Greg Gigantino

Greg Gigantino (born ) is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator for Massachusetts Maritime Academy, a position he has held since 2024. He was the head football coach for Iona College—now known as Iona University—in 1984. He also coached for IUP, Rutgers, Davidson, Lehigh, Hofstra, Cornell, Bryant, Mater Dei High School, and Bethany (WV). He played college football for Wagner as a linebacker.

Playing career Gigantino grew up in Edison, New Jersey. He attended and played high school football for J. P. Stevens High School alongside his older brother Art. Upon his high school graduation he attended Wagner. He played linebacker for the Seahawks football team.

Gigantino graduated from Wagner in 1977.

Coaching career In 1977, following Gigantino's graduation he was named the wide receivers coach for IUP under head coach Bill Neal. He also helped coach the offense on the freshmen team.

In 1978, Gigantino joined Rutgers as a part-time graduate assistant coach under head coach Frank R. Burns. In 1980, Burns hired Gigantino as a full-time coach in charge of the centers and assisted in recruiting, specifically in Central Jersey. After one seasons his role expanded further and he was named defensive line coach. He was fired alongside Burns after finishing the 1983 with a 3–8 record. He was the successor to Brian Colleary who resigned following the 1983 season. The team's two wins came against Marist, 21–0, and at Pace, 34–14. The team's worst loss game against Norwich at home in the eighth week of the season as they lost 13–62. On the year they were outscored 193 to 362.

In 1985, Gigantino was named as the special teams coordinator and defensive line coach for Davidson under first-year head coach Vic Gatto. In 1986, he retained his role as special teams coordinator but moved to coaching the inside linebackers. He also served as the academic coordinator. He resigned following only one season.

After just one season with Lehigh, Gigantino was named the defensive coordinator for Hofstra under first-year head coach Joe Gardi. In his first season as defensive coordinator he helped lead the Flying Dutchmen to a 12–1 record and a trip to the NCAA Division III semifinal. In 1996, Gigantino was promoted to assistant head coach. He was crucial in the recruitment of quarterback Giovanni Carmazzi who went on to be drafted into the National Football League (NFL).

In 1998, Gigantino was named defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for Cornell under first-year head coach Pete Mangurian. He joined Cornell in hopes to help him pursue his goal of coaching in the NFL despite being deemed a lateral move. In his first season with his new role he helped lead the team to a 7–3 record which was their best season since 1992. He was fired following the 2000 season.

In 2001, Gigantino returned to Hofstra, again under Joe Gardi. He was initially hired as the defensive backs coach, but defensive coordinator Dan Quinn took a job with the San Francisco 49ers before the start of the season. After one season he added the title of associate head coach in 2002. During the 2002 season, while head coach Gardi was on the disabled list, Gigantino served as the acting head coach and led the Pride to two victories. In 2007, he was promoted to defensive coordinator alongside retaining his previous responsibility. He was retained in 2022 after Garvey was fired and Brandon Robinson was named the new head coach.

In 2024, Gigantino accepted his fifth stint as a defensive coordinator, this time for Massachusetts Maritime under head coach Jeremy Cameron.