Collin Coffer joined the Indiana State football program in June of 2021 after a five-year stint at the University of Indianapolis.
Coffer’s 2022 wide receiver unit featured a pair of All-Conference performers in Dante Hendrix (First) and Harry Van Dyne (Honorable Mention) in the 2022 season. Hendrix finished his season as one of the all-time greats in Indiana State history finishing as ISU’s all-time receiving yards leader, while finishing among the tops all-time in receptions. Altogether, the Sycamores averaged 167.9 yards per game through the air while sitting among the national leaders with 12.15 yards per catch. Four Sycamores finished the year with at least 10 receptions, while Dakota Caton and Van Dyne both had more than 20 receptions on the season.
During the 2019 campaign, Coffer helped the Hounds to a dominant season, particularly offensively. UIndy topped the GLVC and ranking in the nation's top 10 in a number of categories, including fewest turnovers lost (1st in DII), scoring offense (2nd), time of possession (4th) and team passing efficiency (6th). Team totals of 47.1 points per game, 506.7 total yards of offense per game, 69 total touchdowns and 147 rushing first downs all set new UIndy benchmarks.
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Throughout his time in Indianapolis, Coffer assisted the Hounds during four successful GLVC title runs and five NCAA DII playoff appearances in his combined six seasons on the UIndy staff.
Coffer has mentored three All-GLVC First Team wideouts in Daveon Bell, Malik Higgins and Garrett Willis. While Bell is looking forward to his senior season in 2020, the latter two both finished their careers in the UIndy career top 10 in both receptions and receiving yards, with Higgins also ranking third in receiving touchdowns.
Immediately after earning his degree from UIndy in the spring of 2012, Coffer spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach for his alma mater, working with the defensive backs in both '12 and '13. He then moved on to become the Assistant Wide Receivers Coach at Ball State in 2014, followed by a one-year stint as the Defensive Backs Coach at former GLVC-rival Saint Joseph's College.
As a player, Coffer was a four-year starter at cornerback for the Greyhounds. An All-GLIAC Honorable Mention honoree as a senior, he finished his time at UIndy with seven career interceptions, including a pick-six in a big win over playoff-bound Saginaw Valley State in 2011. He also ran back a blocked field goal 79 yards for a score versus Kentucky Wesleyan in the '09 opener and was later named the team's Defensive Back of the Year in '11.
