Adam Scheier - Football Coach - Bowling Green State University Athletics

Liberty

Sep 13 (Sat)

5 p.m.

Adam Scheier

Title:
Special Teams/Tight Ends
Email:
ascheie@bgsu.edu
Phone:
419-372-7078

All-MAC Performers Under Scheier: PR Ryan Burbrink (2013, second team), P Brian Schmiedebusch (2012, second-team), TE Alex Bayer (2012, second-team), P Brian Schmiedebusch (2011, first-team) KR BooBoo Gates (2011, second-team), PR Eugene Cooper (2010, second-team) P Brian Wright (2010, second-team), TE Jimmy Scheidler (2009, second-team).

Adam Scheier, in his fifth season with the Bowling Green State University football team, was named interim head coach on December 10, 2013. He will lead the Falcons as they prepare for the 2013 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Pittsburgh.

"I am honored to serve as Bowling Green's interim head coach," Scheier said. "The opportunity to lead this group of young men as we put the finishing touches on this special season is both humbling and exciting. This team and in particular, this group of seniors, has established a championship culture here at BG and I am confident that we will represent BGSU and the MAC well at the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl."

In his five seasons, Scheier's special teams unit has been one of the most aggressive and innovative in the MAC, blocking 16 kicks, returning three kicks and four punts for touchdowns, while executing several fake punts to perfection. Scheier has produced six all-MAC special teams performers; punter Brian Wright (2010 second team), punt returner Eugene Cooper (2010 second team), kick returner BooBoo Gates (2011 second team), punter Brian Schmiedebusch (2011 first team and 2012 second team) and punt returner Ryan Burbrink (2013 second team).

His tight ends have become one of the most dynamic aspects of the Falcon offense over the past several years, proving valuable in the run and pass game. Tight end Alex Bayer, a third team all-MAC performer, is second on the team with 34 receptions. All three tight ends, including Tyler Beck and Chris Pohlman, are used in all aspects of the Falcon offense. The trio has combined for 48 catches and six touchdowns this season. Scheier has produced all-MAC tight ends on three occasions, with Jimmy Scheidler (2009 second team) and Alex Bayer (2012 second team and 2013 third team) both being recognized during his tenure.

In 2013, Bowling Green was the only team in the Mid-American Conference to return a punt for a touchdown, which they did on two ocassions. The first was a 67-yard touchdown from Ryan Burbrink in the season opener against Tulsa. The second came on Paul Senn's blocked punt, which he caught in stride and returned 56 yards to the end zone.

Tight end Alex Bayer was named National Tight End of the Week for his efforts in the MAC Championship against Northern Illinois. In that win, Bayer had seven catches for 124 yards and a touchdown. Tight end Tyler Beck also caught a touchdown pass in the win.

In 2012 BGSU returned one punt for a score and finished third in the MAC in punt return average (10.7). BGSU added a pair of blocked kicks in the Falcons’ 26-14 win at Ohio, live on ESPN2 and blocked one punt versus San Jose State in the Military Bowl.

Punter Brian Schmiedebusch earned second-team All-MAC honors and was named the National Punter of the Week following an effort at Ohio in which he had five straight punts of over 50 yards.

In 2011, Scheier's special teams had one kick return for touchdown, a BooBoo Gates 88-yard score versus Toledo. They also blocked four kicks, including a punt block in a 37-23 win at Miami. BGSU's Brian Schmiedebusch was first-team All-MAC as a punter and was a Ray Guy semi-finalist this past season, while BooBoo Gates earned second-team All-MAC honors as a kick returner.

In 2010 the Falcons returned three kicks for scores, including a pair of punt returns by Eugene Cooper, who earned second-team All-MAC for his efforts. As a unit, the Falcons ranked second in the MAC with an 11.1 yard punt return average. Freshman Boo Boo Gates added a 75-yard kick return for a score versus Kent State.

Scheier’s special teams units made impact plays in 2009 as well, blocking four punts, including a pair versus Toledo in a 38-24 win and one kick return for touchdown.

Scheier has helped produce Jimmy Scheidler, a second-team All-MAC performer in 2009 and a Phil Steele Fourth-Team member in Alex Bayer, who earned the honor as a freshman in 2010. Bayer would go on to earn third-team All-MAC honors in 2012.

Prior to his time at BGSU, Scheier spent seven seasons overseeing the special teams units at Lehigh, was also responsible for the wide receivers position for four years, in an offensive system much like Coach Clawson implemented for the Falcons. Scheier also spent three seasons as Lehigh’s running backs coach.

In 2008, the Lehigh wide receivers finished with the top two spots on the team’s reception list, led by Mike Fitzgerald, who had 51 catches, including 11 touchdowns.

In 2007, the Mountain Hawk receivers helped Lehigh average over 200 receiving yards per game, while seven players hauled in a touchdown reception, and seven different receivers caught at least ten passes. 2005’s receiving corps – under the direction of Scheier for the first time – was one of Lehigh’s best in recent memory. Four players amassed over 300 receiving yards, and 11 different players caught a touchdown pass.

The special teams units were consistently productive under the direction of Scheier. In 2008, kicker Jason Leo connected on 8-of-13 field goal attempts, while averaging 43.0 yards per punt. Lehigh’s punt unit finished both the 2008 and 2007 seasons ranked third in the nation in net punting. During his career, Leo became one of 10 football players in league history to earn four consecutive all-league honors. Leo’s recognition marked the ninth straight year as a special teams coordinator that Scheier has mentored a kicker or punter to all-league status, a group that includes three All-American nods. In addition, Lehigh’s kickoff return unit led the league and ranked in the top 15 nationally three times in the last four years and Scheier coached punt return units to top 15 finishes three times in his years as a coordinator.

Scheier came to Lehigh after spending two years at Princeton as the special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach. Prior to his stint at Princeton, Scheier spent three years as an assistant at Columbia, coaching the strong safeties and outside linebackers. He began his coaching career at Dartmouth, assisting with the secondary in 1996 after earning four varsity letters as a free safety for the Big Green and being awarded the special teams player of the year award as a senior.

Scheier earned a bachelors degree in psychology at Dartmouth and a masters in education at Columbia. Scheier and his wife Erica have three daughters, Callie, Riley, and Madeline, and one son, Brady.