Meet the FCC Coaching Staff Tony Caviglia |John Arredondo | Robbie Quinn | Rick Scheidt | Scott Stark Head Coach- Tony Caviglia After five seasons at Fresno City College, Tony Caviglia has posted a 47-8 overall record. His FCC teams have won nine or more games a year during his 5 year tenure. Four of those losses have been in postseason games and three have been to teams that became the national champion. Caviglia came to FCC in 1999 after three-years as Chabot College's head coach where he posted a 22-10 record. His seven-year record as a community college head football coach is 69-18. In each of his 5 years his teams have played for the Valley Conference Championship. In 2000 and 2001, his Rams posted back-to-back 10-1 records and won Valley Conference championships. These were the best finishes in FCC football since the 1972 and 1973 state championship teams, which posted identical 11-1-1 records. Caviglia was voted Valley Conference Coach of the Year by his peers in 2000 and 2001. Prior to becoming a head coach at the community college level, Caviglia was the defensive line coach at Purdue University from 1991 to 1993. His career as an assistant football coach also includes stops at Ohio State, Southern California, and New Mexico State where he coached in the 1988 Rose Bowl, 1987 Florida Citrus Bowl and the 1990 Liberty Bowl. Caviglia and his staff, in addition to winning football games, have put a great premium on ensuring that sophomores move on to the four-year level whether or not the player is an NCAA Division I prospect. In this endeavor, they have been greatly successful as 33 sophomores transferred in 2003. He received his bachelor's degree in physical education from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a master's degree in sports administration from USC. Caviglia, 42, and his wife Kristi have three sons, Andrew, 14, Michael, 12 and Nicholas, 5. They reside in Fresno. TOP Rick Scheidt - Defensive Line Scheidt, who coaches the defensive line, has been on the FCC staff since 1994. At Dos Palos High, he lettered three years and was all-league for two. He was on the Broncos' CIF Central Section runner-up team in 1985 and DPHS was North Sequoia League champions from 1985 to 1987. At Merced College, he was All-Camino Norte Conference in 1988 and was voted the Blue Devils top offensive player in 1989. He transferred to CSU, San Francisco where he played wide receiver and earned second team Northern California honors. Scheidt received his bachelor's degree in business administration in 1992. He earned a master's in physical education from Fresno State. He coached running backs and wide receivers at CSU-SF in 1991-92 and coached tight ends at Fresno State in 1993-94. At FCC, he has also coached linebackers, running backs and served as offensive coordinator.Coaching philosophy: 'a player's playing effort is a direct reflection of a coach's coaching effort.' He and his wife, RaeAnn, reside in Clovis with their three children: Sara, 8; Amanda, 7; and Steven, 3. TOP Scott Stark - Quarterbacks Stark joined the staff along with Tony Caviglia in 1999. He graduated from Mission Viejo's Capistrano Valley High in 1986. He was a Blue Chip All-American, All-State and All-CIF quarterback. He was also an All-CIF baseball player as a pitcher/shortstop and played basketball. Scott began his collegiate career at Stanford University in 1986 and moved back to Saddleback College in 1988. In one season at Saddleback College, Scott quarterbacked the Gauchos and received honorable mention JC All-American recognition. At the University of Pittsburgh, his team won the John Hancock Bowl in 1989. He transferred to Stanford University and earned a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1992. Stark also holds a master's in sports administration from St. Thomas University. Before coming to FCC, Coach Stark was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Butte College. Prior to that, he was at Boise State as a graduate assistant, coached Saddleback's secondary and was assistant head coach and offensive coordinator with the Luxembourg Lions in Europe. Coaching philosophy: 'prepare players hard so they will be successful on game day.' Scott and his wife, Erin, have two sons, Brian, 4 and Tyler, 2. They reside in Fresno. TOP
Meet the FCC Coaching Staff Tony Caviglia |John Arredondo | Robbie Quinn | Rick Scheidt | Scott Stark
After five seasons at Fresno City College, Tony Caviglia has posted a 47-8 overall record. His FCC teams have won nine or more games a year during his 5 year tenure. Four of those losses have been in postseason games and three have been to teams that became the national champion. Caviglia came to FCC in 1999 after three-years as Chabot College's head coach where he posted a 22-10 record. His seven-year record as a community college head football coach is 69-18.
In each of his 5 years his teams have played for the Valley Conference Championship. In 2000 and 2001, his Rams posted back-to-back 10-1 records and won Valley Conference championships. These were the best finishes in FCC football since the 1972 and 1973 state championship teams, which posted identical 11-1-1 records. Caviglia was voted Valley Conference Coach of the Year by his peers in 2000 and 2001.
Prior to becoming a head coach at the community college level, Caviglia was the defensive line coach at Purdue University from 1991 to 1993. His career as an assistant football coach also includes stops at Ohio State, Southern California, and New Mexico State where he coached in the 1988 Rose Bowl, 1987 Florida Citrus Bowl and the 1990 Liberty Bowl.
Caviglia and his staff, in addition to winning football games, have put a great premium on ensuring that sophomores move on to the four-year level whether or not the player is an NCAA Division I prospect. In this endeavor, they have been greatly successful as 33 sophomores transferred in 2003.
He received his bachelor's degree in physical education from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a master's degree in sports administration from USC.
Caviglia, 42, and his wife Kristi have three sons, Andrew, 14, Michael, 12 and Nicholas, 5. They reside in Fresno. TOP
Scheidt, who coaches the defensive line, has been on the FCC staff since 1994. At Dos Palos High, he lettered three years and was all-league for two. He was on the Broncos' CIF Central Section runner-up team in 1985 and DPHS was North Sequoia League champions from 1985 to 1987. At Merced College, he was All-Camino Norte Conference in 1988 and was voted the Blue Devils top offensive player in 1989. He transferred to CSU, San Francisco where he played wide receiver and earned second team Northern California honors. Scheidt received his bachelor's degree in business administration in 1992. He earned a master's in physical education from Fresno State.
He coached running backs and wide receivers at CSU-SF in 1991-92 and coached tight ends at Fresno State in 1993-94. At FCC, he has also coached linebackers, running backs and served as offensive coordinator.Coaching philosophy: 'a player's playing effort is a direct reflection of a coach's coaching effort.'
He and his wife, RaeAnn, reside in Clovis with their three children: Sara, 8; Amanda, 7; and Steven, 3. TOP
Scott began his collegiate career at Stanford University in 1986 and moved back to Saddleback College in 1988. In one season at Saddleback College, Scott quarterbacked the Gauchos and received honorable mention JC All-American recognition. At the University of Pittsburgh, his team won the John Hancock Bowl in 1989. He transferred to Stanford University and earned a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1992. Stark also holds a master's in sports administration from St. Thomas University.
Before coming to FCC, Coach Stark was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Butte College. Prior to that, he was at Boise State as a graduate assistant, coached Saddleback's secondary and was assistant head coach and offensive coordinator with the Luxembourg Lions in Europe. Coaching philosophy: 'prepare players hard so they will be successful on game day.'
Scott and his wife, Erin, have two sons, Brian, 4 and Tyler, 2. They reside in Fresno. TOP
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