Loggains Tabbed as App State Football Head Coach

BOONE, N.C. – A respected offensive play-caller at both the NFL and college levels, Dowell Loggains has been chosen as the next head coach of App State Football, Director of Athletics Doug Gillin announced Saturday.
 
Loggains (pronounced LOG-ans), 44, is the 23rd head football coach in program history. His five-year contract, which runs through the 2029 season, was approved Saturday afternoon by Interim Chancellor Heather Norris and the Appalachian State University Board of Trustees.
 
Most recently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the top-15ranked South Carolina Gamecocks, Loggains will be formally introduced Monday during a noon press conference at Kidd Brewer Stadium's Grandview Ballroom that is open to the public, with parking available at the Stadium Deck not far from the North End Zone facility. The press conference will be streamed live on App State Football's YouTube, Facebook and X pages.
 
"We have a longstanding and proud football tradition at App State, with anational reputation for excellence and success on and off the field,"Norris said. "App State has one of the nation's best home-fieldadvantages, as well as a strong academic record. I'd like to thank Doug Gillinfor his leadership and his work to quickly hire a new head football coach. Weare looking forward to Dowell becoming a Mountaineer."
 
"We are very excited for Dowell Loggains to be the next leader of AppState Football and to welcome him, his wife, Beth, and their children, Reese,Aven, Conner and Ryne, to the App Family," Gillin said. "He bringsexperience as a leader and play-caller at the highest levels of professionaland college football. He is a great recruiter and believes strongly in buildingrelationships. He is aligned with our core values of academic integrity,competitive excellence, social responsibility and world-class experience. Thisis a great day for App State."
 
Season tickets for the 2025 App State football season will go on sale soon.
 
Before serving as South Carolina's offensive coordinator the last two seasons,Loggains was an assistant for two years at his alma mater, Arkansas, afterspending 16 years in the NFL (2005-20) with time as an offensive coordinator orquarterbacks coach for the Tennessee Titans (2010-13), Cleveland Browns (2014),Chicago Bears (2015-17), Miami Dolphins (2018) and New York Jets (2019-20).
 
"My family and I are thrilled to join the Mountaineer family and build onthe rich championship tradition of App State Football," Loggains said."Thank you to the Board of Trustees, Chancellor Norris, Doug Gillin, andall of App Nation for this incredible opportunity to lead such a storiedprogram. We are eager to become part of the community, engage with thestudent-athletes and fans, and give our All for App State."
 
Loggains' offense this season has helped the Gamecocks reach the brink of theCollege Football Playoff with a 9-3 record that includes wins over Oklahoma,Texas A&M, Missouri and Clemson. South Carolina has the third-best rushingoffense in the SEC at 188.9 yards per game while ranking top 50 in the countryin scoring, yardage, rushing, first downs and completion percentage.
 
He has developed redshirt freshman LaNorris Sellers into one of collegefootball's most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks. Sellers has thrown for2,274 yards with 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions while also rushing for655 yards and seven scores against one of the country's toughest schedules. Heranks 20th nationally in passing efficiency, 14th in yards per attempt, 25th inyards per completion, 28th in total offense and 35th in completion percentage.Loggains has also found success utilizing Raheim "Rocket" Sanders,one of the SEC's best running backs, to form a dynamic rushing attack.
 
In his first season in Columbia, Loggains turned future NFL quarterback SpencerRattler and a future NFL first-round draft pick, wide receiver Xavier Legette,into one of the most lethal pass-and-catch combinations in the country.
 
Loggains spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons as the Arkansas Razorbacks' tight endscoach, earning a reputation as a top-25 national recruiter there.
 
During his decade-plus as an NFL coordinator and quarterbacks coach, hementored the likes of Sam Darnold, Jay Cutler, Mitchell Trubisky, Brian Hoyerand Vince Young at QB, as well as running backs Kenyan Drake, Jordan Howard andChris Johnson.
 
Loggains graduated from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor's degree inkinesiology in 2003 and a master's degree in education in 2005. He walked on tothe Razorback football program in 2000 as a quarterback and holder beforeearning a scholarship and becoming a four-year letterman, appearing in 50games.
 
Loggains and his wife, Beth, have four children: daughters Reese, Aven andConner, and son, Ryne.
 
LOGGAINS AT A GLANCE
 
Coaching Experience
2005: Dallas Cowboys (Scouting assistant)
2006-07: Tennessee Titans (Coaching administrative assistant)
2008-09: Tennessee Titans (Quality control)
2010-12: Tennessee Titans (Passing game coordinator/QBs)
2013: Tennessee Titans (Offensive coordinator)
2014: Cleveland Browns (QBs)
2015-17: Chicago Bears (Offensive coordinator/QBs)
2018: Miami Dolphins (Offensive coordinator)
2019-20: New York Jets (Offensive coordinator/QBs)
2021-22: Arkansas (Tight ends)
2023-24: South Carolina (Offensive coordinator/QBs)
 
Bowls Coached
2021: Outback
2022: Liberty
 
Playing Experience
2000-04: Arkansas (Quarterback/holder)
 
Alma Mater: Arkansas, 2003
Hometown: Newport, Ark.
Wife: Beth
Children: Reese, Aven, Conner, Ryne

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