Eastern Illinois University Athletics

Greg Stevens is in his fourth season on head coach Kim Dameron’s Eastern Illinois staff.  Stevens is the Panthers assistant head coach serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. 

Stevens made an immediate impact on the EIU offense but as dynamic as his offensive statistics may have been, the personal victory for Stevens was even more impressive. ,Stevens was a finalist for the Rare Disease Champion Award presented by Uplifting Athletes.  During the season Stevens battled non-Hodgkin's large B-cell lymphoma after being diagnosed with the condition in June of 2014.  He underwent chemotherapy treatments that lasted until early October, but during the process Stevens never missed a practice or a game.  During the offseason he under went a bone marrow transplant.  Stevens was also a finalist for the Giant Steps Award.

Stevens and the EIU offense overcame many obstacles during his second season as the Panthers needed a couple of games to find their rhythm.  The start of the offense clicking came in an overtime loss to No. 5 Illinois State.  The following week EIU beat Austin Peay 40-16 as the Panthers won seven of eight OVC games.  The offensive line came together finishing the year a streak of 636 consecutive snaps without allowing a quarterback sack.  Devin Church earned All-OVC second team honors leading the Panthers in both rushing and pass receptions.  The Panthers were once again balanced on offense with only seven yards separating their average of rushing and passing yards per game.  

The Panthers offense was once again balanced during the 2016 season as EIU ranked third in the OVC in total offense (38th in the nation).  Senior running back Devin Church led the OVC in rushing and touchdowns scored as he earned first team All-OVC honors.  The Panthers were able to put together a game-winning drive to beat FBS member Miami (Ohio) and then jumped out for a win over No. 5 ranked Illinois State in the Mid-America Classic Rivalry game.  The Panthers offense featured transfer quarterback Mitch Kimble who earned All-OVC Newcomer team honors and ranked fifth in the OVC in touchdown passes despite missing a portion of the season due to injury. 

In his first season at EIU, Stevens brought a high powered, balanced offensive attack that finished the season ranked 13th in the FCS in total offense at 480.1 yards per game.  EIU was ranked 11th in the country in rushing offense (236.3 ypg) and 38th in scoring offense at 31.3 points per game.  The offense compiled more than 600 yards of total offense in two games and tied the school record for rushing yards in a game with 413 against Austin Peay. EIU finished the season with the second highest number of yards for total offense (5,761) in school history. ,Individually, Stevens coached an offensive unit that featured two All-Americans and six All-OVC selections.  Quarterback Jalen Whitlow was named a second team All-OVC performer after setting the school record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a game, rushing yards by a quarterback in a season and consecutive passes thrown without an interception.

Prior to coming to EIU Stevens worked two seasons as the offensive coordinator at Southeastern Louisiana for head coach Ron Roberts.  In 2013 his offensive unit ranked 10th in the nation in total offense averaging 483.3 yards per game as the Lions advanced to the FCS playoff quarterfinal round.  SELA’s offense ranked 12th in the nation in scoring at 38.4 points per game and was in the top 30 in both rushing and passing offense.  The Lions 42 rushing touchdowns were third most in the FCS.

In his first season at Southeastern Louisiana, Stevens helped in the development of quarterback Nathan Stanley who earned post-season berths in the East-West Shrine Game and Casino del Sol Collegiate All-Star Classic.
 

Stevens went to SELA as part of Ron Roberts staff after a successful two-year run at NCAA Division II member Delta State.  During the two seasons the Statesmen advanced to the NCAA Division II playoff semifinals one season and lost in the NCAA Division II National Championship game the other season.

Stevens Delta State offenses ranked 12th in the NCAA in both seasons as he mentored Micah Davis as the quarterback placed third in the Harlon Hill Trophy voting – the Division II equivalent of the Heisman Trophy.  During his tenure at DSU, Stevens squads set several school records including passing for 4,166 yards as 16 different receivers caught passes during that season.  He helped coach three-time All-American Trevar Deed as Deed became the first player in Gulf South Conference history to finish his career with 2,000 yards rushing and 2,000 yards receiving.

From 2005-08, Stevens worked as the wide receivers coach at Utah State working with the school’s career leading receiver All-American Kevin Robinson.

Stevens began his association with Coach Kim Dameron while serving as the offensive coordinator at Stephen F. Austin from 2002-04.  While at SFA his offensive unit led the Southland Conference in passing two seasons and ranked 36th in the nation in 2004.

Stevens worked three seasons as the offensive coordinator at NCAA Division II Arkansas Monticello helping the school set 30 offensive records and rank in the top five in the nation in total offense.

He has additional coaching stops at Mesa State (1992-94), Eastern Arizona (1995-97) and Snow (Utah) Junior College (1998).
 

Stevens played quarterback at Snow Junior College concluding his career at Eastern Oregon.  He is a 1992 graduate of Eastern Oregon.

Stevens and his wife Amy have three children – Tyler, Ryan and Hannah.