Robert Brown
Passing Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks and Receivers / Kick-off return team /
Recruiting Coordinator
E-mail Coach Brown: rbrown@wingate.edu
Call Coach Brown: 704-233-8383

Robert Brown enters his fifth season on the Bulldog sidelines. Brown wears many hats on head coach Joe Reich’s staff. He is the passing game coordinator and recruiting coordinator. Brown works closely with Wingate’s quarterbacks and receivers. In addition, he monitors the Bulldog kick-off return team. 

In 2006, Brown coached wide receivers Dan Brooks and Gary Tatum, tight end Chris Conklin and quarterback Anthony Metzelaars to All-SAC seasons. Last season, the Bulldogs ranked at the top of the SAC charts (and number eight in the NCAA Division II) with 273.8 passing yards per game.

The Wingate offense ranked second in the SAC in total offense per game with 342.7 yards per contest in 2006. Brooks led the SAC in receptions per game (5.55) and receiving yards per game (73.5) in 2006. Metzelaars led the league in passing yards per game (251.5) and total offense per game (245.7). Metzelaars was 16th in the NCAA Division II in total offense.

During the 2001 and 2002 seasons, Brown was an assistant coach at Valparaiso (Ind.) University. He was the wide receivers coach for the Crusaders. During his second season at Valparaiso, the Crusaders were ranked fourth in total passing yards in the NCAA I-AA statistics. 

Before arriving at Valparaiso, Brown worked for two years as offensive coordinator at Saint Xavier University, an NAIA school in Chicago. Saint Xavier established school records for wins during both of Brown’s seasons. Before his experience at Saint Xavier, he was the offensive coordinator for Joliet (Ill.) Catholic Academy for two years and was the quarterbacks coach at the University of Saint Francis (Ill.) from 1990-92.

As a player, Brown was a standout at the University of Saint Francis, starting at quarterback from 1987-89. As a sophomore in 1987, Brown earned NAIA All-District honors after helping St. Francis to their only appearance in the NAIA national playoffs in the school's history.

Brown graduated from the University of Saint Francis with a Bachelor of Arts in business administration in 1990. He earned his Master of Arts in sports administration from Valparaiso University in 2002.