Nathan Brown (American football)

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Nathan Brown
Central Arkansas Bears
Position: Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1986-08-19) August 19, 1986 (age 38)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Weight:219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school: Russellville (Russellville, Arkansas)
College: Central Arkansas
Undrafted: 2009
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Central Arkansas (2010–2013)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Central Arkansas (2014–2017)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Central Arkansas (2018–present)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:
  • 2024 AFCA FCS Region Number 3 Coach of the Year
  • 2022 ASUN Conference co-champion
  • 2020 Fall Southland Conference Coach of the Year
  • 2020 Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff Champion
  • 2019 Southland Conference co-champion
  • 2019 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Finalist
  • 2019 AFCA FCS Region Number 3 Coach of the Year finalist

As player:

Head coaching record
Regular season:43–34 (.558) (College)
Postseason:0–1 (.000) (College)
Career:43–35 (.551) (College)

Nathan Brown (August 19, 1986) is an American football coach and former player. He is head football coach at the University of Central Arkansas, a position he has held since the 2018 season. [1]

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Early life

Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and raised in Russellville, Arkansas. He attended Russellville High School, where he was an All-State quarterback his senior season playing for head coach Jeff Holt. Brown was a three-year letterman at Russellville. His senior year he completed 242 of 353 passes for 3,385 yards and 33 TDs. He was named the KARV Dream Team Player of the Year, the Russellville Courier Dream Team and All-River Valley. Brown also lettered three years in baseball and was an All-State performer in 2003 and 2004.

College career

He was a record breaking quarterback at Central Arkansas. In addition to being a four-year starter, he was the Southland Conference Player of the Year in 2008 and the SLC Offensive Player of the Year in 2007. Brown was also a Walter Payton Award finalist in 2008 and was a three-time All-American for the Bears. Brown was also the first UCA player to play in the Senior Bowl in 2008. He was also selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game. He set state collegiate passing records for yards (10,558) and touchdowns (100), and led the Bears to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals as a redshirt freshman. Brown was the Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year in 2005. Brown led the Bears to the 2005 Gulf South Conference championship, and the 2008 Southland Conference championship.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
(1.87 m)		219 lb
(99 kg)		31 in
(0.79 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.91 s1.81 s2.95 s4.24 s7.31 s30.5 in
(0.77 m)		9 ft 1 in
(2.77 m)		19 reps
All values from NFL Combine [2]

He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2009. After being released by the Jaguars he went to the New Orleans Saints for a short time.

Brown went into coaching after his short pro football stint, hired by his alma mater in 2009 to coach quarterbacks. In 2014 he was promoted to offensive coordinator for UCA.

On December 9, 2017, he was introduced as the new head coach of the UCA Bears football team, his first head coaching job.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs STATS#Coaches°
Central Arkansas Bears (Southland Conference)(2018–2020)
2018 Central Arkansas 6–55–43rd
2019 Central Arkansas 9–47–2T–1stL NCAA Division I Second Round 89
2020–21 Central Arkansas 5–40–01310
Central Arkansas Bears (Western Athletic Conference)(2021)
2021 Central Arkansas 5–64–23rd
Central Arkansas Bears (ASUN Conference)(2022)
2022 Central Arkansas 5–63–2T–1st
Central Arkansas Bears (United Athletic Conference)(2023–present)
2023 Central Arkansas 7–44–2T–2nd2325
2024 Central Arkansas 6–64–44th
Central Arkansas:43–3527–16
Total:43–35
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. ↑ "Nathan Brown". ucasports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas, QB, 2009 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.


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