Anthony Weeden was elevated to offensive coordinator following the 2021 season.
Weeden, who joined the CU coaching staff prior to the 2021 campaign, also continues to coach wide receivers.
In his first season as offensive coordinator in 2022, Weeden guided the Camels to a school record for passing yards in a single year (2,915), coaching both wide outs and quarterbacks. Under Weeden's supervision, offensive tackle Mike Edwards earned All-American honors, also becoming one of four Camels on the offensive side of the ball to earn All-Big South accolades, along with fellow first team member Julian Hill, and second team running back Bryant Barr and guard Isaiah Burch.
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Weeden also earned the Graphite Award, recognizing the most efficient offensive play-caller in each Division I football conference for the 2022 season.
In his first season in Buies Creek, Weeden coached All-America wide out Caleb Snead (third team, Associated Press). Snead hauled in 1,067 receiving yards, 294 more than any other player in the Big South, also leading the conference in receiving touchdowns (10) and receptions (73) – all Campbell single-season records. The wide out was named First Team All-Big South as the league's only 1,000 yard receiver.
Weeden also helped the Camels lead the Big South in passing offense at 261.6 yards per game, ranking 22nd in the FCS, despite starting three different quarterbacks during the season. With Weeden, CU set a school record for passing yards (2,901) and passing touchdowns (24) this season, as well as a school single season record four 300-plus yard passing games, including a single game record 424 yards in a win over Presbyterian.
Weeden came to Buies Creek after four seasons at Dixie State, where he also coached wide receivers for the Trailblazers.
In his final season at Dixie State, Weeden helped the Trailblazers to a pair of wins through the abbreviated 2021 spring campaign, including a 26-14 victory over No. 22 Tarleton State in the program’s FCS debut.
In 2019, Dixie State went 8-3 overall and a 7-3 mark in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play, marking the best season in the program's 14-year NCAA Division II era.
He guided Dejuan Dantzler, DSU’s career receiving-yards leader, to First Team All-RMAC honors, producing 45 catches for 847 yards and seven touchdowns. Fellow wide outs Jalen Powell and Kasey Allison were also named honorable mention All-RMAC, with Powell posting 44 catches for 557 yards and five touchdowns, and Allison adding 26 passes for 446 yards and five touchdowns.
The All-RMAC honor marked the second straight for Dantzler, who was named to the league’s second team in 2018, catching 46 passes for 932 yards and seven touchdowns, becoming just the fourth DSU receiver in the Division II era to eclipse the 900-yard mark in a single season.
Isaiah Wooden also earned first team All-RMAC honors as a kick returner in 2018, logging a team-high 288 kick-return yards, along with seven passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns.
Prior to Dixie State, Weeden returned for his second stint at Northwestern Oklahoma State in 2016 after spending a year at Missouri Southern State where he was in charge of coaching the wide receivers for the Lions.
Upon returning to the Ranger coaching staff, Weeden assumed the role of Passing Game Coordinator while also helping coach the wide receivers. Before taking over the receivers at Southern, Weeden was the recruiting coordinator as well wide receivers coach for the Rangers.
Weeden began his first stint at Northwestern during the summer of 2012. Under Weeden’s watch, a young receiving corps at Northwestern progressed nicely in 2013, despite early-season injuries to each of the Rangers’ top two quarterbacks. Eight receivers caught 10 or more passes, and six of them recorded a touchdown.
Depth was also a hallmark of the 2012 group, which lacked individual standouts but still notched several significant milestones. As a group, the receiving core set new single-season school records for most yards and receptions.
In a week two battle with Colorado State Pueblo - a team that spent much of the year ranked number one in the nation - junior Andrew King tied a Northwestern single-game mark with 14 grabs and ranked among the national leaders in catches per game before an ankle injury sidelined him for the second half of the year.
In King’s absence, others emerged. Junior Avery Morris - who had recorded just eight catches in his first two and half seasons as a Ranger - caught three touchdowns to spark a win over Panhandle State. For his efforts, Morris was named Great American Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
Prior to his time at Northwestern, Weeden played and coached at Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, Texas. On the Prairie View staff, Weeden was a defensive assistant coach and offensive quality control coordinator. In his playing days, Weeden was an All-American return specialist, starting wide receiver and team captain.
During his senior campaign, Weeden was a dangerous home run threat, averaging 18.4 yards per catch. He finished with 386 receiving yards, and five of his 21 receptions went for touchdowns. Weeden was part of three-consecutive winning seasons and helped the program earns its first SWAC championship since 1964.
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