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Wolfgang Shafer

Start Date: May 2024

Chattanooga Responsibilities: Safeties & Special Teams
 
Prior Experience
  • Indiana State, Secondary, 2022-24
  • Marietta, Defensive Backs, 2021-22
  • Texas, Graduate Asst. (LB/Nickel), 2020-21
  • Middle Tennessee, Graduate Asst. (WR/Secondary), 2017-20
  • Ithaca, Volunteer Assistant (TE), 2017
 
All-America
  • 2022: Rylan Cole (S), Soph. All-America, HERO Sports (Indiana State)
  • 2021: Tay Pryor (CB), d3football.com All-America (Marietta)
  
All-Conference
  • 2024: Josh Battle (1st), (K) Jude Kelley (2nd), Reuben Lowery III (2nd), Jordan Walker (2nd)
  • 2023 (Indiana State): Maddix Blackwell (2nd)
  • 2022 (Indiana State): Rylan Cole (2nd), Maddix Blackwell (2nd)
  • 2021 (Marietta): Tay Pryor (1st), Jaelon Quiero-Gordon (1st), Malik Grier (HM)
  
Bowl Game/Playoffs
  • 2020 Valero Alamo Bowl Champion (Texas)
  • 2018 R+L Carrier New Orleans Bowl (MT)
  • 2017 Raycom Media Camelia Bowl Champion (MT)
  • 2014 NCAA Division III Playoffs (Ithaca/Student-Athlete)
  • 2013 NCAA Division III Playoffs (Ithaca/Student-Athlete)
 
Collegiate Coaching Highlights
  • His safety room helped the 2024 team to an 18-interception season with the pass defense ranking 47th nationally of all DI programs (FBS/FCS) in pass coverage
  • 2022 ISU defensive unit finished among the nation’s best allowing 222.9 passing yards per game, while also allowing a 140.26 defensive passing efficiency
  • 2021 Marietta defense put together one of the best defensive seasons in program history with the defense finishing first in the Ohio Athletic Conference in forced turnovers and second in interceptions
  • Helped 2020 Texas team to a 7-3 record and 55-23 victory over Colorado in the Valero Alamo Bowl
 
Personal
Hometown: Fayetteville, N.Y.
 
Collegiate Career
Alma Mater: Ithaca ’17 (Communication Studies) | Middle Tennessee ’19 (Master’s Professional Studies)
Sports Played: Football
  • Started 19 games at Ithaca College throwing for 3,561 yards and 29 touchdowns
  • Lettered four years (2013-16)
  • Empire 8 Conference Champions in 2013 and 2014
  • 2016 Ithaca Sporstman of the Year
  • Team Captain in 2016
  • 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-District