Jesse Montalto

Jesse Montalto
Current position
TitleOffensive coordinator
TeamLouisiana–Monroe
ConferenceSun Belt
Playing career
2001–2004Upper Iowa
PositionWide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2006Upper Iowa (WR)
2007–2008Upper Iowa (OC/QB)
2009–2013Upper Iowa (QB)
2014–2017Ellsworth
2018–2025Iowa Central
2026–presentLouisiana–Monroe (OC)
Head coaching record
Overall69–65
Bowls10–0 (junior college)

Jesse Montalto is an American college football coach. He is the offensive coordinator at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, a position he had held since 2026. Montalto served as the head football coach at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa from 2014 to 2017 and Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa from 2018 to 2025.

Montalto played college football as a wide receiver at Upper Iowa University from 2001 to 2004. He was then an assistant football coach at his alma mater for nine seasons before he was hired at Ellsworth.[1] A native of West Palm Beach, Florida, Montalto was inducted into the Upper Iowa University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs NJCAA#
Ellsworth Panthers (Iowa Community College Athletic Conference) (2014–2017)
2014 Ellsworth 3–80–23rdW Graphic Edge Bowl
2015 Ellsworth 7–51–12ndW Graphic Edge Bowl18
2016 Ellsworth 6–61–12ndW Graphic Edge Bowl
2017 Ellsworth 4–81–12ndW Graphic Edge Bowl
Ellsworth: 20–273–5
Iowa Central Tritons (Iowa Community College Athletic Conference) (2018–2025)
2018 Iowa Central 8–41–12ndW Graphic Edge Bowl13
2019 Iowa Central 2–90–23rd
2020–21 Iowa Central 2–60–43rd
2021 Iowa Central 9–22–22ndW Graphic Edge Bowl7
2022 Iowa Central 7–41–12ndW Game One Bowl10
2023 Iowa Central 7–41–12ndW Game One Bowl7
2024 Iowa Central 6–61–12ndW Game One Bowl
2025 Iowa Central 8–41–12ndW Game One Bowl9
Iowa Central: 49–387–13
Total:69–65

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References

  1. ↑ Tigges, Carson (August 17, 2014). "New faces hit ground running at Ellsworth". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. p. C8. Retrieved March 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Jesse Montalto (2017) - Upper Iowa University Athletics Hall of Fame". Upper Iowa University. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ellsworth Community College Football History and Record 1961-2016" (PDF). Ellsworth Community College. p. 34. Retrieved March 9, 2026.