Scott Greene

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1972)}}

{{about|the former American football player|the suspected cop killer|2016 shootings of Des Moines police officers}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Scott Greene

| number = 43

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|6|1}}

| birth_place = Canandaigua, New York, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 240

| high_school = Canandaigua

| college = Michigan State

| draftyear = 1996

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 193

| pastteams =

Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|1996|1997}})
Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1998|1999}})

| pastcoaching=

McQuaid Jesuit HS (NY) (2002–2004)
Special teams coordinator & inside linebackers coach
Rochester (NY) (2005)
Special teams coordinator & linebackers coach
Rochester (NY) (2006–2017)
Head coach

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 157

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 3.5

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 44

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 290

| statlabel5 = Total touchdowns

| statvalue5 = 3

| pfr = GreeSc00

| regular_record = {{Winning percentage|50|62|record=y}}

| playoff_record = {{Winning percentage|0|2|record=y}}

| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|50|64|record=y}}

}}

Scott Clayton Greene (born June 1, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for four seasons with the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts. of the National Football League (NFL). Greene attended Canandaigua Academy and holds many football records there. He was the Section V player of the year while at Canadaigua Academy in 1991. Greene was inducted into the Canandaigua Academy Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.{{cite web|title=CA Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees|url=http://www.canandaiguaschools.org/athletics.cfm?subpage=2963}} He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Coaching career

Greene served as a volunteer special teams coordinator and inside linebackers coach for McQuaid Jesuit High School, his first coaching position.{{Cite news |date=July 26, 2005 |title=UR names assistants |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-ur-names-assistan/174012580/ |access-date=June 7, 2025 |work=Democrat and Chronicle |pages=24}} In 2005, he was hired as the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach for Rochester (NY). After one season he was promoted to head football coach, succeeding Mark Kreydt.{{Cite news |last=Mandelaro |first=Jim |date=May 3, 2006 |title=UR names Greene football coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-ur-names-greene-f/174012617/ |access-date=June 7, 2025 |work=Democrat and Chronicle |pages=27}}

Greene announced his resignation from Rochester during the 2017 season, ending his tenure with an overall record of 50–64 including two bowl game appearances.{{Cite news |date=October 10, 2017 |title=Greene Announces 2017 Season Will Be His Last on UR Sideline |url=https://uofrathletics.com/news/2017/10/10/football-scott-greene-announces-2017-season-will-be-his-last.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2025 |work=University of Rochester}}{{Cite news |last=Greenberg |first=Micah |date=October 23, 2017 |title=Greene resigns as football head coach |url=https://www.campustimes.org/2017/10/23/greene-resigns-football-head-coach/ |access-date=June 7, 2025 |work=Campus Times}}

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Rochester Yellowjackets

| conf = Liberty League

| startyear = 2006

| endyear = 2017

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2006

| name = Rochester

| overall = 7–4

| conference = 4–2

| confstanding = 3rd

| bowlname = Northwest Bowl

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2007

| name = Rochester

| overall = 6–5

| conference = 5–2

| confstanding = T–3rd

| bowlname = Northwest Bowl

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2008

| name = Rochester

| overall = 3–7

| conference = 3–4

| confstanding = T–5th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2009

| name = Rochester

| overall = 4–6

| conference = 4–3

| confstanding = 4th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2010

| name = Rochester

| overall = 4–5

| conference = 3–3

| confstanding = T–3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2011

| name = Rochester

| overall = 4–5

| conference = 3–3

| confstanding = T–3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2012

| name = Rochester

| overall = 4–5

| conference = 3–4

| confstanding = T–4th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2013

| name = Rochester

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 3–3

| confstanding = T–3rd

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2014

| name = Rochester

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 3–4

| confstanding = T–4th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2015

| name = Rochester

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 3–4

| confstanding = 5th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2016

| name = Rochester

| overall = 1–8

| conference = 0–7

| confstanding = 8th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 2017

| name = Rochester

| overall = 2–7

| conference = 0–5

| confstanding = 6th

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Rochester

| overall = 50–64

| confrecord = 34–43

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 50–64

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

| legend = no

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Coach; Scott Greene |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/29394?sport_code=MFB |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=June 7, 2025 }}

References

External links

[https://uofrathletics.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/scott-greene/375 Rochester (NY) profile]

Category:1972 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football running backs

Category:Carolina Panthers players

Category:Indianapolis Colts players

Category:Michigan State Spartans football players

Category:Rochester Yellowjackets football coaches

Category:High school football coaches in New York (state)

Category:People from Honeoye, New York

Category:Coaches of American football from New York (state)

Category:Players of American football from New York (state)

Category:20th-century American sportsmen