Andrew Faison
Head Football Coach
 Coach Andrew Faison is heading into his seventh season at the helm of the Virginia State University football program. He has compiled a 30-30 record through the 2007 season.
After taking over for Lou Anderson prior to the 2002 season, Faison has worked hard to take VSU football to the next level. In his inaugural season (2002), he guided the Trojans to a 7-3 record and second place in the Eastern Division of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Although the Trojans dropped to 5-5 in 2003, Faison rebuilt VSU into a contender the next season.
Under Faison’s guidance, VSU finished at 6-4 in both 2004 and 2005.
Injuries to key players at crucial times took their toll on the Trojans in 2006 when VSU finished at 2-8, and it marked the first time a Faison-coached team finished with a losing record.
Injuries again hit the Trojans last season, but Faison was able to work enough magic for the Trojans to finish with a 4-6 record.
Before arriving at the Land of Troy, Faison was an assistant coach at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), where he helped guide the Rams to the CIAA Championship in 1999 and 2000 and CIAA Northern Division titles in 2000 and 2001.
Prior to coaching at WSSU, Faison worked for Lou Anderson at VSU. As an assistant coach for the Trojans, he helped guide VSU to the championship of the CIAA’s Northern Division in 1987 and 1988.
An All-CIAA Defensive Back during his playing days at VSU, Faison earned Most Valuable Player honors among the VSU defensive backs in 1980 and was inducted into the VSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993.
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