Brad Salem

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Brad Salem
Current position
Title Tight ends coach
Team Memphis
Conference AAC
Biographical details
Born (1970-03-18) March 18, 1970 (age 54)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Alma mater Augustana University
Michigan State University
Playing career
1988–1989 Northern Arizona
1990–1992 Augustana (SD)
1993Robinson Sphinx
Position(s) Quarterback, wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993Robinson Sphinx (OC)
1993 Augustana (SD) (assistant DB)
1994–1995 Michigan State (GA)
1996 Everett HS (MI) (DC)
1997–1998 Luther (OC/RC)
1999–2001 South Dakota (PGC/RC)
2002 O'Gorman HS (SD) (QB)
2003Augustana (SD) (QB)
2004Augustana (SD) (OC)
2005–2009Augustana (SD)
2010Michigan State (RB)
2011–2012Michigan State (RB/RC)
2013–2016Michigan State (QB/RC)
2017–2018Michigan State (QB)
2019Michigan State (OC/RB)
2020 Memphis (Sr. offensive consultant)
2021–presentMemphis (TE)
Head coaching record
Overall31–26
Bowls1–1

Brad Salem (born March 18, 1970) [1] is an American college football coach and former player. He is the tight ends coach for the University of Memphis, a position he has held since 2021. He has previously been an assistant coach at Luther, South Dakota, his alma mater Augustana University, and Michigan State.

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Playing career

Brad and his twin brother Brent were born in Vermillion, South Dakota. His father, Joe Salem, was then the head football coach at the University of South Dakota. After the 1974 season, Joe accepted the heading coaching job at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. Joe stayed there for four years before returning to the Midwest in 1979 as the head coach at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis–Saint Paul. He resigned during the 1983 season and returned to his native Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he went into private business. [2]

Salem played high school football at O'Gorman High School in Sioux Falls, [1] where he played quarterback and won a state championship. [3] He started his college career at Northern Arizona, where his father was the head coach from 1975 to 1978. [4] After two seasons playing at Northern Arizona, he transferred to Division–II Augustana University in Sioux Falls, where he played both quarterback and wide receiver. After his college career, Salem then signed with the Robinson Sphinx club in France Championnat Élite Division 1. [5]

Coaching career

In 1993, Salem signed to play in France and also began his coaching career with the Robinson Sphinx, a football team from Paris. [6] That fall, Salem returned to Augustana to coach as a student assistant. [7] From 1994 to 1995, Salem served as a graduate assistant at Michigan State working with the wide receivers and quarterbacks under head coaches George Perles and Nick Saban. [8] He became a high school coach in 1996, serving as the defensive coordinator for Everett High School in Lansing, Michigan. [9] He returned to the college game in 1997, serving as the offensive and recruiting coordinator at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. [10] After two seasons at Luther, South Dakota hired Salem to be their passing game and recruiting coordinator. [11] He and his brother Brent resigned from South Dakota on December 31, 2001. [12] For the 2002 season, Salem returned to coaching high school football and became the quarterbacks coach at the high school where he played, O'Gorman High School. [13]

Augustana (South Dakota)

Salem returned to both the college game and Augustana in 2003, becoming the quarterbacks coach at his alma mater. [14] Following the 2003 season, he was promoted to offensive coordinator. [15]

On December 3, 2004, Salem was named the 20th coach in Augustana's football history, succeeding longtime head coach Jim Heinitz. [16] In five seasons as Augustana's head coach, Salem posted a record of 31–26, [17] with the team's best seasons coming in 2008 and 2009 at an 8–4 record in each season. [18] [19] He resigned from Augustana on February 19, 2010. [20]

Michigan State

On February 19, 2010, Salem accepted the running backs coach position at Michigan State under head coach Mark Dantonio. [21] During his time as running backs coach, running back Le'Veon Bell rushed for 1,793 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2012. [22] He was shuffled to quarterbacks coach before the 2013 season. Under Salem, quarterback Connor Cook led a three–year stretch from 2013 to 2015 where he passed for a combined 9,100 yards and 70 touchdowns as the team went 36–5 in Cook's starts. [23] Prior to the 2019 season, Salem was promoted to offensive coordinator and moved back to running backs coach. [24] The offense was hampered by injuries in 2019, [25] but was able to make improvements in total offense, scoring, and third down conversions from the previous season. [26] [27] Following Dantonio's retirement, Salem was not retained by new head coach Mel Tucker. [28]

Memphis

After one season as a senior offensive consultant for Memphis, Salem was promoted to tight ends coach on April 13, 2021. [29]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings (North Central Conference)(2005–2007)
2005 Augustana6–52–46th
2006 Augustana5–63–5T–5th
2007 Augustana4–72–67th
Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference)(2008–2009)
2008 Augustana8–47–33rd (South)W Mineral Water
2009 Augustana8–47–3T–2nd (South)L Mineral Water
Augustana:31–2621–21
Total:31–26

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  2. ↑ Garry, Mick (December 5, 2004). "A legacy of football". Argus Leader . pp.  29, 32 . Retrieved April 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Haenchen, Brian. "Gridiron Greatness No. 2: Chad McConnell lifted 1988 O'Gorman Knights to new heights". Argus Leader.
  4. ↑ Lasin, Julius. "Brad Salem: 3 things to know about the Michigan State football offensive coordinator". Lansing State Journal.
  5. ↑ Griffith, Mike. "Michigan State athletic department source dismisses report assistant Brad Salem in mix for NFL job". MLive.com.
  6. ↑ "AUSTINS, SALEMS, AND TRIPLETS FORM A UNIQUE TRIPLE TWIN CONNECTION FOR COYOTE FOOTBALL PROGRAM". South Dakota Athletics.
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  11. ↑ Solari, Chris. "Michigan State knows Indiana's offense well, thanks to past connection". Detroit Free Press.
  12. ↑ "BRENT AND BRAD SALEM RESIGN FROM SOUTH DAKOTA FOOTBALL STAFF". South Dakota Athletics.
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  14. ↑ Toland, Roger. "Huskies want it all before changes hit". Rapid City Journal.
  15. ↑ "Western meets Augustana for first time as eight seniors bid farewell". Western Washington Athletics.
  16. ↑ "Jim Heinitz Resigns as Head Football Coach; Brad Salem Named New Head Football Coach". Augustana Athletics.
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  18. ↑ "2008 Augustana Football Results". Augustana Athletics.
  19. ↑ "2009 Augustana Football Results". Augustana Athletics.
  20. ↑ "Brad Salem Resigns as Football Coach; Aldrich Named Successor". Augustana University.
  21. ↑ "Salem to coach RBs at Michigan State". ESPN.com.
  22. ↑ "Le'Veon Bell College Statistics". SportsReference.com.
  23. ↑ "Connor Cook College Statistics". SportsReference.com.
  24. ↑ "Salem Named MSU Offensive Coordinator". WKAR.com.
  25. ↑ "Michigan State Injury Report". Archived from the original on January 4, 2022.
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  28. ↑ Hunter, Wil. "New Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker reportedly won't retain any of Mark Dantonio's staff". SpartansWire.
  29. ↑ Barnes, Evan. "Memphis football promotes David Glidden to WR coach, Brad Salem to TE coach". Memphis Commercial Appeal.
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