T.J. DiMuzio begins his fourth season on College Hill as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
DiMuzio’s third season as head play caller saw the offense have success in a multitude of categories. Quarterback Dean DeNobile had a career year as a member of the Maroon and White, throwing for 2,000 yards and surpassing the 4,000-yard mark as a Leopard. In addition to his personal accolades, DeNobile ranked as a top quarterback in the Patriot League, sitting at third for passing touchdowns (14), second in passing yards per game (201.4) and third in passing efficiency (130.0). Towards the end of the season, rising sophomore Jason Penza saw snaps as a dual-threat option in DiMuzio’s offense, scrambling 28 times for 171 yards.
Lafayette’s passing attack ranked second in the Patriot League and was assisted by the conference’s second best ground game that managed 1,529 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns on the ground. Running back Jamar Curtis was a finalist for the Walter Payton award, given to the best offensive player in the FCS. He managed seven 100-yard rushing games in 2024, helping him lead the Patriot League with 1,139 yards.
The 2023 season was good to DiMuzio, as DeNobile had a breakout campaign and helped lead the Leopards to a Patriot League title and FCS Playoff berth. The All-Patriot League Second-Team selection threw for 20 touchdowns and completed 67 percent of his throws while rushing for 180 yards and six touchdowns. He was named the Patriot League's offensive player of the week on three occasions, leading the Leopards to a 9-3 finish and the program's most wins in four decades.
Lafayette's offense employed a balanced attack in 2023 spurred by Curtis, a Walter Payton Award finalist. The All-American finished second in the nation in rushing (132.7 ypg) and set a Lafayette single-season rushing record with 1,460 yards while adding 15 touchdowns. For the season, Lafayette ranked ninth in third-down conversion percentage (46.5), seventh in fourth-down conversion percentage (71.4) and 15th for fewest passes intercepted (6).
DiMuzio's first season saw him utilize three quarterbacks: rookie Ryan Schuster and upperclassmen Ah-Shaun Davis and Rent Montie. Schuster won the starting job coming out of camp in 2022 and was the Patriot League Rookie of the Week the first three weeks of the season before an injury in week four ended his campaign.
DiMuzio previously coached for eight seasons at Monmouth University under Kevin Callahan, joining as the wide receivers coach in 2014 before being promoted to the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach in the winter of 2019.
His two seasons as the Monmouth quarterbacks coach saw him mentor Tony Muskett to consecutive All-Big South First-Team honors. In 2021, Muskett and the Hawks averaged 32 points per game while Muskett threw for a league-best 2,651 yards and 25 touchdown passes. That followed a rookie year in which he earned HERO Sports' Freshman All-America status, finished fifth in the voting for the Jerry Rice Award and was named the Big South Offensive Freshman of the Year.
In his six seasons coaching wide receivers, DiMuzio coached an All-Big South First-Team selection in every season, including consensus All-American Reggie White, Jr. who set Monmouth and Big South records for career receptions and yardage while earning three consecutive all-league honors.
In addition to White, DiMuzio coached former NFL tight end Neal Sterling (2014) who starred for the Hawks at wide receiver and became Monmouth’s second NFL draftee.
Prior to Monmouth, DiMuzio served as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Widener University while also working as the quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator. He led an offense that ranked first in the MAC in total offense, scoring offense, passing offense, third-down conversions, first downs and completion percentage. DiMuzio coached an All-American wide receiver and a conference rookie of the year.
Before Widener, DiMuzio spent four seasons at Bowling Green University first as a defensive graduate assistant working with the defensive ends in 2009-10. In 2011, he was elevated to director of player personnel and also served as the assistant special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator.
DiMuzio coached the tight ends at Hofstra University in 2007, preceding a two-year coaching stop at his alma mater, the University of Delaware. He coached the wide receivers in 2008 and running backs in 2007. During that two-year span, DiMuzio coached All-American and Walter Payton Award finalist Omar Cuff in 2007 and All-Colonial Athletic Association wide receiver Aaron Love, who set Delaware’s all-time reception record in 2008. In 2007, Delaware went 11-3 and played in the FCS National Championship game.
In 2006, he graduated from Delaware where he played quarterback and was a member of the 2003 national championship team. He worked as a student assistant at Delaware during the 2005 season. The Pennington, N.J. native earned a master’s degree in athletic administration from Bowling Green in 2012.
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