Michael Tesch will be entering his first season as the head coach at The University of Charleston, his fourth consecutive season & fifth overall on staff for the Charleston Golden Eagles. In the 2024 season he served as the offensive coordinator leading one of the most efficient offenses in the nation. The offense average 43.9 points per game placing 1st in the conference and 4th nationally; 471 yards per game which was 1st in the conference and 8th nationally; & 270 yards rushing for 1st in the conference and 3rd nationally.
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
Before returning to Charleston Coach Tesch spent the 2021 season at Clarion University in Pennsylvania. Prior to Clarion Tesch spent two years at Division III Illinois College. Coaching the Blueboys in 2019, Tesch helped fuel a turnaround that saw Illinois College improve from 4-6 the previous year to 7-3. There he held the titles of associate head coach, recruiting coordinator, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach. Tesch's offense ranked second in the Midwest Conference with an average of 32.0 points per game, and ranked seventh in the nation in red zone scoring percentage at 90 percent. The Blue Boys saw four offensive players earn all-conference status, including Midwest Conference South Division Newcomer of the Year running back Trevor Smalls who led the conference with 14 touchdowns.
Prior to his stint at Illinois College, Tesch served as the offensive coordinator at ASA Brooklyn during the 2018 season. His offense was one of the best in the nation, ranking seventh nationally in scoring at 37.8 points per game, third nationally in yards at 470.8 yards per game, and second nationally at 255 rushing yards a game. Both total yard and rushing averages set program records. Tesch was the wide receivers coach at Charleston in 2017 as well as the team's academic coordinator. He got his start in college coaching at Hudson Valley Community College, where he was an offensive assistant from 2013-17. He worked as the wide receivers coach from 2013-14 before taking over as the associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach in 2015-16. In 2015, when Tesch became the Offensive Coordinator he was crucial in designing an offense that averaged 370 yards per game and 35 points per game, which was 13 points higher than the previous season. Both set records as the highest in the program's history at that time.
QUICK FACTS
Hometown: Albany, NY
College: MS Special Education Niagara University 2017
