Caldwell University Athletics

Daryle Weiss was named to lead the new Sprint Football program at Caldwell on July 28, 2016. In addition to his coaching duties, Weiss will serve as an athletics administrator overseeing the department’s recruiting efforts. He will be the primary recruiting contact in the athletics department and assist with the overall organization and management of the athletic recruiting process.
 
Weiss brings over 20 years of teaching and coaching experience on the collegiate and high school levels. His experience ranges from Montclair Immaculate Conception as the freshman head coach to offensive/defensive line coordinator at Pope John XXIII. Weiss coached in his hometown at James Caldwell High School as the offensive and defensive line coach before taking the head football coach position at Rockland High School in Maine and Westbrook High School in 2007. Weiss moved to the college level with Bates College and most recently with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

The Caldwell native most recently worked at as the Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach for the football program at RPI for the past two seasons. In his first season, he transformed the offense to increase their offensive totals from the previous season. The Engineers were second in the Liberty League in scoring with 28.2 points per game. The rushing offense ranked third in the conference at 235.5 yards per game, while the total offense was second with 378.5 yards per game. This past season, Weiss’ scoring offense again ranked third in the conference while the Engineers’ total offense posted a league-leading 375.5 yards per contest. The rushing offense again ranked third, while the passing offense improved to second with 212 yards per game.
 
Prior to RPI, Weiss coached at Bates College for six seasons. He was the Offensive Line Coach, Recruiting Coordinator and Video Coordinator for three seasons. In 2010, Weiss was promoted to Offensive Coordinator, while retaining Offensive Line and Recruiting Coordinator duties.  

During his time with the Bobcats, he coached numerous All-NESCAC (New England Small School Athletic Conference) student-athletes at a variety of positions, including tight end, offensive line, wide receiver and quarterback including the first signal caller in school history to be recognized. The team set 11 school records on offense in 2011, led the league in numerous offensive categories in 2012 and led the NCAA Division III in turnover margin in 2013 while setting the program record for rushing yards in a season.
 
Weiss began coaching high school football in his native New Jersey, where he was on the staffs at Montclair Immaculate Conception, Pope John XXIII and James Caldwell High School. He also coached track & field at Caldwell, as well as at Rockland. Additionally, he has experience coaching high school wrestling and as a strength & conditioning coach.
 
Weiss graduated from New Jersey City University with a degree in special education and served as a special education teacher from 1999 to 2008. He was a professional actor for five years, and trained at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York City as well as at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, where he was a theater major. Weiss has been married for 18 years to his wife Kelly and they have two children, Marshall and Abigail.