Charlie Flohr has been the
quarterbacks coach and passing game
coordinator at Northwest Missouri
State since 2006. He also serves as
the recruiting coordinator for the
Bearcats. In four seasons with Flohr
on the coaching staff, Northwest is
36-0 with four MIAA titles in
conference play and 53-6 overall
with a national title and three
second-place finishes.
Flohr was the leader of the nation's
top quarterback and wide receiver
combination in 2009. Jake Soy was
named national receiver of the year
after hauling in 27 touchdowns and
leading Division II with 1,559 yards
receiving. Only one player in the
history of Division II has caught
more touchdowns in one season. Blake
Bolles was an All-American
quarterback who set conference
records with 42 touchdown passes and
4,145 yards passing, numbers that
ranked second and fourth in the
nation, respectively.
Northwest ranked second nationally
in scoring (42 ppg), third in pass
efficiency (172.21), sixth in total
offense (474.27 ypg) and eighth in
passing (298.93 ypg) in 2009. Those
are the highest marks in Flohr's
four seasons. Northwest has ranked
10th, 32nd, 17th and now third
nationally in pass efficiency under
Flohr.
The
Bearcats have featured the
first-team All-MIAA signal caller in
back-to-back seasons. Before Bolles,
it was Joel Osborn who earned the
award. Osborn completed a program
record 67 percent of his passes
during his collegiate career.
Three Northwest receivers have
earned All-America honors under
Flohr in Soy, Kendall Wright and
tight end Mike Petersen. Wright
finished a brilliant four-year
career with 243 catches for 3,253
yards and 21 touchdowns. Peterson
(first team) and Josh Gannan (second
team) accounted for both All-MIAA
tight ends in 2007.
Flohr served as a graduate assistant
with the Bearcats in 2002 and 2003
and was placed in charge of tight
ends. After obtaining his master's
degree in health and physical
education at Northwest, Flohr was
hired at conference-rival Truman,
where he served as the Bulldogs'
wide receivers and recruiting coach.
Under the tutelage of Flohr, Truman
receiver Jeff Amundson caught 76
passes in 2004, then the
fourth-highest single-season total
in program history.
Flohr is a 2002 graduate of Dakota
State University in Madison, S.D.,
where he earned a degree in health
and physical education. Flohr was a
four-year letterwinner in football
at his alma mater and was a two-time
honorable mention all-conference
selection at wide receiver. He
graduated as the program's all-time
leader in punt returns.
Flohr and his wife, Amy, reside in
Maryville and have two sons, Adam
and Austin. Amy is a
2004 Northwest graduate.