The Post-Standard · Aug 9, 2017
Explore the coaching tree of former Syracuse coach Dick MacPherson
Paul PasqualoniBrought on to coach Syracuse's linebackers in 1987, Pasqualoni took over the Syracuse program when Dick MacPherson headed to the NFL and maintained SU's success into the 2000s.
He is one of at least eight members of the MacPherson coaching tree to become college head coaches. There's an NFL head coach too. Four have won Super Bowl titles. Combined they own at least 12 Super Bowl titles, four FCS crowns and an FBS title.
Our look at MacPherson's coaching tree starts with his successor.
Pasqualoni spent 14 years leading the Syracuse program, then three at the University of Connecticut. He owns a career head coaching record of 151-94-1, with a win in the Fiesta Bowl.