Brian Schneider - Tight End Coach - Staff Directory

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Brian Schneider

Title:
Tight End Coach
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Phone:
(515) 294-5091

Former UCLA assistant coach Brian Schneider, whose Bruin punt return team averaged 25 yards per return in 2005, joined the Iowa State coaching staff in February as tights ends coach and special teams coordinator. Schneider was an all-conference linebacker at Colorado State, where he was a teammate of current ISU running backs coach Tony Alford on a Ram team coached by former Iowa State head coach Earle Bruce. Schneider then played under and later coached at Colorado State with Iowa State defensive coordinator John Skladany.

In 2005, several of Schneider’s special teams units ranked among the best in the nation. Maurice Drew led the nation in punt returns with an NCAA-record 28.5 average, including three touchdowns. The Bruin team punt return average of 25 yards per return led the nation and narrowly missed the NCAA record (25.2). UCLA ranked fifth in the Pac-10, with a net punting average of 35.7 yards. Schneider also coached the safeties in 2005.

UCLA’s special teams success under Schneider was no fluke. In 2004, Schneider took charge of all Bruin special teams units in addition to coaching the outside linebackers and nickel backs. His schemes helped the Bruins lead the Pac-10 and rank fourth nationally with a net punting average of 40.6 yards. UCLA’s kickoff return unit ranked fourth in the Pac-10, averaging 22.08 yards per return. UCLA also led the Pac-10 and ranked ninth nationally in punt returns (15.03 average). The Bruins also blocked six kicks. UCLA punter Chris Kluwe was a finalist for the 2004 Ray Guy Award, presented annually to the nation’s top punter, and place-kicker Justin Medlock was named first-team all-Pac-10.

In 2003, he served as coach of the Bruin outside linebackers and nickel backs, as well as the punt and punt return teams. Kluwe ranked 26th in the nation in punting and set a school record for punts and punt yardage. Return man Craig Bragg set a school mark with 38 punt returns for that season.

Schneider came to UCLA after serving the previous six seasons as tight ends and special teams coordinator at Colorado State. During his tenure at CSU, the Rams excelled in special teams play. Schneider coached eight all-conference special teams or tight end performers including Dexter Wynn (2002 and 2001), Joey Huber (2001), Pete Rebstock (2001, ?00), Jose Ochoa (2000), Deone Horinek (1999), Darran Hall (1997), and Eli Workman (1997).

In 2002, Wynn ranked fifth nationally in punt returns and 12th in kickoff returns. In 2001, Rebstock and Wynn both ranked among the national leaders in returns while Huber was among the national leaders in punting average. He also ranks among the school’s all-time punting leaders. Colorado State ranked among the national leaders in 2001 and ?00 in net punting.

Ram placekicker Kent Naughton had one of the top field goal percentage marks in school history and was the only kicker in the Mountain West Conference to successfully convert every PAT opportunity. In 1999, punter Deone Horinek ranked eighth nationally and second in the league while earning second-team all-conference honors. In 1998, place kicker Derek Franz set the school’s season scoring record and the record for most field goals in a season. Franz also ranked first in the league and fifth nationally in field goals per game.

Tight end Eli Workman was a first-team All-Western Athletic Conference selection in 1997 and was selected to play in the East-West Shrine All-Star game following the season. Schneider, 35, spent three seasons (1994-96) as a graduate assistant coach at Colorado State, working with the team’s defensive unit and special teams prior to moving to full-time status in 1997.

Schneider was a three-year starter and four-year letterwinner for the Rams as a linebacker from 1990-93 and is regarded as one of the finest players at his position in Colorado State history. As a senior in 1993, he was named first-team all-conference and was an honorable mention All-American. He was a second-team all-league choice in 1992. Schneider still ranks among the school’s career leaders in total tackles.

Schneider earned his bachelor’s degree from Colorado State in 1994. Born in San Diego, Calif., he and his wife, Kelli, have a daughter Jaden (7) and three sons, Jace (6), Joby (4) and Joel (2).