In his second season as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks and running backs coach at Indiana State is Steve Englehart.
Englehart made an immediate impact on the Sycamore football in his initial 2010 campaign. The Sycamores enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2010 as the team enjoyed a 6-5 record, a third place finish in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and the program's first winning campaign since 1996.
Individually, the Sycamores had six student-athletes on the offensive side of the ball honored by the MVFC following the 2010 season on its all-conference honors list. First team selections for Indiana State included RB Darrius Gates and FB Brock Lough. On the second team were TE Alex Jones and OL Pat Burke. Earning honorable mention status were QB Ronnie Fouch and WR Justin Hilton.
As a team, the Sycamore offense was a record setter in 2010. The offense scored 351 points this season which broke the old school record of 319 set in 1992. ISU reached the end zone a total of 48 times, which is also a new school standard. In 2009, the Sycamores scored just 12 touchdowns and tallied 99 points (which were lows all-time for the Sycamores) and transformed themselves in just one season to the best offense in the history of the school. Prior to 2010, no Sycamore offense had scored more than 50 points more than once in any season, but the Sycamores did just that three times.
Indiana State finished 2010 ranked third in the MVFC and 14th nationally by averaging 31.91 points per game and was in the Top 40 in rushing offense, passing offense and total offense as well. The Sycamores averaged 411.8 yards of offense per game, which was fourth in the league and 17th nationally. Individually, Darrius Gates averaged 10.6 points per game, which led the MVFC and was second in the nation.
Englehart, who lettered in football for the Sycamores at the quarterback position in 1997, 1998 & 1999, came to ISU after a four-year run as the head coach at NCAA Division III Rose-Hulman.
"I am excited to return to my alma mater to be the offensive coordinator at Indiana State," Englehart commented. "The staff at ISU is full of great people and that is what I've always been about. The coaches that were already in place have a tremendous knowledge base which is second to none in the nation. It is bittersweet to leave an institution like Rose-Hulman. It was extremely tough to leave that program. I am fortunate that all of my collegiate coaching opportunities have come right here in Terre Haute - my hometown. I can't wait to hit the ground running this week with the Sycamores."
Englehart came to ISU after an impressive four-year run as the head coach of NCAA Division III Rose-Hulman. Englehart held Rose-Hulman's all-time record for winning percentage by a head football coach after four successful seasons at the helm of the Fightin' Engineers. He led the Fightin' Engineers to a 26-14 record and a .650 winning percentage over his four years at the institution, including two seasons at 7-3 and two at 6-4. Rose-Hulman also recorded four consecutive six-win seasons for the first time in school history including the most recent 2009 campaign.
The four-year span under Englehart's direction was the best stretch of football at Rose-Hulman since the 1987-90 teams were 29-10-1. Englehart led the Engineers to their best conference finish since 1988 with an outright second-place effort in 2008. His lastthree squads combined for the 30 All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference awards.
In 2008, Englehart successfully engineered the team's first foreign trip in six years with a summer trip to Italy.
In addition, his efforts included implementation of the "Locker Room Project" to help reconnect alumni with the football program and raise revenue for the team. The project has provided the resources for new team uniforms and travel over the past two years, while allowing alumni to have their name and playing seasons placed into the locker corresponding to their jersey numbers.
Englehart, spent a total of eight seasons on the Fightin' Engineer coaching staff, serving as the team's offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator from 2003-05. Rose-Hulman compiled a 14-16 record during those three seasons. His philosophy emphasizes aggression and power, along with the best available use of talent.
Englehart's offensive units made a significant mark on the Fightin' Engineer record book. Derek Eitel graduated with every major career passing record at Rose-Hulman after completing 576 passes for 7,507 yards and 52 touchdowns over the last four years.
Tailback Charlie Key completed a standout career with a school record 4,400 all-purpose yards, ranked second in school history with 38 touchdown rushes, and moved into fourth on the all-time rushing list with 2,741 yards.
Reed Eason currently ranks second in school history with 155 pass receptions and 19 touchdowns, and will enter his senior year needing just 15 catches and four touchdowns for program records.
Englehart began his coaching career as the Rose-Hulman's quarterback coach in 2002, before earning a promotion to offensive coordinator during the following off-season.
As the quarterback at Indiana State, he came out of the gate as a freshman playing in five contests. He came off the bench against Southern Illinois to lead the Sycamores to victory as he passed for 110 yards and a pair of touchdowns versus the Salukis. He hit Keith Herron on a 40-yard pass for the game wining score. Englehart earned his first career start against Missouri State and finished the season with 150 passing yards with a pair of touchdowns. As a sophomore, Englehart saw action in nine games, and started a total of five at quarterback. He gained 329 yards on 115 carries running the triple option for the Sycamores. He completed a team-high 18 passes for 300 yards with a pair of touchdown. He rushed for 113 yards and threw for 63 more Youngstown State. He completed a 52-yard touchdown pass against Missouri State en route to being named to the Gateway Football Conference's All-Academic Honorable Mention squad. As a junior in 1999, Englehart rushed for a season-best 77 yards with a touchdown versus Missouri State.
Off the field, Englehart earned Academic All-Gateway Conference recognition in 1998 and 1999, was named a GTE Scholar Athlete three times, and earned Sycamore Honor Athlete recognition for four seasons.
At Terre Haute North, Englehart earned first team all-county honors and was an honorable mention all-state selection. He completed 95-of-180 passes for 1,702 yards and 15 touchdowns with the Patriots and finished as the school's career passing leader. He was also a state finalist in the hurdles on the track as a junior.
Englehart earned a bachelor's degree in health education in 2000 from Indiana State.
Englehart and his wife, Carrie, reside in Terre Haute and have three children, Caden (10), Ty (7) and Lila (1).
