Andy Ludwig

Andy Ludwig (born May 14, 1964) is an American football coach who was most recently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Utah. He played college football at Snow College and Portland State University, graduating in 1988.

Andy Ludwig

Biographical details
Born	(1964-05-14) May 14, 1964 (age 60) Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Playing career
1982–1983	Snow College
1985–1986	Portland State
Position(s)	Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1988	Portland State (WR)
1989–1991	Idaho State (QB/WR)
1992	Utah (GA)
1993–1994	Augustana (SD) (OC/WR/QB)
1995–1996	Boise State (QB)
1997	Cal Poly (OC)
1998–2001	Fresno State (OC)
2002–2004	Oregon (OC)
2005–2008	Utah (OC)
2009–2010	California (OC/QB)
2011–2012	San Diego State (OC)
2013–2014	Wisconsin (OC/QB)
2015	Vanderbilt (OC/QB)
2016–2017	Vanderbilt (OC/TE)
2018	Vanderbilt (OC/RB)
2019–2024	Utah (OC)

Coaching career

From 1987 to 1988, Ludwig was the receivers coach at Portland State.^[1] From 1989–1991, Ludwig was the quarterback and receiver coach at Idaho State.^[2] In 1992, Ludwig came to Utah to be the graduate assistant for the defense.^[3] From 1993 to 1994, Ludwig was the as the offensive coordinator at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.^[4] 1995 to 1996, he was the quarterback coach at Boise State University.^[5] In 1997, Ludwig was at California Polytechnic State University as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach.^[6] From 1998 to 2001, Ludwig was at California State University, Fresno, where he was a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2001.^[7][8] From 2002 to 2004, Ludwig was the offensive coordinator at Oregon.^[9] After some difficult years, Ludwig was hired by close personal friend and newly named Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham for the 2005 season.^[9] Following the 2009 Sugar Bowl,^[10] Ludwig accepted the offensive coordinator position at Kansas State,^[11] but two months later he was hired to be the offensive coordinator for the California Golden Bears for the 2009 season.^[12] In 2011, Ludwig was hired by new San Diego State coach Rocky Long to be offensive coordinator for the Aztecs.^[13] Ludwig was hired to be the offensive coordinator for the Wisconsin Badgers for the 2013 season.^[14] After spending two seasons as the offensive coordinator at Wisconsin, he began the 2015 season under Derek Mason at Vanderbilt University as the offensive coordinator.^[15] On January 10, 2019, Ludwig was hired by the University of Utah to return as offensive coordinator.^[16] He stepped down from the Utah Utes on October 20, 2024.^[17]

Personal life

Ludwig is married and has two children.^[18]

References

1. Canzano, John (December 6, 2019). "Canzano: The ghost of ex-Oregon Ducks' offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig... is just Andy Ludwig". OregonLive. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
2. Kragthorpe, Kurt (August 13, 2019). "Utah's Kyle Whittingham and Andy Ludwig are back together again. Their partnership began 30 years ago at Idaho State". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
3. Robinson, Doug (March 4, 2019). "Full circle ... Former Utah Utes OC Andy Ludwig back in familiar territory". Deseret News. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
4. Kragthorpe, Kurt (April 1, 2019). "Here's what Andy Ludwig is changing about the Utes offense and what he's keeping the same". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
5. Shepkowski, Nick (February 9, 2023). "Notre Dame offensive coordinator candidate: Andy Ludwig". Fighting Irish Wire. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
6. Crawford, Brad (February 27, 2015). "Meet the coordinator: Vanderbilt OC Andy Ludwig". Saturday Down South. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
7. Allen, Trevor (January 13, 2019). "Andy Ludwig Brings Back Plenty Of Offensive Coordinator Experience". KSL Sports. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
8. "Randy Shannon Wins Broyles Award". University of Miami Athletics. December 13, 2001. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
9. "Ludwig leaving Ducks for Utah". Deseret News. Associated Press. December 15, 2004. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
10. Mallory, Kyle (January 2, 2009). "Sugar Bowl extra sweet for Ludwig". OregonLive. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
11. Facer, Dirk (December 18, 2008). "Utah Utes football: Ludwig leaving Utes for Kansas State job". Deseret News. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
12. Simmons, Rusty (February 21, 2009). "Cal names Ludwig offensive coordinator". SFGATE. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
13. "Long hires Ludwig as SDSU's O-coordinator". The Columbian. Associated Press. April 1, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
14. Loh, Stefanie (January 4, 2013). "Aztecs' OC Andy Ludwig leaves for Wisconsin". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
15. "Vanderbilt hires Ludwig as offensive coordinator". Sports Illustrated. January 5, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
16. Sparks, Adam (January 10, 2019). "Vanderbilt football offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig leaves for Utah". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
17. Coles, Joe (October 21, 2024). "Andy Ludwig steps down as Utah's offensive coordinator". Deseret News. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
18. "Andy Ludwig". Vanderbilt University Athletics. May 4, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

External links

• Utah Utes bio