MIAMI (Jan. 3, 2017) – Head Coach Butch Davis announced on Tuesday the addition of Rich Skrosky to the FIU football staff. Skrosky will serve as the Panthers' offensive coordinator.
 
Skrosky brings nearly 30 years of coaching experience to FIU, including 20 years as an offensive coordinator. As an offensive coordinator, Skrosky has directed several individual and team record-setting performances.  
 
"Rich Skrosky has had huge success as an offensive coordinator throughout his career," Davis said. "His teams have produced impressive statistics, while winning games no one expected them to. The numbers his offenses put up at Ball State and the record-setting performances his players produced while at Elon are remarkable. I've known Rich for some time. He's a great guy and a terrific coach and I'm excited to have him join our staff."
 
"I am grateful to Coach Davis for this tremendous opportunity," Skrosky said. "I am looking forward to working with someone who has had the success and experience Coach possesses.  I am thrilled to get back to work with the quarterbacks and the offense on a daily basis. The support shown by the administration for the football program makes me excited to be joining FIU at such a special time."
 
Skrosky comes to FIU after spending three seasons as the head coach at Elon, overseeing the program as it transitioned into the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), the top Division I FCS football conference in the nation. Prior to his stint as the head coach of Elon, Skrosky was the offensive coordinator at Ball State for three seasons (2011-2013). Twice Skrosky was a nominee for the Broyles Award that is presented to the nation's top assistant coach. During that same span, the Cardinals' offense compiled the top two seasons in both average yards-per-game (476.8 in 2013 and 457.2 in 2012) and points-per-game (38.5 in 2013 and 36.4 in 2012) in program history. The team's 63 touchdowns in 2013 were the most scored by a Ball State team, while the 52 TDs scored the previous season were the third-most. In 2012, Skrosky's offense also churned out the third-best, single-season rushing performance in Ball State history as Jahwan Edwards ran for 1,410 yards.
 
During his first stint at Elon, Skrosky served as the Phoenix offensive coordinator (2009-10), leading the Southern Conference and ranking sixth in the country with 291.50 passing-yards-per-game in 2009. Elon also ranked among the top 20 nationally in passing efficiency and total offense as the program made its first-ever FCS Playoff appearance. The following year, Elon ranked eighth in the nation in total offense (435.18 ypg). The team averaged 31.9 points-per-game (14th in the nation) and the passing game put up the second-most yards through the air in the country at 322.36 yards-per-outing.
 
In Skrosky's offensive system, wide receiver Terrell Hudgins amassed 5,250 receiving yards on 395 receptions, both NCAA Division I records. The wideout established 19 records, 10 of which were NCAA marks, and was named to 14 different All-America teams. He was the first NCAA Division I player to post four 1,000-yard receiving seasons. Quarterback Scott Riddle passed for 13,264 career yards, the most ever by an Elon or SoCon player, and set a total of 41 NCAA, SoCon or Elon records.
 
Skrosky joined the Elon staff after serving as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Columbia University for five seasons (2001-05). Prior to that, he spent eight seasons as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Monmouth University where he helped the squad capture two conference titles.

Skrosky was the head coach at Ramapo College during the 1992 campaign after serving as that program's offensive coordinator, offensive line coach and tight ends coach during the 1990 and 1991 seasons.

He also turned in stints as the tight ends coach at Rutgers University for two seasons (1988-89) and as the assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Lodi (N.J.) High School for three seasons (1985-87). Skrosky was the defensive backs coach at St. Peter's Prep High School in Jersey City, N.J. in 1984.
 
Skrosky becomes the eighth member of Coach Davis' staff along with previously announced Allen Mogridge (offensive line), Eric Thatcher (defensive backs), Kenny Holmes (defensive line), Kevin Beard (wide receivers), Brent Guy (defensive coordinator), Bobby Babich (secondaries) and Tim Harris, Jr., (running backs). Other additions to Coach Davis' staff will be announced as they are finalized.
 
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