| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach |
| Team | Akron |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Playing career | |
| 2009–2012 | Ashland |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2013–2014 | Miami (OH) (GA) |
| 2015 | Wittenberg (WR) |
| 2016–2017 | Ashland (WR) |
| 2018 | Wyoming (GA) |
| 2019 | Mississippi State (OQC) |
| 2020 | Oregon (OA) |
| 2021–2023 | Montana State (OC/QB) |
| 2024-present | Akron (OC/QB) |
Taylor Housewright is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Montana State Bobcats football team.
Playing career
Housewright grew up in Ashland, Ohio and attended Ashland High School, where he played basketball and football.[1] As a senior, he passed for 3,528 yards and 36 touchdowns and also rushed for 818 yards and 14 touchdowns.[2]
Housewright played college football at Ashland University. He was a three-year starter at quarterback for the Ashland Eagles. Housewright was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy after completing 241-of-358 pass attempts for 3,071 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior.[3][4] After his senior year at Ashland, Housewright took part in a rookie minicamp with the Cincinnati Bengals on a tryout basis but was not offered a contract.[5]
Coaching career
Housewright began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Miami (OH) in 2013. He was hired as the wide receivers coach at Wittenberg after two seasons.[6] Housewright returned to Ashland in 2016 as wide receivers coach.[7] He moved on to Wyoming as a graduate assistant after two seasons and was hired as an offensive quality control coach at Mississippi State in 2019 by head coach Joe Moorhead.[8]
After Moorhead was fired at the end of the season and subsequently hired as the offensive coordinator at Oregon, Housewright was hired as an offensive analyst for the Ducks.[9] He was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Montana State after one season at Oregon.[10] The Bobcats advanced to the 2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game in Housewright's first season, losing 38-10 to North Dakota State.[11]
References
- ↑ "Seven seniors carried football success to basketball". The Times-Gazette. March 3, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ↑ "On target Arrow – Ashland QB Housewright produced 50 touchdowns". The Times-Gazette. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ↑ "Ashland has first-rate year in Division II". The Columbus Dispatch. November 20, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Ashland Univeristy's Taylor Housewright named GLIAC Player Of The Year". The Times-Gazette. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ↑ Haidet, Doug (November 29, 2007). "Ashland University QB Taylor Housewright gets shot at minicamp with Cincinnati Bengals". The Times-Gazette. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Wittenberg loses, adds three assistant football coaches". Springfield News-Sun. May 2, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Housewright back in Ashland to coach receivers". The Times-Gazette. July 8, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ↑ Crepea, James (February 10, 2021). "Oregon Ducks analyst leaving to become offensive coordinator at Montana State, per report". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Report: Mississippi State's Taylor Housewright to join Oregon football coaching staff". NBC Sports Northwest. March 4, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Source: Housewright to be Montana State OC, Udy to become WR coach". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. February 13, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Notebook: Montana State football quickly turns to spring ball". Independent Record. March 26, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.