Temple University Athletics
Football
Mogridge, Allen
Allen Mogridge
- Title:
- Offensive Line Coach
- Email:
- amogridge@temple.edu
- Phone:
- 215-204-0863
Allen Mogridge enters his first season as the offensive line coach at Temple University.
“Allen Mogridge brings a history of excellence, versatility, and success to the Temple football program,” head coach Matt Rhule said. “He will have an instant impact on our players, our team, and in recruiting. Throughout his coaching career, Allen has produced outstanding players and units who play hard and play the game the right away. Further, he is a tremendous recruiter who has longstanding ties in New Jersey, Western Pennsylvania, as well as across the nation.”
Mogridge spent the 2012 season at Central Florida as the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach.
Prior to joining the Knights, he spent three seasons as special teams and tight ends coach with North Carolina where the Tar Heels advanced to a bowl game each year from 2009-11.
Also working as UNC's recruiting coordinator, Mogridge helped guide the Tar Heels to the 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl, a double-overtime victory over Tennessee in the 2010 Music City Bowl and a berth in the Independence Bowl in 2011.
A 1999 graduate of North Carolina, Mogridge's 2011 tight ends combined for 33 receptions for 488 yards and two touchdowns. In 2010, they led the ACC with 85 catches, highlighted by Ryan Taylor's 36 and Zack Pianalto's 30. At UCF, both of those numbers would rank in the top four as only two tight ends for the Knights have registered at least 30 receptions in a single-season (Don Grayson with 50 in 1987 and John Osborne with 31 in 1988). Pianalto holds UNC's career record with 94 catches by a tight end and played in 13 games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2011, while Taylor was picked in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.
On special teams in 2011, North Carolina ranked 11th in the nation by allowing just 4.63 yards per punt return, and 23rd in the FBS by permitting opposing kick returners to average only 19.54 yards per attempt. In Mogridge's first year, the Tar Heels were 19th in the country in punt returns and 18th in punt return defense.
Mogridge was on the coaching staff at the University at Buffalo from 2004-08 where he led the running backs before ending his stint leading the offensive line and serving as the Bulls' recruiting coordinator.
While in Buffalo, Mogridge coached freshman running back James Starks to the All-MAC Second Team in 2006 - the first time a UB freshman earned all-league honors. Starks went on to become the school's first 1,000-yard rusher (in the FBS era) a year later. During that 2007 season, the offensive line paved the way for a school FBS record 291 points and 258 completions by quarterback Drew Willy. On the O-line was center Jamey Richard, who was an All-MAC honoree and eventually taken in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts.
In Mogridge's final season, Buffalo claimed the 2008 MAC title with a victory over heavily-favored Ball State and earned the school's second bowl berth.
Mogridge spent one year as a strength and conditioning coach at UNC in 2000 while playing for one year in the Arena Football League with the Carolina Cobras. He also worked in the Carolina Panthers 2000 training camp. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant on defense at Buffalo from 2001-02, helping the Bulls jump from near the bottom of total defense to 45th in the nation in 2001.
Mogridge then helped lead Western Carolina as its defensive ends coach and recruiting coordinator in 2003 when Matt Rhule served as the Catamounts’ assistant head coach, linebackers coach, and special teams coordinator.
A native of Maryville, Tenn., Mogridge earned his bachelor's degree in history at North Carolina in 1999. He lettered from 1996-99 while playing four different positions – tight end, fullback, offensive tackle, and defensive end. He earned the Kenan Award for Leadership as a senior, and went to four bowl games highlighted by the 1996 and 1997 Gator Bowls. UNC was a combined 21-3 over those two seasons and finished No. 4 in the final USA Today Coaches Poll in 1997.
Mogridge is married to the former Jennifer Carpenter. The couple has three daughters, Livi (9), Izzy (5), and Lola Sofia (1).
THE ALLEN MOGRIDGE FILE
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Temple University (2013-present)
2013 – Offensive Line
University of Central Florida (2012)
2012 – Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends
University of North Carolina (2000, 2009-11)
2009-11 – Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends
2000 – Strength and Conditioning
Western Carolina University (2003)
2003– Defensive Ends / Recruiting Coordinator
University of Buffalo (2001-02, 2004-08)
2007-08 – Offensive Line / Recruiting Coordinator
2004-06 – Running Backs
2001-02 – Graduate Assistant / Defense
PERSONAL
Year Coaching: 14th
College: University of North Carolina ‘99
B.A. in History
Hometown: Sevierville, Tenn.
High School: Sevier County
Born: November 9. 1976
Family: Wife – Jennifer
Children: Livi (9), Izzy (5), Lola Sofia (1)
PLAYING
University of North Carolina (1996-99) – Tight End / Fullback / Offensive Tackle / Defensive End
Carolina Cobras [AFL] (2000) – Center / Linebacker
ALLEN MOGRIDGE’S BOWL HISTORY (5)
Bowl Date Result
International Jan. 3, 2009 Connecticut 38, Buffalo 20
Meineke Care Care Dec. 26, 2009 Pittsburgh 19, UNC 17
Music City Dec. 30, 2010 UNC 30, Tennessee 27 (2ot)
Independence Dec. 26, 2011 Missouri 41, UNC 24
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Dec. 21, 2012 UCF 38, Ball State 17
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED
UCF:
KR Quincy McDuffie – 2012 Sports Illustrated first-team All-American at kick returner. 2012 C-USA Special Teams Player of the Year.
TE Justin Tukes – 2012 All-C-USA Honorable Mention honors.
NORTH CAROLINA:
PK Casey Barth – 2010 Honorable Mention All-ACC. 2009 second-team All-ACC>
TE Zack Pianalto – 2009 Honorable Mention All-ACC.
TE Ryan Taylor – School record holder for receptions. Special Teams captain.
BUFFALO:
OL Jamey Richard – 2008 Male Student-Athlete of the Year. 2007 Honorable Mention All-American. 2007 second-team All-MAC.
RB James Starks – Schools career rushing leader. First UB freshman to earn All-MAC honors. 2008 first-team All-MAC.
NFL PLAYERS COACHED (Round Drafted)
OL Jamey Richard (7th) – Buffalo ‘08 – Indianapolis Colts
RB James Starks (6th) – Buffalo ‘10 – Green Bay Packers
TE Ryan Taylor (7th) – North Carolina ‘11 – Green Bay Packers
TE Zack Pianalto (FA) – North Carolina ‘11 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
PK Casey Barth (FA) – North Carolina ‘13 – Atlanta Falcons
WR/KR Quincy McDuffie (FA) – UCF ‘13 – Denver Broncos
“Allen Mogridge brings a history of excellence, versatility, and success to the Temple football program,” head coach Matt Rhule said. “He will have an instant impact on our players, our team, and in recruiting. Throughout his coaching career, Allen has produced outstanding players and units who play hard and play the game the right away. Further, he is a tremendous recruiter who has longstanding ties in New Jersey, Western Pennsylvania, as well as across the nation.”
Mogridge spent the 2012 season at Central Florida as the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach.
Prior to joining the Knights, he spent three seasons as special teams and tight ends coach with North Carolina where the Tar Heels advanced to a bowl game each year from 2009-11.
Also working as UNC's recruiting coordinator, Mogridge helped guide the Tar Heels to the 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl, a double-overtime victory over Tennessee in the 2010 Music City Bowl and a berth in the Independence Bowl in 2011.
A 1999 graduate of North Carolina, Mogridge's 2011 tight ends combined for 33 receptions for 488 yards and two touchdowns. In 2010, they led the ACC with 85 catches, highlighted by Ryan Taylor's 36 and Zack Pianalto's 30. At UCF, both of those numbers would rank in the top four as only two tight ends for the Knights have registered at least 30 receptions in a single-season (Don Grayson with 50 in 1987 and John Osborne with 31 in 1988). Pianalto holds UNC's career record with 94 catches by a tight end and played in 13 games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2011, while Taylor was picked in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.
On special teams in 2011, North Carolina ranked 11th in the nation by allowing just 4.63 yards per punt return, and 23rd in the FBS by permitting opposing kick returners to average only 19.54 yards per attempt. In Mogridge's first year, the Tar Heels were 19th in the country in punt returns and 18th in punt return defense.
Mogridge was on the coaching staff at the University at Buffalo from 2004-08 where he led the running backs before ending his stint leading the offensive line and serving as the Bulls' recruiting coordinator.
While in Buffalo, Mogridge coached freshman running back James Starks to the All-MAC Second Team in 2006 - the first time a UB freshman earned all-league honors. Starks went on to become the school's first 1,000-yard rusher (in the FBS era) a year later. During that 2007 season, the offensive line paved the way for a school FBS record 291 points and 258 completions by quarterback Drew Willy. On the O-line was center Jamey Richard, who was an All-MAC honoree and eventually taken in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts.
In Mogridge's final season, Buffalo claimed the 2008 MAC title with a victory over heavily-favored Ball State and earned the school's second bowl berth.
Mogridge spent one year as a strength and conditioning coach at UNC in 2000 while playing for one year in the Arena Football League with the Carolina Cobras. He also worked in the Carolina Panthers 2000 training camp. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant on defense at Buffalo from 2001-02, helping the Bulls jump from near the bottom of total defense to 45th in the nation in 2001.
Mogridge then helped lead Western Carolina as its defensive ends coach and recruiting coordinator in 2003 when Matt Rhule served as the Catamounts’ assistant head coach, linebackers coach, and special teams coordinator.
A native of Maryville, Tenn., Mogridge earned his bachelor's degree in history at North Carolina in 1999. He lettered from 1996-99 while playing four different positions – tight end, fullback, offensive tackle, and defensive end. He earned the Kenan Award for Leadership as a senior, and went to four bowl games highlighted by the 1996 and 1997 Gator Bowls. UNC was a combined 21-3 over those two seasons and finished No. 4 in the final USA Today Coaches Poll in 1997.
Mogridge is married to the former Jennifer Carpenter. The couple has three daughters, Livi (9), Izzy (5), and Lola Sofia (1).
THE ALLEN MOGRIDGE FILE
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Temple University (2013-present)
2013 – Offensive Line
University of Central Florida (2012)
2012 – Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends
University of North Carolina (2000, 2009-11)
2009-11 – Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends
2000 – Strength and Conditioning
Western Carolina University (2003)
2003– Defensive Ends / Recruiting Coordinator
University of Buffalo (2001-02, 2004-08)
2007-08 – Offensive Line / Recruiting Coordinator
2004-06 – Running Backs
2001-02 – Graduate Assistant / Defense
PERSONAL
Year Coaching: 14th
College: University of North Carolina ‘99
B.A. in History
Hometown: Sevierville, Tenn.
High School: Sevier County
Born: November 9. 1976
Family: Wife – Jennifer
Children: Livi (9), Izzy (5), Lola Sofia (1)
PLAYING
University of North Carolina (1996-99) – Tight End / Fullback / Offensive Tackle / Defensive End
Carolina Cobras [AFL] (2000) – Center / Linebacker
ALLEN MOGRIDGE’S BOWL HISTORY (5)
Bowl Date Result
International Jan. 3, 2009 Connecticut 38, Buffalo 20
Meineke Care Care Dec. 26, 2009 Pittsburgh 19, UNC 17
Music City Dec. 30, 2010 UNC 30, Tennessee 27 (2ot)
Independence Dec. 26, 2011 Missouri 41, UNC 24
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Dec. 21, 2012 UCF 38, Ball State 17
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED
UCF:
KR Quincy McDuffie – 2012 Sports Illustrated first-team All-American at kick returner. 2012 C-USA Special Teams Player of the Year.
TE Justin Tukes – 2012 All-C-USA Honorable Mention honors.
NORTH CAROLINA:
PK Casey Barth – 2010 Honorable Mention All-ACC. 2009 second-team All-ACC>
TE Zack Pianalto – 2009 Honorable Mention All-ACC.
TE Ryan Taylor – School record holder for receptions. Special Teams captain.
BUFFALO:
OL Jamey Richard – 2008 Male Student-Athlete of the Year. 2007 Honorable Mention All-American. 2007 second-team All-MAC.
RB James Starks – Schools career rushing leader. First UB freshman to earn All-MAC honors. 2008 first-team All-MAC.
NFL PLAYERS COACHED (Round Drafted)
OL Jamey Richard (7th) – Buffalo ‘08 – Indianapolis Colts
RB James Starks (6th) – Buffalo ‘10 – Green Bay Packers
TE Ryan Taylor (7th) – North Carolina ‘11 – Green Bay Packers
TE Zack Pianalto (FA) – North Carolina ‘11 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
PK Casey Barth (FA) – North Carolina ‘13 – Atlanta Falcons
WR/KR Quincy McDuffie (FA) – UCF ‘13 – Denver Broncos
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