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Stan Parrish Named Offensive Coordinator at EMU
1/7/2013 1:29:00 PM | Football, E-Gridiron Group
Longtime quarterback guru joins Ron English's staff
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Stan Parrish, who has 36 years of coaching experience on the collegiate and NFL levels, has been named offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Eastern Michigan University, Head Coach Ron English announced Monday, Jan. 7. Parrish, who most recently served as head coach at Ball State University from 2008-10, has worked with numerous quarterbacks at the college level that went on to play in the NFL, including Tom Brady, Nate Davis, Brian Griese and Drew Henson.
"Stan Parrish brings a wealth of knowledge to the program," said English. "I am excited about his ability to move and score the football, and we are very fortunate to have someone with his experience on the staff."
Parrish, who was an assistant football coach at Ball State from 2005-08, was elevated to the school's 15th head coach on Dec. 18, 2008. He led the Cardinals to the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala., at the conclusion of the 2008 campaign and then served as Ball State's head coach during the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
In 13 years as a collegiate head coach, Parrish compiled a 63-60-3 career coaching record in stints at Wabash (1978-82), Marshall (1984-85), Kansas State (1986-88) and Ball State (2008-10).
Prior to becoming the head coach, Parrish was BSU's quarterbacks coach in 2005 before being promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2006. In the 2006 season, he was one of five finalists for the Broyles Award, which goes to the top assistant coach in the nation. Parrish engineered a Ball State offense which helped the Cardinals to a 12-1 record, an 8-0 Mid-American Conference mark, the MAC West Division Championship and back-to-back bowl appearances for the first-time in school history. Ball State's offense ranked sixth in the nation in passing efficiency, 11th in total offense, 17th in scoring offense, 21st in passing offense and 27th in rushing offense.
Under the guidance of Parrish, Ball State's offense passed for a school record 3,704 yards and 30 touchdowns in 2007, breaking the previous marks of 3,112 yards and 27 TDs set in 2006. In 2005, Parrish helped quarterback Joey Lynch throw for a then-school record 18 touchdown passes and 1,982 yards via the air, which ranked as the third highest single-season total in Ball State annals.
Before heading to Muncie, Ind., he spent the 2002 and 2003 seasons as the quarterbacks coach of the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2002, he tutored starting quarterback Brad Johnson, who led Tampa Bay to a 12-4 regular-season record and the first Super Bowl Championship in the franchise's history.
Parrish spent six years on the staff at the University of Michigan. At U-M, he was the quarterbacks coach each year at Michigan plus was the team's offensive coordinator in 2000 and 2001. Parrish helped the Wolverines to a 1997 berth in the Rose Bowl and the school's 11th national championship. He tutored quarterbacks Brian Griese and Tom Brady while at Michigan.
Parrish and his wife, Ruth, have one son, Andrew, and one daughter, Libby.
Parrish is a 1964 graduate of Valley Forge High School in Parma Heights, Ohio. He earned his bachelor's degree from Heidelberg in 1969, where he played defensive back from 1965-68.
The Stan Parrish File
Name: Stan Parrish
Born: Sept. 20, 1946 - Cleveland, Ohio
High School: Valley Forge H.S. - Parma Heights, Ohio
College: Heidelberg College - Bachelor's degree in 1969
Family: Wife-Ruth (Purdy); Two children - Andrew and Libby
Coaching Experience
Year School Position
2011-12 Siena Heights University Volunteer Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks
2008–10 Ball State University Head Coach
2006–08 Ball State University Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator
2005 Ball State University Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks
2002–03 Tampa Bay Buccaneers - NFL Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks
2000–01 University of Michigan Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator/QBs
1996–99 University of Michigan Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks
1990–95 Rutgers University Assistant Coach
1986–88 Kansas State University Head Coach
1984-85 Marshall University Head Coach
1983 Purdue University Assistant Coach
1978-82 Wabash University Head Coach
1977 Wabash University Assistant Coach
1975-76 Purdue University Graduate Assistant Coach
1972-74 Windham H.S. Head Coach
1969-71 Windham H.S. Assistant Coach
"Stan Parrish brings a wealth of knowledge to the program," said English. "I am excited about his ability to move and score the football, and we are very fortunate to have someone with his experience on the staff."
Parrish, who was an assistant football coach at Ball State from 2005-08, was elevated to the school's 15th head coach on Dec. 18, 2008. He led the Cardinals to the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala., at the conclusion of the 2008 campaign and then served as Ball State's head coach during the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
In 13 years as a collegiate head coach, Parrish compiled a 63-60-3 career coaching record in stints at Wabash (1978-82), Marshall (1984-85), Kansas State (1986-88) and Ball State (2008-10).
Prior to becoming the head coach, Parrish was BSU's quarterbacks coach in 2005 before being promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2006. In the 2006 season, he was one of five finalists for the Broyles Award, which goes to the top assistant coach in the nation. Parrish engineered a Ball State offense which helped the Cardinals to a 12-1 record, an 8-0 Mid-American Conference mark, the MAC West Division Championship and back-to-back bowl appearances for the first-time in school history. Ball State's offense ranked sixth in the nation in passing efficiency, 11th in total offense, 17th in scoring offense, 21st in passing offense and 27th in rushing offense.
Under the guidance of Parrish, Ball State's offense passed for a school record 3,704 yards and 30 touchdowns in 2007, breaking the previous marks of 3,112 yards and 27 TDs set in 2006. In 2005, Parrish helped quarterback Joey Lynch throw for a then-school record 18 touchdown passes and 1,982 yards via the air, which ranked as the third highest single-season total in Ball State annals.
Before heading to Muncie, Ind., he spent the 2002 and 2003 seasons as the quarterbacks coach of the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2002, he tutored starting quarterback Brad Johnson, who led Tampa Bay to a 12-4 regular-season record and the first Super Bowl Championship in the franchise's history.
Parrish spent six years on the staff at the University of Michigan. At U-M, he was the quarterbacks coach each year at Michigan plus was the team's offensive coordinator in 2000 and 2001. Parrish helped the Wolverines to a 1997 berth in the Rose Bowl and the school's 11th national championship. He tutored quarterbacks Brian Griese and Tom Brady while at Michigan.
Parrish and his wife, Ruth, have one son, Andrew, and one daughter, Libby.
Parrish is a 1964 graduate of Valley Forge High School in Parma Heights, Ohio. He earned his bachelor's degree from Heidelberg in 1969, where he played defensive back from 1965-68.
The Stan Parrish File
Name: Stan Parrish
Born: Sept. 20, 1946 - Cleveland, Ohio
High School: Valley Forge H.S. - Parma Heights, Ohio
College: Heidelberg College - Bachelor's degree in 1969
Family: Wife-Ruth (Purdy); Two children - Andrew and Libby
Coaching Experience
Year School Position
2011-12 Siena Heights University Volunteer Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks
2008–10 Ball State University Head Coach
2006–08 Ball State University Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator
2005 Ball State University Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks
2002–03 Tampa Bay Buccaneers - NFL Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks
2000–01 University of Michigan Assistant Coach/Offensive Coordinator/QBs
1996–99 University of Michigan Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks
1990–95 Rutgers University Assistant Coach
1986–88 Kansas State University Head Coach
1984-85 Marshall University Head Coach
1983 Purdue University Assistant Coach
1978-82 Wabash University Head Coach
1977 Wabash University Assistant Coach
1975-76 Purdue University Graduate Assistant Coach
1972-74 Windham H.S. Head Coach
1969-71 Windham H.S. Assistant Coach
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