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  Matt Caponi
Matt Caponi

Player Profile
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.

High School:
Baldwin High School

Last College:
Mount Union College '05

Position:
Defensive Graduate Assistant

At Arizona:
First Year; 9th Year in Coaching

Matt Caponi - Defensive Graduate Assistant

Caponi was hired by Coach Rich Rodriguez in late December 2011 and will serve as the defensive graduate assistant.


He joined the UA staff after serving a year as a G.A. at Pittsburgh following three seasons as defensive coordinator at Washington and Jefferson College (2008-10).

He worked with linebackers in 2010 and was in charge of the secondary in 2008-09 at W&J.

He was secondary coach and defensive coordinator working with W&J's junior varsity team in 2006-07.

He broke into coaching in 2004 as a student assistant at his alma mater, Mount Union College, and worked in 2005 as Mount Union's JV coordinator and linebackers coach.

Caponi was a team captain and starting safety at Mount Union, earning all-conference second-team honors as a senior in 2003. MUC went 55-1 during his four years including three Division III national titles. He earned a degree from Mount Union in 2005.

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