Messingham Named Tight Ends Coach

AMES, Iowa ? Waterloo native Courtney Messingham, a veteran coach of 19 years who played quarterback and defensive back at Northern Iowa, has joined the Iowa State coaching staff as tight ends coach from Missouri State. ISU head coach Paul Rhoads made the announcement Wednesday. Messingham, a former head coach at Upper Iowa and offensive coordinator at Missouri State, worked as special teams coordinator and receivers coach under former ISU associate head coach Terry Allen in 2008.

“To get an individual who has been a head coach and a coordinator as our tight ends coach is a great thing for Iowa State football,” Rhoads said. “He knows our state, but he has recruited around the country and has excellent contacts in central Florida.”

Before his latest tour of duty at Missouri State, Messingham coached three seasons at Southern Mississippi. That stint included two years as receivers coach (2005-06) and a season as running backs coach and recruiting coordinator (2007). Messingham's tenure at USM saw the Golden Eagles go to three straight bowl games. He coached on Southern Mississippi's 2006 Conference USA East Division championship team. At USM, Messingham coached running back Damion Fletcher, the 2007 winner of the Conerly Trophy. The Conerly Trophy is given annually to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi.

“I have great respect for Paul Rhoads and that was a primary factor in my decision to come to Iowa State,” Messingham said. “The opportunity to coach at Iowa State and in the Big 12 Conference was a factor in my decision. The chance to return to Iowa where we have family was also a factor.”

Messingham was head coach at Upper Iowa in Fayette, Iowa, in 2003 and 2004. He was on the Missouri State staff from 1999 to 2002 with one season as receivers coach and three seasons as offensive coordinator.

Messingham was at Truman State from 1995-1999, the last two seasons as offensive coordinator. At Truman State, Messingham coached running back Jarrett Anderson, who claimed the 1996 Harlon Hill award as the nation's best NCAA Division II player.

Messingham was the offensive coordinator at Iowa Lakes Community College from 1993 to 1995 and offensive coordinator at St. Ambrose (Iowa) University during the 1991 and 1992 seasons.

Messingham lettered four times at Northern Iowa. He and his wife, Carol, have a daughter, Taylor. Messingham is a 1990 graduate of UNI.

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