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Robert Anae

Title:
Offensive Coordinator/Inside WR/TE
Email:
ranae@ncsu.edu

ROBERT ANAE
BYU ‘86
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

36^th year in coaching
1^st year at NC State

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:
COLLEGE – Played center and offensive guard at BYU (1981-84), playing on the Cougars’ 1984 National Championship team and four WAC championship squads. Earned second-team All-WAC honors as a senior and played in the Hula Bowl. Drafted in the third round of the 1985 USFL draft by the New Jersey Generals.

EDUCATION:
Graduated from BYU in 1986 with a degree in political science. Earned an M.S. in sociology in 1990 from Hawai’i and a Ph.D. in sociology in 1999 from BYU.

PERSONAL DATA:
Grew up in Laie, Hawaii. He and his wife Liane have two sons, a daughter and five grandchildren. Son Famika played on the offensive line at BYU and is currently the offensive line coach at Campbell University. Father Famika Sr., and brothers, Brad and Matt, also played football for BYU.

BOWL EXPERIENCE:
AS A PLAYER: BYU - 1981 Holiday Bowl, 1982 Holiday Bowl, 1983 Holiday Bowl, 1984 Holiday Bowl; AS A COACH: BYU - 1990 Holiday Bowl, 1991 Holiday Bowl, 2005 Las Vegas Bowl, 2006 Las Vegas Bowl, 2007 Las Vegas Bowl, 2008 Las Vegas Bowl, 2009 Las Vegas Bowl, 2010 New Mexico Bowl, 2013 Fight Hunger Bowl, 2014 Miami Beach Bowl, 2015 Las Vegas Bowl; Ricks College: 1992 Real Dairy Bowl, 1993 Real Dairy Bowl, 1994 Real Dairy Bowl, 1995 Real Dairy Bowl; Texas Tech: 2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, 2001 Alamo Bowl, 2002 Tangerine Bowl, 2003 Houston Bowl, 2004 Holiday Bowl; BYU: Arizona: 2012 New Mexico Bowl; Virginia: 2017 Military Bowl, 2018 Belk Bowl, 2019 Orange Bowl, 2021 Fenway Bowl (was not contested); Syracuse: 2022 Pinstripe Bowl (team competed after Anae left for NC State).

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS:

A three-time nominee for the Frank Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant coach, Anae’s offense has finished in the top-25 of 10 different NCAA offensive statistical categories a total of 56 times in his 16-year tenure as an OC, including 21 top-10 rankings.
A line of quarterbacks went on to play in the NFL after working in Anae’s offenses -- Bryce Perkins (Rams), and Taysom Hill (Saints) are currently on NFL rosters, while Kurt Benkert, Max Hall and John Beck both had tenures in the league.

At Syracuse:

Sean Tucker ranked second in the ACC in rushing yards per game

At Virginia:

Led an offensive unit that ranked third in the FBS in total offense in 2021. That 2021 Virginia squad was one of five programs in the FBS to average over 500 yards of total offense with a 515.8 mark – a program record. The Cavaliers also set a school best with 396.2 passing yards that season to rank second nationally.
In 2021, UVA QB Brennan Armstrong broke single-season school records for touchdown passes (31), passing yards (4,449) and total offense (4,700).
In his six seasons at UVA, the Cavaliers were bowl eligible in all but his first season in Charlottesville, highlighted by ACC Coastal Division Championship and trip to the Orange Bowl in 2019.

At BYU:

Coordinated the offense and coached inside receivers at BYU from 2013-15, with the Cougars ranking among national leaders in rushing. That tenure culminated with BYU finishing No. 14 in the final rankings and boasting the No. 10 ranked rushing attack in the country. He had two running backs run for over 1,000 yards in 2015 as the Cougar offense netted 3,475 yards on the ground (a school record).
During that stint with the Cougars, Anae’s offense produced the top-three rushers in BYU history: Jamal Williams (3,901), Harvey Unga (3,455) and Curtis Brown (3,221).
Also coached the program’s top wide receiver in terms of receiving yards, catches and touchdowns, as Austin Collie boasted 3,225 yards, 215 catches and 30 touchdowns. Additionally, Dennis Pitta broke BYU’s receptions and yardage records by a tight end under Anae: 2,901 yards and 221. Pitta was a consensus All-American in 2009 and fellow Cougars’ tight end Johnny Harline was a first team All-American in 2006.

At Arizona:

His unit blocked for the nation’s leading rusher in 2012, Ka’Deem Carey. Carey totaled 1,929 yards and 23 touchdowns on 303 carries.
In addition to the success on the ground, his unit protected QB Nick Foles, who lead the Wildcats to the third-ranked passing offense in the country in 2011 (360.8 yards per game).

At Texas Tech:

The Red Raiders put together one of the most prolific offenses in NCAA history during his tenure. During three of his five years on staff, Texas Tech led the nation in passing and never finished outside the top-11.
They also led the nation in total offense in 2003 (582.8), a mark that currently stands as the eighth-highest total in FBS history.

YEAR BY YEAR WITH ROBERT ANAE

Years            School                        Position
1986-87        Hawaii                        Offensive Graduate Assistant
1990-91        BYU                            Offensive Graduate Assistant
1992-95        Ricks College             Offensive Line
1996             Boise State                Offensive Line
1997              UNLV                          Offensive Line
1998             UNLV                          Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
2000-04      Texas Tech                Offensive Line
2005-10       BYU                            Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers
2011              Arizona                      Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
2012             Arizona                      Offensive Line
2013-15         BYU                            Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers
2016-21        Virginia                      Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers
2022             Syracuse                    Offensive Coordinator

POSTSEASON COACHING EXPERIENCE
1990 Holiday Bowl
1991 Holiday Bowl
1992 Real Dairy Bowl
1993 Real Dairy Bowl
1994 Real Dairy Bowl
1995 Real Dairy Bowl
2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl
2001 Alamo Bowl
2002 Tangerine Bowl
2003 Houston Bowl
2004 Holiday Bowl
2005 Las Vegas Bowl
2006 Las Vegas Bowl
2007 Las Vegas Bowl
2008 Las Vegas Bowl
2009 Las Vegas Bowl
2010 New Mexico Bowl
2012 New Mexico Bowl
2013 Fight Hunger Bowl
2014 Miami Beach Bowl
2015 Las Vegas Bowl
2017 Military Bowl
2018 Belk Bowl
2019 Orange Bowl
2021 Fenway Bowl (was not contested)
2022 Pinstripe Bowl