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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Quarterbacks coach |
| Team | North Alabama |
| Conference | UAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 2, 1965 Willingboro, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1983–1986 | Colorado Mines |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992 | Colorado Mines (RB) |
| 1993–1995 | Pittsburg State (TE) |
| 1996–2001 | Pittsburg State (ST/DB) |
| 2002–2024 | Washburn |
| 2025–present | North Alabama (QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 141–110 |
| Bowls | 3–1 |
| Tournaments | 1–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MIAA (2005) | |
| Awards | |
| MIAA Coach of the Year (2005) AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year (2005) | |
Craig Schurig (born March 2, 1965) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the quarterbacks coach for the University of North Alabama, a position he has held since 2025. [1] He was the head football coach for Washburn University from 2002 to 2024. [2] He is the 40th person to hold the post. He is known for turning around a once-losing program into a winning program. [3] As of the 2013 Washburn University budget, Schurig's salary is listed as $101,303. [4]
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Schurig led the Washburn football program to a win in the 2004 Mineral Water Bowl. The Ichabods posted their first NCAA Division II playoff appearance and their first Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) championship in 2005. The conference championship was the first for the Ichabods since the 1983 season. Schurig earned the MIAA Coach of the Year honors for his efforts leading the Ichabods that season. He was also named the AFCA's Region 3 Coach of the Year. [5]
Prior to becoming the Washburn head coach, Schurig spent nine years as an assistant coach under Chuck Broyles at Pittsburg State University. [6]