Football
Folmar, Drew
Drew Folmar
- Title:
- Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
- Email:
- atf214@lehigh.edu
- Phone:
- 610-758-6562
- Alma Mater:
- Third season
Recruiting Areas: Southeast Pennsylvania, Georgia
Drew Folmar enters his third season as Lehigh’s Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks coach. Folmar directed the Patriot League’s top-ranked offense in 2015 as the Mountain Hawks featured a balanced attack that averaged 462.5 yards per game. Quarterback Nick Shafnisky directed an offense that averaged 188.2 yards per game on the ground and 274.3 yards per game through the air. Shafnisky personally averaged 268.5 yards of offense per game and rushed for a team-best 12 touchdowns, while throwing for 15 more. He was named MVP of the Lehigh-Lafayette game after throwing for four touchdowns and rushing for 109 yards and a fifth score.
When Shafnisky missed two starts due to injury, Folmar helped freshman Brad Mayes lead Lehigh’s offense to league victories over Georgetown and Holy Cross.
Folmar also oversaw the Patriot League’s second ranked rushing offense, where Shafnisky and a stable of previously inexperienced running backs emerged into an area of strength. Freshman Dominick Bragalone became Lehigh’s first freshman 1,000 yard rusher while as a team Lehigh rushed for more than 200 yards six times, including its last four games.
In his first season in Bethlehem, Folmar oversaw an offense that ranked in the top three in the Patriot League in most categories. Shafnisky was the Patriot League’s second-rated passer in his first season as the starter, while the Mountain Hawks’ running game eclipsed 150 yards in nine of 11 outings.
Prior to coming to Lehigh, Folmar spent the 2013 season as the head football coach at Kutztown University and spent the previous five seasons molding the Golden Bears’ offense into one of the top units in Division II.
In five seasons, Folmar directed Kutztown’s offense and coached its quarterbacks. He mentored a total of 16 All-PSAC East performers and two PSAC East Offensive Players of the Year. His student-athletes also excelled in the classroom as he coached one Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-American, two Academic All-District selections and 15 PSAC Scholar-Athletes.
When he arrived at Kutztown following the 2008 season, Folmar took over a unit that ranked 96th in scoring and 86th in total offense and molded it into one of the top offensive attacks in Division II. In three seasons from 2010-2012 Folmar’s offense never ranked lower than 12th in the nation in scoring offense. The Golden Bears ranked tenth in Division II in total offense in 2011 and 2012.
Folmar’s offense helped Kutztown to a then-school record ten wins and the school’s first ever Division II playoff berth in 2010. The following year the Golden Bears captured their first PSAC championship and won a playoff game for the first time. Kutztown finished with 11 victories and earned its highest ranking in school history, peaking at No. 6 in the AFCA Poll.
In 2012 Kutztown established a new school single-season scoring record for the third straight year, finishing with 490 points. The Golden Bear offense ranked fourth in scoring (44.5 points per game), sixth in passing offense and tenth in total offense. Folmar was named head coach at Kutztown in January 2013 and went 4-7 in his lone season as a head coach.
Individually, Folmar played a major role in the development of quarterback Kevin Morton, who was twice named the PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year and was a two-time regional finalist for the Division II Player of the Year Award, the Harlon Hill Trophy. The most highly decorated quarterback in Kutztown history, Morton owns nine school single-game, season or career records, ranks fourth all-time in Division II in passing touchdowns, and is one of just 19 Division II players to have thrown for 10,000 yards and 100 touchdowns.
In his playing days, Folmar was a standout quarterback at Millersville University from 1997-2000. A four-time All-PSAC East selection, three-time team MVP and two-time team captain, Folmar set numerous single season and career records for the Marauders and was a regional finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy in 2000. Millersville won 30 games during his career, including a 20-4 mark in PSAC East play, and reached the second round of the NCAA Playoffs in 1999. Folmar was inducted into the Millersville Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013. He graduated in 2001 with a degree in elementary education and a minor in athletic coaching.
Folmar’s coaching career began in 2001 as a student-assistant at his alma mater working with quarterbacks and wide receivers. He enjoyed a one year stint at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy before returning to Millersville where he coached the wide receivers from 2003 to 2007.
Prior to joining the Kutztown coaching staff, Folmar was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of New Haven, helping to reestablish that football program during the spring and summer of 2008.
A native of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Folmar and his wife, Heather, have three children: a daughter, MacQuarrie, a son, Gavin, and a younger daughter, Tessa.
Drew Folmar enters his third season as Lehigh’s Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks coach. Folmar directed the Patriot League’s top-ranked offense in 2015 as the Mountain Hawks featured a balanced attack that averaged 462.5 yards per game. Quarterback Nick Shafnisky directed an offense that averaged 188.2 yards per game on the ground and 274.3 yards per game through the air. Shafnisky personally averaged 268.5 yards of offense per game and rushed for a team-best 12 touchdowns, while throwing for 15 more. He was named MVP of the Lehigh-Lafayette game after throwing for four touchdowns and rushing for 109 yards and a fifth score.
When Shafnisky missed two starts due to injury, Folmar helped freshman Brad Mayes lead Lehigh’s offense to league victories over Georgetown and Holy Cross.
Folmar also oversaw the Patriot League’s second ranked rushing offense, where Shafnisky and a stable of previously inexperienced running backs emerged into an area of strength. Freshman Dominick Bragalone became Lehigh’s first freshman 1,000 yard rusher while as a team Lehigh rushed for more than 200 yards six times, including its last four games.
In his first season in Bethlehem, Folmar oversaw an offense that ranked in the top three in the Patriot League in most categories. Shafnisky was the Patriot League’s second-rated passer in his first season as the starter, while the Mountain Hawks’ running game eclipsed 150 yards in nine of 11 outings.
Prior to coming to Lehigh, Folmar spent the 2013 season as the head football coach at Kutztown University and spent the previous five seasons molding the Golden Bears’ offense into one of the top units in Division II.
In five seasons, Folmar directed Kutztown’s offense and coached its quarterbacks. He mentored a total of 16 All-PSAC East performers and two PSAC East Offensive Players of the Year. His student-athletes also excelled in the classroom as he coached one Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-American, two Academic All-District selections and 15 PSAC Scholar-Athletes.
When he arrived at Kutztown following the 2008 season, Folmar took over a unit that ranked 96th in scoring and 86th in total offense and molded it into one of the top offensive attacks in Division II. In three seasons from 2010-2012 Folmar’s offense never ranked lower than 12th in the nation in scoring offense. The Golden Bears ranked tenth in Division II in total offense in 2011 and 2012.
Folmar’s offense helped Kutztown to a then-school record ten wins and the school’s first ever Division II playoff berth in 2010. The following year the Golden Bears captured their first PSAC championship and won a playoff game for the first time. Kutztown finished with 11 victories and earned its highest ranking in school history, peaking at No. 6 in the AFCA Poll.
In 2012 Kutztown established a new school single-season scoring record for the third straight year, finishing with 490 points. The Golden Bear offense ranked fourth in scoring (44.5 points per game), sixth in passing offense and tenth in total offense. Folmar was named head coach at Kutztown in January 2013 and went 4-7 in his lone season as a head coach.
Individually, Folmar played a major role in the development of quarterback Kevin Morton, who was twice named the PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year and was a two-time regional finalist for the Division II Player of the Year Award, the Harlon Hill Trophy. The most highly decorated quarterback in Kutztown history, Morton owns nine school single-game, season or career records, ranks fourth all-time in Division II in passing touchdowns, and is one of just 19 Division II players to have thrown for 10,000 yards and 100 touchdowns.
In his playing days, Folmar was a standout quarterback at Millersville University from 1997-2000. A four-time All-PSAC East selection, three-time team MVP and two-time team captain, Folmar set numerous single season and career records for the Marauders and was a regional finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy in 2000. Millersville won 30 games during his career, including a 20-4 mark in PSAC East play, and reached the second round of the NCAA Playoffs in 1999. Folmar was inducted into the Millersville Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013. He graduated in 2001 with a degree in elementary education and a minor in athletic coaching.
Folmar’s coaching career began in 2001 as a student-assistant at his alma mater working with quarterbacks and wide receivers. He enjoyed a one year stint at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy before returning to Millersville where he coached the wide receivers from 2003 to 2007.
Prior to joining the Kutztown coaching staff, Folmar was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of New Haven, helping to reestablish that football program during the spring and summer of 2008.
A native of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Folmar and his wife, Heather, have three children: a daughter, MacQuarrie, a son, Gavin, and a younger daughter, Tessa.
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