Tommy Restivo

Tommy Restivo
Current position
Title	Defensive coordinator
Team	UMass
Conference	FBS Ind.
Biographical details
Born	Toledo, OH
Playing career
20??–2006	Georgetown (KY)
Position(s)	Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007	Marshall (GA)
2008–2009	Florida (DQC)
2010–2011	Louisville (DQC)
2012–2013	Louisville (DB)
2014–2015	South Carolina State (DC/DB)
2016	McNeese State (DC)
2017	South Carolina State (DC)
2018	South Florida (S)
2019	UMass (Co-DC/LB)
2020-Present	UMass (DC/LB)

Tommy Restivo is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Playing career

Restivo lettered at linebacker while playing for the Tigers of Georgetown College, graduating in 2006.[1]

Coaching career

Early Coaching Career

Following his playing career, Restivo joined the coaching staff at Marshall as a graduate assistant for the 2007 season. In 2008 and 2009, he was a defensive quality control coach at Florida, working for defensive coordinator Charlie Strong. They won the BCS National Championship in 2009. In 2010, when Strong was hired as the head coach at Louisville, Restivo followed him. He worked as a defensive quality control coach in 2010 and 2011, before being promoted to defensive backs coach in 2012 and 2013.[1]

FCS Experience

From 2014 through 2017, Restivo was a defensive coordinator at the FCS level. In ’14 and ’15, he was the defensive coordinator on Buddy Pough at South Carolina State. His defenses here ranked in the top 10 in the FCS multiple categories.[1] In 2016, Restivo joined Lance Guidry’s staff at McNeese State as the defensive coordinator,[2] before returning to South Carolina State in 2017. He again served as the defensive coordinator.[3]

South Florida

In 2018, Restivo reunited with Charlie Strong when he joined the staff at South Florida as the safeties coach.[3] That season, he helped coach a defense that forced 22 turnovers.[4]

UMass

For the 2019 season, Restivo joined new head coach Walt Bell’s staff at UMass as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.[4]

Personal life

Restivo is from Toledo, OH. He graduated with a degree in Kinesiology.[4]

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References

"Tommy Restivo". gousfbulls.com. University of South Florida SID. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
Bonnette, Matthew. "Tommy Restivo Named Cowboys' Defensive Coordinator". mcneesesports.com. McNeese State University SID. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
Bond, Nathan (February 28, 2019). "BREAKING: S.C. State Defensive Coordinator Tommy Restivo Hired as Tenth Assistant for USF Football". The Daily Stampede. Vox Media Inc. SB Nation. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
"Tommy Restivo - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach - Staff Directory". University of Massachusetts Athletics. University of Massachusetts SID. Retrieved May 12, 2019.

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[USF-1] "Tommy Restivo". gousfbulls.com. University of South Florida SID. Retrieved May 12, 2019.

[McNeese-2] Bonnette, Matthew. "Tommy Restivo Named Cowboys' Defensive Coordinator". mcneesesports.com. McNeese State University SID. Retrieved May 12, 2019.

[tds-3] Bond, Nathan (February 28, 2019). "BREAKING: S.C. State Defensive Coordinator Tommy Restivo Hired as Tenth Assistant for USF Football". The Daily Stampede. Vox Media Inc. SB Nation. Retrieved May 12, 2019.

[umass-4] "Tommy Restivo - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach - Staff Directory". University of Massachusetts Athletics. University of Massachusetts SID. Retrieved May 12, 2019.