Bart Andrus (born March 30, 1958) is an

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coach and a former collegiate player who is the

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of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the

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(ELF). He has served as head coach for the

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of the

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League (NFLEL) from 2001 to 2007, the

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of the

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(CFL) in 2009, and the

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of the United Football League (UFL) in 2012 compiling a career record of 40 wins and 54 losses. Andrus also was the head football coach at Rocky Mountain College in 1996, posting a mark of 6–4. He also served as head coach of the Generals of

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and the Philadelphia Stars.

Early life and playing career

Andrus was born in

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and grew up in Sepulveda, California (now called North Hills), a community in the

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of the city of Los Angeles. While attending Monroe High School, he played

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on the

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team, earning first-team All-Mid-Valley League honors his senior year in 1975. Following graduation, Andrus played two years of

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football. He originally enrolled at

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in 1976, before transferring to the

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the next year. In 1978, Andrus moved on to

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in Corvallis. After not seeing any playing time with the

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that year, he transferred to the

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. During his first season in

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, he played in a backup role, completing three of 16 passes for 18 yards while also rushing 14 times for 83 yards. As a senior in 1980, Andrus shared starting quarterback duties with future

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head coach

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. He completed 69 of 118 attempts for 688 yards and also punted 61 times for a 40.0-yard average. At the conclusion of the season, Andrus was selected to the

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All-Academic team.

Coaching career

One of Andrus' earliest experiences with coaching was when he served for three years as head coach at St. Patrick High School in

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. After this, in 1984, he went to work as graduate assistant at

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, followed by serving as offensive coordinator at three different schools: Humboldt State (1986–1989), Montana State (1990–1991) and

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(1993–1995). After this Andrus continued his coaching career (which has extended to nearly three decades as of 2012) and advanced to head coaching at the collegiate level when he served as head coach at Rocky Mountain College for one season in 1996. For this he received the 1996

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(NAIA) Coach of the Year Award because of his efforts in restructuring a struggling program that had not won a game in four years. With Andrus at the helm, Rocky Mountain ended the season at 6–4 with their offense ranking first in the nation. Andrus moved on to spend three seasons in the NFL with the

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as an offensive assistant from 1997 to 1998 and as the quarterbacks coach (tutoring NFL star

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) in 1999 when the team had been renamed the Tennessee Titans. He was a member of the Titans' coaching staff during

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following the 1999 NFL season. In the new millennium, Andrus moved his career to Europe, when he took the position as offensive coordinator for the

team

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, located in

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, Germany. Here he won his first

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ring with his new team. The Fire's offense topped the league in total yards gained and total points scored that year with Andrus as offensive coordinator. One year later, Bart Andrus switched to the NFLE team the

when the position of head coach became available there. During this year Andrus lead the Admirals to a 4–6 season, missing out on clinching a berth in

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with a loss in week 10 (the final week). Three years later, in 2004, Andrus guided the Admirals to their first non-losing season since 1998 by establishing a 5–5 record. Probably due to his own history as quarterback and later on as quarterback coach, Andrus traditionally provided the Admirals with strong offensive teams. This is shown by the fact that the Admirals ranked number one in total offense in 2005, averaging 357.4 yards per game. After posting a 6–4 mark that year and leading his team to victory for the first time in World Bowl XIII against the three-time World Bowl champion Berlin Thunder, he was named NFL Europe Coach of the Year and earned his second World Bowl ring. While guiding the Admirals to a league-best 7–3 regular season record in 2006, Andrus was once again coaching one of NFL Europe's most potent offenses, with his men averaging 332.3 yards per game. However, his team did not manage to deliver him his third World Bowl ring after he lost his starting quarterback. On January 20, 2006, the

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interviewed Andrus for their vacancy at quarterback coach but Andrus continued as head coach for the Admirals in 2006.

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also interviewed Andrus in 2007 but he decided to stay with the Admirals another season, which was to prove to be the final season of NFL Europe. On July 27, 2008, the Tennessee Titans again added Bart Andrus to their coaching staff as an offensive assistant coach. On January 16, 2009, the

of the Canadian Football League announced that Andrus had been hired as head coach. He was the 53rd head coach in the team's 136-year history and this was his first experience in

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. In his sole season as the Argonauts head coach, the team finished last in the CFL with a 3–15 record. On December 14, 2009, it was announced that the Toronto Argonauts fired Andrus as head coach. On January 18, 2011, Andrus was announced as the new offensive coordinator for the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL, serving under

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, former president and CEO of the financial firm holding the team's home field's

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. After the 2011 season Moglia and several other members of his staff, but not Andrus, departed the UFL for the collegiate ranks at Coastal Carolina, which named Moglia its new head coach. On August 9, 2012, Andrus was officially announced as the new head coach of the Nighthawks. For the 2013 season, the St. Louis Rams added Bart Andrus to their coaching staff as an offensive assistant coach. On May 7, 2014, Andrus agreed to become the temporary head coach for one season with the Feather River College Golden Eagles. On January 24, 2020, Andrus was revealed as the head coach of Team Nine, the centralized

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being utilized by the XFL. He was named head coach of the Generals of

on October 15, 2020. Andrus joined the

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in 2021 to serve as the team's quarterbacks coach. On January 6, 2022, Andrus was revealed as the Head coach and General manager of the Philadelphia Stars. On January 1, 2024, it was announced the Stars would not be a part of the UFL Merger. On October 27, 2024, it was announced that Andrus had been hired as the head coach for the Frankfurt Galaxy.

Personal life

Andrus has two children, daughter Brooke, and son Travis.

Head coaching record

College

Junior college

Professional

References

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