Phil Serchia enters his first season with the Chargers in 2023 as an offensive assistant.
Serchia most recently served as the Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan., directing a Blue Dragon offense that helped propel the team to a pair of NJCAA National Championship Games in three season, including a victory in 2021 to give the program its first national title. Over his three years at Hutchinson, Serchia coached six NJCAA All-Americans and had over 20 Division-I placements, including several at Power-5 programs.
Last season, Hutchinson led the NJCAA with a scoring average of 44.0 points per game, winning all 11 games en route to their second appearance in three seasons in the NJCAA National Championship Game. The Blue Dragons tied an all-time record with 10 NJCAA All-America selections, including wide receiver Malik Benson's second nod in as many seasons to become the first two-time first-team All-America selection in program history. Under Serchia's direct tutelage, offensive lineman J'onre Reed earned a second-team nomination and offensive lineman Dez'Mond Schuster received honorable mention recognition.
The Blue Dragons ranked second in the NJCAA with a rushing average of 273.6 yards per game in 2021, helping the team win its first NJCAA National Championship. Hutchinson ran the table with an 8-0 record, including a KJCCC crown, and the program's first NJCAA National Championship after a 29-27 win over No. 2 Snow College in Little Rock, Ark. Six members of the 2020-21 Blue Dragon offensive line — Kingsley Ugwu, Aric Harris, Joe Stone, Dennis Wilburn, Brandon Hall and Stevie Young — were named All-Jayhawk Conference performers. Ugwu and Harris were first-team NJCAA All-Americans and Wilburn was honorable mention NJCAA All-American.
Prior to his time at Hutchinson, Serchia spent five seasons (2015-19) at Texas A&M-Kingsville as the program's offensive line coach and run game coordinator. In his first season with the Javelinas, Serchia coached Bo Villarreal to a second-team All-Lone Star Conference selection, as Don Hansen was selected to the All-Super Region Four third-team class. Serchia's coordination of the run game helped running back Greg Pitre develop into one of the top backs in Division II.
Serchia coached the running backs and tight ends along with serving as special teams coordinator at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colo., from 2013-14 following a two-year coaching tenure at his alma mater, Colorado State University.
A former center at Colorado State, Serchia capped his playing career by helping the Rams earn a victory over Fresno State in the 2008 New Mexico Bowl. Serchia graduated from Colorado State in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in health and exercise science, and also earned a master's degree in educational leadership from Colorado State in 2013.
Serchia and his wife, Alyssa, have three children — Makena Layne, Hallie Grace and Kaden Philip.
