Football Coaching Staff

Scott Metcalf
Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator

Scott Metcalf begins his sixth season in 2007 as the head football coach of the Crusader football team. Metcalf is a 1984 Evangel graduate and was a receiver on the 1980 team. He began coaching at Evangel in 1991 as a volunteer assistant coach and two years later, in 1993, Metcalf was named an assistant coach. He served in that capacity until Dec. 19, 2002, when he was introduced as EU’s fifth head football coach. The 2007 season will be Metcalf’s 18th with the Evangel football program as a player and coach. 

Metcalf, 45, has accumulated a 31-22 record over the last five seasons. Two of those seasons - 2004 and 2006 - were marred by injuries to numerous starters and key backup players. Not counting the 2004 and 2006 campaigns, Metcalf has turned in a 23-10 record when his team has remained healthy.

During his first two seasons, Metcalf’s teams finished with an 8-2 record in 2002 and a 6-4 mark in 2003. The 2002 team was invited to the CMH Bowl after finishing second in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC). Metcalf’s third team, the 2004 Crusaders, experienced a rash of injuries. At the end of the season, nine starters were injured as were several key backups. The team finished 4-6 and three of the losses were by 10 points or less. In 2005, the team stayed healthy and finished 9-3 overall. The 2005 squad won the program’s fifth HAAC championship and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NAIA playoffs. Metcalf was honored with conference coach of the year honors in 2005. In 2006, the injury bug bit again and the team ended its season with a 4-6 mark. No less than 29 players were injured in 2006 - 12 starters and 17 backups.

Following his graduation from Evangel in 1984 (played on 1980 team), Metcalf assisted on Springfield’s Hillcrest High School football team from 1985-86. He then moved on to coach tight ends at Eastern Michigan University during the 1987 and 1988 seasons. The 1987 Eastern Michigan team won the Mid-America Conference championship and the California Raisin Bowl. Metcalf earned his master’s degree in 1989 from Eastern Michigan and then went to Urbana (Ohio) University. At Urbana, Metcalf was the offensive coordinator and coached the quarterbacks and receivers from 1989-90. He then returned to Springfield and coached receivers and tight ends at Hillcrest during the 1991 and 1992 seasons. In addition, Metcalf taught elementary physical education in the Springfield school system from 1991 through 1993.

Metcalf began coaching receivers at Evangel as a volunteer assistant during the 1991 and 1992 campaigns. He was a part-time assistant in 1993 and was then hired as a full-time assistant coach in 1994. By 1999 Metcalf had been elevated to the offensive coordinator position. Metcalf also served as the assistant track and field coach for seven seasons (1992-98). He was a featured speaker at the 1999 and 2002 Nike Coach-of-the-year Football Clinics in St. Louis. Metcalf also continues to improve himself professionally as he completed the Professional Development Series at the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)/NCAA national convention the last eight years (1999-06). In addition, Metcalf has been a member of the American Football Coaches’ Association Division II All-America selection committee since 2004.

Starting with the 2006 season, the AFCA partnered with the NAIA and now coordinates the selection process for five all-America teams (NCAA IA, IAA, II, III and NAIA). Metcalf was a member of the inaugural AFCA/NAIA All-America Committee in 2006 and will continue his duties as a member of that committee in 2007. He was also a featured speaker at the University of Missouri Football Coaches Clinic in February of 2006.

As Evangel’s head coach, Metcalf’s players have won 93 All-Heart of America Athletic Conference honors, 41 All-America awards, and 13 NAIA Scholar-Athlete plaudits. Also, senior Jeremiah Hays won the prestigious 2006 Rimington Award, which is presented to the top offensive center in each of college football’s divisions.

During his tenure as the offensive coordinator (1999-03), four of Metcalf’s offenses rank among the top five all-time offenses at EU in total offensive yards per game. In addition, Metcalf’s 2002 and 2003 offensive units rank among the top three all-time offenses at Evangel in terms of offensive and passing yards per game.

Metcalf was born in upstate New York, but grew up in St. Louis and then moved to Ohio. He is a 1980 graduate of Sidney (Ohio) High School. A multi-sport standout, Metcalf earned three football letters, two track letters and a tennis letter as a high school athlete. Metcalf is married to Colleen, a former Evangel student (1982-83), and they have three children. Blake is 11, Brooke is 8 and Brock is 5.

Assistant Coaches

Ron Anzevino
Defensive Backs, Defensive Coordinator

Ron Anzevino begins his second year with the Evangel football team in 2007 and it is his first year as a full-time assistant. Anzevino also works in Evangel’s financial aid office as an advisor.

Anzevino, 43, came to Evangel from Hohenems, Austria, where he served as head football coach for three seasons (2004-06) with the Cineplexx Blue Devils. Prior to his employment in Europe, Anzevino was an assistant coach in Arizona at Glendale Community College and Scottsdale Community College for four years (2000-03). He spent the previous 10 years coaching high school football in Ohio, Maryland and Arizona.

A 1985 graduate of Youngstown (Ohio) State University, Anzevino played fullback for the Penguins under the late Bill Narduzzi. Anzevino went on to complete his master’s degree at Madison University in 2003. Following his collegiate football career at Youngstown, Anzevino had short stints with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins and with the CFL’s Hamilton Tigercats.

Three of Anzevino’s defensive backs won all-conference honors in 2006 and all four starting defensive backs have returned. Anzevino, who is from Struthers, Ohio, is a member of the American Football Coaches Association.

Anzevino and his wife, Natalie, have one child. Their son, Ian, is 16 and attends Springfield’s Central High School, where Natalie is a Special Education Teacher.

Charlie Getty
Offensive Line Coach, Video Coordinator, Strength Coach

The 2007 football season will be the sixth as an Evangel football assistant for Charlie Getty. As he has the past five seasons, Getty, 55, will continue to coach the defensive line and handle the video duties. In addition, Getty will continue as the Evangel strength coach and teach in the Evangel Physical Education Department. Getty’s defensive linemen have won 15 All-Heart of America Athletic Conference honors and three all-America honors.

The head football coach at Springfield’s Glendale High School since 1997, Getty came to Evangel with over 25 years of football experience. Getty’s 1997 and 1998 Glendale teams were district champions and his 1997 squad was conference co-champion. He was also an assistant wrestling (1997-02) and track coach (2000-02) at Glendale.

In addition to his five years as Glendale’s head football mentor, Getty has been an assistant coach and taught at several schools in Missouri. He began his coaching/teaching career at William Chrisman High School in Independence (1984-88), moved on to Raytown High School (1990-94), and then served at Brittany Hill Middle School in Blue Springs (1994-97). While working at Brittany Hill, Getty earned his master’s degree from Webster University (Mo.) in 1996. Getty also was an assistant offensive line coach for the Kansas City Chiefs in the summer of 1994 and was the director and instructor of the Ambassador Football Line Camps in Topeka (Kans.), Wichita (Kans.), St. Louis, Kansas City and Joplin (Mo.) during the summers of 1991 thru 1998.

Getty is a 1974 graduate of Penn State, where he earned AP and UPI All-America honors as a senior offensive lineman. He also earned two all-America wrestling honors (1973, 1974) and finished third at the 1974 NCAA national wrestling meet in the heavyweight division. In addition to his all-America plaudits, Getty was a member of the Nittany Lions’ Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Cotton Bowl teams (1972-74); was a Senior Bowl selection; earned first team All-East honors in 1973; and was honored as a finalist for the NCAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award in 1974.

Selected in the second round of the 1974 NFL draft, Getty played nine years with the Kansas City Chiefs as an offensive lineman (1974-82) and performed one year with the Green Bay Packers (1983). He was a member of the NFL All-Rookie Team in 1974.

In addition to his careers as a player, teacher, and coach, Getty was the youth pastor at Cornerstone Church in Blue Springs, Missouri for three years (1986-89). A speaker at numerous functions during the last 28 years, Getty conducted his own radio show featuring Christian music for eight years and worked for two seasons with Kansas City’s TV 4 (Fox Sports). For the past 16 seasons he has been Youth Director for NFL Alumni of Kansas City and is presently a member of the Kansas City Chiefs Ambassadors, an alumni group involved with community services.

Charlie and his wife, Carol, have a daughter, Samantha, who is 17.

Chad Gehring
Special Teams Coordinator, Linebacker Coach

Chad Gehring begins his fourth year on the Evangel football coaching staff in 2007. He also teaches in the EU Physical Education Department. Ten offensive linemen and five special teams players have won all-conference honors under Gehring’s guidance. Two offensive linemen and one special teams player were first-team picks. Gehring’s offensive linemen have been awarded six all-America honors and two were first team choices. His special teams players have won two all-America honors and both were first team selections. In 2005, Gehring was selected to be a presenter at the American Football Coaches Association National Convention. Gehring also directed the football teams’ cleanup operation following the 2007 ice storm in Springfield. He also traveled to Kyrgyzstan in April of 2007 to conduct the first football camp in the country.

Gehring, 33, came to Evangel from Catoosa (Okla.) High School, where he was the head football coach for two seasons (2002-03). Prior to his employment at Catoosa High School, Gehring was an assistant football coach at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma from 2000-2001. He coached the tight ends at East Central. Gehring is a 1997 graduate of East Central and earned his master’s degree from the same institution in 1999. While a student at East Central, Gehring performed for two years on the football team as a linebacker.

After graduating from East Central, Gehring was employed at Bartlesville (Okla.) Mid-High School from 1997-98 as an offensive line coach and teacher. He then moved on to Dickson High School in Ardmore, Okla. He served as the offensive coordinator and also taught at Dickson from 1998 until his employment at East Central in 2000. Gehring is a 1992 graduate of Mounds (Okla.) High school.

Gehring and his wife, Emily, have three children. Their daughter, Hali, is 7. They have two sons. Chase is 10 and Carson is 5.

Dale Garrett
Running Backs

The 2007 Evangel football season is Lt. Col. Dale Garrett’s fifth on the gridiron staff. Garrett served as a volunteer assistant in 2003 and became a full-time assistant in 2004. As he has the past four seasons, he will coach the running backs. Garrett’s running backs have won seven all-conference honors, including two first team selections.

Garrett, 55, is a 1974 graduate of West Liberty State, where he won seven letters in football and wrestling and captained his senior squad. Until recently, he held the West Liberty State school records for most rushing yards (278) and most rushes (43) in a single game. Upon graduating from West Liberty, Garrett taught at Real Life Christian Academy, directed a group home for troubled youth, and played semi-pro football with the Tuscarawas County Vikings in the Ohio Football League from 1974 to 1978.

In 1979 Garrett joined the U.S. Air Force, retiring in December 2002 to assume teaching duties in the Social Science Department of Evangel University. Over the course of his Air Force career, Garrett had 3,000 flying hours as a B-52 crewmember, commanded three different squadrons, was awarded the Bronze Star for actions during Operation DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM, served in the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador, and was responsible for developing the newest completely electronic B-52, B-1 and B-2 training range in U.S. air space. Garrett earned his master’s degree from Central Michigan University

Lt. Col. Garrett and his wife, Martha, have three grown children. Wendy is 27, Bethany is 25, and Anthony is 24.

Robert Harley
Offensive Coordinator, Recruiting Coordinator

The 2007 season will be Robert Harley’s sixth as an Evangel assistant coach. Harley, 43, joined the Evangel staff in May of 2002. He coached the offensive line for two years (2002-03) before being named the Crusaders’ offensive coordinator in 2004. He has handled the offensive coordinator job as well as the quarterback coaching duties the past three seasons. In addition, Harley will continue to handle his responsibility as the recruiting coordinator. Harley’s offensive linemen won seven All-Heart of America Athletic Conference honors and one was a first team pick. His offensive linemen also own four all-America honors.

Harley came to Evangel from Greenville (Ill.) College, where he was the head football coach for four seasons (1998-01). He made steady improvement in the Panthers’ program and finished with an 18-23 record in his four campaigns. Greenville had a 7-33 record in the four years prior to Harley’s employment. With Harley handling the quarterbacks and the offensive coordinator position, his teams led the Illini-Badger Conference in passing three years in a row and were the conference total offensive leader two years. In Harley’s final three years at Greenville, the Panthers’ averaged 445 total yards of offense, 345 passing yards, 100 rushing yards, and 28 points per game. His quarterbacks completed 60 percent of their passes over the three seasons.

In 2000, Harley’s Greenville team advanced to the Victory Bowl, which was only the second postseason appearance in school history. The Panther’s 6-4 record in 2000 was the first winning mark at the school in seven years and that team was ranked No. 6 nationally (NCAA III) in total offensive yards (498) and No. 3 in passing yards (350). The 1999 Greenville squad was the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference co-champion, Harley was nominated as the coach of the year, and the team was ranked No. 3 in the nation in passing yards (375).

Prior to his employment with Greenville, Harley spent two years at Eastern Oregon University (1996-97) as the offensive line coach, recruiting coordinator, and strength coach. Harley was also at Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) for the 1995 season as the tight ends and receivers coach and worked three seasons (1991, 1993-94) at the University of Redlands (Calif.) as an assistant coach.

Harley graduated from the University of Redlands in 1992 and earned his masters degree from the same school in 1995.

Harley and his wife, Janice, have two children. Annie is 12 and Thomas is 4.

Jeff Williams
Defensive Line Coach, Equipment Supervisor

A mainstay on the staff, Jeff Williams begins his 13th season and his eighth as an assistant coach in 2007. From 1995-97 Williams served as a student assistant. He was a volunteer assistant coach in 1998 and a graduate assistant in 1999. Williams handled the tight ends and assisted with the offensive line in 1995 and 1996. In 1997 and in 1999 he assisted with the defensive line and helped with the linebackers in 1998. Williams was hired as a full-time assistant in 2000 and he coached the defensive line. He has coached the linebackers since the 2001 campaign, but will move to the other side of the ball in 2007. Williams, 43, will work with the tight ends and receivers during the 2007 season.

Williams has tutored 17 All-Heart of America Athletic Conference players. Two of his players were first team all-conference picks and 2001 linebacker Lamont Wynn was picked as the conference’s defensive player of the year. Williams’ players have also won six all-America honors. Defensive lineman Cornell Robinson was second team All-America selection by the Football Gazette in 2000. In 2001, linebacker Lamont Wynn garnered first team All-America honors from the NAIA and the Football Gazette.

Originally from Ottumwa, Iowa, Williams is a 1982 graduate of Cardinal of Eldon (Iowa) High School. He graduated from Evangel with a degree in business management in 1996. After earning his bachelor’s degree from Evangel and while coaching the Crusaders, Williams was awarded his master’s degree from Springfield’s Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in 2000. In addition to his coaching and equipment coordinator duties, Williams is also the official scorer during the Evangel home basketball games.

Williams and his wife, Debby (also a 1996 Evangel graduate), have four children. Josh is 23 and attended Evangel in 2003-03 and served as a student manager on the Evangel football and basketball teams. Elizabeth is 21 and is a junior at Evangel this school year. Jeremy is 18 and Angela is 15. Angela has been a water girl for the Evangel football team during home games since 2002.

Graduate Assistants

Jeremiah Hays and Alex Smith will work as graduate assistants with the 2007 Evangel football team. Hays will handle his duties on the offense and Smith will add his expertise to the defense.

Hays started four years on the offensive line for Evangel. He earned first team AFCA/NAIA All-America honors in 2007 and won the nationally-acclaimed Remington Award. The award is presented to the top offensive center in each of collegiate football’s divisions. Hays also won first team all-conference honors as a junior and senior. He is from Fort Smith, Arkansas, and is a 2003 graduate of Southside High School.

Smith earned four letters and saw several starting assignments on the defensive line as a Crusader. Although he endured several injury-plagued seasons, Smith was a mainstay on the defensive line and proved himself to be a leader. As a senior in 2006, he missed three weeks of action with a shoulder injury. Smith is from Kahului, Hawaii, and is a 2002 graduate of Kaahumanu Hou Christian School.