Landon Mariani (North Carolina '04)
Quarterbacks/Pass Game Coordinator / Special Teams Coordinator
Fifth Year At Campbell
Seven Years Coaching

Recruiting Areas
North Carolina: Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon, Swain, Jackson, Haywood, Transylvania, Henderson, Buncombe, Madison, Yancey, McDowell, Rutherford, Polk, Mitchell, Avery, Caldwell, Burke, Cleveland, Alexander, Catawba, Lincoln, Gaston, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Davie, Rowan, Cabarrus, Forsyth, Davidson, Guilford, Randolph
Other States: Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, New Mexico

A former player and coach at the University of North Carolina, Landon Mariani begins his fifth season as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Campbell.

Mariani’s work with the CU quarterbacks continued to play major dividends in 2010. Daniel Polk led the team and ranked third in the conference with 12 rushing scores. Polk also threw for eight more touchdowns, totaled 558 rushing yards and passed for 1,263 yards. He became the first CU player to top 1,800 yards in total offense in consecutive seasons. Overall, the Campbell quarterbacks completed 126 passes for 1,263 yards and eight scores. The position also ran for 604 yards and 12 touchdowns in Campbell’s dual threat offense.

Mariani’s quarterbacks completed 137 passes for 1,674 yards and threw nine touchdown passes on the 2009 season for the Fighting Camels. CU quarterbacks also accounted for over 500 yards rushing and another four scores on the ground. The Campbell passing attack set a school record with 283 passing yards against Methodist. Matt Vollono set a new Campbell individual record with four passing scores. Among his four passing touchdowns was a school-record 85 yard pass to Carl Blain.

Prior to his two years at Coastal, Mariani spend one year at his alma mater as the offensive video assistant. A 2004 graduate of North Carolina, Mariani was a quarterback for four seasons with the Tar Heels, including the 2001 squad that defeated Auburn in the Peach Bowl. Mariani was the Tar Heels signal caller his final three seasons and after walking on to the team he was awarded a scholarship his senior year. Mariani was also named one of the game captains on Senior Day against Duke.

A standout at Freedom High School in Morganton, N.C., Mariani earned First Team All-Conference honors his senior year after leading the team to an 11-0 regular season record. As a senior, Mariani passed for over 1,500 yards and 18 touchdowns, while gaining more than 300 yards and scoring seven touchdowns on the ground. He completed his career with a 21-3 record as starting quarterback for Freedom. In addition, Mariani was a three-sport athlete, playing baseball for four years and basketball for two during his high school career. In his final season, Mariani went 6-2 mark as a pitcher with two saves and a 2.80 earned run average.  Mariani earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science in 2004 from UNC.

Mariani is married to the former Katie Finnigan of Raleigh, N.C.; the couple resides in Fuquay-Varina, N.C.