Andy Siegal enters his first season as offensive coordinator at Savannah State University.
Siegal comes to Savannah State from the University of Nebraska-Kearney where he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2012-2014.
He has over 25 years of coaching experience at the collegiate, professional and high school level.
His college coaching stops include East Mississippi Community College (2010-11), Southern Mississippi (2009-10), College of the Sequoias (2005-09), Dodge City Community College (1999-05), Southern Arkansas (1992-94) and Quincy University (1992).
In 2010, Siegal was offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for an East Mississippi team that led the nation in passing offense, passing touchdowns, passing attempts and passing yards and made the playoffs for a third season.
Five years earlier at the Sequoias, he coordinated an offense that also ranked number one nationally with 49 passing touchdowns, averaged 450 yards a game and 43 points a game. Every year at Sequoias his offenses ranked in the top 20 in the nation. He also signed back to back National Junior College Players of the year in quarterback Brent Schaffer and cornerback Woodny Turrene.
He served in a variety of roles while at Dodge City, including interim head coach and offensive coordinator. His offense ranked first in the nation in 2002 and 2004. During this time he also signed and coached multiple All-Americans including National Player of the Year quarterbacks Walter Washington and Omar Hauagbook and running back Gerard Jackson.
At Southern Miss, Siegal did a variety of duties, including assistant offensive line coach and offensive quality control. He was part of a 2009 Eagles team that went 7-6 and advanced to the New Orleans Bowl.
At the beginning of his coaching career, Siegal found himself on the defensive side of the ball as he was a linebacker coach at Southern Arkansas, co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Quincy and linebacker coach for a Pasco High School (Fla.) squad that won a state title. He also was Pasco's head wrestling coach.
As a head coach, he took Key West to the post season twice and was named the Florida Coaches Association 4A Coach of the Year.
He then moved on to a Venice High program that was 0-29 before his arrival. He promptly led them to three straight postseason appearances and was subsequently named the Florida Coaches Association 5A Coach of the Year.
Besides holding a B.S. in Physical Education from Winona State University, Siegal also has a Master’s degree in Kinesiology from Southern Arkansas.
He was a wrestler and football player at WSU and then played professional football for the Tampa Bay Shockers. Siegal also competes in amateur Wrestling finishing 3rd in the nation in 2010 in the Masters Division and won multiple Greco-Roman National Championships in High School.
Siegal and his wife, Miriam, have three children; Taylor (17), Austin (16) and Bear Bryant (7). Siegal’s wife Mirian is a full-time instructor in the College of Education at the University of Nebraska-Kearney.
