Rutgers University Athletics

Mike Tufo is in his second tenure with Rutgers football, serving as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Scarlet Knights in 2023. Tufo also worked at RU from 2005-2016 and possesses more than 15 years of strength coaching experience at the collegiate level.

Prior to his return to Rutgers in 2020, Tufo spent three seasons as the head football strength and conditioning coach at Princeton from 2017-19. The Tigers went 26-4 during his three years with the program, which included an undefeated 10-0 mark in 2018.

Tufo previously worked at Rutgers from 2005-16, as he worked his way up to become the associate director of strength and conditioning. Tufo worked with more than 25 Scarlet Knights who went on to sign NFL contracts and was on staff for nine bowl game appearances and six bowl victories.

Tufo served two years as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant at the University of Connecticut from 2003-05. Tufo worked with several Husky programs, including the 2004 men’s and women’s basketball national championships squads.

Tufo earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical therapy from The College of New Jersey in 2002 and his master’s in kinesiology from UConn in 2005. Tufo was a varsity soccer player during his undergraduate years at TCNJ.

Tufo is a NSCA Strength and Conditioning specialist and is CSCCA Strength and Condition certified. Tufo also set a Guinness World Record for most pull-ups in 24 hours with 5,101.