page_title: Craig Candeto
section_title: College career
hierarchical_section_title: Craig Candeto / College career
caption_attribution_description: English: Philadelphia, Pa. (Dec. 6, 2003) -- Navy quarterback Craig Candeto looks for a receiver downfield during the 104th Army Navy Game. The Navy went on to defeat the Black Knights of Army by a score of 34-6, and have been invited to play at the EV1.net Houston Bowl on December 30th. U.S. Navy photo by Damon J. Moritz. (RELEASED)
context_page_description: Craig Candeto is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves as the running backs coach at Austin Peay State University. Candeto served as the head football coach at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, from 2013 to 2015.
  Candeto was a college quarterback at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, under head coach Paul Johnson. He eventually worked under Johnson at Georgia Tech as quarterbacks coach.
context_section_description: After high school, Candeto was recruited by Paul Johnson at Georgia Southern, but chose to attend the United States Naval Academy. Although military service was initially not attractive for Candeto, the concept eventually appealed to him, while his uncle was also a United States Marine Corps veteran who served in the Gulf War. Georgia Tech also expressed interest in him, but did not want him to play baseball.
  At the Naval Academy, Candeto played football and baseball, serving as a left fielder in the latter; the Midshipmen won the 2001 Patriot League baseball championship. In football, he started the 2001 opener against Temple, where he threw two touchdown passes as Navy lost 45–26. As Navy struggled to a winless 0–10 season, including a 70–7 defeat by Georgia Tech, he eventually spent the year as the backup quarterback behind Brian Madden.
  Johnson was hired in 2002 and installed the flexbone triple option, a system that Candeto quickly adapted to. In that year's Army–Navy Game, he recorded 103 rushing yards and six touchdowns as Navy won 58–12. He ended the year with 775 rushing yards and a school single-season record 16 rushing touchdowns, along with 51 of 103 passes completed for 843 yards and five touchdowns.
  During Candeto's senior year in 2003, he recorded 2,252 total yards (1,140 passing, 1,112 rushing) and 23 touchdowns (seven passing, 16 rushing).
  After graduating from the Naval Academy in 2004, Candeto became a lieutenant in the United States Navy. During his five-year service, he was a fighter pilot, with his last assignment being with Strike Fighter Squadron 106.
caption: Candeto scrambles during the 2003 Army–Navy Game
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