| Brad Cornelsen | |
| Current Title: | Offensive coordinator |
| Current Team: | Sam Houston State |
| Current Conference: | Conference USA |
| Birth Place: | Texhoma, Oklahoma |
| Player Years1: | 1995–1998 |
| Player Team1: | Missouri Southern |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Years1: | 1999 |
| Coach Team1: | Missouri Southern(SA) |
| Coach Years2: | 2000 |
| Coach Team2: | Northeastern State (SA) |
| Coach Years3: | 2001 |
| Coach Team3: | Northwest Missouri State (GA) |
| Coach Years4: | 2001–2002 |
| Coach Team4: | Oklahoma State (GA) |
| Coach Years5: | 2003–2006 |
| Coach Team5: | Illinois State (WR) |
| Coach Years6: | 2007 |
| Coach Team6: | Illinois State (QB) |
| Coach Years7: | 2008 |
| Coach Team7: | Oklahoma State (QC) |
| Coach Years8: | 2009–2011 |
| Coach Team8: | Northeastern State (OC) |
| Coach Years9: | 2012–2014 |
| Coach Team9: | Memphis (QB) |
| Coach Years10: | 2015 |
| Coach Team10: | Memphis (Co-OC/QB) |
| Coach Years11: | 2016–2021 |
| Coach Team11: | Virginia Tech (OC/QB) |
| Coach Years12: | 2023–present |
| Coach Team12: | Sam Houston State (OC) |
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Brad Cornelsen is a former American football coach and player who is currently the offensive coordinator at Sam Houston State University. He was the former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Virginia Tech from 2016 to 2021.
After playing quarterback for Division II, Missouri Southern,[1] Cornelsen began his career in coaching as a student assistant for his alma mater in 1999. In 2000 he served as a student assistant again this time for Northeastern State. In the spring of 2001 he worked as a graduate assistant for Northwest Missouri State under College Football Hall of Famer Mel Tjeerdsma. In the fall he went to Oklahoma State in the same capacity and remained there until the end of the 2002 season. In 2003 he became a part of the Redbirds staff[2] where he would stay until 2007. He spent his first four seasons at Illinois State as the wide receivers coach before spending his final season as the quarterbacks coach. In 2008 the Oklahoma native[3] returned to Oklahoma State as a quality control coach. In 2009 he was given the opportunity to be an offensive coordinator for Northeastern State. He remained with the Riverhawks until the end of the 2011 season. In 2012 he joined Justin Fuente's staff in Memphis as the quarterbacks coach, he previously worked with Fuente at Illinois State. In 2015 he was given a promotion and added the title of co-offensive coordinator,[4] where he coached quarterback Paxton Lynch. He was also nominated for the Broyles Award.[5] In 2016[6] he followed Fuente[3] to Virginia Tech and was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.[7] [8] He was let go following the 2021 season.[9]
Cornelsen was hired on January 17, 2023 as the offensive coordinator for the Sam Houston State Bearkats.[10]