Kevin Decker (born August 22, 1988) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Old Dominion Monarchs football team.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach |
| Team | Old Dominion |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 22, 1988 Armonk, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2007–2011 | New Hampshire |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2013–2014 | Brunswick School (CT) (OC/QB) |
| 2015 | Montana State (OA) |
| 2016–2017 | Brown (TE) |
| 2018 | Brown (OC/TE) |
| 2019–2022 | Fordham (OC/QB) |
| 2023–present | Old Dominion (OC/QB) |
Playing career
editDecker grew up in Armonk, New York and attended the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut.[1][2] He went 34-1 in three years as Brunswick's starting quarterback and won three consecutive New England Class C titles. Decker finished his high school career with 5,763 passing yards and 75 touchdown passes.[3]
Decker played college football at the University of New Hampshire. Decker redshirted his true freshman season and was a backup quarterback for his next three seasons for the Wildcats.[4] He was named the starting quarterback going into his redshirt senior season.[5][6] In his only season as a starter, Decker passed for 3,272 yards and 22 touchdowns while also rushing for 429 yards and nine touchdowns and was named the Colonial Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Year.[7]
Coaching career
editDecker began his coaching career at the Brunswick School, where he served as the school's quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator for two years. He was hired as an assistant to his former New Hampshire offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey at Montana State in 2015 for his collegiate coaching position.[8] Decker was hired by Brown as a tight ends coach after one season at Montana State and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2018.[9]
Decker was then hired by Fordham head coach Joe Conlin to serve as the Rams' quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator in 2019. After the 2020 FCS season was postponed to the spring of 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Decker studied then-Central Florida head coach Josh Heupel's offense and began installing it leading into the Rams' 2021 season.[10][11] During the 2022 season, Fordham's offensive became the second team in FCS history to average over 600 yards of total offense per game.[12]
Decker was hired as the offensive coordinator at Old Dominion on December 5, 2022.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Decker has made the most of his UNH football experience". Foster's Daily Democrat. December 1, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Haggerty, Nancy (December 31, 2017). "Family recalls years of anguish with ex-Iona Prep/Brunswick player-son defeated by drugs". The Journal News. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Fierro, David (November 30, 2011). "Brunswick grad named CAA Football Offensive Player of the Year". CTInsider.com. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Decker competing for starting quarterback job at New Hampshire". Greenwich Time. August 24, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Patient Decker set to take reins at UNH". The Portsmouth Herald. August 16, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Kevin Decker keeps UNH offense moving". Boston Herald. September 12, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Decker named UNH football MVP". Foster's Daily Democrat. March 5, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Lessels, Allen (September 9, 2016). "Bill Bowes, Hall of Famer: The Roots of A Long Line of Success". UNHWildcats.com. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Brown Football Promotes Kevin Decker To Offensive Coordinator, Names Chris Zarkoskie Offensive Line Coach". BrownBears.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Harralson, Dan (December 10, 2021). "Kevin Decker discusses installing Josh Heupel's offense at Fordham". Vols Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Harralson, Dan (October 17, 2022). "Fordham has top FCS offense after installing Josh Heupel's scheme". Vols Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Russo, Ralph D. (November 24, 2022). "Fordham's potent offense brings taste of Rocky Top to Bronx". APNews.com. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "ODU hires Fordham offensive coordinator, makes other changes to staff, sources say". The Virginian-Pilot. December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.