Elite Camp Liason
Recruiting Area: Central Illinois / St. Louis
The former Oregon running back, Andre Crenshaw, begins his second season on the Griffon Football staff, coaching running backs and serving as special teams coordinator.
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2018
Crenshaw helped the Griffons employ a multi-back rushing attack that ranked third in the MIAA and 25th in the nation, averaging 219.5 rushing yards per game. The team’s efficiency on the ground helped the Griffons lead the nation in red zone offense (92.9) and lead the MIAA in third down conversions (40.8). Griffon rushers scored 24 of the team’s 40 touchdowns in 2018. Missouri Western led the MIAA punt returns, averaging 14.32 yards per return. The Griffons’ kick return defense was third-best in the MIAA, allowing 18.16 yards per return.
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James Bailey Jr. and Shamar Griffith were both All-MIAA honorable mention running backs. Brandin Dandridge was a first team All-MIAA return specialist along with receiving first team Don Hansen All-Region honors as a returner and an honorable mention on the Don Hansen All-American team as a returner. Tyler Basch was a second team All-MIAA and Don Hansen All-Region selection as a kicker along with receiving a Don Hansen All-American honorable mention.
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Crenshaw also spent part of the 2019 preseason as a coaching intern with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Prior to Missouri Western
Andre Crenshaw came to Missouri Western after spending the 2017 season at Tennessee Tech where he coached running backs, returners, and specialists. Â
Before his time at Tennessee Tech he had a two-season stint at Morehead State where he also coached the running backs, returners and specialists. With the Eagles, Crenshaw helped recruit student-athletes, monitored their academic performance, broke down game film and put together scouting reports. He also helped oversee training and developed game plans.
Prior to his tenure in Kentucky, Crenshaw was a graduate assistant, overseeing the running backs and specialists at Dakota Wesleyan in Mitchell, South Dakota, then was also the running backs and athletes coach at Riggs Football Academy in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.Â
At Dakota Wesleyan, he helped develop Francois Barnaud, who became the school's leading rusher in just two seasons, picking up 1,893 yards as a junior and 1,409 yards as a senior, the top two seasons in program history. He led the NAIA and Great Plains Athletic Conference in rushing as a junior, was a second-team All-American selection and twice named all-conference.
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Personal
A native of Lancaster, California, Crenshaw rushed for more than 500 yards and accumulated more than 1,000 career all-purpose yards during a four-year (2006-09) career at Oregon. He rushed for a career-best 133 yards and two touchdowns at Washington as a sophomore in 2007. He totaled more than 1,200 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground as a senior at Antelope Valley High School.
Crenshaw earned his bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Oregon in 2010 and a Master's degree in educational policy and administration from Dakota Wesleyan 2015.
He resides in Saint Joseph with his Fiancée Ashley and son Kalin.
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