Tony Petersen
| Sport(s) | College football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | East Carolina |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 9, 1966 Lodi, California |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1988 | Marshall |
| 1989 |
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| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990 | Kentucky (GA) |
| 1991 | Marshall (RB) |
| 1992 | Marshall (WR) |
| 1993–1995 | Marshall (QB) |
| 1996 | Marshall (TE) |
| 1997 | Marshall (QB) |
| 1998 | Marshall (OC/QB) |
| 1999 | Minnesota (PGC) |
| 2000–2006 | Minnesota (Co-OC/QB) |
| 2007–2008 | Iowa State (QB) |
| 2009 | South Dakota (AHC/WR) |
| 2010–2012 | Marshall (AHC/Co-OC/QB) |
| 2013–2015 | Louisiana Tech (OC/QB) |
| 2015–Present | East Carolina (OC/QB) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Division I-AA National titles (1992, 1996) | |
Tony Petersen (born October 9, 1966 in Lodi, California) is the offensive coordinator for the East Carolina Pirates football team. Petersen played football at Marshall University where he set 16 Southern Conference single-season and career records in passing and total offense, to go along with six Marshall single-season school marks.
Petersen went to Marshall University after a stellar career at Delta Community College in . He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals after his first season at Delta C.C.
As a football player at Marshall, Petersen was named the 1988 Southern Conference Athlete of the Year and the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 1987. Petersen set 16 Southern Conference single-season and career records in passing and total offense, to go along with six Marshall single-season school marks. He threw a record 35 touchdown passes in 1987. Petersen also set NCAA records for most passes in a game without an interception (68) and for most regular season games (11) with more than 200 yards passing. Peterson also played on the Herd's baseball team.
After being a free agent signee to the Minnesota Vikings in 1989, Petersen started his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Kentucky Wildcats football team in 1990. A year later Petersen's eight seasons at Marshall got started (1991–1998), the Thundering Herd qualified for the postseason eight straight times, winning national championships in 1992 and 1996 and Mid-American Conference titles in both 1997 and 1998. Peterson served as wide receivers coach in 1992 and helped in the development of future three-time Super Bowl Champion Troy Brown. Peterson served as quarterbacks coach for five of his previous eight years at MU and worked as the offensive coordinator in 1998. In that capacity, he coached future NFL quarterbacks Chad Pennington and Byron Leftwich.
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