Andrew Rode

Bio

Andrew Rode has been the offensive coordinator of the Mustangs since April 2020.

He was named FootballScoop.com's 2021 NAIA Coordinator of the Year.

En route to a third national championship for the program, Rode helped guide the Mustangs offense to more than 600 yards per game. They raced for 8,517 yards on 904 plays, averaging 9.42 per play, and scored 103 touchdowns over 14 games. Morningside led the NAIA in passing offense and ranked 10th in rushing offense. No team averaged more first downs than Morningside's 31.7 per game, converted more third downs than Morningside's 56 percent, or scored more points than Morningside's 55.6 per game. 

Rode previously spent five seasons at the Concordia University of Michigan. In four of those five campaigns, the Cardinals averaged better than 28 points per game in four seasons which included 28.1 in 2019 which led them to their third straight National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ postseason appearance. In that role, Rode was tabbed the MidStates Football Association’s Mideast Assistant Coach of the Year in 2017.

Prior to his stint in Ann Arbor, Rode was on the staff at National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Greenville College for five years where he helped the program go 16-4 in his final two seasons as an offensive coordinator. The stratospheric run was due, in large part, to a rushing attack that was ranked third in the nation both years.

Andrew and his wife, Joy, were married in 2011 and have three children Alice, Everest, and McKinley. They reside in Sioux City.