This was posted within the hour on www.hornetsports.com. Thought you guys would like to know about it. This guy spent 14 years at D1A level under guys like Walt Harris and Jim Sweeney, plus four years in the NFL (if you accept the Bengals were an NFL team. )
STEVE MOOSHAGIAN NAMED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH Release Date: 1/15/2003 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento State athletics director Terry Wanless named Steve Mooshagian head football coach today. Mooshagian (pronounced moo-SHAIG-ee-un) becomes the eighth head coach in the program’s 50-year history. “I am excited that Coach Mooshagian has accepted the opportunity to lead our program,” Wanless said. “I believe that he fits all the criteria we were looking for. He is an excellent recruiter and coach, and relates well with both the student-athletes and people in the community. “Although this process may have taken longer than we anticipated, I believe that we have found the perfect fit.” Mooshagian, 43, comes to Sacramento State with a wide range of football experience as both a coach and player. He most recently served as the wide receivers coach with the Cincinnati Bengals from 1999-2002. This past season, he guided the only receiving corps in the NFL to have four players with at least 40 catches. With the Bengals, he has coached some of the best young receivers in the league, including Peter Warrick, Darnay Scott, Carl Pickens, Michael Westbrook, Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Prior to working with the Bengals, Mooshagian was the offensive coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh for two years (1997-98). At Pitt, he also coached the receivers and his unit produced the top receiver in the Big East Conference both years. In his first season with the Panthers, Mooshagian helped guide the team to a 6-6 record while working under head coach Walt Harris. That season, Pitt recorded wins over Miami and Virginia Tech and also earned a bid to the AXA/Equitable Liberty Bowl. Mooshagian came to Pittsburgh from Nevada where he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the 1996 season. That year, the Wolfpack led the nation with an average of 527 yards of total offense per game, posted a 9-3 overall record, won the Big West Conference title and the Las Vegas Bowl. Before moving to Nevada, Mooshagian spent 11 years as a coach in Fresno, Calif. In 1995, he was the head coach at Fresno City College where he guided the Rams to a 5-5 overall record. Prior to that job, he had a 10-year stint as an assistant coach at Fresno State (1985-94). With the Bulldogs, Mooshagian served as receivers coach as well as recruiting coordinator for five years. During his tenure, eight Fresno State wide receivers were drafted by the NFL and three players he recruited or coached went on to start in a Super Bowl — wide receiver Stephen Baker (New York Giants), cornerback James Williams (Buffalo) and linebacker Ron Cox (Green Bay). Mooshagian played two seasons at Fresno State after transferring from Cerritos Junior College. Following his playing career at Fresno State (1980-81), he played one season as a wide receiver with the Los Angeles Express of the USFL (1982). He then spent two years coaching at the high school level before joining the Bulldog staff. “I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Steve Mooshagian during the search process,” California State University, Sacramento President Donald R. Gerth said. “He has a strong background and a presence and demeanor about him that will positively represent the University and the community. “I am sure that he will interact very well with our student-athletes.” Mooshagian graduated from Fresno State with a degree in physical education and later added a master’s degree from Columbia Pacific University. He and his wife, Rene, have three children — daughters Janaye, 18, Danielle, 14, and son Robert, 16.
STEVE MOOSHAGIAN NAMED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH Release Date: 1/15/2003 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento State athletics director Terry Wanless named Steve Mooshagian head football coach today. Mooshagian (pronounced moo-SHAIG-ee-un) becomes the eighth head coach in the program’s 50-year history. “I am excited that Coach Mooshagian has accepted the opportunity to lead our program,” Wanless said. “I believe that he fits all the criteria we were looking for. He is an excellent recruiter and coach, and relates well with both the student-athletes and people in the community. “Although this process may have taken longer than we anticipated, I believe that we have found the perfect fit.” Mooshagian, 43, comes to Sacramento State with a wide range of football experience as both a coach and player. He most recently served as the wide receivers coach with the Cincinnati Bengals from 1999-2002. This past season, he guided the only receiving corps in the NFL to have four players with at least 40 catches. With the Bengals, he has coached some of the best young receivers in the league, including Peter Warrick, Darnay Scott, Carl Pickens, Michael Westbrook, Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Prior to working with the Bengals, Mooshagian was the offensive coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh for two years (1997-98). At Pitt, he also coached the receivers and his unit produced the top receiver in the Big East Conference both years. In his first season with the Panthers, Mooshagian helped guide the team to a 6-6 record while working under head coach Walt Harris. That season, Pitt recorded wins over Miami and Virginia Tech and also earned a bid to the AXA/Equitable Liberty Bowl. Mooshagian came to Pittsburgh from Nevada where he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the 1996 season. That year, the Wolfpack led the nation with an average of 527 yards of total offense per game, posted a 9-3 overall record, won the Big West Conference title and the Las Vegas Bowl. Before moving to Nevada, Mooshagian spent 11 years as a coach in Fresno, Calif. In 1995, he was the head coach at Fresno City College where he guided the Rams to a 5-5 overall record. Prior to that job, he had a 10-year stint as an assistant coach at Fresno State (1985-94). With the Bulldogs, Mooshagian served as receivers coach as well as recruiting coordinator for five years. During his tenure, eight Fresno State wide receivers were drafted by the NFL and three players he recruited or coached went on to start in a Super Bowl — wide receiver Stephen Baker (New York Giants), cornerback James Williams (Buffalo) and linebacker Ron Cox (Green Bay). Mooshagian played two seasons at Fresno State after transferring from Cerritos Junior College. Following his playing career at Fresno State (1980-81), he played one season as a wide receiver with the Los Angeles Express of the USFL (1982). He then spent two years coaching at the high school level before joining the Bulldog staff. “I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Steve Mooshagian during the search process,” California State University, Sacramento President Donald R. Gerth said. “He has a strong background and a presence and demeanor about him that will positively represent the University and the community. “I am sure that he will interact very well with our student-athletes.” Mooshagian graduated from Fresno State with a degree in physical education and later added a master’s degree from Columbia Pacific University. He and his wife, Rene, have three children — daughters Janaye, 18, Danielle, 14, and son Robert, 16.
