Louisiana Adds Jorge Munoz to Football Staff

Louisiana's Ragin'Cajun football program has hired Eastern Illinois University Offensive Coordinator Jorge Munoz to replace former Quarterback coach Blake Anderson.

Eastern Illinois football offensive coordinator Jorge Munoz has accepted a position as quarterbacks coach and passing coordinator at Louisiana. Munoz replaces offensive coordinator Blake Anderson, that left the Cajun program to join the University Of Southern Mississippi football staff.

“It’s a Division I opportunity and about double the salary so it’s kind of hard to say no to that,” Munoz said.

Jorge Munoz was promoted to Offensive Coordinator in March of 2007 after being named co-Offensive Coordinator during the summer of 2006. Under Munoz’s direction the Panthers proceeded to run a more diverse offense with four players earning first team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors on offense including OVC co-Offensive Player of the Year Vincent Webb and third team All-American Micah Rucker.

The Panthers ranked 18th in the nation in run offense and either ranked first or second in the OVC in rushing offense, total offense and passing efficiency. Under Munoz’s balanced attack EIU nearly had a 1,000 yard rusher and 1,000 yard receiver in the same season as Webb finished over 1,000 yards for the third straight season while Rucker had 966 yards receiving to go along with 13 touchdowns.

Munoz joined the EIU staff in 2005 coaching the Panthers wide receivers. He was promoted to quarterbacks coach following the 2005 season.

Prior to coming to Eastern Illinois, Munoz spent two seasons as the wide receivers coach at Charleston Southern (2003-04). During the 2004 season Charleston Southern wide receivers ranked first, second and fourth in the Big South Conference. The Buccaneers passing offense ranked first in the Big South and 17th in the NCAA.

After coaching stops at Southeast Missouri (1999-2000) and Bethany (KS) College (1997-97), Munoz earned his first offensive coordinator position at Anderson College in Indiana. His 2002 team set six offensive school records, ranking fifth in NCAA Division III for passing offense at 323 yards per game. That same team averaged 33 points and 451 yards of offense per contest.

His 2001 team was just as good winning the Heartland Collegiate Conference championship with the nation’s six best passing offense. That team set 22 school records scoring 36 points per game and averaging 466 yards per game.

A 1998 graduate of Bethany College, Munoz was a two-time All-American quarterback. He went on to play one year in the Arena Football League with the Albany (NY) Firebirds. He was also a multi-sport standout at San Diego Hilltop High School.

Munoz served as the Panthers recruiting contact for north and central Florida, western Illinois and the St. Louis area.

Her and his wife Erin, have two children - Ava and Alex.