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54 THE COACHES

Scott Isphording

Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordintator

Scott “Izzy” Isphording is the master-mind behind Toledo’s unique passing at-tack.

Now in his third season with the Rockets, Isphording will serve as the passing game coordinator after spend-ing the past two seasons as the quarter-backs coach. He will also serve as UT’s recruiting coordinator.

During 2011 campaign, Isphording helped manage the Rockets’ highly suc-cessful dual-QB system, which culminat-ed in a 9-4 record and a victory in the Mil-itary Bowl. Under Isphording’s tutelage, Toledo became the frst program in the history of the NCAA to have two quar-terbacks fnish in the top 25 in passing

efciency. Sophomore Terrance Owens and junior Aus-tin Dantin combined to throw for 3,480 yards and 34 touchdowns in guiding the Rockets to a Military Bowl victory. Owens also set the MAC record for completion percentage (72.2 percent).

Isphording joined the Rockets’ staf in 2010 and helped UT to its frst bowl game in fve years. Thanks to Isphording’s guidance, Toledo’s ofense hardly missed a beat after Dantin, the full-time starter at the time, went down with a season-ending injury, winning three of fve games behind Owens. Combined, the duo threw for 2,498 yards and 20 TDs.

Isphording had plenty of experience in the Mid-American Conference prior to his arrival in Toledo. He spent 2009 as the tight ends coach and recruiting co-ordinator at Ohio University. Isphording helped guide Ohio to a 9-5 record, a MAC East Division Champion-ship and a berth in the Motor City Bowl.

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Scott Isphording

Age: 40 (born Sept. 2, 1971)

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

Alma Mater: Hanover ‘94

Coaching Experience:

2012 Toledo Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator 2010-11 Toledo Quarterbacks

2009 Ohio Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator 2008 Eastern Michigan Ofensive Coordinator

2007 Eastern Michigan Ofensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator 2004-06 Eastern Michigan Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator 2001-04 Wittenberg Assistant Head Coach

1998-2003 Wittenberg Ofensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 1996-97 Colorado School of Mines Quarterbacks/Receivers 1994-95 Fort Hays State Quarterbacks

Isphording coached at Eastern Michi-gan from 2004-08, and was the ofen-sive coordinator in his fnal two sea-sons there. In 2008, he led the Eagles to a school-record 5,010 total yards and topped the league in red-zone efcien-cy, red-zone touchdown efciency and time of possession. Isphording men-tored EMU quarterback Andy Schmitt, who set NCAA single-game records in 2008 with 76 pass attempts without an interception vs. Temple and 58 pass completions in a 56-52 win over CMU. Prior to his post at EMU, Isphording served as the ofensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Wittenberg from 1998-2003. He helpedWittenberg make fve appearances in the NCAA Division III play-ofs, win four North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championships and compile a 63-9 win-loss record. Prior to his Wittenberg coaching stint, Isphording was the quarterbacks and receivers coach at Colorado School of Mines (1996-98), and was the quarterbacks coach at Fort Hays State University (1994-96). A four-year letterwinner as a quarterback at Ha-nover College, Isphording helped the ofense rank third in the NCAA Division III ranks in 1992. During that season, Isphording recorded 3,098 yards in passing ofense, which was the sixth-best efort in Division III history.

A native of Cincinnati, OH, Isphording earned his bachelor’s degree at Hanover (IN) College in 1994. He earned a master’s degree in physical education at Fort Hays State in 1996. Isphording and his wife Shelly have a daughter, Erika (3), and a son, Gunnar (1).