Wesley Satterfield joined the Missouri State staff in the spring of 2024 as the club’s tight ends coach and co-special teams coordinator.
In his inaugural season at MSU, the Bears landed special teams All-Americans and first-team All-MVFC performers in punter Grant Burkett and long snapper Caden Bolz, while kicker Yousef Obeid was a consensus Freshman All-American. At tight end, Lance Mason earned AP and Stats Perform All-America honors in addition to All-MVFC second-team distinction after he hauled in 34 passes for 590 yards and 6 TDs.
Satterfield spent the previous two seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Tennessee Tech (2022-23). During his tenure in Cookeville, Satterfield engineered an upgraded offensive attack that boasted improvements of 75 yards and seven points per game.
Satterfield spent time at North Carolina for three seasons (2007-10), two years at Ohio State (2010-12), two seasons at Chattanooga (2012-13), two years at Southeastern Louisiana (2014-15), three seasons at Austin Peay (2016-18), then three more at Richmond (2019-21). His teams have played in three bowl games and won two conference championships, while three of his players have gone on to successful NFL careers with two more playing in the CFL.
After graduation, he joined Butch Davis’ staff at North Carolina, assisting with the team’s quarterbacks before joining Jim Tressel and Luke Fickell’s staffs at Ohio State as an offensive/special teams GA. He coached in two bowl games at UNC in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in 2009 (vs. West Virginia) and 2010 (vs. Pitt) before a Sugar Bowl appearance with Ohio State in 2011 (vs. Arkansas) which led to a 12-1 overall record and No. 5 national ranking.
In 2012, Satterfield joined Russ Huesman’s staff at Chattanooga, coaching tight ends and H-backs. Under his watch, tight end Faysal Shafaat was a third-team All-American and second-team All-SoCon selection. He then joined Ron Roberts staff at Southeastern Louisiana in 2014, coaching the quarterbacks and serving as the team’s run game coordinator. While there, quarterback Bryan Bennett was named the Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year and Walter Payton Award finalist. The school led the Southland in nearly every offensive category, including points per game (47.3), touchdowns (50), pass efficiency (163.6), rushing touchdowns (32) and fewest sacks allowed (4).
Under Satterfield’s direction in 2016, Austin Peay put together the biggest offensive turnaround in Division I FCS, going from 12.3 points per game in 2015 to 24.4 in 2016. In 2017, the Govs were 8-4 and led the OVC in total offense and rushing yards (sixth in the FCS), while setting school records in total offense, points, yards per game, yards per play, touchdowns, rushing touchdowns, rushing yards and yards per carry.
The Hartsville, Tenn., native was a quarterback, defensive back, punter and kicker for his father, Clint Satterfield, at Trousdale County High from 1999 to 2002, before enjoying success at the college level as a four-year standout at Sewanee – the University of the South – from 2003 to 2006. He earned SCAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2005 and All-SCAC accolades in 2005 and 2006. He earned his degree in American History at Sewanee in 2007 and was a member of the Order of Gownsmen academic honor society.
