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Wally Ake -- Secondary Coach, Army Black Knights
(as of football season 2008) Wally Ake was
named assistant coach at Army on December 18, 2003.
Ake served four seasons (1997-2000) as defensive coordinator at
the University of Maryland and three at Western Michigan (2001-2003).
In 1998, the Terrapins featured one of the most improved defenses
in the NCAA, finishing in the top 20 in total defense (12th),
scoring defense (13th) and passing defense (14th). Four of Ake's
players went on to the National Football League.
Ake previously handled defensive coordinator duties at Rice University
(1994-96), continuing an association with head coach Ken Hatfield
that spanned 15 seasons and four different institutions. Ake was
a member of a Southwestern (SWC) Co-Championship in 1994, helping
the Owls rank in the NCAA Top 25 in four defensive categories.
Ake also served on Hatfield's staffs at Clemson University (1990-93),
the University of Arkansas (1984-89) and the U.S. Air Force Academy (1981-83).
While with the Clemson Tigers, Ake directed inside linebackers
on the nation's top defense in 1990 and the country's best rushing
defense in 1991.
As defensive line coach at Arkansas, Ake produced a rush defense that twice ranked
in the top 10 nationally (No. 4 in 1988; No. 7 in 1987). Ake was
part of Razorback squads that made six straight bowl appearances.
During his stint at Air Force, Ake worked with the defensive line.
He began his collegiate coaching career as William and Mary's
linebacker's coach in 1979 before serving as a volunteer coach
at Arkansas in 1980.
A native of Falls Church, Va. (DOB: 8-11-50), Ake was a two-time
All-Southern Conference linebacker at William & Mary. He helped
the Tribe capture the 1970 Southern Conference title and a berth
in the Tangerine Bowl. Ake graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor of
Arts degree in physical education and recreation.
John Bland -- Head Coach, University of the Cumberlands Patriots
(as of football season 2008) Bland came
to the Patriots ('06) after spending five years as the quarterbacks
coach at NCAA Division I-A Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Prior to Rice, Bland coached at NCAA Division II Southern Arkansas
University. Bland served as an assistant coach from 1994-1999
and was promoted to head coach in 2000. While there, Bland's offense
broke several school and conference records, led the conference
in scoring in 1998 and 1999, and was among the conference leaders
in most offensive categories. In 1997, the Muleriders won the
Gulf South Conference championship and were ranked 10th nationally.
Bland also gained invaluable experience at Central High School
in Columbia, Tennessee where he served as an assistant coach for
two years. In graduate school at Auburn University he worked as
a graduate assistant under Pat Dye and while completing his undergraduate
degree at the University
of Arkansas he served as a student assistant.
Bland spent his collegiate playing days at the University of Arkansas
where he was a four year letterman as a quarterback. While in
Fayetteville, Bland helped the Razorbacks to four consecutive bowl appearances in the Holiday,
Liberty, Orange, and Cotton Bowls. He was named the permanent
captain for the 1988 Southwest Conference Championship squad that
competed in the Cotton Bowl.
Coach Bland hold's a master's degree in Kinesiology from Auburn
University and a bachelor's degree, also in Kinesiology, from
the University of Arkansas. Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, Bland is
a graduate of Farragut High School where he was an All-State recipient
playing at the quarterback and defensive back positions. Yearly
coaching records.
John Bond -- Offensive Coordinator, Georgia State Panthers
(as of football season 2008)
John Bond joined Georgia State in July
2008. He was the offensive coordinator at Northern Illinois University
for three years (04-06), before being named offensive coordinator
at Georgia Tech on January 9, 2007, where he spent one season.
He brings 25 seasons of sideline experience to Northern Illinois
beginning with two years as a student coach (1983-84) and a year
as a grad assistant (1985) under Lou Holtz and Ken Hatfield at
the University of Arkansas. Bond also had a four-year stint (2000-03) as offensive
coordinator and quarterback coach at Army.
In between, Bond served as running backs coach under Jesse Branch
at Southwest Missouri State University (1986-90), three months
in the same capacity for Jim Strong at the University of Nevada-Las
Vegas (1991), quarterback coach for David Lee at the University
of Texas-El Paso (1991-93), quarterback boss and passing coordinator
for Todd Knight at Delta (MS) State University (1994-95), and
offensive coordinator and QB coach under Berry at Illinois State
University (1996-99).
A former Razorback quarterback, Bond was a member of the 8-4 Gator
Bowl team under Holtz (1981), suffered a career-ending injury,
and then served as a student coach on the 7-4-1 Liberty Bowl (1984)
and and grad assistant on the 10-2 Holiday Bowl (1985) elevens
for Hatfield.
In 1996, Bond started an eight-year partnership with Berry at
Illinois State and continued at Army. At ISU, his high-octane
Redbird attack set or tied 50 school or conference records on
a game, season, or career level in three years as offensive coordinator.
As a prep at Rogers (AR) High School, Bond was a two-sport man
and lettered in football (3) and track (2). An All-State QB as
a senior, he played for for his father, Gary "Blackie"
Bond, who coached for 32 years and was enshrined into the state's
high school federation Hall of Fame. In 2003, Bond was inducted
into the RHS Hall of Fame.
Larry Brinson -- Running Backs Coach, University of Kentucky Wildcats
(as of football season 2008)
Brinson came to UK on January 20, 2007 after having coached running
backs for 23 years on the staff of Ken Hatfield. After completing his NFL career, Brinson went back
to Florida to finish his education, receiving a bachelor's degree
in physical education in the spring of 1983. He joined Ken Hatfield's
staff at Air Force the following fall.
Brinson coached the running backs for the Falcons for one season
before moving with Hatfield to Arkansas. In each of his six seasons at Arkansas, the Razorbacks
were ranked in the top-20 in the nation in rushing yards. One
of his prized pupils at Arkansas was Barry Foster, the NFL's leading rusher in 1992.
He would then follow Hatfield to Clemson before settling in at
Rice until 2005.
Dick Bumpas -- Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line Coach, Texas Christian University Horned Frogs
(as of football season 2008)
Dick Bumpas joined TCU in February of
2004 as the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. In
a coaching career that has spanned 27 years, Bumpas has won championships
in three different conferences and coached at all three service
academies. He has coached in 10 post-season bowl games. Bumpas
came to TCU after serving as Western Michigan's defensive coordinator
for one season. Bumpas went to U of Houston after serving as the
assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and defensive line
coach at Navy from 1995-98.
Bumpas went to Navy after serving as the assistant head coach
and defensive coordinator at Utah State for three years (1992-94).
The Aggies won the 1993 Big West Conference championship and the
ensuing Las Vegas Bowl over Ball State.
He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Arkansas, in 1977 and
was part of the Razorbacks'
staff that led Arkansas to a victory
over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. After his successful coaching
debut, Bumpas installed a new defense under Homer Smith at Army
in 1978 and he coached at the Air Force Academy during the following
two seasons.
He was named the defensive line coach at Kansas State in 1991
and helped lead the Wildcats to their first bowl game appearance
in school history, the 1982 Independence Bowl.
Bumpas was named the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator
at Tennessee Tech in 1983-84. He was at the University of Tennessee
from 1985-89 as the linebacker coach and special teams coordinator,
where he coached three bowl championship teams, 1986 Sugar Bowl,
1986 Liberty Bowl and the 1988 Peach Bowl. The Volunteers won
the 1985 SEC championship and Bumpas tutored a 1988 Butkas Award
finalist.
He returned to his alma mater in 1989 as defensive line coach
and helped guide Arkansas to the Southwest Conference championship and the
1990 Cotton Bowl. He moved to Notre Dame the following season
as the defensive line coach when the Fighting Irish went to the
1991 Orange Bowl and won the 1992 Sugar Bowl. He also coached
1990 Lombardi Award winner Chris Zorich.
A native of Fort Smith, Ark., Bumpas was a three-year starter
and captain at Arkansas. He played in the 1970 Blue and Gray Game, which
he later coached. That same year Bumpas was named the 1970 Southwest
Conference Defensive Player of the Year and consensus All-American
defensive tackle. He played briefly with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Keith Burns -- Defensive Coordinator, San Jose State University Spartans
(as of football season 2008)
Keith Burns was the defensive coordinator
at San Jose State in 2004 before becoming the special teams coordinator
and tight ends coach for 2005. He was the special teams coordinator
and conerbacks coach in 2006. He has orchestrated and coordinated
championship and nationally-ranked defensive units at the University
of Southern California and the University
of Arkansas.
While Burns was the defensive coordinator at Arkansas in 1998 and 1999,
he and Fitz Hill, then the Razorbacks' wide receiver coach, competed against each other
daily. The competition between them and their players spurred
Arkansas to back-to-back bowl appearances and eventual head
coaching jobs for both of them.
Burns returns to college coaching after spending the 2000 through
2002 seasons as the head coach at the University of Tulsa. Though
the Golden Hurricane posted just a cumulative 7-28 win-loss, the
players recruited under his tenure formed the basis of Tulsa's
dramatic turnaround in 2003. Yearly
coaching records.
Ron Calcagni -- Head Coach / General Manager, Arkansas (AAFL)
(as of 2008 season) Former Arkansas Razorback great Ron Calcagni was named the head coach and GM of the Arkansas team in the All American Football League on November 13, 2007. He had previously spent three seasons as Vice President of Football Operations and Business Development for the Arkansas Twisters (2001-03). Calcagni oversaw arenafootball2 league compliance and assisted with the offense, quarterbacks and recruiting. Calcagni also worked with corporate development for the Twisters. Calcagni was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at quarterback for the Razorbacks from 1975-79, playing for both Frank Broyles and Lou Holtz. In his junior season, Calcagni led the Razorbacks to an 11-1 record and a 31-6 upset win over number two ranked Oklahoma in the 1978 Orange Bowl in one of the most memorable games in Razorback history. Arkansas finished as the number three ranked team in the nation that year. Calcagni finished his career with the Razorbacks in the 1978-79 season and led Arkansas to a 9-2-1 record and a berth in the Fiesta Bowl. He then moved on to play professionally for the Montreal Alouettes and the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. Calcagni turned to coaching after his playing career and has over 20 years of coaching experience. During his career, he has coached at Arkansas State, the University of Houston, the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. He was also the offensive coordinator for a season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. He has coached seven All-Americans and two Heisman candidates, including 1989 Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware and Davey O'Brien Award winner David Klingler.
Louis Campbell -- Linebackers Coach, Mississippi State University Bulldogs
(as of football season 2008)
Campbell comes to Starkville (January
2008) with extensive ties to Croom and two members of the Bulldog
coaching staff, and after 18 years of football service to Arkansas.
A native of Hamburg, Ark., Campbell worked in Fayetteville, Ark.,
from 1990-2007. He served in various capacities with the Razorbacks,
working as the school's secondary coach, director of football
operations, or assistant athletic director for internal football
operations during that time.
He served eight seasons as a Razorback assistant coach under Jack Crowe, Joe Kines and
Danny Ford, adding the title of assistant head coach under Ford
prior to the 1996 season. Campbell switched to director of football
operations prior to the 1998 season.
Campbell returned to the practice and game field in 2006, coaching
Arkansas' secondary. He helped UA win the SEC's Western
Division title, play in the SEC Championship Game, and earn a
spot in the Capital One Bowl. Arkansas finished 10-4 and ranked No. 15 in the nation that
year.
Prior to that season, his last assignment on the field came at
the end of the 1999 regular season. Then-Arkansas head coach Houston
Nutt asked Campbell to coach the secondary against Texas in the
Cotton Bowl. In that game, he helped direct an Arkansas defensive unit
that held the Longhorns to negative rushing yards (-27) for the
first time in that program's history as the UA posted a 27-6 victory.
Campbell, a 1973 Arkansas graduate, began his coaching career that year with
a four-season stint at Alabama under head coach Paul "Bear"
Bryant. It was in Tuscaloosa, Ala., that Campbell first developed
a relationship with Sylvester Croom.
A three-year term as defensive backs coach at Southern Methodist
University (1977-79) immediately preceded a five-year run back
at Alabama. He was reunited with Croom upon his return and the
two worked together all five years.
Campbell helped the Crimson Tide to eight bowl games in nine years
during those two tours of duty at Alabama. The 1973 squad finished
11-1 and earned a No. 1 final ranking from United Press International.
In 1985, Campbell began a four-year stint as defensive coordinator
and defensive secondary coach at Oklahoma State. He helped the
Cowboys to three bowl appearances during those four seasons in
Stillwater, Okla.
Prior to launching his extensive tenure in Fayetteville, Campbell
worked one year as a defensive assistant with the National Football
League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1989). Croom was the running back
coach for the Bucs on that '89 Buc staff.
Campbell has accompanied teams to 20 bowl games in his 31 years
as a collegiate coach and football administrator.
A three-year letterman as a defensive back at Arkansas, his 12 career
interceptions are still tied for third all-time at the school,
and his three pass thefts against Tennessee in the 1971 Liberty
Bowl are a Razorback bowl record. He earned his undergraduate degree
in education at UA in 1973.
Steadman Campbell -- Receivers Coach, University of North Alabama Lions
(as of football season 2008) Steadman Campbell was hired at UNA on February 13, 2006 after one season as an on-the-field graduate assistant at Alabama, helping on the defensive side of the football. Campbell worked as a video graduate assistant for the Crimson Tide prior to the 2005 season. He has been a grad assistant at Alabama since 2003. He lettered at Arkansas in 2000 & 2001.
Chris Carlisle -- Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, University of Southern California Trojans
(as of 2008-09 school year)
Chris Carlisle is in his fourth year
as USC's head strength and conditioning coach. He joined the Trojan
program in February of 2001.
He came to USC from Tennessee, where he was the associate head
strength and conditioning coach for 3 years (1998-2000). The Volunteer
football team won the 1998 national title and Southeastern Conference
championship.
Carlisle began his career as the head football coach and strength
coach at Dodge (Neb.) High in 1985. He then spent 6 seasons (1986-91)
as an offensive coach and strength coach at Blytheville (Ark.)
High. He next was a strength and conditioning graduate assistant
coach at Arkansas for 2 years (1992-93) before becoming the head
football coach and strength coach at Subiaco (Ark.) Academy, a
college prep school, for 4 seasons (1993-96). He spent 1997 as
an offensive coach and strength coach at Trinity Valley Community
College in Athens, Tex. (Trinity was the NJCAA national champion
that season).
After playing offensive line at North Iowa Area Community College
in Mason City, Ia., in 1980, he was a 3-year (1981-83) starting
offensive lineman at Chadron (Neb.) State College, earning All-Area
honors.
He earned his bachelor's degree in education from Chadron State
in 1985 and a master's degree in history from Arkansas in 1997.
Pete Carroll -- Head Coach, University of Southern California Trojans
Won the National Championship in 2003-04 & 2004-05.
Won the 2003 Home Depot "Coach of the Year" Award & 2003 Division I-A Coach of the Year Award presented by the American Football Coaches Association.
(as of football season 2008) Pete Carroll, who led the New England Patriots to the NFL playoffs twice in 3 years, was named USC's head football coach on Dec. 15, 2000. Carroll was the head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots for 3 seasons (1997-99) and New York Jets for 1 year (1994). Carroll began his coaching career at the college level, serving as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Pacific, for 3 years (1974-76), working with the wide receivers and secondary. He then spent a season each as an assistant in charge of the secondary at Arkansas (1977) under Lou Holtz as the Razorbacks won the 1978 Orange Bowl, at Iowa State (1978) under Earle Bruce (the Cyclones played in the 1978 Hall of Fame Bowl) and at Ohio State (1979) under Bruce. That Buckeye squad lost to USC in the 1980 Rose Bowl. He next spent 3 seasons (1980-82) as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at North Carolina State, then returned to Pacific in 1983 as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. NFL coaching record. Yearly col. coaching records.
Kahlil Carter -- Volunteer Assistant Coach, Arkansas Twisters (AFL2)
(as of football season 2007) Kahlil Carter was named a volunteer assistant coach for the Arkansas Twisters (af2) on January 17, 2007. He played for the Twisters in 2000 & 2003 and is currently playing in the CFL.
Bill Clay -- Defensive Assistant Coach, Samford University Bulldogs
(as of football season 2008)
Samford hired Bill Clay as an assistant
football coach on January 11, 2008.
Clay came to Samford with a tremendous amount of coaching experience.
He spent the last two seasons (06-07) coaching safeties at Texas
A&M. Prior to his time at Texas A&M, he spent the 2005
season coaching inside linebackers at Louisiana Tech.
Clay has served as the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State
(2001-04), UAB (1997-2000), UTEP (1996), Mississippi State (1991-95),
Temple (1988), SMU (1981-86) and Southern Mississippi (1980-81).
Clay worked at Mississippi State as an assistant coach from 1989-90
prior to being named defensive coordinator in 1991. He was also
an assistant coach at Southern Mississippi from 1976-79 before
his promotion to defensive coordinator in 1980.
From 1973-74 Clay served as an assistant coach at South Carolina.
He worked as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech in 1972 and Virginia
from 1969-71.
Clay began his coaching career at Ganby High School in Norfolk,
Va., from 1965-68.
Clay, a native of Marianna, Ark., is a 1963 graduate of the University of Arkansas. He was a two-year letterman for the Razorbacks.
Scott Conley -- Head Coach, Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions
(as of football season 2008) Scott Conley
became the 17th head football coach in Lion history in December
of 2003.
Conley led Trinity Valley Community College to the 1997 NJCAA
National Championship. He posted a 32-12 record with two conference
championships in four seasons before becoming an assistant at
the U.S. Naval Academy in 2000 and 2001.
Conley is a 1970 graduate of Texas A&M-Commerce with a degree
in business administration. He earned a master's in secondary
and higher education from A&M-C in 1973.
Conley was the 1997 NJCAA National Coach of the Year and American
Football Quarterly Junior College National Coach of the Year.
He was also the 1999 NJCAA Regional Coach of the Year.
He directed the Cardinals to the 1997 and 1999 Red River Bowls.
Prior to becoming head coach at Trinity Valley, Conley was an
assistant at Howard Payne from 1993 to 1995.
He was a member of the Arkansas staff from 1990 to 1992, helping the Razorbacks
to the 1991 Independence Bowl.
Conley coached running backs and receivers at Rice in 1989, running
backs at Tennessee in 1988 and linebackers at Kansas in 1987.
He was a linebackers coach at Texas from 1982 to 1986 and coached
the Longhorns to the 1982 Sun Bowl, the 1984 Cotton Bowl, the
1984 Freedom Bowl and the 1985 Bluebonnet Bowl.
He was also the running backs coach at Texas A&M in 1980 and
1981, helping the Aggies to a berth in the 1981 Independence Bowl.
Before going into collegiate football, Conley was the offensive
coordinator at Plano Senior High from 1977 to 1979 and was the
linebackers coach there from 1974 to 1976. While at Plano, he
helped the Wildcats to the 1977 State 5A Championship and to district
titles in five of his six seasons.
He was an assistant at Mt. Vernon from 1972 to 1973 and at Whitewright
in 1971. Yearly
coaching records.
Kevin Coyle -- Defensive Backs Coach, Cincinnati Bengals
(as of football season 2008)
Kevin Coyle, defensive coordinator and
secondary coach for four seasons at Fresno State, joined the Bengals
in 2001 as cornerbacks coach.
The 2001 season marked Coyle's 25th year in coaching. In his last
10 seasons prior to joining the Bengals, he was defensive coordinator
and secondary coach at three Division I college programs - Syracuse,
Maryland and Fresno State.
At Maryland (1994-96), Coyle oversaw a dramatic improvement in
the Terrapins' defense, steadily guiding a program that ranked
last nationally the year prior to his arrival to a final total
defense ranking of No. 29 in 1996.
At Syracuse (1991-93), Coyle's defense led the nation in interceptions
(24) in 1992 and set a school record for fewest rushing yards
allowed (1007) in an 11-game season.
Coyle has worked under Bengals defensive coordinator Mark Duffner
in three of his previous coaching assignments - at the University
of Cincinnati (1978-79), at Holy Cross (1986-90) and at Maryland
(1994-96).
PLAYING AND COACHING HISTORY - 1974-77: Played DB at University
of Massachusetts. 1978-79: Graduate assistant, University of Cincinnati.
1980: Coaching assistant, Arkansas. 1981: Defensive coordinator, U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy. 1982-85: Assistant coach, Holy Cross. 1986-90: Defensive
coordinator, Holy Cross. 1991-93: Defensive coordinator, Syracuse.
1994-96: Defensive coordinator, Maryland. 1997-2000: Defensive
coordinator, Fresno State. 2001: Assistant coach, Bengals.
Jack Crowe -- Head Coach, Jacksonville State Gamecocks
(as of football season 2008) Jack Crowe, who has over 35 years of coaching experience, was hired as the 11th head football coach at Jacksonville State on Nov. 22, 1999. A native of Birmingham, Crowe has coached at some of the top programs in the country. During his career, he has worked at Auburn, Baylor, Arkansas, Clemson and Wyoming on the Division I level and also has college coaching stints at North Alabama and Livingston (now West Alabama). Crowe was named the head coach at Arkansas in January of 1990 after serving three years as offensive coordinator. He coached the Razorbacks to the 1991 Independence Bowl as head coach and to the 1989 Citrus Bowl, the Southwestern Conference Championship and the 1990 Cotton Bowl as an assistant, posting a 19-14 record. He was offensive coordinator at Baylor from 1993 to 1995 and the Bears were the 1995 conference champions. Yearly coaching records.
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Gunther Cunningham -- Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers, Kansas City Chiefs
(as of football season 2008) Gunther Cunningham
returned to Kansas City as the club's defensive coordinator in
2004. Cunningham owns six years of experience with the franchise,
serving as head coach from '99-00 after enjoying a record-setting
four-year stint as the Chiefs defensive coordinator from '95-98.
NFL coaching
record.
Cunningham, who owns 22 seasons of previous NFL coaching experience,
rejoins the Chiefs after spending the past three seasons as assistant
head coach/linebackers coach of the Tennessee Titans.
Cunningham joined the Chiefs after spending four seasons ('91
94) with the Raiders. He served as that club's defensive coordinator
in '92 and '93 in addition to tutoring the club's defensive line
('94), as well as coaching the Raiders linebackers ('91). Prior
to that, he spent six seasons as a mentor for the San Diego Chargers
defensive line ('85 90).
He began his NFL career coaching the defensive line for the Baltimore
Colts in '82, staying in that capacity through the Colts '84 season
in Indianapolis. He originally entered the pro ranks coaching
defensive line and linebackers for the CFL's Hamilton Tiger Cats
in '81.
He was the Arkansas defensive line coach in 1972.
Kim Dameron -- Secondary Coach, Ole Miss Rebels
(as of football season 2008) Kim Dameron
was named an assistant coach at Ole Miss on December 4, 2007,
after three years at Louisiana Monroe (05-07). Dameron joined
the ULM staff in January 2005 as a defensive assistant coach,
and was promoted to defensive coordinator two months later.
Dameron joined the Warhawks after four seasons as the defensive
coordinator at Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, Texas. In 2002
and 2003, the Lumberjacks were ranked in the top 10 nationally
for pass efficiency defense.
Dameron was an assistant for one season at Eastern Illinois where
he served as defensive coordinator for the first round playoff
squad.
Dameron began his coaching career at his alma mater, Arkansas,
in 1983, after earning his degree, as a graduate assistant under
Lou Holtz. He was a four-year player for Holtz from 1979-82 at
defensive back and wide receiver. As a Razorback, he participated
in four bowl games, including the 1979 Sugar Bowl, and was named
Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance
against Texas A&M in 1979.
Dameron continued his coaching career at Southwest Missouri State,
now Missouri State. He coached the defensive secondary and special
teams from 1986-91. The Bears were the 1989 and 1990 Gateway Conference
champions. The 1989 squad was an NCAA quarterfinalist, while the
1990 squad advanced to the NCAA first round of the I-AA playoffs.
In 1992, Dameron was the defensive secondary coach at UNLV. He
returned to the Midwest the next year to become the defensive
coordinator at Murray State under Houston Nutt from 1993-95. The
Racers won the 1995 Ohio Valley Conference championship. That
year MSU was nationally ranked third in total defense, second
in pass efficiency defense, tenth in rushing defense, and sixth
in scoring defense.
Dameron moved on to the University of Cincinnati in 1996 to take
a position as the defensive secondary coach. In 1997, he was promoted
to defensive coordinator. The Bearcats won the 1997 Humanitarian
Bowl, defeating Utah State. That season the defense was nationally
ranked fifth in rushing defense and 33rd in total defense. In
1998, he added special teams and academic liaison duties.
The Rogers, Ark., native took a break from coaching in the college
ranks as a defensive secondary coach for the Toronto Argonauts
of the CFL in 1999.
Butch Davis -- Head Coach, University of North Carolina Tar Heels
(as of football season 2008) Butch Davis, former head coach at the University
of Miami and the NFL's Cleveland Browns, was named the 33rd head
coach in University of North Carolina history on November 13,
2006.
Davis was in his second season as an analyst on the NFL Network
when he was hired. He was head coach for six seasons at the University
of Miami (1995-2000) and led the Hurricanes to a 51-20 record,
three Big East Conference championships and four postseason bowl
wins in as many appearances. Davis has coached in 11 postseason
bowl games as an assistant or head coach, including two apiece
in the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls.
In 1995, Davis took over a Miami program that was faced with NCAA
sanctions that restricted the number of scholarships in his first
three seasons. However, his Hurricane teams finished ranked in
the Associated Press Top 25 on four occasions, including No. 2
in the nation in 2000 when the Canes went 11-1 and beat Florida,
37-20, in the Sugar Bowl.
Miami was 8-3 in 1995 (the school declined to play in a bowl game),
9-3 in 1996 (beat Virginia in the Carquest Bowl), 5-6 in 1997,
9-3 in 1998 (beat NC State in Micron PC Bowl), 9-4 in 1999 (beat
Georgia Tech in Gator Bowl) and 11-1 in 2000. In 1999, Miami was
invited to play in the Kickoff Classic and defeated Ohio State,
23-12. The 2000 team was second in the nation in scoring, fifth
in total offense, fifth in scoring defense and eighth in pass
defense.
The Hurricanes earned recognition from the American Football Coaches
Association for outstanding graduation rates in each of his six
seasons at Miami. Davis recruited or coached a number of players
at Miami who were selected in the NFL Draft, including 28 first-round
picks (see list below).
He left Coral Gables following the 2000 season to join the Browns.
Cleveland won seven games in his first season with the Browns,
which was two more than the expansion franchise had won in the
previous two years combined. They were an AFC wild card playoff
team in 2002 after a nine-win regular season.
That was his second stint in the NFL. He was a defensive assistant
with the Dallas Cowboys from 1989-94 and was defensive coordinator
in 1993 and 1994. The Cowboys won Super Bowls in 1992 and 1993
and played in one other NFC championship game. As defensive line
coach in 1992, he helped the Cowboys lead the NFL in rushing defense.
As coordinator a year later, the Cowboys set a team record by
allowing just 21 touchdowns in 16 regular-season games. In 1994,
Dallas was No. 1 in the league in total defense and pass defense
and third in scoring defense. He coached three Pro Bowl starters
end Charles Haley, tackle Leon Lett and safety Darren Woodson.
Davis was defensive line coach at Miami from 1984-88 under head
coach Jimmy Johnson, whom he also coached under for five years
in Dallas and five years at Oklahoma State. The Hurricanes went
52-9 in those five years and won the national championship after
beating Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl to cap a perfect 12-0 record
in 1987.
Davis played college football at the University of Arkansas
for Coach Frank Broyles. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology
and life science in 1974. His coaching career began as a volunteer
assistant in 1973 at Fayetteville High School in Arkansas. He
had stints in Oklahoma at Pawhuska High School (1974-75) and Sand
Springs High School (1976-77) as an assistant coach and at Tulsa
Rogers High School (1978) in his first head coaching assignment
before joining Johnson's staff at Oklahoma State. He coached tight
ends and wide receivers at OSU from 1979-83. NFL
coaching record. Yearly
col. coaching records.
Greg Davis -- Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach, University of Texas
*Won the 2005 Broyles Award
(as of football season 2008) A 32-year coaching veteran who has directed one of the nation's premier offensive attacks at Texas the past six years, Greg Davis is in his seventh year ('04) as offensive coordinator/QBs coach. Yearly coaching records.
1998-present Offensive Coordinator / QBs,
Texas
1996-97 Offensive Coordinator / QBs, North Carolina
1994-95 Passing Game Coordinator, Georgia
1992-93 Offensive Coordinator / QBs, Arkansas
1988-91 Head Coach, Tulane
1985-87 Asst. Head Coach / WRs, Tulane
1978-84 Quarterbacks, Texas A&M
1975-77 Asst. Coach, Port Neches-Groves HS (TX)
1973-74 Asst. Coach, Barbe HS (La.)
Isaac Davis -- Offensive Assistant Coach, Arkansas Baptist College Buffaloes
(as of football season 2007) Added to the coaching staff in July 2007. Played at Arkansas from 1990-93.
Don Decker -- Head Football Strength Coach, Ole Miss Rebels
(as of football season 2008) Hired at Ole
Miss in January 2008. Before heading to Oxford, Decker was at
Arkansas for 15 seasons, including the last 10 as the head
strength and conditioning coach. He came to Fayetteville from
Kent State where he was head strength coach for football during
the 1991 and 1992 seasons.
A 1992 graduate of Evangel College, Decker earned the designation
of master level strength coach in 2004 by the Collegiate Strength
and Conditioning Coaches Association. He is one of just 43 strength
and conditioning coaches in the world to earn that honor.
Ron Dickerson, Jr. -- Wide Receivers Coach, Ole Miss Rebels
(as of football season 2008) Ron Dickerson,
Jr. was named an assistant coach at Ole Miss on December 4, 2007,
after three years at Louisiana Monroe (05-07). He came to ULM
after four seasons on the SMS staff.
Dickerson came to SMS following two stints with professional teams.
He worked in 2001 as an offensive and special teams intern with
the NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers and in 2000 as running backs and
special teams coach with the XFL Las Vegas Outlaws. Dickerson
was run game coordinator from 1997 to 2000 at Alabama State, wide
receivers coach for one year at Temple and director of football
operations in both of those collegiate assignments.
Dickerson played professionally from 1992 to 1996 for the Kansas
City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL and the Scotland
Claymores in the NFL of Europe.
He is a 1996 graduate of the University
of Arkansas and was a four-year gridder
for the Razorbacks at running back and wide receiver, playing on two
Arkansas bowl teams. Dickerson's father, Ron Dickerson,
Sr., was a long-time college and professional football coach,
including a total of seven years as a head coach at Alabama State
and Temple.
Joe Lee Dunn -- Defensive Coordinator, New Mexico State University Aggies
(as of football season 2008)
With over 30 years of coaching experience
Joe Lee Dunn joined New Mexico State on December 10, 2007.
Dunn spent 2007 as the head coach at Ridgeway High School in Memphis,
Tennessee. He guided Ridgeway to a 5-6 overall record and a spot
in the first round of the Tennessee High School playoffs.
Dunn, who served as defensive coordinator for the University of
Memphis football team from 1989-91, returned to the Tigers in
the same capacity in the spring of 2003.
Dunn came to Memphis after having served as the defensive coordinator
at Mississippi State University from 1996 through 2002. For seven
seasons, Dunn directed a Bulldog defense that was consistently
ranked among the nation's elite. During the 2001 season, the Bulldog
defense held three opponents to 21 points or less, and his 2000
MSU defense was ranked second in the SEC and 13th nationally in
rushing defense and scored an amazing eight touchdowns.
The 1999 Bulldog defense led the nation in both rushing and total
defense and was fourth in pass efficiency defense. Mississippi
State finished sixth in scoring defense and allowed just 222.5
yards per game in total defense. Dunn was a finalist for the Broyles
Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top assistant
coach.
Prior to his arrival at Mississippi State, Dunn served one year
as defensive coordinator at Arkansas, where his Razorback unit finished first in the SEC and fifth nationally
against the run. He helped lead Arkansas to the 1995 SEC Western Division title.
Dunn went to Arkansas following three seasons at Ole Miss, the first
two as defensive coordinator and the final as interim head coach.
While at Ole Miss, he lifted the Rebels' defense among the nation's
best. Ole Miss finished sixth, first and 17th nationally in total
defense during Dunn's stay.
A native of Columbus, Ga., Dunn arrived at Ole Miss after spending
three years retooling the Memphis defense. From 1989 through 1991,
Dunn served as a graduate assistant coach for one year and as
defensive coordinator for his final two campaigns.
In 1987 and 1988, Dunn served as defensive coordinator at the
University of South Carolina. In 1987, the Gamecocks were one
of just three teams to finish among the nation's top five in all
major defensive categories.
Immediately prior to entering the SEC, Dunn spent seven years
at the University of New Mexico, the last four as the school's
head coach. He began his collegiate coaching career with a nine-year
stint at his alma mater UT-Chattanooga, an institution which later
inducted him into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. Yearly
coaching records.
Clifton Ealy -- Assistant Athletic Director for Community Relations, Ole Miss Rebels
(as of football season 2008) Hired at Ole
Miss in January 2008. Ealy was Arkansas' director of high school relations for the last
two seasons (06-07), serving as the program's liaison with high
school and junior college coaches around the state and country.
He also organized the annual high school coaches' clinic and the
Houston Nutt Football Camp.
The Conway, Ark., native served as the Hogs' bandits and rovers
coach in Nutt's first two seasons (1998-99) in Fayetteville. Ealy
rejoined the Razorback staff after serving as the outside linebackers
and free safeties coach at Fayetteville (Ark.) High School for
three seasons. He also has been employed at the Fayetteville Juvenile
Detention Center during his hiatus from the Razorback football program.
Ealy was two-time honorable mention All-America and all-conference
wide receiver at the University of Central Arkansas before injuries
prevented him from finishing his collegiate career. After earning
his bachelor's degree in physical education from UCA in 1982,
Ealy began his coaching career as an assistant coach (1982-84)
at Morrilton (Ark.) Middle School. He then returned to his alma
mater as a graduate assistant working with wide receivers from
1985-86. In 1985, the Bears won a share of the NAIA national championship.
Ealy also completed his master's in secondary administration of
supervision and leadership at UCA in 1987.
Ealy's first stint with the Razorbacks came in 1987 when he served as a graduate assistant
under then UA head coach Ken Hatfield. He worked primarily with
the Hogs' secondary on a team that finished 9-4 and played
in the Liberty Bowl. Ealy went on to serve two seasons at Delta
State (Miss.) University as the secondary coach (1988-89) and
then the defensive coordinator (1989). Ealy returned to UCA in
a full-time coaching capacity in 1990. He spent seven seasons
in Conway with stints as the secondary coach (1990-94), linebackers
coach (1995-96) and defensive coordinator (1990-96). In his first
four years at the school, the Bears won four conference titles
and the 1991 NAIA national championship. Ealy joined Nutt's coaching
staff at Boise State in time for the 1997 season. He worked with
defensive backs with the Broncos before accompanying Nutt to Arkansas
in 1998.
Rockey Felker -- Running Backs / Recruiting Coordinator, Mississippi State University Bulldogs
(as of football season 2008) Rockey Felker
joined the MSU coaching staff in February of 2002, where he was
the coordinator of football operations until his promotion to
running backs coach and recruiting coordinator in February 2007.
Felker was the nation's youngest collegiate
head coach when he was selected to guide the Mississippi State
football program in 1986. He directed the Bulldogs to a 6-5 mark
in his first season at the helm, the school's first winning season
in five years.Felker served as State's head football coach through
the 1990 season.
He came back to State as the school's head coach following 11
years as an assistant coach on the college level. Immediately
prior to rejoining the MSU program, he was an assistant at Alabama
from 1983-85. He served as the Crimson Tide receivers coach in
1983-84 and the offensive backfield coach in '85.
Prior to returning to the SEC, Felker worked two years each at
Texas Tech (1979-80) and Memphis State (1981-82) under the guidance
of the late head coach Rex Dockery.
Felker began his coaching career at Mississippi State following
his playing days, working for head coach Bob Tyler. He worked
with the junior varsity (1975) and the varsity receivers, quarterbacks
and running backs (1976-78).
Felker's first association with Mississippi State came in December
1970, when he signed a football scholarship to play quarterback
for the Bulldogs. After playing one year of junior varsity ball,
he was under center for most of the next three seasons. In 1974,
Felker led MSU to an 9-3 overall record, leading the SEC in total
offense and directing the Bulldogs to a win over North Carolina
in the Sun Bowl. He was named the Nashville Banner SEC Player
of the Year and the Birmingham Post-Herald Outstanding Senior
Player for his stellar final season.
Following his five years as head coach at MSU, Felker worked nine
more years as an assistant football coach. He had two terms as
the offensive coordinator at the University of Tulsa (1991-92
and 1997-99) and spent four years on the coaching staff at the
University of Arkansas, working three seasons (1994-96) as the school's
offensive coordinator.
He helped Tulsa to a 10-2 record in 1991, coaching the quarterbacks
and wide receivers. That Golden Hurricane team defeated San Diego
State in the Freedom Bowl during that season. He also tutored
the running backs during his stay at the Western Athletic Conference
school.
While at Arkansas, Felker coached the running backs in 1993, then
tutored the quarterbacks the next three years. He helped the Razorbacks
win the SEC Western Division title and earn a berth in the '95
SEC Championship Game. The Razorbacks concluded that season with a bid to the Carquest
Bowl in Miami, Fla. Yearly
coaching records.
Bobby Field -- Associate Athletic Director - Sports & Administration, UCLA Bruins
(as of school year 2008-09) Bobby Field
left coaching in 2001 to become an assistant athletic director
at UCLA. Prior to his switch to administration, Field spent 22
seasons with the UCLA football team as an assistant coach. He
was the assistant head coach during his final five seasons (1996-2000)
and served as defensive coordinator for 16 seasons (1982-95 and
1999-00) while tutoring outside linebackers, place kickers, and
the secondary at various times in his career.
He began his coaching career under the legendary Bear Bryant at
Alabama (1971-72) and moved to Mississippi State in 1973. During
his five-year tenure at MSU, he coached the secondary, served
as defensive coordinator and, in his final year, was the Bulldog
assistant head coach. Field earned a Bachelor's degree in Science
Education at Arkansas in 1971 and was named to the All-Southwest Conference
Academic Team his senior year. He was a three-year letterman (1968-70)
and two-year starter in the defensive backfield. In his three
varisty seasons, the Razorbacks were 28-5 with two Sugar Bowl appearances.
Marshall Foreman -- Defensive Coordinator, Corpus Christi Sharks (AF2)
(as of the 2008 season) Marshall was named defensive coordinator for the Corpus Christi Sharks (af2) on January 26, 2007. He spent parts of 2006 as defensive coordinator and head coach for the Arkansas Stars (NIFL). He had been out of coaching since 2002, his second season with the Grand Rapids Rampage (AFL) when he joined the Stars. He served as the defensive coordinator for the Tulsa Talons (AFL2) during the 2000 season. His AFL coaching resume includes two seasons as a fullbacks/linebackers coach with the Dallas Texans (1993) and Fort Worth Cavalry (1994), serving alongside Rampage head coach Michael Trigg during both seasons. Marshall began his pro career in 1987 and spent a brief stint as a running back with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He went on to play two years in the AFL for the Denver Dynamite (1991) and the Sacramento Attack (1992), rushing 69 times for 220 yards and three touchdowns, he also caught 13 passes for 140 yards and two scores, while recording 42 tackles on the defensive side of the ball. A 1987 graduate from the University of Arkansas with an undergraduate degree in physical education and a master's in education, he played his first year as a Razorback under Lou Holtz, and his last three under Ken Hatfield. Marshall was named an All-Southwest Conference fullback in 1984.
Fred Goldsmith -- Head Coach, Lenoir-Rhyne College Bears
(as of football season 2008) Fred Goldsmith
became Lenoir-Rhyne's 18th Head Coach in school history on November
28, 2006.
Goldsmith has twice been voted national coach of the year at the
Division I level. He served as head football coach at Duke University
(1993-1998) and Rice University (1989-1993).
While at Duke, he led the nation in football graduation rates
four times and was named ACC Coach of the Year and Bobby Dodd
National Coach of the Year in 1994.
At Rice University, he led the conference in graduation rates
five times.
In 1992, Rice had its first winning season in 29 years and Goldsmith
was named Sports Illustrated National Coach of the Year.
He also served as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator
at the University of
Arkansas from 1984 to 1988.
From 1982 to 1983, he was assistant head coach and defensive coordinator
for the United States Air Force Academy, where he received the
academy's first Commander-in-Chief Trophy.
He served as defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator
at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Fla., from 1974
to 1979. Florida A&M was the nation's only undefeated team
in 1977 and was named Black College National Champions that year.
The Rattlers won the inaugural NCAA Division I-AA National Championship
in 1978, as A&M led the country in scoring, rushing and total
defense.
From 2001 to 2005, he was head coach of Franklin High School in
Franklin, N.C. During that time, he led the team to the most wins
in its history (47-15) and was named Coach of the Year in 2001.
From 1999 to 2001, he served as a color analyst for the Catamount
Network of Western Carolina University. Goldsmith's early career
included coaching positions at several high schools and universities.
He has previously served as a member of the NCAA Legislative Committee
and Football Issues Committee, representing the ACC and all Division
II through Division I programs in North Carolina, South Carolina
and Virginia.
Goldsmith has been an active member of the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes for many years and is a highly sought-after public speaker.
He attended Western Carolina University for two years on a football
scholarship and transferred to the University of Florida, where
he earned a bachelor's degree in health and physical education
in 1967 and a master's degree in education administration in 1972.
Yearly coaching
records.
Jim Goodman -- Vice President of Football Operations / Player Personnel, Denver Broncos
(as of football season 2008) Jim Goodman
is in his ninth year (2006) with the Broncos, and his first as
director of player personnel, after spending four years as an
area scout and four years as director of college scouting.
Goodman was hired by the Broncos in May 1998 after four successful
seasons on the coaching staff at Rice University, where his duties
also included coordinating the program's recruiting efforts. Goodman
coached the tight ends and special teams all four years (1994-97)
and added the duties of wide receivers coach for the 1997 season.
The Owls were Southwest Conference co-champions in 1994 and produced
three of the best special teams seasons during Goodman's tenure.
Goodman was Associate Athletic Director in charge of football
recruiting at Clemson from 1991-93 and also coached the team's
kickers. He earned consideration among the nation's top-10 recruiting
coordinators by the Chicago Sun-Times for his work at Clemson.
Goodman was assistant AD in charge of recruiting and high school
relations at Florida from 1989-90 and was recruiting coordinator
and wide receivers coach at Arkansas from 1986-88.
Goodman began his coaching career at Vanguard High School in Ocala,
Fla. (1974-75), then moved into the collegiate ranks at North
Alabama (1976-78). He then was head coach and athletic director
at Marion (Ala.) Institute Junior College (1979-80), where his
teams ranked in the top 15 in the national polls both seasons,
and he also coached the baseball team. Goodman coached outside
linebackers at the U.S. Air Force Academy under Ken Hatfield in
1981, then accepted the head coaching position at Valdosta (Ga.)
State (1982-84), where he also served as associate AD before accepting
the full-time athletic director's position in 1985. As coach he
started a program from scratch and fashioned a 15- 17-1 record
over three years with a squad that included Atlanta Falcons All-Pro
linebacker Jesse Tuggle. Yearly
coaching records.
Sam Goodwin -- Athletic Director, Henderson State University Reddies
(as of school year 2008-09) Sam Goodwin
was named Henderson State University's director of athletics on
May 9, 2000. Goodwin, a 1966 graduate of Henderson State and a
member of the Reddie Hall of Honor, had spent the previous 17
years as head football coach at Northwestern State University
in Natchitoches, La.
Prior to coaching at Northwestern, Goodwin spent two seasons as
an assistant coach at the University
of Arkansas, where he coached running
backs and quarterbacks under Lou Holtz. Goodwin helped the Razorbacks
make appearances in the Gator Bowl and the Bluebonnet Bowl.
Goodwin was the head coach at Southern Arkansas University in
1979 and 1980, and he was the head coach at Parkview High School
in Little Rock, Ark., from 1970-78. He also coached at Hall High
School in Little Rock, serving as head track coach and defensive
coordinator for two seasons on teams that went 19-1-1.
Goodwin's first job was at Forest Heights Junior High School in
Little Rock, where he was head track coach and head football coach
in 1966 and 1967. His football teams were 14-2 those two years.
During his nine seasons at Parkview, Goodwin won 72 percent of
his games and led the Patriots to five state championships. As
a collegiate coach, Goodwin won 111 games, including a school-record
102 at Northwestern State. He is also the Southland Conference's
all-time leader in victories and is a two-time winner of the league's
coach of the year award.
Goodwin's Northwestern State teams won four Southland Conference
titles (1984, 1988, 1997 and 1998), and 38 of his players at Northwestern
State reached the National Football League.
A native of Pineville, La., Goodwin attended Pineville High School
and played on a state championship football team in 1960.
Goodwin came to Henderson State as a walk-on who developed into
an All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference player on offense and
defense. He earned NAIA All-America honors as a guard in 1965,
and he was voted to the AIC's All-Decade team by Dave Campbell's
Arkansas Football Magazine.
Goodwin was also a three-time AIC champion in the discus, setting
a conference record in 1965. Yearly
coaching records.
Matt Graves -- Secondary Coach, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
*Gone
(as of football season 2007) Hired at SFA on January 15, 2005.
ECU: Defensive backs coach for two years (03-04)
Prior to ECU: 1999-2002 Arkansas. (Volunteer assistant (2 years), graduate assistant (2 years), while at Arkansas, worked with outside linebackers, strong safeties, defensive line, and secondary)
Of Note: Helped Arkansas win SEC Western Division championship in 2002 ... Contributed to Arkansas defense which led the SEC in pass defense in 2000 ... Was involved in four bowl games (1999 and 2001 Cotton Bowls, 2000 Las Vegas Bowl, 2002 Music City Bowl).
Playing Career: Lettered two years at wide receiver/defensive back at Redwater High ... Also lettered twice in basketball and baseball.
Education: Arkansas (2001)
Hometown: Texarkana, Texas
J.B. Grimes -- Offensive Line Coach, Mississippi State University Bulldogs
(as of football season 2008)
PLAYING CAREER * Played four years (1973-76) at Henderson [AR] State
COACHING CAREER
* 1977: Nashville [AR] HS
* 1978: Des Arc [AR] HS
* 1979-80: Offensive Line Coach, Northeast Louisiana University
* 1981-82: Grad. Asst./Offensive Line, University of Arkansas
* 1983: Delta State University
* 1984: University of Missouri
* 1985-88: Offensive Line Coach, Northeast Louisiana University
* 1989-92: Offensive Line Coach, University of Arkansas
* 1993-97: Offensive Line Coach, Virginia Tech University
* 1998-02: Offensive Line Coach, Texas A&M University
* 2003: Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach, East Carolina University
* 2004-present: Offensive Line Coach, Mississippi State University
NOTABLE Has coached 28 years (as of 07), 26 of them on the collegiate level...Associated with teams that have won five conference championships and earned 14 bowl berths...Helped guide Northeast La. to the 1987 Division I-AA national championship...Was on the Texas A&M staff that led the Aggies to the Big XII title and 1999 Sugar Bowl.
David Gunn -- Running Backs Coach, Arkansas State University RedWolves
(as of football season 2008) David Gunn
joined the ASU staff in January 2002 as the running backs coach.
Prior to joining the ASU staff, he served as the head coach for
Little Rock McClellan High School and took his team to the 2001
AAAAA playoffs.
Gunn was the head coach at McClellan for five seasons taking the
Crimson Tide to the playoffs twice. Prior to that, he served as
the boys and girls head track coach at Watson Chapel High School
in Pine Bluff. While at Watson Chapel, he also served as the running
backs and defensive backs coach and helped that team go to the
AAA playoffs three straight years and won the 1996 state championship.
This was the second time at Watson Chapel for Gunn who began his
career as the linebackers and wide receivers coach from 1987-90.
Gunn, a native of England, Ark., who excelled in football, basketball
and track at England High School, has also coached at Lake Highlands
High School in Dallas, Tex., where he coached running backs and
helped his team to a 1990 conference title.
After graduating from England High School in 1982, he attended
the University of Arkansas where he played defensive back and running back
from 1982-87.
As a Razorback player, he played in the 1984 Liberty Bowl and
the 1987 Orange Bowl.
He graduated in 1987 with a bachelor of science in education degree
in physical education and biological science.
Brick Haley -- Defensive Line Coach, Chicago Bears
(as of football season 2008)
PLAYING CAREER
* Played at Alabama A&M (1984-88) as
a linebacker
* Received the school's Inspiration Award in 1987 and MVP award
in 1988 and '89
* Named Division II all-America in both '88 and '89
COACHING CAREER
* 1989: Enterprise [AL] HS
* 1990: Graduate Assistant, University
of Arkansas
* 1991-93: Defensive Line Coach, Austin Peay University
* 1994-96: Defensive Line Coach, Troy State University
* 1997: Outside Linebackers Coach, University of Houston
* 1998: Outside Linebackers Coach, Clemson University
* 1999-01: Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach, Baylor University
* 2002-03: Linebackers Coach, Georgia Tech University
* 2004-06: Defensive Line Coach, Mississippi State University
* 2007-present: Defensive Line Coach, Chicago Bears
Monte Henderson -- Defensive Backs Coach / Recruiting Coordinator, Western Illinois University Leathernecks
(as of football season 2008)
Former University of
Arkansas assistant Monte
Henderson joined the Western Illinois football staff as the defensive
backs coach on March 22, 2005.
Henderson spent the last seven years in a variety of capacities
with the Razorbacks, working last year with the secondary
under 21-year veteran coach Bobby Allen. The 2004 Arkansas defense ranked fourth in the SEC and 21st nationally,
holding opponents to 187.0 passing yards per game, and picking
off 17 passes, the third-most in the SEC.
Henderson served the last two seasons as a defensive graduate
assistant, coordinating the offensive scout team and assisting
in the breakdown of opponents' offensive game film. He spent his
first year working directly with defensive line coach Tracy Rocker.
In those two seasons, the Razorbacks compiled a 14-10 record and a win
over Missouri in the 2003 Independence Bowl.
Prior to becoming a GA at Arkansas, Henderson worked as an administrative
assistant on the Razorback staff from 1998 to 2002, aiding
in game planning and preparation, recruiting and game day management.
In his seven seasons in Fayetteville, Henderson was part of six
bowl teams and two SEC Western Division championship squads (1998,
2002).
A native of Conway, Ark., Henderson received his undergraduate
degree from Arkansas in 2001, earning a bachelor of
science degree in kinesiology.
An all-America in football at Conway High School, Henderson was
a cornerback at UA-Pine Bluff prior to transferring to Arkansas.
Reggie Herring -- Linebackers Coach, Dallas Cowboys
(as of football season 2008)
Reggie Herring was named the Texas A&M
defensive coordinator on January 4, 2008 but left for the Dallas
Cowboys on February 9.
Herring completed his 25th season on the collegiate level and
his 27th overall in 2007. He spent two seasons (2002-03) in Texas
as the linebackers coach for the Houston Texans and head coach
Dom Capers.
Herring comes to Texas A&M from the University of Arkansas
where he served as defensive coordinator the past three seasons.
He served as the interim head coach for the Razorbacks in the 2008
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic.
During his time in Fayetteville, Herring and the Hogs won
the 2006 Southeastern Conference Western Division and played in
two bowl games, the Cotton and the Citrus.
In 2006, Herring was named as one of five finalists for the Broyles
Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant coach. He
was also named the Master Coach Survey National Defensive Coordinator
of the Week following Arkansas' 31-14 victory over Tennessee that
same season.
Before going to Arkansas, Herring was the defensive coordinator at North
Carolina State in 2004. The Wolfpack defense led the country in
total defense allowing only 221.36 yards per game after ranking
#89 the previous season. North Carolina State also led the country
in pass efficiency defense (91.77), was second in total pass defense
(119), 13th in rushing defense (102.36) and 25th in scoring defense
(19.82).
Before Herring spent the two years in the NFL (2002-03) with the
Texans, he was with Tommy Bowden and Tommy West at Clemson for
eight years. From 1994-2001, he served as the linebackers coach
and in 1997, he added the title of defensive coordinator. Herring
was part of seven bowl teams at Clemson, four in the Peach Bowl,
two in the Gator and one in the Humanitarian.
Herring's first coordinator experience came at TCU under head
coach Pat Sullivan in 1992 and 1993.
Herring coached linebackers under head coach Pat Dye at Auburn
from 1986-91. During those six years, the Tigers won three SEC
Championships and made five bowl appearances including two trips
to the Sugar Bowl and one each to the Citrus, Peach and Hall of
Fame bowls.
Herring began his coaching career in 1981 as a graduate assistant
at Oklahoma State under head coach Jimmy Johnson. Johnson promoted
Herring to a full-time position coaching linebackers in 1982.
He remained on the staff of Johnson and Pat Jones through the
1985 season. The Cowboys made four bowl trips during that time,
two to the Peach and one each to the Independence and the Bluebonnet.
A Florida State Hall of Fame selection in 1989, Herring was a
three-year starting linebacker for head coach Bobby Bowden at
Florida State from 1978-80. He led the Seminoles in tackles all
three years and is still the third-leading tackler in FSU history.
He played in three bowl games, the Tangerine and the Orange as
a junior and senior. Herring was a team captain his senior season.
U
of A Coaching Records. Yearly
coaching records.
Roger Hinshaw -- Assistant Director of Football Operations, Duke University
*Gone
(as of football season 2007)
Roger Hinshaw, a North Carolina native
and veteran coach with over 30 years of experience, joined the
Duke football staff in 2007 and serves as the program's Assistant
Director of Operations.
Hinshaw enjoyed a 23-year coaching relationship with Ken Hatfield,
working alongside the national coach of the year at Air Force
(1983), Arkansas (1984-89), Clemson (1990-93) and Rice (1994-05).
Over those 23 seasons, Hatfield and Hinshaw helped the four respective
programs to a combined record of 138-101-3 with 10 bowl game appearances
and four conference championships. Hinshaw spent the 2006 season
as the defensive coordinator at Angleton (Texas) High School.
A native of Burlington, N.C., and 1972 graduate of Appalachian
State University, Hinshaw started his coaching career at Watauga
High School in Boone, N.C., serving two years as an assistant
coach. After one year (1974) as a graduate assistant coach at
his alma mater, he served stints at Newton County (Ga.) High School
(1975-76) and Newnan (Ga.) High School (1977-78). Hinshaw then
worked four campaigns at West Alabama before joining Hatfield
in Colorado Springs at the Air Force Academy.
Hinshaw coached in 10 bowl games -- Independence (1983), Liberty
(1984), Holiday (1985), Orange (1987), Liberty (1987), Cotton
(1989), Cotton (1990), Hall of Fame (1991), Citrus (1992) and
Peach (1993). In addition, Hinshaw was a part of 10-win campaigns
at three schools -- Air Force (1983), Arkansas (1985, 1988 and
1989) and Clemson (1990) -- as well as conference championship
squads at Arkansas (1988 and 1989), Clemson (1991) and Rice (1994).
Raymond House -- Head Coach, Arkansas War Cats (WFL)
(as of the 2008 season) Raymond House was
named head coach of the Arkansas War Cats (World Football League)
on October 18, 2007. Previously, he was hired as the Defensive
Coordinator for the Arkansas
Stars (NIFL) on January 6, 2006 and was named head coach on January
17, 2006. He was demoted to DC on April
19 after going 1-3 and would resign, be rehired as head coach
then move back to assistant coach all before the season was over.
After graduation from the University
of Arkansas in 2002, House was signed
by the Atlanta Falcons as a defensive end. He spent the next two
seasons in the NFL.
After leaving the NFL, House went on to play for the Ottawa Renegades
(CFL) for one season.
Mark Hutson -- Offensive Line Coach, Tulane University Green Wave
(as of football season 2008)
Mark Hutson, former Oklahoma All-American
and Dallas Cowboy offensive lineman, was named offensive line
coach at Tulane in January 2007. He spent the previous four seasons
at Eastern Illinois, the last of those as assistant head coach
and offensive coordinator.
Hutson was the offensive line coach and student-athlete academic
liaison at the University of Tulsa from 2000-2002. Prior to that he was a tight ends coach and special
teams coordinator at Arkansas (1998-99), special teams and recruiting coordinator
at Boise State (1997) and tight ends coach/special teams coordinator
at Murray State (1993-96).
During his tenure at Arkansas, he was named the Southeastern Conference Special
Teams 'Coach of the Year' for the Razorbacks who competed in the
Citrus Bowl and Cotton Bowl in the 1998 and 1999 seasons, respectively.
Hutson was a two-time All-American offensive lineman at Oklahoma
(1986-87) and a member of the 1985 Sooner national championship
team which made four consecutive appearances in the Orange Bowl
(1985-88) during his playing career. A
third round NFL draft choice by Dallas, Hutson spent two years
(1988-89) with the Cowboys organization. He is a 1989 graduate
of Oklahoma, and has done post-graduate studies at Oklahoma (1990-91)
and Arkansas (1992).
John Jenkins -- Head Coach, Texas (All American Football League)
(as of football season 2008)
John Jenkins was named head coach, general manager and offensive
coordinator for the Texas franchise of the All American Football
League on October 25, 2007.
Previously, Jenkins was hired as the
director of U.S. scouting for the Ottawa Renegades on July 18,
2005 after spending part of 2004 as an assistant coach with the
Calgary Stampeders (CFL). He was named head coach for Ottawa for
the 2006 season on November 4, 2005. The team folded before the
2006 season.
The Innovative Jenkins has authored 6 instructional books on football,
as well as an endless list of offensive instructional tapes. He
authored his first book at age 22 entitled "Into the Open
Field" as well as one in 1995 with the CFL's Birmingham Barracudas
with Matt Dunigan at QB.
John Jenkins has been the recipient of many outstanding awards,
selections and nominations. These include Pro Football's Achievement
Award in 1985 as offensive coordinator of the USFL's Houston Gamblers;
1991-1992 Marquis Who's Who in America as Head Coach Offensive
Coordinator of the Houston Cougars. As Head Coach of the University
of Houston he equaled the most wins ever by a 1st year head coach
in major college football history in 1990. His Houston team held
the nation's longest winning streak at that time. While being
selected and nominated for a number of Coach of the Year picks,
Jenkins' offense rolled up over 300 all-time records. Yearly
coaching records.
Lettered at the University
of Arkansas in 1971.
Coaching Experience
Bill Johnson -- Defensive Line Coach, Denver Broncos
(as of football season 2008) Bill was named the defensvie line coach at Denver in January 2007. He made the move to the pro ranks for the first time with the Atlanta Falcons in 2001 after coaching on the collegiate level since 1980. Johnson served as the defensive line coach at Arkansas in 2000. It was his second stint for the Razorbacks as he tutored the line in 1990-91. Prior to his position at Arkansas, Bill enjoyed a successful stay for perennial defensive power Texas A&M for eight years from 1992-99. He worked with a defensive unit that ranked 13th nationally in total defense in 1999. Johnson's coaching career began at Northwestern (La.) State and has included stopovers at McNeese State, Miami (Fla.), and Louisiana Tech in addition to his time at Arkansas and Texas A&M. He participated in eight bowl games on the college level, including three Cotton Bowl games, one Sugar Bowl and one Orange Bowl. He lettered four years and was a two-year starter for Northwestern (La.) State.
Craig Johnson -- Quarterbacks Coach, Tennessee Titans
(as of football season 2008)
Craig enters his seventh season (2006)
with the Titans and fifth as quarterbacks coach. He originally
came to Tennessee as an offensive assistant/quality control coach
and was promoted to quarterback coach prior to the 2002 season.
Johnson joined the Titans staff after spending three seasons as
the quarterbacks coach at the University of Maryland. During his
tenure, he also served as the Terps' offensive coordinator for
two years (1997-98). In his last year at Maryland, the Terps led
the Atlantic Coast Conference in rushing offense (235 yards per
game avg.).
He served as the quarterback coach for five seasons at Northwestern
University (1992-96). At NU, he was part of the first back-to-back
Big 10 Conference champions (1995-96) in the school's history.
Johnson's quarterback Steve Schnur earned First-Team All Big 10
honors as a senior and posted a career-high 336 passing yards
in the 1996 Rose Bowl against USC. In three of his five years
at NU a Wildcats QB earned All Big Ten honors.
Prior to his stint at Northwestern, Johnson served as offensive
coordinator and quarterbacks coach for three seasons (1989-91)
at Virginia Military Institute. Under Johnson, VMI's offense ranked
fifth in the nation in total offense in 1990 and first in rushing
offense in 1991. He broke into college coaching as a graduate
assistant at his alma mater, Wyoming, in 1983 before moving on
to the University of
Arkansas in 1984 in the same capacity.
In 1985, he was a part-time assistant coach at Army, tutoring
the fullbacks. Johnson then served as running backs coach for
three seasons (1986-88) at Rutgers.
Mervin Johnson -- Director of Football Operations, University of Oklahoma Sooners
(as of football season 2008) Johnson, a Razorbacks assistant from 1962-74, coached for three schools that won national championships--Arkansas (1964), Notre Dame (1977) and Oklahoma (1985). He coached the offensive line most of his career. As an All-Big Seven tackle at Missouri, Johnson played for Don Faurot and then Frank Broyles in 1957. Broyles stayed one year before jumping to Arkansas and brought in Johnson as a graduate assistant for two years.
Last updated: 8-11-08