Robert Anae was born on December 21,1958 and is an American college football coach and former player.
17 Facts About Robert Anae
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Robert Anae served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1978 to 1980.
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Robert Anae attended BYU and played football for the Cougars, switching from center to offensive guard.
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Robert Anae was part of BYU's 1984 National Championship team, and played in the Holiday Bowl each year from 1981 to 1984, as part of four Western Athletic Conference championship squads.
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Robert Anae was second-team All-WAC as a senior and played in the Hula Bowl before being drafted in the third round of the 1985 USFL Draft by the New Jersey Generals.
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Robert Anae began as offensive line coach at University of Hawaii in 1986 and continued through the next year.
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Robert Anae came back to BYU for 1990 and 1991 as an offensive line graduate assistant and followed up at Ricks College from 1992 through 1995 as its offensive line coach.
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Robert Anae coached offensive line at Boise State University in 1996, University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1997 and 1998, and Texas Tech University from 2000 to 2004.
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Robert Anae served the 2011 and 2012 seasons as the offensive line coach and running game coordinator at the University of Arizona, under head coaches Mike Stoops and Rich Rodriguez.
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In January 2013, Robert Anae returned to BYU as the offensive coordinator.
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On December 9,2015, Robert Anae announced he had accepted the offensive coordinator position at the University of Virginia, going from BYU with Bronco Mendenhall who was appointed the university's new head football coach.
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Robert Anae left this position after Mendenhall announced his retirement from the head coaching job.
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Robert Anae was hired as the offensive coordinator at Syracuse University on December 26,2021.
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Robert Anae was not retained when head coach Dino Babers was relieved of his duties after seven seasons.
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In December 2022, Robert Anae was named the offensive coordinator at North Carolina State University.
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Robert Anae was released from his role in December 2024.
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Robert Anae's son, Famika, was a BYU offensive lineman before ending his career due to injures in 2012.