MOSCOW, Idaho – Beloved former Idaho Football player and assistant coach Dan Cozzetto, who was part of Vandal teams that won four Big Sky Conference championships and six NCAA I-AA playoff appearances, has passed away. He was 70 years old.
Cozzetto played tight end, linebacker, and offensive line for the Vandals between 1977-79. Upon graduation, he became a graduate assistant and then assistant coach for Idaho from 1979-89 where he was on staff under Idaho head coaches Jerry Davitch, Dennis Erickson, Keith Gilbertson, and John L. Smith. He rejoined Erickson on the Vandals' coaching staff in 2006.