Rich Skrosky enters his fourth season at FIU and serves as the Offensive Coordinator, while coaching the quarterbacks. 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. Skrosky has coached two quarterbacks selected in the NFL Draft, with Alex McGough being taken in 2018 by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round and James Morgan picked in 2020 by the New York Jets in the fourth round.
Under Skrosky's guidance, future draftee James Morgan broke his career-high for passing yards in a game against Louisiana Tech (394), while helping the Panthers protect the ball and surrender only six interceptions in 2019 to rank 12th in the nation and second in the league. For his two-year stint under Skrosky, Morgan broke FIU's program record for passing efficiency (143.4), total yards per play (7.16) and highest average yards per pass (7.9). Fellow QB Kaylan Wiggins also set career highs in 2019, after rushing for 187 yards in his first career start in the win over New Hampshire.
During the 2018 season as the FIU offensive coordinator Skrosky helped the Panther offense have one of the most productive years in school history and ranked as one of the best in Conference USA. Under Skrosky the Panthers scored a school-record 450 total points, passed for the most yards in school history (3,194), logged the most total offensive yards (5,480), and recorded the second-most rushing yards (2,286) in program history. Along with these marks the offense broke school records for total passing touchdowns (27) and total rushing touchdowns (27), while posting school-best marks in completion percentage (65.5), passing efficiency (154.7), yards per pass (8.3), and yards per rush (4.8).
During 2018 FIU also topped the C-USA in total points scored (450), average points per game (34.6), total touchdowns (58), team passing efficiency (154.7). The offense was also highly efficient in converting third and fourth downs, ranking first overall in C-USA with 46.8 percent and 65.2 percent respectively. Skrosky helped develop 2018 C-USA Newcomer of the Year James Morgan, who broke the school's single-season records for passing touchdowns (26) and ranks second for most passing yards (2,727).
In 2017, Skorsky also developed Alex McGough into a NFL-caliber player as the Panther became the first quarterback selected in the NFL Draft for FIU. McGough was selected in the seventh round by the Seattle Seahawks. McGough posted one of his best years as the senior broke his own program records for passing yards (2,798) and completion percentage (65.4%) in a season. McGough completed 232 passes and tossed 17 touchdowns as well, which both rank as the second-most in school history.
As the Panther play-caller, Skrosky led FIU to one of its best years offensively in program history as the team set single-season school records in passing yards (3,031), completion percentage (63.6%), pass efficiency (138.7) and first downs (269) in 2017. FIU gained 5,100 yards of total offense in 2017, which was just 37 yards shy of setting another school record. FIU scored 333 points, which ranked second in program history for a single season. The Panthers also boasted an extremely efficient offense in the red zone, scoring on 40 of 41 attempts (97.6%) to rank first in the NCAA.
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.
The Lodi, New Jersey, native was an All-Bergen County defensive back at Lodi High and a safety on Ramapo’s football squad. He graduated from Ramapo with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Skrosky is married to Suzanne Quentz.
