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Nate Andrews

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Head Coach
Nate Andrews came back to NorthWood High School in the spring of 2014 to teach and coach at his Alma Mater. Since that time Nate has earned 4A Coach of the Year in 2016 and 2023 for directing the Panthers to state runner up finishes.  In 2017 he guided the North to victory as the head coach of the IFCA North all-stars. 

Coach Andrews was previously the head football coach at Western High School and Lapel High School and was the associate head coach at Zionsville High School prior to his stints at Western and Lapel. Nate is a 21-year member of Indiana Football Coaches Association where he has held numerous officer positions within 4 different regions including director as well as all-star coach for 3 of them.  Nate held successful stints as head wrestling coach for Lapel and NorthWood including assistant track coach at Zionsville and Western. 

Nate is a 1996 NorthWood High School graduate and earned 11 varsity letters during his career as a Panther. He was a member of the 1993 AAA State Runner up football team and represented NorthWood High School in the 1996 North-South All Star game. Nate was the 1996 171-pound State Wrestling Champion. As a member of the track team Nate placed in the state track meet in 3 different events.  While in high school he was a team member of 11 NLC, 7 sectional, and 5 regional championships.  He was a state finalist 7 times (football 1, wrestling 3, track 3).  Nate received a full athletic scholarship to play football at Ball State University and is a 2001 graduate of the school.  From his defensive back position, he played in all 44 of 44 career games at Ball State, was a three-time winner of the team’s most outstanding athlete, was the 2000 Bill Reynolds Special Teams Player of the Year and served as team captain during the 2000 campaign.  Nate received his master’s degree in Exercise Prescription from IUPUI in 2007.

Favorite Food:  Chicago style deep dish and Italian beef
Enjoys: Vacations with family
​Reason for Coaching: “Developing young men, providing hope to the community, and creating dreams for our youth”

Nate resides in Union Township with his beautiful wife Kati and their three children, Viviana, Cooper and Porter. 

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  • Home
  • Teams
    • High School Program >
      • Coaching Staff >
        • Nate Andrews
        • Dave Wilson
        • Boonie Boocher
        • Doug Odiorne
        • Kyle Stickley
        • Patrick Thompson
        • Chase Estepp
        • Jody Weldy
        • Geoff Clemans
        • Drew Minnich
        • David Link
        • Mike Furfaro
        • Paul Widner
      • The NW Football Way
    • Middle School Program >
      • QB Elite
      • Line School
    • Youth Program >
      • NWYFL Web Pager
      • NWYFL Facebook Page
      • 15 Life Lessons from Football
  • History
    • Previous Seasons >
      • 2024 Scores >
        • 2024 End of Season Awards
      • 2023 Scores >
        • 2023 End of Season Awards
      • 2022 Scores >
        • 2022 End of Season Awards
      • 2021 Scores >
        • 2021 End of Season Awards
      • 2020 Scores >
        • 2020 End of Season Awards
        • 2020 In Pictures
      • 2019 Scores
      • 2018 Scores
      • 2017 Scores
      • 2016 Scores
    • Alumni
    • Past All Stars
    • Year by Year Game Results
    • Stats and Record Book
    • 400 Wins
    • Doc Abel Traveling Trophy
  • Community Outreach
  • Calendar
  • Links
    • Burnworth-Zollars Web Page
    • NorthWood Athletics
    • John Harrell's Indiana High School Football
    • Chris Knight Photography
    • Dale Tobias - Panther Paw Prints
    • USA Football
    • Gridiron Digest
    • My Indianapolis Colts
    • Regional Radio Sports Network
    • IHSAA
    • Hudl
    • Northern Indiana Football
    • Indiana Football Coaches Association
    • Max Preps - Indiana
    • Wanee Comm. Schools