Conner McQueen was named UIW's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in January 2023. In McQueen's first year as coordinator, the UIW offense finished No. 2 in the FCS in total offense and passing offense. UIW led the Southland Conference in total offense, scoring offense, passing yards per game, yards per carry, total first downs, third down conversion, and total touchdowns. Six Cardinal offensive players received All-Conference honors, led by Southland Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-Conference quarterback Zach Calzada and All-American wide receiver Brandon Porter, who was also Southland Offensive Player of the Year and a Walter Payton Award Finalist. Quarterback Richard Torres was named to the Phil Steele FCS 2023 Freshman All-American Third Team and was tabbed FedEx Ground FCS National Freshman Player of the Week following a second-half comeback victory over McNeese.
Prior to joining the UIW staff, McQueen coached on the USC staff in 2022 as a graduate assistant working with the quarterbacks under head coach Lincoln Riley. He worked alongside quarterback Caleb Williams, who was named the 88th recipient of the Heisman Trophy. In addition to winning college football’s most prestigious award, Williams also was named the 2022 Walter Camp Player of the Year, the 2022 AP Player of the Year, the 2022 Maxwell Award winner, and the 2022 Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year.
He spent the previous two seasons (2020-21) at Oklahoma as an offensive analyst, primarily assisting with running backs and tight ends. The Sooners won the Big 12 in 2020. They also played in, and won, both bowl games - 2020 Cotton Bowl and 2021 Alamo Bowl.
Prior to working at Oklahoma, McQueen was a graduate assistant working with the defense at UCLA in 2018 and 2019 under head coach Chip Kelly and defensive coordinator Jerry Azzinaro.
He began his coaching career at Texas A&M, his alma mater, first as a student assistant coach in the spring of 2017 and then as an offensive quality control assistant in the 2017 season. The Aggies played in the 2017 Belk Bowl.
As a player, McQueen was a backup quarterback, holder on placekicks, and a member of the team's leadership council at Texas A&M from 2012 to 2016 - playing for the likes of Kliff Kingsbury, Clarence McKinney, Jake Spavital, and Noel Mazzone as offensive coordinators during his time as a player. In 2014, McQueen, a former walk-on, was awarded a scholarship. He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting and master’s degree in financial management, both from Texas A&M in 2017.
He played football and baseball at Klein Oak High School in Spring, TX.
He was born on August 27, 1993. His father, Mark, was a quarterback at Texas A&M in 1981 and 1982. His grandfather, Bob McQueen, played football at Tulsa and is in the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame after winning 17 district titles and two state championships as the head coach at Temple High School and Mexia High School. He also served as an assistant coach at SMU for three years.
