Eric Studesville was born on May 29,1967 and is an American football coach who is the associate head coach and running backs coach for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.
19 Facts About Eric Studesville
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Eric Studesville was the first African American head coach in Broncos history, albeit on an interim basis.
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Eric Studesville has been to the Super Bowl twice, both as a member of the Broncos personnel, losing in 2014 and winning in 2016.
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Since 2018, Eric Studesville has served as an assistant coach for the Miami Dolphins under head coaches Adam Gase, Brian Flores, and Mike McDaniel, primarily as the running backs coach and was promoted to associate head coach in 2022.
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Eric Studesville began his coaching career in 1991 being the Assistant Graduate Coach for the University of Arizona.
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In 1992 Eric Studesville became the video coordinator for the University of North Carolina where he would work with the secondary coach until the end of the 1993 season.
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In 1995, Eric Studesville became the defensive coordinator for Kent State University where he would remain the defensive coordinator until the end of the 1996 season.
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In 1997, Eric Studesville became an NFL coach for the Chicago Bears as a quality control coach.
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Eric Studesville would remain in Chicago until the end of the 2000 season.
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In 2001, Eric Studesville was hired as the New York Giants running backs coach under head coach Jim Fassel.
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Eric Studesville was not retained under new head coach Tom Coughlin.
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Eric Studesville is largely given credit for the emergence of Willis McGahee, who, after recovering from a catastrophic knee injury sustained in college, gained 1297 yards from scrimmage.
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Eric Studesville's charges saw a reversal of fortunes, as Lynch experienced injuries and off-the-field troubles leading to a suspension, and Fred Jackson led the way with 1,433 yards from scrimmage as they combined for a total of 2,062 between Jackson and Lynch.
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In January 2010, Eric Studesville was hired by the Denver Broncos as the running backs coach under head coach Josh McDaniels.
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However, the choice of Eric Studesville to replace McDaniels was viewed by some as a surprise.
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On February 7,2016, Eric Studesville was part of the Broncos coaching staff that won Super Bowl 50.
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On January 1,2018, Eric Studesville was released by the Denver Broncos.
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Eric Studesville had retained his position as running backs coach under four different head coaches: Josh McDaniels, John Fox, Gary Kubiak, and Vance Joseph.
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Eric Studesville received an additional title of co-offensive coordinator on March 11,2021.