Richard Lage - Football Coach - Florida Atlantic University Athletics

Richard Lage

Title:
Inside Linebackers

Coaching Experience
2011 - Florida Atlantic Assistant Coach (Inside Linebackers)
2010 - Florida Atlantic Assistant Coach (Defensive Tackles)
2008-2009 - Midwestern State (Defensive Line)
2007 - Chowan (NC) (Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Interim Head Coach)
2004-2006 - Chowan (NC) (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator)
2003 - Elon Assistant Coach (Running Backs)
2002 - Elon Assistant Coach (Tight Ends)
2001 - Elon Assistant Coach (Defensive Line)
1999-00 - Elon Assistant Coach (Defensive Line/Strength and Conditioning)
1997-98 Gardner-Webb - Assistant Coach (Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator)
1996 Georgetown (KY) - Assistant Coach (Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator)
1995 Georgetown (KY) - Assistant Coach (Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator)
1993-94 Georgetown (KY) - Assistant Coach (Linebacker/recruiting Coordinator)
1992 Davidson - Assistant Coach (Linebackers/Assistant Special Teams)
1991 Wake Forest - Defensive GA (Linebackers)
1989-90 Richmond - Defensive GA (Secondary)

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1993 NAIA play-offs
2009 NCAA Division II Play-offs

Recruiting Area
Jacksonville and South Georgia
Out-of-Florida Area: Georgia, South Carolina,
Virginia, Texas, Mississippi junior colleges and prep schools

Personal Information
Birth date: May 25, 1967
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Education: Year? B.S. 1989 Villanova 1991, M.S. Sports Management, Richmond
Marital Status: Wife, Sarah
Son of a collegiate coach at: East Carolina 1963,
Freddrick College 1964-66, Richmond 1966-76, Virginia 1976-1981

At FAU
Lage joined the staff in August of 2010 with the responsibility of defensive tackles. The tackles enjoyed one of the best seasons to date under Lage[apos]s tutelage and he enjoyed a good rotation among four tackles. Three-year starter Dino Cox led the tackles with 29 tackles including 5.0 for a loss. Junior Jarvis Givens and was just three tackles behind at 26. With the move to a 3-4 front, Lage used the spring to begin work with the inside linebackers.

At Midwestern State
Part of a staff that captured the 2009 Lone Star Championship.

At Chowan
Assisted with the classification move from NCAA Division III to Division II.

At Elon
Finished the 1999 season with a 9-2 record and a national top-25 rank.

At Gardner-Webb
Tallied an 8-3 record in 1997 and finished in the nation[apos]s Division II top-20.

At Georgetown
Captured the Mid South Conference Championship 1993

At Davidson
Team finished 5-5 on the year and he completed his first season as a full assistant coach.

As a Graduate Assistant
Lage served as a graduate assistant at both Wake Forest and Richmond, where he completed his master[apos]s degree. He worked with the linebackers at Wake and with the secondary at Richmond

As a Player Lage was a four-year letterman at Villanova where he played tight end.

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