Umberto Di Meo is the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the University of Maine football program in Orono, Maine. He joined the Black Bears in February 2023 and moved into the defensive coordinator position in March 2024. Entering his fourth season at UMaine in 2026, he directed a defense in 2025 that ranked fourth in the CAA in scoring defense at 24.1 points allowed per game and led the conference in yards allowed per game. Maine also finished among the league leaders in sacks, forced fumbles, and fewest touchdowns allowed, and Di Meo coached three CAA All-Conference selections: Christian Thomas, Devin Vaught, and Elias Sherman.
Before arriving at Maine, Di Meo spent the 2020 through 2022 seasons at Rhode Island as defensive line coach. During that period, the Rams improved from 12th to fifth in the conference against the run, and their third-down sack production rose from 11th to third. He was part of Rhode Island's best two-year win total in 30 years, and the defensive line helped produce the 17th-best sack rate in the FCS in 2022. He also coached Phil Steele Freshman All-American Westley Neal.
