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Former Razorbacks in Coaching

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The Former Razorbacks in Coaching page is for former Razorback players or coaches that are currently coaching at the college or professional level in any sport. If you know of any coaches that we don't have, please send us an email.

Wally Ake John Bland John Bond
Larry Brinson Dick Bumpas Keith Burns
Ron Calcagni Louis Campbell Steadman Campbell
Chris Carlisle Pete Carroll Kahlil Carter
Bill Clay Scott Conley Kevin Coyle
Jack Crowe Gunther Cunningham Kim Dameron
Butch Davis Greg Davis Isaac Davis
Don Decker Ron Dickerson, Jr Joe Lee Dunn
Clifton Ealy Rockey Felker Bobby Field
Marshall Foreman Fred Goldsmith Jim Goodman
Sam Goodwin Matt Graves J.B. Grimes
David Gunn Brick Haley Monte Henderson
Reggie Herring Roger Hinshaw Raymond House
Mark Hutson John Jenkins Bill Johnson
Craig Johnson Mervin Johnson  

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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.

See the U of A 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.


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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.


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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.


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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.)


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.
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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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


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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.


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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.
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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


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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
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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.
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Roger Hinshaw -- Assistant Director of Football Operations, Duke University

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(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).


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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.


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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).


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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

* Ottawa Renegades ­ 2005 ­ Director of U.S. Scouting
* Calgary Stampeders ­ 2004 ­ Assistant Coach
* CFL Scout ­ 2003 ­ Various CFL teams (CFL)
* Toronto Argonauts ­ 2001-2002 ­ Offensive Coordinator/US Scout (CFL)
* Arkansas Twisters ­ 2000 ­ Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Director of Operations (AFL)
* Edmonton Eskimos ­ 1999 ­ US Scout (CFL)
* Milwaukee Mustangs -1999 - Offensive Coordinator (AFL)
* Toronto Argonauts ­ 1997-1998 ­ Offensive Coordinator/US Scout (CFL)
* Hamilton Ti-Cats ­ 1996 ­ Offensive Coordinator/US Scout (CFL)
* Birmingham Barracudas ­ 1995 ­ Offensive Coordinator/US Scout (CFL)
* Winnipeg Blue Bombers ­ 1993-1994 ­ Secondary Coach/US Scout (CFL)
* University of Houston ­ 1990-1992 ­ Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator (NCAA ­ Div. 1A)
* University of Houston ­ 1987-1989 ­ Offensive Coordinator (NCAA ­ Div. 1A)
* University of Pittsburgh ­ 1986 - Offensive Coordinator (NCAA ­ Div. 1A)
* New Jersey Generals ­ 1986 - Offensive Coordinator (USFL)
* Houston Gamblers ­ 1985 ­ Offensive Coordinator (USFL)
* Houston Gamblers ­ 1984 ­ Special Teams/Running Backs (USFL)
* Mississippi State University ­ 1979-1983 ­ Linebacker Coach (NCAA ­ Div. 1A)
* University of Arkansas ­ 1977-1978 ­ Secondary Coach (NCAA ­ Div. 1A)
* Arkansas High School (Texarkana, Arkansas) ­ 1976 - Defensive Coordinator
* Nacogdoches High School (Nacogdoches, Texas) ­ 1974-1975 - Offensive Coordinator


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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.


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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.


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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.

Coaching experience:
1998- Present -- Director of Football Operations/Special Asst. to the A.D., University of Oklahoma
1978-97 -- Assistant Coach, University of Oklahoma
1975-77 -- Assistant Coach, Notre Dame
1962-74 -- Assistant Coach (offensive line), University of Arkansas
1960-61 -- Assistant Coach, Missouri
1958-59 -- Graduate Assistant Coach, University of Arkansas


Last updated: 8-11-08