Entering his fifth season on the Rutgers football staff, Kyle Flood will add co-offensive coordinator to his growing list of responsibilities in 2009. Flood will continue for his second season as Assistant Head Coach in addition to his fifth as the offensive line coach. Since Flood’s arrival “On the Banks,” Rutgers has consistently produced one of the top offensive line units in college football.
Flood welcomes the return of all five starters up front in 2009 and nine of the team’s top 10 offensive linemen from a year ago.
In 2007, Flood tutored an offensive line that ranked second in the nation with just 10 sacks allowed. In addition, the Rutgers offense became the first in NCAA history to have a 3,000-yard passer, 2,000-yard rusher and two, 1,000-yard receivers in the same season.
The Rutgers offense was ranked 18th nationally in total offense in 2007. The offensive line featured two of the top tackles in the nation in Pedro Sosa and Jeremy Zuttah. Both players earned All-BIG EAST honors and were also invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis with Zuttah becoming a third round selection by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sophomore tackle Anthony Davis was also received Freshman All-America accolades by five different media outlets and was a Rivals.com All-Bowl team selection.
Flood added run game coordinator to his duties in 2007 and his offensive line helped pave the way for All-American running back Ray Rice, who rushed for a school and BIG EAST record 2,012 yards that season. Rice went on to be selected as the 55th overall pick by the Baltimore Ravens.
In 2006, Flood coached an offensive line that helped Rutgers to one of its most productive seasons as the group relinquished the fewest sacks in the nation with just eight. His unit was regarded as one of the best in the country and featured current NFL linemen Cameron Stephenson and Darnell Stapleton. Also among that stout group of offensive linemen were All-BIG EAST tackles Sosa and Zuttah. Flood’s corps of hard-nosed blockers helped guide Rice to an All-America season, as he finished second in the nation with 1,794 yards.
Flood came to Rutgers after three seasons at the University of Delaware, where he helped the Blue Hens to a 30-11 record, including a 15-1 mark and the NCAA FCS (formerly Division I-AA) National Championship in 2003. In 2004, the Blue Hens were 9-4 and shared the Atlantic 10 title. In addition to serving as offensive line coach at Delaware, he was also assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator.
In its national championship season, Flood's offensive line helped Delaware rank ninth nationally in scoring, 20th in rushing and 33rd in total offense while allowing just 25 sacks in 16 games. In 2004, the Blue Hens were third in the Atlantic 10 in rushing and allowed just 19 sacks in 13 games. In his first season at Delaware (2002), the Blue Hens' offensive line allowed 15 sacks in 12 games, the lowest total allowed by a UD team since 1991.
Prior to his three seasons at Delaware, Flood was offensive line coach at Hofstra from 1997-2001. While at Hofstra, he helped the Pride earn berths in the NCAA FCS playoffs in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001. The Pride were among the top offensive teams in the nation during his tenure, ranking second in total offense, fourth in passing, fifth in scoring in 2001. During that same year, the Pride took the Atlantic 10 Championship in their first season in the conference.
Flood, a 1993 graduate of Iona College, was a four-year letterwinner for the Gaels. A high school teammate of former Rutgers All-American tight end Marco Battaglia at St. Francis Prep High School in Queens, N.Y., Flood earned first team All-Liberty Conference honors in 1991 and served as team captain of the Gaels in 1992.
Flood's first college coaching position came in 1995-96 as offensive line coach at Long Island University-C.W. Post. While coaching at C.W. Post, he helped the team to the ECAC Division II Eastern title in 1996. Flood began his coaching career at St. Francis Prep in 1993, as both offensive and defensive line coach in 1993-94. He also taught mathematics at St. Francis for four years.
Flood and his wife, Amy, are the proud parents of a son, Kyle, and a daughter, Isabella.
