Scott Woodward

Height:
6-3
Weight:
225
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Wendell, Mass.
High School:
Mahar Regional H.S.

Season at Massachusetts: Second

Scott Woodward is in his second season as an offensive graduate assistant with UMass football. He joined the staff in July 2015 and works with the quarterbacks and receivers while assisting with all facets of the offense.

He returns to Amherst after coaching stints at Farleigh Dickinson (2013-15) and Westfield State (2010-13). At FDU, he served as offensive coordinator, academic coordinator, travel coordinator and assistant strength and conditioning coordinator. He was responsible for in-game play calling while working with the quarterbacks. He was an offensive graduate assistant at WSC, charged with coaching the quarterbacks and the offensive skill positions. He was also the fundraising coordinator and managed home game event operations.

Woodward was a four-year letterman with the Minutemen and, as a senior, completed 50-of-93 for 613 yards with two touchdowns and rushed 22 times for 62 yards. He served as back-up to all-time passing leader Liam Coen and holder for four seasons. He was a member of the 2006 Division I-AA National Championship team.

He was a three-year starting quarterback for Mahar Regional High School and led the Senators to back-to-back Division III Super Bowl titles. A three-time All-Western Mass selection and a first-team all-state selection as a senior, he threw for more than 4,000 yards in his career and 46 touchdowns passes.

A native of Wendell, Mass., Woodward earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from UMass in 2009.