Eastern Michigan Athletics
Football
Oct 11 (Sat)
TBA
- Title:
- Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks
Scott Isphording, a former assistant football coach at Wittenberg, is starting his fifth year as an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan University and his second as the offensive coordinator.
Last season, the 36-year-old Isphording (9-2-71) directed an EMU offense that averaged 24.2 points and 337.5 yards per game. Under his tutelage, quarterback Andy Schmitt ranked 51st in the national in pass efficiency at 130.86.
In 2006, Isphording oversaw the quarterbacks corps which averaged 276.2 yards a game. Individually, he saw Andy Schmitt average 182.6 yards per game.
During the 2004 season, EMU piled up the yardage using the spread offense, finishing 21st in the nation in total offense, rolling up an average of 427.91 yards per game. The Eagles were also 33rd in the Division I-A ranks in scoring offense at 29.82 points a game. Under his direction, quarterback Matt Bohnet ranked sixth in the nation in total offense (293.7).
Isphording joined the EMU staff after serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Wittenberg from 1998-2003. While at Wittenberg, Isphording also served as the head men’s golf coach in 2002 and 2003 and was an assistant baseball coach from 1998-02.
As the offensive coordinator, he helped Wittenberg win four North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championships while recording a 63-9 win-loss record. The football team made five appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs making it to the regional finals three times and the regional semifinals twice. From 2001-2003 he also served as the assistant head coach. His 2002 and 2003 teams were ranked nationally in the NCAA Division III statistical report.
Prior to his Wittenberg coaching stint, Isphording was the quarterbacks and receivers coach at Colorado School of Mines (1996-98), and was the quarterbacks coach at Fort Hays State University (1994-96).
A four-year letterwinner as a quarterback at Hanover College, Isphording helped the offense rank third in the NCAA Division III ranks in 1992.
During that ‘92 season, Isphording recorded 3,098 yards in passing offense which was the sixth-best effort in Division III history.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Isphording graduated from LaSalle High School in 1990 and went on to complete his bachelor’s degree at Hanover College in 1994. He earned a master’s degree in physical education at Fort Hays State in 1996.
Isphording was married to Shelly (Ambuske) July 14, 2007.
