and three in the same role at Clarion. During his time at Clarion, the team made a national semi-final appearance in 1996.

Glenville State

Ruggiero spent two seasons as the head coach at Glenville State. He led the Pioneers to the Division two playoffs and finished with a 15–8 record.

William & Mary

Ruggiero coached tight ends during his time at W&M.

Hofstra

Ruggiero started as the quarterbacks coach and was promoted to offensive coordinator. The Pride led the Atlantic 10 conference in passing during the 2004 and 2005 seasons under Ruggiero. He also recruited and coached Marques Colston. Ruggiero also helped coach quarterback Rocky Butler to the fourth-most passing yards in I-AA.

Elon

Ruggiero spent two seasons at Elon where he coached quarterback Scott Riddle to first-team All-American honors and Southern Conference freshman of the year, while setting many school records.

Kansas State

In his only season at Kansas State, Ruggiero coached future first-round pick Josh Freeman and mentored Collin Klein.

Bowling Green

Ruggiero helped Bowling Green to 31st in total offense in 2013. Also during the 2013 season Bowling Green went 10-3 and averaged 35.4 points per game.

Wake Forest

Ruggiero's offense set records for points scored and total yards in 2017. Under Ruggiero, the offense broke over 100 individual and team records. He also coached three successful quarterbacks in John Wolford, Jamie Newman, and Sam Hartman. Following the 2024 season, Ruggiero was not retained by new head coach Jake Dickert.