Army West Point Athletics
Corley Named Wide Receivers Coach
March 07, 2017 | Football
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point head football coach Jeff Monken announced the hiring of David Corley as the team's wide receivers coach.
He joins the Army staff after a three-year stint at Connecticut, where he was the offensive coordinator/running backs coach, and served as the Director of Player Engagement. During his time in Storrs, Conn., he also worked as the special teams coordinator/wide receivers coach.
Most recently with the Huskies in 2016, Corley mentored junior Arkeel Newsome to a team leading 715 rushing yards on 147 carries with five touchdowns. Newsome was also the second-leading receiver with 25 receptions for 273 yards and two touchdowns. He finished the season with over 1,400 all-purpose yards.
In Corley's lone season as the wide receivers coach at UConn, Noel Thomas more than doubled his production from the previous year. Thomas led the team in receptions with 54 for 719 yards and three touchdowns. He had a career-high seven receptions in three games. Against nationally ranked Houston, he had two touchdown receptions and 108 yards receiving. He was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts. He was also selected to the 2015 Division I All-New England Team by the New England Football Writers' Association. Corley led the Huskies punt return defense to a Top-20 national ranking during that season as well.
In 2014, Corley coached Newsome on special teams to 36 returns for 730 yards, a 20.3 return average. His total kick return and kick return yardage ranked fourth in UConn's single-season history. Newsome was a solid contributor on the ground as well, averaging 4.0 yards per rush. He became the first true UConn freshman to accumulate over 1,000 all-purpose yards since Terry Caulley did so in 2002.
Prior to his tenure at UConn, Corley spent six seasons (2008-2013) on the staff at William & Mary. He worked the first two seasons as the running backs coach before tutoring the quarterbacks the next three years. In 2013, his final year with the Tribe, he served as the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator. During that season, Corley helped Tre McBride earn First Team All-CAA recognition, making him the first Tribe wide receiver to be named to the first team in over a decade.
In his two years working with the running backs at William & Mary, he groomed tailback Jonathan Grimes into one of the nation's top players at the FCS level. Grimes set freshman records for both rushing and all-purpose yards and was named an honorable mention All-American as a return specialist. Grimes follow-up sophomore campaign moved him into the program's career top-10 lists in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns in just his second season. He eventually graduated as the most decorated player in Colonial Athletic Association history with 11 all-conference honors.
A 2002 graduate of William & Mary, Corley played professionally in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger Cats (2003) and Calgary Stampeders (2006). He also was a member of the Arena Football League's New York Dragons (2005).
Corley excelled as a four-year starter at quarterback for William & Mary from 1999 through 2002 and garnered multiple all-conference honors during his tenure. He wrote his name in nearly every significant passing record for the school, including graduating as the Tribe's all-time leader in passing yards (9,805), total offense (10,948) and touchdown passes (73).
Corley began his playing career by earning the league's Rookie of the Year honors after the 1999 season, where he started the final eight games of the Tribe's schedule. He twice led the league in passing efficiency (1999 and 2002) and earned postseason honors in each of his final four years.
Corley played an important role in helping lead the team to a conference title in 2001 and was selected as the squad's captain for the 2002 season. He was named as the College's Outstanding Senior Athlete for the 2002-03 school year and was a two-time runner up for the prestigious Dudley Award, presented annually to the outstanding collegiate player in the state of Virginia.
Corley and his wife Brianne have a daughter, Charlie, and son, Bishop.
THE CORLEY FILE
Year at Army West Point: 1st
Career Year: 11th
Hometown: Salisbury, N.C.
Family: Wife, Brianne; Daughter, Charlie and son, Bishop
EDUCATION
B.A., History, William & Mary, 2002
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2017-pres.: Army West Point (wide receivers)
2014-16: Connecticut (running backs and wide receivers)
2008-13: William & Mary (running backs, quarterbacks, and wide receivers)
2004-05: C.A. Johnson Preparatory Academy (quarterbacks)
Year-By-Year With David Corley
Postseason Games As A Coach/Player
He joins the Army staff after a three-year stint at Connecticut, where he was the offensive coordinator/running backs coach, and served as the Director of Player Engagement. During his time in Storrs, Conn., he also worked as the special teams coordinator/wide receivers coach.
Most recently with the Huskies in 2016, Corley mentored junior Arkeel Newsome to a team leading 715 rushing yards on 147 carries with five touchdowns. Newsome was also the second-leading receiver with 25 receptions for 273 yards and two touchdowns. He finished the season with over 1,400 all-purpose yards.
In Corley's lone season as the wide receivers coach at UConn, Noel Thomas more than doubled his production from the previous year. Thomas led the team in receptions with 54 for 719 yards and three touchdowns. He had a career-high seven receptions in three games. Against nationally ranked Houston, he had two touchdown receptions and 108 yards receiving. He was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts. He was also selected to the 2015 Division I All-New England Team by the New England Football Writers' Association. Corley led the Huskies punt return defense to a Top-20 national ranking during that season as well.
In 2014, Corley coached Newsome on special teams to 36 returns for 730 yards, a 20.3 return average. His total kick return and kick return yardage ranked fourth in UConn's single-season history. Newsome was a solid contributor on the ground as well, averaging 4.0 yards per rush. He became the first true UConn freshman to accumulate over 1,000 all-purpose yards since Terry Caulley did so in 2002.
Prior to his tenure at UConn, Corley spent six seasons (2008-2013) on the staff at William & Mary. He worked the first two seasons as the running backs coach before tutoring the quarterbacks the next three years. In 2013, his final year with the Tribe, he served as the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator. During that season, Corley helped Tre McBride earn First Team All-CAA recognition, making him the first Tribe wide receiver to be named to the first team in over a decade.
In his two years working with the running backs at William & Mary, he groomed tailback Jonathan Grimes into one of the nation's top players at the FCS level. Grimes set freshman records for both rushing and all-purpose yards and was named an honorable mention All-American as a return specialist. Grimes follow-up sophomore campaign moved him into the program's career top-10 lists in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns in just his second season. He eventually graduated as the most decorated player in Colonial Athletic Association history with 11 all-conference honors.
A 2002 graduate of William & Mary, Corley played professionally in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger Cats (2003) and Calgary Stampeders (2006). He also was a member of the Arena Football League's New York Dragons (2005).
Corley excelled as a four-year starter at quarterback for William & Mary from 1999 through 2002 and garnered multiple all-conference honors during his tenure. He wrote his name in nearly every significant passing record for the school, including graduating as the Tribe's all-time leader in passing yards (9,805), total offense (10,948) and touchdown passes (73).
Corley began his playing career by earning the league's Rookie of the Year honors after the 1999 season, where he started the final eight games of the Tribe's schedule. He twice led the league in passing efficiency (1999 and 2002) and earned postseason honors in each of his final four years.
Corley played an important role in helping lead the team to a conference title in 2001 and was selected as the squad's captain for the 2002 season. He was named as the College's Outstanding Senior Athlete for the 2002-03 school year and was a two-time runner up for the prestigious Dudley Award, presented annually to the outstanding collegiate player in the state of Virginia.
Corley and his wife Brianne have a daughter, Charlie, and son, Bishop.
Year at Army West Point: 1st
Career Year: 11th
Hometown: Salisbury, N.C.
Family: Wife, Brianne; Daughter, Charlie and son, Bishop
EDUCATION
B.A., History, William & Mary, 2002
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2017-pres.: Army West Point (wide receivers)
2014-16: Connecticut (running backs and wide receivers)
2008-13: William & Mary (running backs, quarterbacks, and wide receivers)
2004-05: C.A. Johnson Preparatory Academy (quarterbacks)
Year-By-Year With David Corley
| Year | School/Team | Position |
| 2008-09 | William & Mary | Running Backs |
| 2010-12 | William & Mary | Quarterbacks |
| 2013 | William & Mary | Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator |
| 2014 | UConn | Running Backs, Director of Player Engagement |
| 2015 | UConn | Special Teams Coordinator, Wide Receivers, Director of Player Engagement |
| 2016 | UConn | Running Backs, Director of Player Engagement |
Postseason Games As A Coach/Player
| Year | Game | School/Team Result |
| 2001 | I-AA First Round | William & Mary (player) lost to Appalachian State, 40-27 |
| 2005 | AFL Conference Semifinals | New York (player) lost to Orlando, 47-42 |
| 2006 | CFL Division Semifinals | Calgary (player) lost to Saskatchewan, 30-21 |
| 2009 | FCS First Round | William & Mary def. Weber State, 38-0 |
| FCS Quarterfinals | William & Mary def. Southern Illinois, 24-3 | |
| FCS Semifinals | William & Mary lost to Villanova, 14-13 | |
| 2010 | FCS Second Round | William & Mary lost to Georgia Southern, 31-15 |
| 2015 | St. Petersburg Bowl | UConn lost to Marshall, 16-10 |
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