Rich Skrosky - Senior Analyst/Defense - Football Support Staff

Rich Skrosky

Title:
Senior Analyst/Defense
Email:
DukeFBRecruiting@duke.edu
Phone:
(919) 684-2635

Rich Skrosky joined the Duke coaching staff in January 2022 and serves as a senior analyst working primarily with the defense. He spent his first two seasons in Durham working with the Blue Devils’ offense before transitioning to defense in the spring of 2024.

Skrosky has over 35 years of coaching experience, including 28 as an offensive coordinator or head coach. During his coaching tenure, he has participated in eight bowl games (2012 Beef O’Brady’s, 2013 GoDaddy, 2017 Gasparilla, 2018 Bahamas, 2019 Camellia, 2022 Military, 2023 Birmingham and 2024 Gator), mentored three NFL Draft picks (Alex McGough, James Morgan and Keith Wenning) and won two conference titles (Northeast Conference – 1996 and 1998). In addition, Skrosky has coached 106 all-league selections.

Duke’s defense set the tone in 2024 and ranked in the top 25 nationally in tackles for loss (second/8.9), fumbles recovered (second/14), sacks (fourth/3.31), turnovers gained (seventh/27) and turnover margin (24th/+0.62). Within the ACC, the Blue Devils topped the league in tackles for loss per game, sacks per game, fumbles recovered and turnovers gained and ranked second in passing yards allowed per game (213.5) and third in yards per play (5.01).

During his first two seasons at Duke, Skrosky helped mentor a trio of running backs in Jaylen Coleman, Jaquez Moore and Jordan Waters. In 2022, Duke finished the season tied for second in the ACC in rushing touchdowns (31), third in rushing offense (184.15), and fourth in rushing yards (2,394). The threesome, along with quarterback Riley Leonard, formed the first quartet in Duke history to post 400-plus rushing yards in a single-season. The following year, Skrosky coached Waters to Third Team All-ACC honors after he finished with 819 yards on 153 rushes (5.35) with 12 touchdowns. He paired with Moore (674) to become the fourth running back duo to eclipse the 600-yard mark on the ground during the same season.

Skrosky came to Durham after a four-year stint (2017-20) as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Florida International University. While there, he helped the Panthers to three consecutive bowl appearances and mentored two NFL Draft picks in quarterbacks McGough and Morgan. During the 2018 draft, McGough was taken by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round, while Morgan was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2020 draft.

Under Skrosky’s guidance, McGough broke FIU’s program record for passing yards in a single season (2,798) and passing percentage (65.4) in 2017. The following year, Morgan broke the season record for most touchdown passes (26) and passing efficiency (157.6).

As a team, the Panthers posted the top two season marks in program history in passing yards (3,194 in 2018 and 3,031 in 2017) and completion percentage (65.5 percent in 2018 and 65.4 percent in 2017). In addition, the team recorded the most points (450) and total yards (5,480) in a single-season in 2018.

Prior to his time at FIU, Skrosky spent three seasons (2014-16) as the head coach at Elon University and guided the Phoenix program as it moved to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in 2014. This was his second stint at Elon, as he also served as the team’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2009-10) as well as the offensive line coach (2006-08).

During his time with the Phoenix, Skrosky coached the team to the most total yards (5,099 in 2009) and highest average yards per game (435.2 in 2010) in a season in school history. He also coached Elon to its first-ever FCS Playoff appearance, during the 2009 season.

Skrosky helped develop 22 all-conference selections and three All-Americans, in wide receivers Terrell Hudgins and Aaron Mellette as well as quarterback Scott Riddle. Hudgins in his career amassed 5,250 receiving yards on 395 receptions, both of which were NCAA Division I records. The wideout established 19 records, 10 of which were NCAA marks and was the first NCAA Division I player to post four 1,000-yard receiving seasons. Mellette posted 4,254 career receiving yards on 304 receptions and set a program mark for receptions in a game with 18 against Richmond in 2010. Riddle passed for 13,264 career yards, the most ever by an Elon or Southern Conference (SoCon) player, and set 41 NCAA, SoCon or Elon records.

Between stints at Elon, Skrosky spent three years (2011-13) as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ball State University. While there, he was a two-time nominee for the Broyles Award (2012 and 2013), presented to the nation’s top assistant coach. Skrosky helped guide the Cardinals to consecutive bowl game appearances in 2012 and 2013, while mentoring 16 All-Mid-American Conference selections, including Wenning, who was taken in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens.

During his time with the Cardinals, Skrosky’s offense compiled the two best seasons in total offense and scoring offense. Ball State set a program mark of 457 yards of total offense per game in 2012 before breaking it a year later with 486 in 2013. The Cardinals did the same thing with their scoring offense, setting a school record with 36.4 points per game in 2012 before surpassing that with 40.1 in 2013. The team’s 63 touchdowns in 2013 were also the most scored by a Ball State team in program history.

Before his first stop at Elon, Skrosky spent five years (2001-05) as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Columbia University. Prior to that, he spent eight seasons (1993-2000) as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Monmouth University, where he helped the squad capture Northeast Conference titles in 1996 and 1998.

Skrosky was the head coach at his alma mater Ramapo College during the 1992 campaign after serving as the program’s offensive coordinator, offensive line and tight ends coach during the 1990 and 1991 seasons.

He also turned in stints as a graduate student, working primarily with the tight ends, at Rutgers University for two seasons (1988-89) and as the assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Lodi (N.J.) High School for three seasons (1985-87). Skrosky began his coaching career as the defensive backs coach at St. Peter’s Prep High School in Jersey City, N.J., in 1984.

Skrosky was a letterwinner at safety for Ramapo before earning his bachelor’s degree in political science in 1983. He is married to the former Suzanne Quentz of Towaco, N.J.