Anthony Weeden returns to the Northwestern Oklahoma State coaching staff after spending two years at Dixie State University, where he was in charge of coaching the wide receivers for the Trailblazers.
At Dixie State University Weeden, coached a receiving group that set a school record with 3,558 total passing yards and total yards with 5,044 during the 2018 season. They also set a season record for total yards per game with 458.5. Finished 5th in the country in passing offense and 17th in total offense. Weeden also coached wide-receiver standout Dejuan Dantzler who earned second Team All-RMAC honors. As well as set the DSU single-game receiving yards record with 241 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 11 catches in a 52-45 win over No. 6 Colorado School of Mines.
Upon returning to the Ranger coaching staff, Weeden will be taking over the position of Offensive Coordinator while also helping coach the wide receivers.
Before taking over the receivers at Dixie State, Weeden was the Passing Game Coordinator as well as in charge of the receivers for the Rangers back in 2016.
During the 2016 season, Weeden led a passing attack that accounted for 36 passing touchdowns, nine interceptions, and finished 12th in the country in Passing Yards per game with 303.8 yards and 3342 yards in total. Horatio Smith finished the year with 2nd Team All-GAC honors after leading the GAC with an average of 149.5 all-purpose yards a game.
During Weeden’s first stint, a young receiving corps here at Northwestern progressed nicely in 2013, despite early-season injuries to each of the Rangers' top two quarterbacks. Eight receivers caught 10 or more passes, and six of them recorded a touchdown.
Depth was also a hallmark of the 2012 group, which lacked individual standouts but still notched several significant milestones. As a group, the receiving core set new single-season school records for most yards and receptions.
In a week two battle with Colorado State-Pueblo, a team that spent much of the year ranked number one in the nation. Junior Andrew King tied a Northwestern single-game mark with 14 grabs and ranked among the national leaders in catches per game before an ankle injury sidelined him for the second half of the year.
In King's absence, others emerged. Junior Avery Morris - who had recorded just eight catches in his first two and half seasons as a Ranger - caught three touchdowns to spark a win over Panhandle State. For his efforts, Morris was named Great American Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
Weeden arrived in Alva during the summer of 2012. Before that, he played and coached at Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, Texas.
On the Prairie View staff, Weeden was a defensive assistant coach and offensive quality control coordinator. In his playing days, Weeden was an All-American return specialist as a sophomore and a standout wide receiver.
During his senior campaign, Weeden was a dangerous home run threat, averaging 18.4 yards per catch. He finished with 386 receiving yards, and five of his 21 receptions went for touchdowns. Weeden was part of three-consecutive winning seasons and helped the program earn its first SWAC championship since 1964.
