St. Lawrence University Athletics

Coach Vallone's Recruiting Territories
New York: Long Island, New York City, Connecticut (Prep Schools), Florida (Orlando), Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota

Scott Vallone returned to St. Lawrence as the team’s defensive coordinator prior to the 2016 season after serving as the defensive line assistant coach for Rutgers University in 2015 season. Vallone started his coaching career as St. Lawrence’s defensive line coach in 2014. 

In 2016, Vallone led the Saints defense to one of the most dominant seasons in program history. St. Lawrence was the top-ranked team in the Liberty League in 13 defensive categories and ranked in the top 10 in the nation in five categories, including scoring defense (second, 11.0 points allowed per game), defensive touchdowns (third, six in 10 games), first downs defense (seventh overall and third among teams that played more than eight games, 129 allowed), red zone defense (seventh, .500), and tackles for loss (ninth, 9.1 per game).

Among the Saints’ defensive leaders was Chyron Brown-Wallace '17, the most decorated St. Lawrence football player in nearly 35 years. He earned the highest vote total among NCAA Division III athletes for the Cliff Harris Award, which recognizes the best small college defensive player in the nation. A two-time American Football Coaches Association First-Team All-American, Brown-Wallace was the 2016 Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year and earned D3football.com All-American honors. He was a three-time First-Team All-Liberty League selection and earned St. Lawrence’s Martha Finch Outstanding Male Senior Athlete Award. 

Vallone also lent guidance to Alec Dietsch '17, a linebacker from Clarence, New York. Dietsch finished the 2016 season with 73 tackles including 37 solo stops, 10.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks. He earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and was named a member of D3football.com’s All-East Region Third Team, All-Liberty League First Team, ECAC All-North Region Second Team and the Liberty League All-Academic Team.

Vallone graduated from Rutgers in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in economics.  A four-year starter for the Scarlet Knights at defensive tackle, he was a First Team All-Big East selection and the school’s Best Rush Lineman Award winner as a senior after posting a team-high 12.5 tackles for loss. He finished his career with 195 tackles and made 51 consecutive starts. A Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America in 2009, he scored a touchdown against North Carolina Central after recovering a fumble in the end zone in the first game of the 2011 season.

Following graduation, Vallone had professional stints with three NFL teams, including the Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions and New England Patriots.  He also spent time in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes.