Football
Breiner, Andrew
Andrew Breiner
- Title:
- Assistant Coach (Pass Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
- Phone:
- 325-3470
- Position(s):
- Pass Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Pass Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks | Second season at MSU | @CoachBreiner
Andrew Breiner and Joe Moorhead’s coaching relationship dates back to their Connecticut days from 2009-11. The two reunite in Starkville as Breiner, the former Fordham head coach, serves as Mississippi State’s pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Moorhead officially announced the hiring on December 6, 2017.
In Breiner’s first season at MSU, the Bulldogs passed for 2,259 yards and 22 touchdowns and were led by the SEC’s all-time leading rusher at quarterback and owner of 13 school records in Nick Fitzgerald. One of the most decorated players in school history, Fitzgerald completed 145-of-281 passes for 16 touchdowns with nine interceptions as a senior in 2018. He was responsible for 29 touchdowns (13 rushing, 16 passing) and led all FBS quarterbacks in 100-yard rushing games (7).
Breiner, a native of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, compiled a 12-10 record as the head coach at Fordham from 2016-17, including an 8-3 mark in his first year. The eight victories were the most for a first-year head coach in the modern Fordham era. Breiner was promoted to head coach after Moorhead departed to Penn State as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2015.
The two formed an explosive offense in the Bronx. Breiner was Moorhead’s offensive coordinator at Fordham from 2012-15, and he was Moorhead’s offensive graduate assistant at UConn for three seasons prior.
Under Breiner’s tutelage in 2016, Fordham ranked fourth in the FCS in both total offense (498.2 ypg) and scoring offense (40.1 ppg). The Rams were also 10th nationally and second in the Patriot League in passing efficiency that season (156.0).
The 2016 Rams were commanded by consensus All-American running back Chase Edmonds, who finished fourth in voting for the 2016 Walter Payton Award, presented to the NCAA FCS offensive player of the year. Edmonds led the FCS in rushing yards per game (163.5), and he was second in total rushing yards as well as ranking second in all-purpose yards per game (194.6) and third in rushing touchdowns.
As Moorhead’s offensive coordinator from 2012-15, Fordham ranked in the Top 10 of the FCS in nearly every category. In 2015, the Rams led the Patriot League and were ninth nationally in scoring (36.8 ppg). They led the league and were second in the FCS in passing efficiency (168.30).
Two members of the 2015 Fordham offense earned All-America honors, including Edmonds and lineman Garrick Mayweather, Jr. Edmonds was also named the 2015 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year.
In the spring of 2018, Edmonds became the highest drafted Fordham player since 1943 when the Arizona Cardinals selected him in the fourth round (pick No. 134). Edmonds was the first Ram to be selected in the NFL Draft since 2010 and only the third Ram taken since 1968.
In 2014, the Fordham offense enjoyed another record-breaking season under Breiner’s watch with seven offensive players earning All-America honors and 10 receiving All-Patriot League accolades. Quarterback Mike Nebrich was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight season.
The 2014 Rams offense set school-record marks for rushing yards (2,353), points (569) and rushing touchdowns (31). Edmonds did most of the damage on the ground, gaining 1,838 yards with 23 touchdowns, both school records.
That same year under Moorhead and Breiner, Fordham ranked fourth nationally in passing offense (326.1), fifth in scoring offense (40.6), third in team passing efficiency (156.2), seventh in total offense (494.1) and ninth in first downs (331). For the second straight year, Fordham had a 1,000 rusher (Edmonds) and three 1,000-yard receivers (Brian Wetzel, Tebucky Jones, Jr., and Sam Ajala).
In 2013, Breiner’s passing unit saw unparalleled success as it led the FCS in pass completion percentage (.706) with quarterback Mike Nebrich, the 2013 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year. Fordham ranked first in the nation in pass completion percentage (.735) and total offense (376.4 ypg), and they were second in passing efficiency (171.3), third in passing yards (336.9 ypg), third in passing touchdowns (35) and third in completions per game (27.15). Nebrich set school single season records for completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns.
With the success of the passing game came recognition of the Fordham wide receivers as Sam Ajala was named All-America and First Team All-Patriot League as was tight end Dan Light, while Tebucky Jones, Jr., and Brian Wetzel were both named Second Team All-Patriot League. Ajala set school records for most receiving yards in a season (1,646) and tied the record with 14 receiving touchdowns (as did Wetzel) while Light set the mark for most receptions in a season by a tight end (66).
In 2012, Breiner led a Fordham offense that ranked second in the Patriot League in scoring offense (31.2 ppg), passing offense (279.6 ypg) and total offense (435.7 ypg). Additionally, the Rams were ranked 18th in the FCS in passing offense as quarterback Ryan Higgins threw for 2,940 yards, the fourth-best single season for a Fordham QB in school history.
At Connecticut, Breiner worked with the offensive staff in all phases of research and development, coaching and game planning as well as working individually with the quarterbacks and wide receivers in 2009 and 2010. He worked with the quarterbacks and running backs in 2011 and also had special teams responsibilities with the kickoff and kickoff return units.
Breiner was part of the staff that helped the Huskies to the 2010 BIG EAST championship and an appearance in the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. In 2010, UConn appeared in the PapaJohns.com Bowl and received the Lambert Trophy, presented annually to the best team in the Northeast in Division I FBS college football.
Prior to his stay at UConn, Breiner was an assistant coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, for two seasons. He worked with the quarterbacks in 2008 and the wide receivers in 2007. He began his coaching career in 2006 at Lock Haven University, when he sustained a career-ending injury midway through his senior year and began working with the wide receivers.
A Dean’s List student, Breiner graduated in 2006 from Lock Haven University with a degree in health and physical education. He was a four-year letter winner with the Bald Eagles as a wide receiver and also played special teams. Breiner won a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award from the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the NFF for his accomplishments athletically, academically and in the community.
Breiner and his wife, Kelly, are the parents of a 5-year-old daughter, Abigail.
Personal Information
Hometown: Hummelstown, Pa.
Education: Lock Haven University, 2006 (B.S. Health & Physical Edu.)
Wife: Kelly
Children: Abigail
Birthdate: July 9, 1984
Coaching Experience
2018-p: Mississippi State (Pass Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
2016-17: Fordham (Head Coach)
2012-15: Fordham (Quarterbacks/Offensive Coordinator/Pass Game Coordinator)
2011: Connecticut (Graduate Assistant/Quarterbacks & Running Backs)
2009-10: Connecticut (Graduate Assistant/Quarterbacks & Wide Receivers)
2008: Alleghany College (Quarterbacks)
2007: Alleghany College (Wide Receivers)
2006: Lock Haven University (Wide Receivers)
Bowl Games/Playoff Games as a Coach
2019 Outback Bowl (Mississippi State)
2015 FCS First Round (Fordham)
2014 FCS First, Second Round (Fordham)
2013 FCS First, Second Round (Fordham)
2011 Fiesta Bowl (Connecticut)
2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl (Connecticut)
Andrew Breiner and Joe Moorhead’s coaching relationship dates back to their Connecticut days from 2009-11. The two reunite in Starkville as Breiner, the former Fordham head coach, serves as Mississippi State’s pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Moorhead officially announced the hiring on December 6, 2017.
In Breiner’s first season at MSU, the Bulldogs passed for 2,259 yards and 22 touchdowns and were led by the SEC’s all-time leading rusher at quarterback and owner of 13 school records in Nick Fitzgerald. One of the most decorated players in school history, Fitzgerald completed 145-of-281 passes for 16 touchdowns with nine interceptions as a senior in 2018. He was responsible for 29 touchdowns (13 rushing, 16 passing) and led all FBS quarterbacks in 100-yard rushing games (7).
Breiner, a native of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, compiled a 12-10 record as the head coach at Fordham from 2016-17, including an 8-3 mark in his first year. The eight victories were the most for a first-year head coach in the modern Fordham era. Breiner was promoted to head coach after Moorhead departed to Penn State as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2015.
The two formed an explosive offense in the Bronx. Breiner was Moorhead’s offensive coordinator at Fordham from 2012-15, and he was Moorhead’s offensive graduate assistant at UConn for three seasons prior.
Under Breiner’s tutelage in 2016, Fordham ranked fourth in the FCS in both total offense (498.2 ypg) and scoring offense (40.1 ppg). The Rams were also 10th nationally and second in the Patriot League in passing efficiency that season (156.0).
The 2016 Rams were commanded by consensus All-American running back Chase Edmonds, who finished fourth in voting for the 2016 Walter Payton Award, presented to the NCAA FCS offensive player of the year. Edmonds led the FCS in rushing yards per game (163.5), and he was second in total rushing yards as well as ranking second in all-purpose yards per game (194.6) and third in rushing touchdowns.
As Moorhead’s offensive coordinator from 2012-15, Fordham ranked in the Top 10 of the FCS in nearly every category. In 2015, the Rams led the Patriot League and were ninth nationally in scoring (36.8 ppg). They led the league and were second in the FCS in passing efficiency (168.30).
Two members of the 2015 Fordham offense earned All-America honors, including Edmonds and lineman Garrick Mayweather, Jr. Edmonds was also named the 2015 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year.
In the spring of 2018, Edmonds became the highest drafted Fordham player since 1943 when the Arizona Cardinals selected him in the fourth round (pick No. 134). Edmonds was the first Ram to be selected in the NFL Draft since 2010 and only the third Ram taken since 1968.
In 2014, the Fordham offense enjoyed another record-breaking season under Breiner’s watch with seven offensive players earning All-America honors and 10 receiving All-Patriot League accolades. Quarterback Mike Nebrich was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight season.
The 2014 Rams offense set school-record marks for rushing yards (2,353), points (569) and rushing touchdowns (31). Edmonds did most of the damage on the ground, gaining 1,838 yards with 23 touchdowns, both school records.
That same year under Moorhead and Breiner, Fordham ranked fourth nationally in passing offense (326.1), fifth in scoring offense (40.6), third in team passing efficiency (156.2), seventh in total offense (494.1) and ninth in first downs (331). For the second straight year, Fordham had a 1,000 rusher (Edmonds) and three 1,000-yard receivers (Brian Wetzel, Tebucky Jones, Jr., and Sam Ajala).
In 2013, Breiner’s passing unit saw unparalleled success as it led the FCS in pass completion percentage (.706) with quarterback Mike Nebrich, the 2013 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year. Fordham ranked first in the nation in pass completion percentage (.735) and total offense (376.4 ypg), and they were second in passing efficiency (171.3), third in passing yards (336.9 ypg), third in passing touchdowns (35) and third in completions per game (27.15). Nebrich set school single season records for completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns.
With the success of the passing game came recognition of the Fordham wide receivers as Sam Ajala was named All-America and First Team All-Patriot League as was tight end Dan Light, while Tebucky Jones, Jr., and Brian Wetzel were both named Second Team All-Patriot League. Ajala set school records for most receiving yards in a season (1,646) and tied the record with 14 receiving touchdowns (as did Wetzel) while Light set the mark for most receptions in a season by a tight end (66).
In 2012, Breiner led a Fordham offense that ranked second in the Patriot League in scoring offense (31.2 ppg), passing offense (279.6 ypg) and total offense (435.7 ypg). Additionally, the Rams were ranked 18th in the FCS in passing offense as quarterback Ryan Higgins threw for 2,940 yards, the fourth-best single season for a Fordham QB in school history.
At Connecticut, Breiner worked with the offensive staff in all phases of research and development, coaching and game planning as well as working individually with the quarterbacks and wide receivers in 2009 and 2010. He worked with the quarterbacks and running backs in 2011 and also had special teams responsibilities with the kickoff and kickoff return units.
Breiner was part of the staff that helped the Huskies to the 2010 BIG EAST championship and an appearance in the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. In 2010, UConn appeared in the PapaJohns.com Bowl and received the Lambert Trophy, presented annually to the best team in the Northeast in Division I FBS college football.
Prior to his stay at UConn, Breiner was an assistant coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, for two seasons. He worked with the quarterbacks in 2008 and the wide receivers in 2007. He began his coaching career in 2006 at Lock Haven University, when he sustained a career-ending injury midway through his senior year and began working with the wide receivers.
A Dean’s List student, Breiner graduated in 2006 from Lock Haven University with a degree in health and physical education. He was a four-year letter winner with the Bald Eagles as a wide receiver and also played special teams. Breiner won a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award from the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the NFF for his accomplishments athletically, academically and in the community.
Breiner and his wife, Kelly, are the parents of a 5-year-old daughter, Abigail.
Personal Information
Hometown: Hummelstown, Pa.
Education: Lock Haven University, 2006 (B.S. Health & Physical Edu.)
Wife: Kelly
Children: Abigail
Birthdate: July 9, 1984
Coaching Experience
2018-p: Mississippi State (Pass Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
2016-17: Fordham (Head Coach)
2012-15: Fordham (Quarterbacks/Offensive Coordinator/Pass Game Coordinator)
2011: Connecticut (Graduate Assistant/Quarterbacks & Running Backs)
2009-10: Connecticut (Graduate Assistant/Quarterbacks & Wide Receivers)
2008: Alleghany College (Quarterbacks)
2007: Alleghany College (Wide Receivers)
2006: Lock Haven University (Wide Receivers)
Bowl Games/Playoff Games as a Coach
2019 Outback Bowl (Mississippi State)
2015 FCS First Round (Fordham)
2014 FCS First, Second Round (Fordham)
2013 FCS First, Second Round (Fordham)
2011 Fiesta Bowl (Connecticut)
2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl (Connecticut)
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