B R O N C O S football coaching staff Lawrence Kershaw Head Coach 1st Year • Virginia State, 1995 ™ Lawrence Kershaw is beginning his fi rst season as the Head He Football Coach at Fayetteville State University. He He was was offi officially cially introduced introduced as as the the 15th 15th head head coach coach in in prog program history during a press conference held at Felton J. Capel Arena on Jan. 22, 2013. Coach Kershaw has eight years of experience as an offensive coordinator and a total of 17 on the collegiate level. He will take over the Bronco program after serving as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL for the past fi ve years. FAMU fi nished as Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Co-Champions in 2010 with a 7-1 record. Under his schemes in 2012, the Rattlers fi nished fi rst in the MEAC in Passing Effi ciency (141.9), Touchdown Passes (18) and Completion Percentage (70.4). FAMU was ranked second in the conference in Pass Offense (236.2 per game) and third in Total Offense (359.0 per game). The offense has ranked in the top three of numerous offensive categories through his fi ve years. Kershaw has helped guide 20 offensive student-athletes and six position players (linemen) to All- MEAC honors. Three of his linemen, Robert Okeafor, Steve Brazzle and Anthony Collins garnered All-American accolades. One of his quarterbacks was named MEAC Offensive Player of the Year. The Rattler offense once ranked 13th in the nation in Scoring Offense and 17th in Rushing Offense. In 2007, Kershaw was the offensive line coach at Hampton University. The offense fi nished fi rst in the MEAC in Scoring, Passing and Red Zone Offense. In 2006, he served as the offensive line coach and coordinator of the strength and conditioning program at Truman State University. A 1995 graduate of Virginia State University, Kershaw has abundant experiences in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. At the completion of playing career, he signed on as the offensive line coach for three seasons. Kershaw completed his Masters of Education Degree in 1997 at VSU and returned to his home state of New York in 1998 to volunteer at Fordham University. After the brief stint away, he returned to his alma-mater in 2000 as the offensive line coach and took over as the offensive coordinator a year later. The Trojans won two CIAA Championships (1995 & 1996) and fi nished runner-up in 1997. Lawrence Kershaw expanded his experience outside the CIAA after he served as the Assistant Head Coach at Virginia Union University from 2004-05. KERSHAW QUICK FACTS PERSONAL Born: March 14, 1971 Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Wife: Portia Children: Vincent Zaniah EDUCATION High School: Thomas Jefferson College: Stony Brook Virginia State (1995) Bachelor of Arts, Sociology Postgraduate: Virginia State (1997) Masters of Education, Guidance COACHING EXPERIENCE 1995-96 Running Backs, Virginia State 1996-97 Offensive Line, Virginia State 1998 Assistant Offensive Line, Fordham 2000-03 Offensive Line, Virginia State 2001-03 Off. Coordinator, Virginia State 2004-05 Asst. Head Coach, Virginia Union 2006 Offensive Line, Truman State 2007 Offensive Line, Hampton 2008-12 OC/Offensive Line, Florida A&M CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE 1995 CIAA Champions (Virginia State) 1996 CIAA Champions (Virginia State) 2010 MEAC Co-Champions (Florida A&M)
Fayetteville State Football Media Guide 2013
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