Tommy Restivo
Tommy Restivo

Position:
Defensive Backs

Experience:
4th Season


03/21/2012

Restivo Named Defensive Backs Coach; Slade Assumes Community Relations Role

Restivo has been on the staff for the last two seasons

03/23/2012

Louisville Football Spring Practice

Louisville Football Spring Practice

Playing Experience
• Graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in Kinesiology, where he also lettered as a linebacker.

Coaching Experience
2007-08: Marshall (Graduate Assistant)
2008-09: Florida (Graduate Assistant)
2010-11: Louisville (Graduate Assistant)
2012-13: Louisville (Secondary)

Bowl Games Coached
2009: BCS National Championship
2010: Sugar
2010: Beef `O'Brady's Bowl
2011: Belk
2013: Sugar

Coaching Highlights

Louisville
• Elevated to secondary coach in 2012 and had three players earn All-BIG EAST Conference in cornerback Adrian Bushell and safeties Calvin Pryor and Hakeem Smith.
• Spent his first two years as a quality control coach on the defensive staff, working with the linebacker and the defensive line. Tommy Restivo was elevated to secondary coach by head coach Charlie Strong, whom Restivo worked with at Florida.
• Assisted the defense in recording three top 25 total defense performances.

Florida
• Was the defensive quality control assistant for the Gators in 2008, who were crowned the BCS champions with a 24-14 win over high-powered Oklahoma.

Marshall

A native of Toledo, Ohio, Restivo was a defensive graduate assistant at Marshall.

All-BIG EAST Players
Adrian Bushell (2012), Calvin Pryor (2012), Hakeem Smith (2012)

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