Bowling Green State University Athletics
Studrawa To Take Offensive Line Position At LSU
January 20, 2007 | Football
Jan. 20, 2007
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Bowling Green State University assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Greg Studrawa has accepted an offer to coach the offensive line at LSU. Studrawa, a 1987 graduate of BGSU, has been a member of the Falcon football staff for the last six seasons, including the last two as assistant head coach and the last four as the offensive coordinator. He returned to his alma mater in 2001 and coached the offensive line for two seasons.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for Greg and his family," said BGSU Football coach Gregg Brandon. "He has meant so much to the success of our program and is regarded as one of the top offensive line coaches in the country . It is great to see people like Stud and Tim Beckman (former defensive coordinator) get the opportunities that they have earned. "
Studrawa was a nominee for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant coach, in 2004. Last year, the Falcons finished second in the MAC in rushing and center Kory Lichtensteiger was named first-team All-MAC.
In 2005, he oversaw an offense which finished second in the league in passing (283.9) and scoring (33.8) and was third in the league in pass efficiency (142.4). They ranked 17th, 18th and 21st nationally in those respective categories.
Individually, he saw four of his players including quarterback Omar Jacobs, offensive linemen Derrick Markray Lichtensteiger, and wide receiver Charles Sharon earn second-team All-MAC honors. Jacobs, Sharon and running back P.J. Pope also ended their careers among the top performers at their position in BGSU history. Pope was invited to play in the Hula Bowl and Jacobs (O'Brien Award) and Sharon (Biletnikoff Award) were semifinalists for national honors at their respective positions.
In 2004, BGSU finished second nationally in total offense with a MAC record 506.3 yards per game and were third in passing (338.3) and turnover margin (1.25), and fourth in in pass efficiency (165.5) and scoring offense (44.3, also a MAC record).
The Falcon offense had four games of 50 points or more and averaged 49.4 ppg. over its last nine games in 2004. He saw Omar Jacobs named the MAC Offensive Player of the Year after leading the nation in TD passes with a MAC record 41 and in points responsible for at 22.5 points per game. In addition, Jacobs was second in the nation in passing (33.5) and total offense (358.5) and his 41 TD to 4 interception passing ratio was an NCAA record Running back P.J. Pope was also fourth in the nation in scoring (10.5 ppg.) and wide receiver Charles Sharon set a BGSU record with 15 TD receptions.
Studrawa also guided an offensive line that allowed a league-low 11 sacks. Three members of that interior line were named All-MAC, including left tackle Rob Warren (first team), center Scott Mruczkowski (second team) and left guard Kory Lichtensteiger (second team). They were joined by Jacobs (first team) and Pope (second team) on the All-MAC squad. Jacobs also earned All-American honors and Lichtensteiger was named Freshman All-American. Mruczkowski also played in the East/West Shrine game.
In 2003, BGSU ranked third in the country in total offense, 11th in passing, 14th in pass efficiency and 18th in rushing. Studrawa and the Falcons saw quarterback Josh Harris earn All-American honors and watched running back P.J. Pope and center Scott Mruczkowski earn first-team All-MAC accolades. In addition, the Falcons broke six team offensive records in 2003 and four more individual single-season marks.
Coach "Stud" played a significant role in molding an offense line that helped their unit finish third in the nation in scoring (40.8), eighth in total offense (448.9) and 15th in rushing (219.1) in 2002. In addition, the Falcons set 17 school record and seven MAC records as senior Jon Mazur was a Rimington Award nominee and Dennis Wendel was selected to participate in the East/West Shrine game. In 2001, his group helped the Falcons reduce their sack total from the previous year by more than 50 percent and produced a 125-yard improvement in total offense.
He returned to BG after spending three seasons as offensive line coach at Arkansas State. He also was an assistant offensive line coach at Cincinnati for two years (1989 and 1990) and was the offensive coordinator at Wilmington from 1991-96. He served as a graduate assistant at Ohio State in 1997.
A native of Fostoria, he is a graduate of St. Wendelin High School and was a first team All-Ohio pick as a senior. During his career at BGSU, he started two seasons at left tackle.
"I think people recognize that Bowling Green is a special place and the interest in coaching here is very strong," said Brandon. "As I said before, you take a look at the success that someone like Tim Beckman has had, and Steven Wilks (2003 defensive backs coach), who is one game away from reaching the Super Bowl with the Chicago Bears, and it is much easier to attract quality individuals to a place that has a great reputation like our University."
