- DeWayne Walker
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DeWayne Walker Sport(s) Football Current position Title Head coach Team New Mexico State Conference WAC Record 9–26 Annual salary $375,000[1] Biographical details Born December 3, 1960 Playing career 1978–1979
1980–1981
1982
1984
1985Pasadena CC
Minnesota
Edmonton Eskimos
Oakland Invaders
Arizona OutlawsPosition(s) Cornerback Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1988–1991
1992
1993
1994
1996–1997
1998–2000
2001
2002–2003
2004–2005
2006–2008
2009–presentMt. San Antonio CC (DB)
Mt. San Antonio CC (DC)
Utah State (assistant)
Oklahoma State (assistant)
California (DB)
New England Patriots (DB)
USC (DB)
New York Giants (DB)
Washington Redskins (DB)
UCLA (DC)
New Mexico StateHead coaching record Overall 9–27 Bowls 0–1 DeWayne Walker (born December 3, 1960) is an American football coach currently serving as the head coach of New Mexico State University.
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Playing career
College playing career
Walker attended and played for Pasadena City College, a junior college, for two years before transferring to the University of Minnesota, where he was a two-year starter. He later completed his bachelor's degree at Regents College (now Excelsior College) in 1992.
Pro
Walker played for the CFL Edmonton Eskimos in 1982 and the USFL Oakland Invaders in 1984 and Arizona Outlaws in 1985.
Coaching career
Walker was Pete Carroll's first hire once he became head coach of the USC Trojans in 2001; Walker oversaw the secondary and had spent the previous three seasons in a similar role with the New England Patriots. When Carroll hired Walker, he noted "He was with me [. . .] in the NFL, and he was able to learn my style and understand my system".[2]
Between USC and coaching the UCLA Bruins, Walker was a secondary coach for the National Football League Washington Redskins and New York Giants. He has also coached for the New England Patriots and at Mount San Antonio College, Utah State, BYU, Oklahoma State and California.
UCLA Bruins
In December 2006, his defense held the rival USC Trojans football team to under 10 points for the first time since 2001. It helped the Bruins end a seven game losing streak in the UCLA-USC rivalry.
Following the dismissal of UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell in December 2007, Walker was asked to be the head coach of the Bruins in the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl. Dorrell was offered the opportunity to coach a final game, but declined.[3][4] The Bruins faced Mountain West Conference champion Brigham Young University, a team they defeated earlier in the season. BYU beat UCLA 17-16 when BYU Cougars defensive lineman Eathyn Manumaleuna blocked a 28-yard field goal as time expired.[5] This left Walker with a 0-1 record as head coach.
After the Las Vegas bowl game, speculations arose on whether Walker would return to the program. Among others, he received an offer to replace Kent Baer as defensive coordinator at the University of Washington. On January 1, 2008, Sporting News columnist Tom Dienhart reported that Walker had accepted the offer.[6] The story, however, turned out to be untrue, as Los Angeles Times reporter Chris Foster reported that Walker would stay at UCLA and remain defensive coodinator for the Bruins.[7] The Sporting News later retracted the story. Walker interviewed for the UCLA Bruin head coaching position and was one of the leading candidates for the position along with Rick Neuheisel, Al Golden of Temple, and Norm Chow. The job eventually went to Neuheisel and Walker remained as defensive coordinator.[8]
New Mexico State
On December 31, 2008 Walker was named head coach at New Mexico State University becoming the seventh African American head coach of a major NCAA football program, and the second at New Mexico State University.[9]
Head coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP° UCLA Bruins (Pacific-10 Conference) (2007) 2007 UCLA 0–1 L Las Vegas New Mexico State Aggies (Western Athletic Conference) (2009–present) 2009 New Mexico State 3–10 1–7 T–8th 2010 New Mexico State 2–10 1–7 8th 2011 New Mexico State 4–6 2–3 New Mexico State: 9–26 4–17 Total: 9–27 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.References
- ^ Teddy Feinberg, Speculation still surrounds Walker, Las Cruces Sun News, January 12, 2010.
- ^ David Wharton, Carroll’s First Hire Is Walker, Los Angeles Times, December 19, 2000, Accessed July 15, 2008.
- ^ Brian Dohn. UCLA fires coach Dorrell. Los Angeles Daily News. 12/03/2007 11:18:47 AM PST. Quote: During his tenure, UCLA's off-the-field image, which took a beating under coach Bob Toledo, was cleaned up. But on the field too many inconsistent performances did in Dorrell, who was 1-4 against USC, including Saturday's 24-7 loss at the Coliseum.
- ^ Associated Press. Fired Dorrell won't coach UCLA in Las Vegas Bowl. December 4, 2007. Quote: Ousted UCLA football coach Karl Dorrell has decided not to coach the Bruins when they play BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl.
- ^ Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl Game Story Dec. 22, 2007 No. 17 BYU (11-2) won its second-consecutive Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl, escaping with a 17-16 victory over UCLA (6-7) after defensive lineman Eathyn Manumaleuna blocked a 28-yard field goal as time expired
- ^ Sporting News: Walker to Stay at UCLA. January 1, 2008, Original title:Huskies turn to UCLA coordinator, original quote:" The University of Washington has hired former UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker as its new defensive coordinator (link was associated with retracted story, but not before being caught by Sportsnipe.)
- ^ Los Angeles Times: Football assistant coach Walker to stay at UCLA. January 3, 2008
- ^ Kevin Pearson - Walker will get second interview for UCLA head coaching position. Riverside Press Enterprise, December 22, 2007.
- ^ UCLA's Walker to be named New Mexico State coach, Los Angeles Times, December 30, 2008, Accessed December 30, 2008.
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UCLA Bruins head football coaches Fred Cozens (1919) • Harry Trotter (1920–1922) • James J. Cline (1923–1924) • William H. Spaulding (1925–1938) • Edwin C. Horrell (1939–1944) • Bert LaBrucherie (1945–1948) • Henry Russell Sanders (1949–1957) • George W. Dickerson (1958) • William F. Barnes (1958–1964) • Tommy Prothro (1965–1970) • Pepper Rodgers (1971–1973) • Dick Vermeil (1974–1975) • Terry Donahue (1976–1995) • Bob Toledo (1996–2002) • Ed Kezirian # (2002) • Karl Dorrell (2003–2007) • DeWayne Walker # (2007) • Rick Neuheisel (2008– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.New Mexico State Aggies head football coaches W. M. Clute (1893) • Alfred Holt (1894) • No coach (1895–1896) • Charles M. Barber (1897–1898) • John O. Miller (1899) • William A. Sutherland (1900) • John O. Miller (1901–1907) • W. G. Hummell (1908) • J. H. Squires (1909) • Arthur H. Badenoch (1910–1913) • Clarence W. Russell (1914–1916) • John G. Griffith (1917) • No team (1918) • Tony Savage (1919) • Dutch Bergman (1920–1922) • Robert R. Brown (1923–1925) • Arthur Burkholder (1926) • Ted R. Coffman (1927–1928) • Jerry Hines (1929–1939) • Julius J. Johnston (1940–1942) • Maurice Moulder (1943) • No team (1944–1945) • Raymond A. Curfman (1946–1947) • Vaughn D. Corley (1948–1950) • Joseph T. Coleman (1951–1952) • James Patton (1953–1954) • Anthony Cavallo (1955–1957) • Warren B. Woodson (1958–1967) • Jim Wood (1968–1972) • Jim Bradley (1973–1977) • Gil Krueger (1978–1982) • Fred Zechman (1983–1985) • Mike Knoll (1986–1989) • Jim Hess (1990–1996) • Tony Samuel (1997–2004) • Hal Mumme (2005–2008) • DeWayne Walker (2009– )
Current head football coaches of the Western Athletic Conference Pat Hill (Fresno State) • Greg McMackin (Hawaiʻi) • Robb Akey (Idaho) • Sonny Dykes (Louisiana Tech) • Chris Ault (Nevada) • DeWayne Walker (New Mexico State) • Mike MacIntyre (San Jose State) • Gary Andersen (Utah State)
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