Andrew Pierce - Football Coach - University of Delaware Athletics

Andrew Pierce

Title:
Assistant Coach / Running Backs / Recruiting Coordinator
Email:
apud@udel.edu

Andrew Pierce returned to Newark and joined the UD coaching staff in December 2021 as the running backs coach.

Pierce has helped lead Delaware to back-to-back NCAA playoff appearances in his first two seasons back with his alma mater. In 2023, Delaware was top five in the CAA in rushing offense, which was led by Marcus Yarns. Yarns earned All-CAA honors and was an All-American selection after rushing for 939 yards and 15 touchdowns and recording 311 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.

In his first season back with his alma mater, Pierce helped lead Delaware back to the FCS Playoffs. Pierce made an immediate impact as UD’s rushing attack improved by nearly 30 yards per game from 2021 and the Blue Hens ranked fourth in the CAA with 1,864 total rushing yards in 2022. Three different running backs averaged at least 25 rushing yards per game and Delaware’s running backs found the end zone 13 total times, including nine times on the ground.

Pierce spent the previous two seasons on the coaching staff at Rutgers, serving as the offensive quality control coach in 2021. He began his stint at Rutgers in March of 2020 as a player development coach during the spring season.

Prior to arriving at Rutgers, Pierce served as the running backs coach at Rowan in 2019. Under Pierce’s guidance, Rowan finished third in the NJAC with 151.6 rushing yards per game, and running back Messiah Divine led the conference in rushing yards per game with 78.4, earning First Team All-NJAC honors.

Pierce began his coaching career as the offensive coordinator at Cumberland Regional High School from 2017-18.

Before he entered the coaching ranks, Pierce enjoyed a professional career with the Spokane Empire (2016-17) and the Tri-City Fever (2015) of the Indoor Football League (IFL). Pierce led the league in scoring with 28 touchdowns in 2015 and helped the Spokane Empire to a 2016 IFL title. He competed professionally in the Indoor Football League (IFL) from 2015-17.

Pierce had a stellar career for the Blue Hens, graduating in 2014 with a degree in health behavior science. A three-time All-American and two-time team captain, Pierce finished his career as the program’s second all-time leading rusher with 4,450 career yards on the ground. He produced back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2010 and 2011, which included 1,655 yards in 2010, a Delaware freshman record. He was the recipient of UD’s Edgar Johnson Award in 2014.