Orono, Maine – University of Maine head coach Nick Charlton has appointed Andrew Dresner as the Black Bears' offensive coordinator, as announced on Jan. 4, 2019.
 
"In 2018, we watched the offense evolve and thrive under Nick's leadership as offensive coordinator" Dresner said. "Today, I'm honored to have the chance to bring my own perspective and skills to this new role. With the influx of fresh talent and strong core of veterans, our championship team will continue to succeed under the elite coaching staff we've assembled, and working together, the Black Bears will undoubtedly reach new heights."
 
Dresner, who spent the 2017 season as the offensive coordinator at Pace University, served as UMaine's wide receivers coach during the 2018 historic, outright Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship season which saw Maine advance to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) final four.
 
"I am very excited to announce the promotion of Andrew Dresner as our offensive coordinator," Charlton said. "Last year he did a tremendous job coaching a nationally recognized receiver group, while also being an essential contributor to offensive game planning. Andrew is a renowned recruiter and a mentor to our current players."

In his first year at UMaine, Dresner assisted Maine's offensive unit to its best scoring output (26.5 points per game) since the 2013 season, along the way mentoring a pair of all-conference receivers in Earnest Edwards and Micah Wright. Maine's offense completed the season with three of its receivers ranked in the top-10 among CAA leaders in receptions, led by Edwards. Edwards wrapped up his junior season with 53 catches for 839-yards and 10 touchdowns. Wright added 47 receptions and six touchdowns as five Black Bears ended the year with 30 or more receptions.
 
Dresner, now with nine years of coaching experience at the collegiate level, joined the UMaine staff in March of 2018 after serving a season as the offensive coordinator at Pace University. Prior to Pace, Dresner spent four seasons on staff at Merrimack College. While at Merrimack, Dresner served as quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator before being promoted to pass game and recruiting coordinator for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.
 
Early in his career, Dresner spent a year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute as the quarterbacks' coach after starting his career with two seasons on staff at his alma mater, Union College.

Under his offensive guidance in 2017, Pace turned in its best overall record since 2008 while improving its offensive numbers in over 10 different categories. Dresner mentored an offense that grew its point per game by 50 percent while individually guiding three all-conference selections and the first 1,000-yards rusher in school history.

At Merrimack Dresner guided All-American Jere Brown to top-12 national rankings in receiving yards and catches per game.  He also mentored All-American quarterback Joe Clancy to a Northeast-10 record 4,000 yards passing and 40 touchdowns. Clancy was named a Harlon Hill finalist after leading the nation in virtually every passing category at the Division II level.

Dresner played three seasons at Union College where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in 2010. In 2016, Dresner obtained a Master of Science in Management from Merrimack College.
 
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