Joe Licata

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Joe Licata
File:Joe Licata (cropped).jpg
Licata in 2013
No. 8
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born (1992-11-16) November 16, 1992 (age 33)
Williamsville, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolWilliamsville South
(Williamsville, New York)
CollegeBuffalo
NFL draft2016: undrafted
Career history
Playing
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Coaching
Operations
Head coaching record
Career12–33 (.267) (high school)
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Joseph Gilbert Licata (born November 16, 1992) is an American football coach and former quarterback. He played college football at Buffalo. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

Early life

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Licata attended Williamsville South High School in Williamsville, New York, where he played both football and basketball. As a basketball player, he set the New York State Public High School Athletic Association record for career three-point field goals made with 343.[1] He set the school's career record for passing yards, and was named Buffalo News Player of the Year in 2010.[2][3][4] Licata received scholarship offers to play college football for Syracuse, Akron and Buffalo in addition to interest from other schools.[5] Licata committed to the University at Buffalo, saying it "was a dream to represent Buffalo"[5] and play for his hometown team in front of his friends and family.[6][7][8] His little sister, Grace, plays Division III basketball at Buffalo State College.[9]

College career

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Licata was redshirted as a freshman in 2011. He entered the 2012 season as the backup quarterback to Alex Zordich, but earned the starting job midway through the season and led the team to a 3–1 record over the final four games of the season.[10] In 2013, Licata and the Bulls had one of the finest team seasons in school history, as he led the team to an 8–5 record and an appearance in the 2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the second bowl appearance in school history.[11] During the 2014 season, Licata posted one of the finest passing seasons in Buffalo school history, throwing for 2,647 passing yards, and a school single-season record 29 passing touchdowns. The 2015 season saw Licata finish his college career by passing Drew Willy to become Buffalo's career leader in both passing yards (9,485) and passing touchdowns (76).[12][13][14]

NCAA career stats

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Buffalo Bulls
Year Passing Rushing
GP GS W L Comp Att Yds TD Int Rate Att Yds Avg TD
2012 9 4 3 1 86 163 1045 7 3 117.1 28 -54 -1.9 0
2013 13 13 8 5 233 402 2824 24 8 132.7 34 -64 -1.9 1
2014 11 11 5 6 224 305 2647 29 11 150.7 34 -6 -0.2 2
2015 12 12 5 7 280 449 2969 16 15 123.0 33 -60 -1.8 1
Total 45 40 21 19 823 1359 9,485 76 37 132.2 129 -184 -1.4 4
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Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft and receiving a pro tryout from the Buffalo Bills, on May 16, 2016 Licata was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals.[16] In the NFL preseason, he completed three of ten passes and threw two interceptions.[17] Licata was released on August 29.[18][19]

Coaching career

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On July 14, 2017, Licata accepted a position at Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School in South Buffalo, Buffalo, New York as head coach and athletic director.[20] Here, he had the worst winning percentage of any football coach in Timon history with a record of 7–30 in 4 seasons. He also helped developed junior varsity players for Jason Rowe's varsity basketball program.[citation needed] On May 28, 2021, Licata accepted a position to return to the University at Buffalo as an offensive analyst on the staff of new Bulls head coach Maurice Linguist.[21] On March 9, 2022, Licata returned to Williamsville South High School as their football head coach.[22]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Bishop Timon – St. Jude Tigers (Monsignor Martin Athletic Association) (2017–2020)
2017 Bishop Timon – St. Jude 0–9 0–5 6th L Monsignor Martin First Round
2018 Bishop Timon – St. Jude 2–9 1–3 5th L Monsignor Martin Class B Final
2019 Bishop Timon – St. Jude 3–6 2–2 4th W Monsignor Martin Class B Final
2020 Bishop Timon – St. Jude 2–4 2–3 2nd
Bishop Timon – St. Jude: 7–28 5–13
Williamsville South Billies (NYSPHSAA Section VI) (2022–present)
2022 Williamsville South 5–5 2–3 6th
2023 Williamsville South 7-3 4-3 4th W Class B Chuck Funke Bowl
2024 Williamsville South 5-4 4-1 5th L Class B Quarterfinal
2025 Williamsville South 7-1 7-0 1st Class B Playoffs
Williamsville South: 24–13 17–7
Total: 31–41

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