Chris Beatty - Football Coach - West Virginia University Athletics

Chris Beatty

Title:
Running Backs/Slot Receivers
Phone:
(304) 293-4194

Running Backs

Birthday: June 19
Hometown: Centreville, Va.
Education: Bachelor’s degree (East Tennessee State, ’95)
Family: Wife – Kristy
Year at West Virginia: 2
Year in Coaching: 4

Playing Career

Four-year starter at wide receiver - East Tennessee State (1991-94)

Earned All-Southern Conference honors as a senior

All-time leading receiver in the school’s history

Baltimore Stallions (CFL) (1995)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) (1997)

Coaching Career
2008: West Virginia (running backs/slot receivers)
2007: Northern Illinois (running backs)
2006: Hampton (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/ receivers)
2003-05: Landstown (Va.) HS (head coach)
2001-02: Salem (Va.) HS (head coach)
1998-00: North Stafford (Va.) HS (head coach)

Bowl Experience (1)
2008: Car Care

Coaching Highlights

West Virginia

Sophomore Noel Devine rushed for 1,289 yards and four touchdowns, marking the 12th year in the past 13 that WVU has produced a 1,000-yard rusher

Sophomore Jock Sanders led the receivers with 53 catches for 462 yards and seven touchdowns

WVU rushing offense was second in the BIG EAST Conference and No. 15 nationally

Selected to attend NCAA Football Coaches Academy in Indianapolis, Ind. (2008)

Northern Illinois

Sophomore Justin Anderson rushed for 1,245 yards and eight touchdowns, the ninth-consecutive year with a 1,000-yard rusher

Hampton

The Pirates won the 2006 MEAC Championship and made an appearance in the NCAA I-AA playoffs

Coached Alonzo Coleman, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s all-time leading rusher, who finished with 1,052 yards in 2006

Four players he coached signed NFL contracts

No. 7 scoring offense nationally

High School

Coordinated offenses that produced the top four passers in Virginia High School history

Guided the only two teams in state history to boast a 3,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard receiver and a 1,000-yard rusher in the same season.

Compiled a 40-2 mark as the head coach at Landstown HS (Va.) from 2003-05

Landstown won the 2004 Virginia 3-A state championship and a No. 9 national ranking with a 14-0 record

Made three state championship appearances

Selected 2004 Virginia State 3A Coach of the Year

Compiled a 38-16 record at North Stafford (Va.) HS (1998-2000) and Salem (Va.) HS (2001-02)

Led both teams to the state playoffs

Professional Players

Landstown: Percy Harvin (RB)
North Stafford: Nate Ilaoa (RB)
Salem: Isaiah Gardner (DB), Ricky Schmitt (K)
Hampton: Alonzo Coleman (RB), Marquay McDaniel (WR), Onrae Jones (WR)

All-Conference Players

West Virginia: Noel Devine (RB/2008); Jock Sanders (WR/2008)

Northern Illinois: Justin Anderson (RB/2007)

Hampton: Princeton Shepherd (QB/2006), Marquay McDaniel (WR/2006)

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