Taylor Housewright - Football Coach - Montana State University Athletics

Taylor Housewright

Title:
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Email:
football@msubobcats.com
Phone:
406.994.5694

Montana State's offense continued churning out yards and points and setting records during the 2023 season, Taylor Housewright's third campaign as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, when the Cats finished second in the FCS in scoring offense and rushing offense. Housewright's tenure has produced two of MSU's four all-time best scoring teams, two of the program's four best total offense seasons, and two of the best four rushing yards per game seasons. Housewright's 2022 and 2023 offenses disproved the theory that playing more than one quarterback was detrimental as Sean Chambers (two-time All-America all-purpose back) and Tommy Mellott (two-time second team All-Big Sky quarterback) each flourished under Housewright's tutelage. In 2022, Housewright and the offensive staff constructed the top rushing offense in the FCS. The dual-quarterback system of Mellott (1,068 yards rushing and 1,698 yards passing) and Chambers (862 rushing, 612 passing) fueled the nation's most creative offense. In 2021, MSU used a quarterback transition to Mellott after the regular season to advance to the FCS National Championship Game for the first time since 1984. Housewright spent the 2020 season as an analyst for offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead at Oregon, and the year before that worked in quality control for Moorhead when at Mississippi State. In 2018, Housewright was an offensive graduate assistant at Wyoming under then-Cowboys offensive coordinator Brent Vigen, working with running backs and tight ends. A former star quarterback at Ashland University in Ohio, he began his coaching career as a GA at Miami (Ohio) in 2013-14, then moved to Wittenberg as receivers coach. He coached receivers in 2016 and defensive backs in 2017 at his alma mater. Housewright was Division II All-American and Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's Offensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2012, when he finished fifth in Harlan Hill Trophy voting as DII's top player.

Personal Information
Birth Date: May 30, 1989
Hometown: Ashland, Ohio
Education: Ashland ‘13
Player: Four-year letterman, three-year starting QB... 1st Team AFCA All-America and GLIAC Player of the Year in 2012
Family: Wife Geri

Coaching Timeline
2021-present: Montana State, Offensive Coordinator/QBs
2020: Oregon, Offensive Analyst
2019: Mississippi State, Offensive Quality Control
2018: Wyoming, Offensive GA (RBs/TEs)
2016-17: Ashland, WRs (2016)/DBs (2017)
2015: Wittenberg, WRs
2013-14: Miami (Ohio), GA (QBs in 2013, DBs in 2014)

Coaching Accomplishments
Montana State – 2023: FCS Playoffs, 8-4 record... 2nd in FCS in rushing offense (291.0), scoring offense (39.9, 0.1 ppg behind Davidson) and fewest turnovers lost (7); 3rd in FCS in total offense (472.0) and fewest interceptions thrown (4); 4th in FCS in fewest fumbles lost (3); 6th in passing efficiency (159.18); and 10th in fewest sacks allowed (0.92)... MSU led the Big Sky in seven offensive categories. 2022: FCS Semifinals, Big Sky Champions...2nd in FCS in rushing offense (311.9), 3rd in scoring offense (42.9), 4th in total offense (495.1) and sacks allowed (1.29), and 21st in passing efficiency (149.76) in 2022. 2021: 2nd in the FCS in sacks allowed (0.5), 4th in rushing (227.2), 5th in fewest turnovers (2), 11th in passing efficiency (128.66), 12th in scoring offense (27.2), and 13th in total offense (385.2)
Oregon – 25th in final AP poll, beating USC for Pac 12 Championship and playing Iowa State in Fiesta Bowl... offensive analyst for FBS’ 14th-ranked passing efficiency team
Mississippi State – Offensive Quality Control for nation’s No. 21 rushing offense... MSU played Louisville in Music City Bowl
Wyoming – Coached RB Nico Evans, whose 132.5 yards per game was fourth in FBS and led Mountain West
Ashland – Ashland won GLIAC South Division title in 2016 and league crown in 2017, with a combined record of 20-4 (18-2 in GLIAC)... advanced to NCAA DII Super Region III finals in 2017
Wittenberg – Finished 8-2, 3rd place in the North Coast Athletic Conference in 2015... WR Corey Stump (74 catches, 1,082 yards) caught school record 16 passes at Hiram
Miami (Ohio) – DB Quinten Rollins was MAC Defensive Player of the Year, and was drafted in the second round by Green Bay

All-Americas Coached as Position Coach
2023: QB Sean Chambers as All-Purpose (2nd).
2022: QB Sean Chambers as All-Purpose (3rd).

NCAA All-Region Coached as Position Coach
2017: CB Michael Griffin (3rd), CB Dale Irby (3rd)

All-Conference Players Coached as Position Coach
2023: QB Sean Chambers (1st Team All-Big Sky All-Purpose), QB Tommy Mellott (2nd Team All-Big Sky)
2022: QB Tommy Mellott (2nd Team All-Big Sky), QB Sean Chambers (2nd Team All-Big Sky All-Purpose)
2019: RB Kylin Hill, Miss. State (All SEC AP-1st, Coaches-2nd)
2018: RB Nico Evans, Wyoming (1st Team All-MWC)
2017: CB Michael Griffin (GLIAC 1st), CB Dale Irby (2nd), S Toney Peters (2nd), FS Kevin Bourne (HM)
2016: WR Kameron Green (GLIAC HM)
2015: WR Corey Stump (All-North Coast 1st), WR Zach Culvahouse (2nd), WR Luke Landis (HM)
2014: DB Quinten Rollins (All-MAC 1st)

Playing Career
Three-year starting quarterback at Ashland (Ohio)... NCAA Division II All-America, Great Lakes conference player of the year in 2012... 5th in 2012 Harlan Hill Trophy voting (top DII player)... led Ashland to first undefeated regular season (11-0, 2012)... 3rd in career passing yards (7,259) and touchdowns (71) at Ashland