UC Davis Athletics

Taylor Chapatte enters his fifth season in 2025 as the Aggies tight ends coach. And in 2025 Chapatte will also take on the duties as Special Teams Coordinator.

Chapatte came to Davis from the University of San Diego, where he spent four seasons as an assistant coach. Chapatte was the pass game coordinator/quarterbacks coach for two seasons with the Toreros and was the wide receivers coach the previous two seasons. 
 
Under Chapatte's instruction, passing and wide receivers continued to be a strength of USD's program. Winning the Pioneer Football League Championship in both of his first two seasons, the Toreros' success offensively was characterized by a high-flying offense that Chapatte's wide receivers played an integral part in. 

USD concluded the 2018 regular season —  Chapatte's inaugural campaign with the Toreros — ranked second in passing offense (353.1), third in team passing efficiency (353.1), seventh in completion percentage (.659), eighth in scoring offense (39.3), 10th in total offense (486.9) and 15th in passing yards per completion (15.09).
 
That year, Chapatte oversaw the best receiving season by a Torero in program history as All-American Michael Bandy registered program records of 1,427 receiving yards and 142.7 yards per game. Bandy led the FCS in both categories during the regular season.
 
Overall, three Toreros receivers averaged at least 11 yards per catch in 2018.
 
In 2019, Chapatte coached the USD receivers to another dominant year, with the Toreros again ranking No. 1 in pass offense, pass efficiency, and total offense in the conference. 

Chapatte helped lead Bandy, who garnered All-America honors for the second year in a row, to one more strong season as the senior caught 75 passes for 1,152 yards and 12 touchdowns and led the PFL in receiving yards and cracked the top-10 in the nation in several offensive categories. 

Four Toreros had 300 or more yards receiving while seven averaged more than 10 yards per reception.

At the national level, 2019 proved to be yet another successful season for USD in terms of passing, with the Toreros checking in second in total offense and third in scoring offense.

Chapatte joined USD after spending three seasons at the University of Puget Sound, where he coached the wide receivers (2015-16), quarterbacks (2017) and served as the recruiting coordinator for all three years from 2015-17.

In addition to his recruiting and position responsibilities, he was the play caller and pass game coordinator in 2016 and 2017. He played a key role in helping lead the team to its most conference wins in school history during 2015.
 
Under his direction, the offense set school records in team single-game total yards, individual single game total yards, career total yards and career passing touchdowns.
 
Prior to his stop at Puget Sound, Chapatte was at the University of Redlands for three years (August 2012-December 2014) as the wide receivers coach, co-special teams coordinator and video coordinator. He helped the offense increase its points per game from 34.1 to 40.0 in 2012 and increased special teams production in kickoff returns and punt returns.
 
He coached the offense to a No. 1 ranking in red zone efficiency in 2013. Redlands compiled a 19-9 record during his tenure and did not lose to an unranked opponent.
 
Chapatte earned his undergraduate degree in economics from Redlands in 2012 and completed his master's degree in higher education in 2014.

Chapatte lives in Davis with his wife Zuzia and son JJ. Off the field Chapatte enjoys surfing, snowboarding and hiking.