Darren Rizzi

Coaching Record

Years Coached Record Win % Playoff record Playoff win %
16 127-133-0 48.85% 1-3 25.00%

Biography

Career Summary

Darren Rizzi was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 2009 to 2024, finishing his career as the interim head coach/assistant head coach/special teams coordinator of the New Orleans Saints. Over his sixteen years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 127-133-0.

Personal Information

Rizzi was born on Tuesday, July 21, 1970.

History

Year Position Record Playoff record
2024 New Orleans Saints Assistant Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 2-7-0 0-0
2024 New Orleans Saints Interim Head Coach / Assistant Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 3-5-0 0-0
2023 New Orleans Saints Assistant Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 9-8-0 0-0
2022 New Orleans Saints Special Teams Coordinator 7-10-0 0-0
2021 New Orleans Saints Special Teams Coordinator 9-8-0 0-0
2020 New Orleans Saints Special Teams Coordinator 12-4-0 1-1
2019 New Orleans Saints Special Teams Coordinator 13-3-0 0-1
2018 Miami Dolphins Associate Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 7-9-0 0-0
2017 Miami Dolphins Associate Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 6-10-0 0-0
2016 Miami Dolphins Assistant Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 10-6-0 0-1
2015 Miami Dolphins Assistant Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator 6-10-0 0-0
2014 Miami Dolphins Special Teams Coordinator 8-8-0 0-0
2013 Miami Dolphins Special Teams Coordinator 8-8-0 0-0
2012 Miami Dolphins Special Teams Coordinator 7-9-0 0-0
2011 Miami Dolphins Special Teams Coordinator / Assistant Special Teams Coach 6-10-0 0-0
2010 Miami Dolphins Assistant Special Teams Coach 7-9-0 0-0
2009 Miami Dolphins Assistant Special Teams Coach 7-9-0 0-0

Coach history guide

Seasons with a championship win Seasons with a conference championship

Coach facts

  • Named the interim head coach during the 2024 season for the New Orleans Saints
  • Years as a coordinator: 14
  • Past teams coached for: New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins
  • College Attended: Rhode Island Rams
  • Date of Birth: Tuesday, July 21, 1970 (55 years old)