Casey Vogt - Football Coach - Mercer University Athletics

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Casey Vogt

Title:
Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Email:
vogt_cj@mercer.edu
Phone:
(478) 301-4602

Casey Vogt enters his seventh season as offensive line coach and second season as running game coordinator at Mercer University in 2019. Vogt has served on Mercer's staff since the Bears' return to the gridiron in 2013 and was the program's offensive coordinator from 2013-17.

Coaching Experience:

Mercer University – Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach (2018-Present)
- 2018
  - Mentored redshirt junior left tacklet Austin Sanders, who earned All-SoCon First Team (media) & Second Team (coaches) honors
  - Bears averaged 146.7 rushing yards per game in Vogt's first season as running game coordinator
  - Saw two running backs - Tyray Devezin & Tee Mitchell - average 76-plus rushing yards per game
  - Vogt's offensive line helped Bears rank third nationally with a 92.1-percent efficiency in the red zone
  - Helped Mercer ink three offensive linemen as part of a 22-man 2019 signing class
Mercer University – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach (2013-17)
- 2017
  - Helped Mercer average 24.55 points per game & 332.4 total offensive yards
  - Vogt's offensive line paved way to Mercer eclipsing 100-plus rushing yards against both Alabama & Auburn
  - Vogt helped guide Mercer offense to rank fifth nationally in red zone offense (94.1 percent)
  - Mentored two All-SoCon offensive linemen in Thomas Marchman & Austin Sanders
  - Pair of offensive linemen (Thomas Marchman & Caleb Yates) earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors under Vogt
- 2016
  - Mercer averaged 175.2 rushing yards & 214.1 passing yards per game
  - Vogt's offensive line paved way to three Bears with 370 or more rushing yards
  - Helped All-SoCon tackle Bret Niederreither earn NFL Camp invite from Tampa Bay
- 2015
  - Mercer offense averaged 28.9 points per game & 412.9 total offensive yards
  - Bears' balanced attack featured 212.5 rushing & 200.5 passing yards per game
  - QB John Russ ranked second in SoCon in pass efficiency (138.1 rating)
  - Mercer posted league-low 10 turnovers, including conference-best three interceptions
  - Mentored three All-SoCon offensive players: Tee Mitchell, Robert Broom & Brett Niederreither
- 2014
  - Helped Mercer offense make smooth transition into Southern Conference
  - Oversaw a youth-laden squad that ranked second in the league in scoring (32.5 points per game)
  - QB John Russ tossed for 2,167 passing yards to help Mercer accrue over 400 total offensive yards per game
  - Mercer's run game averaged 203.1 yards per contest (5.0 yards per carry), led by Alex Lakes
  - Lakes led SoCon in rushing with school record 1,107 yards & 17 touchdowns en route to All-SoCon First Team honors & a spot on the Jerry Rice Award Watch List
- 2013
  - Guided one of the FCS' top offensive units in just its first year of football
  - Bears averaged 449.6 total offensive yards & 38.3 points per game en route to 10-2 overall record
  - Mercer led FCS in red zone offense & ranked second in rushing (277.9 yards per game)
  - Vogt's offensive line paved the way for a rushing attack that recorded over 100 yards on the ground in all 12 games & over 300 rushing yards in six contests
Colgate University – Offensive Line Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (2007-10)
- Helped lead Raiders to Patriot League title in 2008
- Worked with six All-Patriot League selections & one First Team All-American
Youngstown State University – Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line Coach (2005-06)
- Helped Penguins capture two Gateway Conference Championships (now Missouri Valley Conference) & a national ranking of No. 4 in 2006
Gannon University (D-II) – Offensive Line Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (2003-04)
- Helped team to a 9-1 record behind an offensive attack that averaged 438.5 yards per game
Tulane University – Graduate Assistant Offensive Coach (2003)
- Helped Green Wave defeat Hawaii in inaugural Conagra Foods Hawaii Bowl
Slippery Rock University – Graduate Assistant Offensive Line Coach (2001-02)

Playing Experience:

Slippery Rock University, 1997-2000
- Three-year starter at defensive end for The Rock
- Key contributor to Slippery Rock's three consecutive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) titles (1997-99)
- Three-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete award winner

Personal: