Utah Tech University Athletics

Anthony Weeden enters his second season as Wide Receivers Coach at Dixie State in 2018. 

In 2016, he returned for his second stint at Northwestern Oklahoma State after spending a year at Missouri Southern State where he was in charge of coaching the wide receivers for the Lions.

Upon returning to the Ranger coaching staff, Weeden assumed the role of Passing Game Coordinator while also helping coach the wide receivers. Before taking over the receivers at Southern, Weeden was the recruiting coordinator as well wide receivers coach for the Rangers.

Weeden began his first stint at Northwestern during the summer of 2012. Under Weeden’s watch, a young receiving corps at Northwestern progressed nicely in 2013, despite early-season injuries to each of the Rangers’ top two quarterbacks. Eight receivers caught 10 or more passes, and six of them recorded a touchdown.

Depth was also a hallmark of the 2012 group, which lacked individual standouts but still notched several significant milestones. As a group, the receiving core set new single-season school records for most yards and receptions.

In a week two battle with Colorado State Pueblo - a team that spent much of the year ranked number one in the nation - junior Andrew King tied a Northwestern single-game mark with 14 grabs and ranked among the national leaders in catches per game before an ankle injury sidelined him for the second half of the year.

In King’s absence, others emerged. Junior Avery Morris - who had recorded just eight catches in his first two and half seasons as a Ranger - caught three touchdowns to spark a win over Panhandle State. For his efforts, Morris was named Great American Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

Prior to his time at Northwestern, Weeden played and coached at Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, Texas. On the Prairie View staff, Weeden was a defensive assistant coach and offensive quality control coordinator. In his playing days, Weeden was an All-American return specialist and a starting wide receiver.

During his senior campaign, Weeden was a dangerous homerun threat, averaging 18.4 yards per catch. He finished with 386 receiving yards, and five of his 21 receptions went for touchdowns.

Weeden was part of three-consecutive winning seasons and helped the program earns its first SWAC championship since 1964.