Dane Romero

Biography

Romero enters his second season as the slot backs coach with Army in 2025. In his first season with the Black Knights, Romero was instrumental in the development and success of junior slotback Noah Short. Short totaled 887 yards from scrimmage, averaging 9.6 yards a touch, and scored five total touchdowns as a threat in both the pass and run game. He rushed for a career-high 160 yards in the season's second game at FAU. Short also had a career-high 121 receiving yards on three receptions, scoring two touchdowns in a win at Tulsa. Romero came to Army in 2024, after spending eight seasons (2015-23) as an assistant coach at his alma mater of Wofford. During the 2022 season, he served as co-offensive coordinator while coaching the offensive line. Switching to the pro spread offense from the triple option, the offensive line helped block for the running game to combine for 1,058 yards and 16 touchdowns. In addition, the passing game set new single-season records for completions, attempts, and passing yards (2.484). Romero, a former player for Wofford, ranks 15th in school history with 1,954 career rushing yards and is fifth in school history with 32 rushing touchdowns. He earned first team All-Southern Conference honors in his senior season as he led the league in scoring. He ran for 23 touchdowns, which is second in school history. He was named a first-team All-American by The Sports Network. Romero earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Wofford in 2009 and a master's degree