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ANDRE COLEMAN Wide Receivers First Year - Kansas State ‘11
The Coleman File PERSONAL Year at K-State: First Date of Birth: September 19, 1972 Hometown: Hermitage, Pa. Spouse: Brandi Children: Shyla, Kyla and Brielle EDUCATION Kansas State (2011) B.S. Social Sciences PLAYING EXPERIENCE Kansas State, Wide Receiver (1990-93) San Diego Chargers, Wide Receiver (1994-1996) Seattle Seahawks, Wide Receiver (1997) Pittsburgh Steelers, Wide Receiver (1997-98)
Former Kansas State standout Andre Coleman returned to his alma mater prior to the 2013 season to tutor the Wildcat wide receivers. A four-year letterwinner at wide receiver under Bill Snyder from 1990-93, Coleman spent the last three seasons on head coach and former K-State offensive lineman Eric Wolford’s staff at Youngstown State. Coleman, who went on to have a successful five-year career in the NFL as a player, also became the first Wildcat football player to score a touchdown in a Super Bowl. In 2011 and 2012 at Youngstown State, Coleman worked with no seniors and only one junior as he coached multiple freshmen and sophomores who were called into action early in their careers to the tune of 109 total receptions by underclassmen. He helped YSU post a 7-4 record, including a 31-17 victory at Pittsburgh, which served as the school’s first-ever victory over a BCS opponent. During his first season as the receivers coach in 2011, Coleman guided a group that caught 22 of a school-record 27 touchdown passes, while the Penguins’ 227.5 passing yards per game were the second most in school history and the highest since 1972. Christian Bryan set school freshman records under Coleman’s watch in receptions (46) and yards (722), while his yardage total was the most by a freshman at the FCS level that season. Coaching the tight ends in his first season on the staff in 2010, Coleman’s group hauled in 17 receptions and two touchdowns, helping YSU’s offense set a then-school record at 412 offensive yards per game. A 1993 All-America and All-Big Eight performer, Coleman left his mark at K-State during his four years by accumulating 3,443 allpurpose yards, including 1,556 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns on 95 receptions and 1,458 kickoff-return yards on 60 returns. He still sits in K-State’s top 10 in 13 offensive or return categories, including top marks in both single-game all-purpose yards per play (27.0 vs. Missouri in 1993) and career all-purpose yards per play (18.2), and a second-place ranking in both career kickoff-return attempt and yards. The Hermitage, Pa., product was drafted in the third round of the 1994 NFL Draft by San Diego and put together a solid five-year professional career playing for the Chargers, Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers. A two-time Pro Bowler and 1994 NFL All-Rookie squad honoree, Coleman helped the Chargers win the 1994 AFC Championship and earn a trip to Super Bowl XXIX in which he established eight Super Bowl records at the time, including a then-record 98-yard kickoff return touchdown. Coleman completed his degree in social sciences from Kansas State in the summer of 2011. He and his wife, Brandi, have three daughters, Shyla, Kyla and Brielle.
The Coleman family
COACHING EXPERIENCE 2010 ......................Youngstown State, assistant coach (TE) 2011-12................Youngstown State, assistant coach (WR) BOWL EXPERIENCE 1993 Copper Bowl ..........................................Kansas State 1994 Super Bowl XXIX ..........................San Diego Chargers
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