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tyrone WILLINGHAM

WILLINGHAMHIGHLIGHTS

• Entering his 32nd season as a college

or pro football coach.

• In 2008, is serving as the president of

the American Football Coaches Associa-

tion.

• Class of incoming recruits (2008 new-

comers) was ranked as high as No. 14 in

the nation (Scout.com).

• After the 2002 season at Notre Dame, was named the National Coach of the Year by four different organizations and also won The Sporting News Sportsman

of the Year for 2002.

• In 1999, led Stanford to the Pac-10 championship and its first Rose Bowl since 1971.

• A walkon football and baseball player at Michigan State, earned three letters in each sport, was a football co-captain and was named second-team All-Big Ten as a center fielder.

• In 1977, won the Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor in recognition of his performance as a scholar-athlete.

• Coach Willingham and his wife, Kim, are parents of three children: Cassidy, Kelsey and Nathaniel.

Head CoachFourth Season at WashingtonOnDec .13,2004,TyroneWillingham

wasnamedWashington’s22ndheadfoot-ballcoach .WhilehebroughtanimpressiveresumewithhimtoresurrecttheHuskyprogram,Willinghamhasacquittedhimselfwellamonghispeersformuchmorethanjustfieldingwinningteams .

Overthepast31yearsWillinghamhasdevelopedacoachingstylethatemphasizestoughness,enthusiasm,intelligence,disci-pline,commitmentandunselfishplay .Theresulthasprovidedhisplayerswithmorethanjusttheopportunitytoenjoyvictoriesonthefield .Hisguidingprincipleshavepreparedhisplayerstobesuccessfulinlife .

Willingham,54,servedastheheadcoachatStanford(1995-2001)andNotreDame(2002-2004)priortohisarrivalatWashington .HisStanfordteamsenjoyeda44-36-1recordwhile

hewas21-15withtheFightingIrish .InhisthreeseasonsatWashington,

Willingham’steamshavemadesignificantstridestowardestablishingthestabilityanddisciplinetheHuskyprogramhasbeenknownforovertheyears .Histeamsconsis-tentlyrankamongthebestinthePac-10infewestpenaltyyardspergameand19differ-entplayershavereceivedacademicall-Pac-10honors .ThegradesofrecentrecruitingclassesatWashingtonhaveimprovedduringWillingham’stenureandtheHuskieshavesetormatchedanumberofoffensiveschoolrecordsoverthelastthreeseasons .

WashingtonisamongtheleadersinthePac-10ingraduationratesandAPR .Huskyfootballplayersarealsoactiveinthecom-munity,servingasmentorsandrolemodelsforareayouth .

In2008,WillinghamisservingasthepresidentoftheAmericanFootballCoachesAssociation(AFCA) .

InhisinauguralseasonwiththeIrishin2002,hewastednotimereversingthetideoftheIrishprogram,leadingNotreDametoa10-2regular-seasonrecordandatriptothe2003GatorBowlinJacksonville,Fla .

Intheprocess,WillinghambecametheonlycoachinNotreDamehistorytowin10gamesinhisinitialcampaign .Hewasrecog-nizedforhiseffortswhenhewasnamedtheESPN/HomeDepotCollegeCoachoftheYear,theScrippsCollegeCoachoftheYear,theBlackCoachesAssociationMaleCoachof

theYearandtheGeorgeMungerAwardCollegeCoachoftheYearbythe

MaxwellFootballClub .Willing-hamalsomadehistorywhen

hebecamethefirstcollegefootballcoachtoearnThe

SportingNewsSports-manoftheYearaward

in2002 .WillinghamjoinedthelikesofsuchsportinggreatsasArizonaDiamondbacks

pitcherCurtSchil-ling(2001),Chicago

BullsandWashingtonWizardsbasketballstarMichaelJordan(1991),formerIrishandNFLgreatJoeMontana(1989),hockey’s

all-timeleadingscorerWayneGretzky(1981)andNCAAbasketballandUCLAcoachinglegendJohn

Wooden(1970) .TheaccoladesdidnotstopthereforWillingham

astheIrishcoachwasnamedthesixth-mostinfluential

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WILLINGHAM’S COACHINGCAREER PATH

Overall Conf.Year School/Team Assignment Record Record1977 MichiganState GraduateAssistant - -1978 CentralMichigan Asst .Coach(DB) - -1979 CentralMichigan Asst .Coach(DB) - -1980 MichiganState Asst .Coach(DB/ST) - -1981 MichiganState Asst .Coach(DB/ST) - -1982 MichiganState Asst .Coach(DB/ST) - -1983 NorthCarolinaState Asst .Coach(DB/ST) - -1984 NorthCarolinaState Asst .Coach(DB/ST) - -1985 NorthCarolinaState Asst .Coach(DB/ST) - -1986 Rice Asst .Coach(WR/ST) - -1987 Rice Asst .Coach(WR/ST) - -1988 Rice Asst .Coach(WR/ST) - -1989 Stanford Asst .Coach(RB) - -1990 Stanford Asst .Coach(RB) - -1991 Stanford(AlohaBowl) Asst .Coach(RB) - -1992 MinnesotaVikings Asst .Coach(RB) - -1993 MinnesotaVikings Asst .Coach(RB) - -1994 MinnesotaVikings Asst .Coach(RB) - -1995 Stanford(LibertyBowl) HeadCoach 7-4-1 5-3(4th)1996 Stanford(SunBowl) HeadCoach 7-5 5-3(3rd)1997 Stanford HeadCoach 5-6 3-5(t7th)1998 Stanford HeadCoach 3-8 2-6(t8th)1999 Stanford(RoseBowl) HeadCoach 8-4 7-1(1st)2000 Stanford HeadCoach 5-6 4-4(4th)2001 Stanford(SeattleBowl) HeadCoach 9-3 6-2(3rd)2002 NotreDame(GatorBowl) HeadCoach 10-3 -2003 NotreDame HeadCoach 5-7 -2004 NotreDame(InsightBowl) HeadCoach 6-5 -2005 Washington HeadCoach 2-9 1-7(t9th)2006 Washington HeadCoach 5-7 3-6(9th)2007 Washington HeadCoach 4-9 2-7(10th) 76-76-1 37-44

CoachWillinghamisthecurrentpresidentoftheAmericanFootballCoachesAssociation .

minorityinsportsbySportsIllustrated .Willingham’steamstartedfastin2002astheIrishwontheir

firsteightgames,includingdefeatingrankedopponentsMaryland,Michigan,AirForceandFloridaState .NotreDame’sfourwinsoverrankedopponentstiedforthemostvictoriesovertop25teamsinthenation(alongwithMiami)duringtheregularseason .NotreDamealsoachieveditsfirsttop-10rankingsince1999,toppingatNo .4aftertheFloridaStategame .

Individually,theplayersrespondedtoWillingham’scoachingashementoredfourAll-Americansin2002 .CornerbackShaneWaltonwasNotreDame’sfirstconsensusAll-Americaselectionsince1993,andwasoneoffivefinalistsfortheBronkoNagurskiAwardgiventothenation’stopdefensiveplayer .CenterJeffFainewasalsonamedafirst-teamAll-AmericanbyTheSportingNewsandESPN .com .Fainewastherunner-upforthe2002RimingtonAwardgiventothenation’stopcenterandwasthefirst-rounddraftpickoftheClevelandBrowns(21stoverall)inthe2003NationalFootballLeagueDraft .LinebackerCourtneyWatsonwasnamedafirst-teamAll-AmericanbyESPN .comandwasoneofthreefinalistsfortheButkusAwardgiventothenation’soutstandinglinebacker,whileVontezDuffearnedthird-teamAll-AmericahonorsfromtheAssociatedPressforhiseffortsasacornerbackandkickreturner .

In2003,theIrishstartedtheseasonwithanovertimecomebackvictoryoverdefendingPac-10championWashingtonState,punc-tuatedtheyearwithamidseasonroadtriumphover15th-rankedPittsburgh,thenclaimedwinsinthreeoftheirlastfourgames .PlayingagainstaschedulerankedthirdtoughestinthecountrybytheNCAA(aschedulethatincludednineteamsthatplayedinbowlgames),NotreDame’sheadlinersincludedveteranrunningbackJuliusJones(whosettheIrishsingle-gamerushingrecordwith262yardsvs .Pittsburgh),defensiveendJustinTuck(whosettheNotreDamesingle-seasonrecordforquarterbacksackswith13 .5),androokiequarterbackBradyQuinn(whosetIrishfreshmanrecordsforpassingyards,completionsandattempts) .

In2004,WillinghamledtheIrishtoa6-5overallrecordandaberthintheInsightBowl .TheNotreDameseasonincludedseveralbigwinsincludingtwovictoriesovertop-10rankedteams .TheIrishknockedoffthen-No .8Michigan,28-20,Sept .11,atNotreDameStadiumandbeatthen-No .9Tennessee,17-13,inKnoxvilleonNov .6 .Theseasonalsoincludedwinsoverabowl-boundNavysquad,MichiganStateandPac-10teamsWashingtonandStanford

Willingham’scoachingprowessisalsorespectedatthenextlevelasNotreDamehad14playersselectedbytheNFLduringhisthreeseasonsinSouthBend .JoiningFaineas2003pickswereoffensivelinemenJordanBlackandSeanMahan,eachselectedinthefifthroundbytheKansasCityChiefsandtheTampaBayBuccaneers,respectively .Waltonwasalsoafifth-roundpickoftheSt .LouisRams,whilesafetyGeromeSapp(BaltimoreRavens),widereceiverArnazBattle(SanFrancisco49ers)andoffensivelinemanBrennanCurtin(GreenBayPackers)weretakeninthesixthround .Duff(sixthround,HoustonTexans)andWatson(secondround,NewOrleansSaints)joinedteammatesGlennEarl,(fourthround,HoustonTexans),JuliusJones(secondround,DallasCowboys)andJimMolinaro(seventhround,WashingtonRedskins)asselectionsinthe2004NFLDraft .Willingham’s2004NotreDameteamproducedtwomoreNFLdrafteesin2005:third-rounderJustinTuckandfifth-rounderJeromeCollins .

TheIrishalsogotitdoneintheclassroominWillingham’sfirsttwoseasons .In2002,fifth-yearseniorJohnCrowtherearnedAcademicAll-Americahonors .DefensivelinemanKyleBudinscakandlineback-erBrandonHoytewerenamedacademicall-districtselectionsin2002and2003 .Asateam,theIrishfinishedwitharecordhighgrade-pointaverageof2 .911inthespringsemesterof2002,andposteda2 .835grade-pointaverageinthefallof2002,followedbya2 .79inthespringof2003anda2 .853inthefallof2003 .EightplayersmadetheDean’sListand43playershada“B”averageorhigherduringthefallof2002,

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WILLINGHAM vs. OPPONENTS

First LastSchool Record Meeting MeetingAirForce 1-1 2002 2005Arizona 4-4 1997 2007ArizonaState 4-6 1995 2007BoiseState 1-0 2007 2007BostonCollege 1-3 2001 2004BYU 1-1 2003 2004California 8-2 1995 2007EastCarolina 0-1 1995 1995FloridaState 1-1 2002 2003FresnoState 1-0 2006 2006GeorgiaTech 0-1 2001 2001Hawai’i 0-1 2007 2007Idaho 1-0 2005 2005Maryland 1-0 2002 2002Michigan 2-1 2002 2004MichiganState 3-1 1996 2004Navy 3-0 2002 2004NorthCarolina 1-1 1997 1998NorthCarolinaState 0-1 2002 2002NotreDame 3-3 1997 2005Oklahoma 0-1 2006 2006Oregon 4-4 1995 2007OregonState 3-6 1995 2007OhioState 0-1 2007 2007Pittsburgh 2-1 2002 2004Purdue 1-2 2002 2004Rutgers 1-0 2002 2002SanJoseState 5-3 1995 2006Stanford 4-1 2002 2007Syracuse 1-1 2003 2007Tennessee 1-0 2004 2004Texas 1-1 1999 2000UCLA 4-6 1995 2007USC 4-9 1995 2007Utah 1-1 1995 1996Washington 1-5 1995 2004WashingtonState 7-4 1995 2007Wisconsin 0-2-1 1995 2000Total ��-��-1

whileeightplayersearnedDean’sListrecog-nitionand50achievedatleasta“B”averageinthespringof2003 .TenplayerswereDean’sListhonoreesinthefallof2003 .

TherunningbackscoachatStanfordfrom1989-91underDennisGreen,Willing-hamreturnedtoStanfordasheadcoachin1994,replacinglegendaryprofessionalandcollegecoachBillWalsh .InsevenyearsinPaloAlto,WillinghamtooktheCardinaltofourbowlgames,the1999Pacific-10Conferencechampionshipandtheschool’sfirstRoseBowlappearancein28years .WillinghamtwicewashonoredbyhispeersasthePac-10CoachoftheYear(1995and1999)andranksastheonlyStanfordcoachtoearnthathonormorethanonce .

HeledtheCardinaltoconsecutivebowlgamesinhisfirsttwoseasonsatStanford,becomingonlythethirdStanfordfootballcoachtoaccomplishthatfeat .WillinghamalsobecamethefirstcoachatStanfordsinceWalshtohaveback-to-backwinningseasonsinhisfirsttwoyears .HeistheonlycoachinschoolhistorytoguideStanfordtofourbowlgameappearances .HisfirstCardinalteamwent7-4-1in1995enroutetoearningaberthintheLibertyBowl,whilehissecondteamin1996finished7-5afterbeatingMichiganStateintheSunBowl .

His2001Stanfordteamproducedthebestrecordofhissevenseasons,witha9-3overallmark,aberthintheSeattleBowlandfinalregular-seasonrankingsofninthintheBowlChampionshipSeriespolland11thinboththeAssociatedPressandESPN/USATodaypolls .

The2001Cardinalwent6-2inPac-10play,goodforathree-waytieforsecondplace .Itmarkedonlythesecondtimein50yearsaStanfordteamwonnineregular-seasongames,asthreeCardinalplayerswonfirst-teamAll-Americahonorsforthefirsttimesince1973 .StanfordledthePac-10in2001inscoring(37 .1pergame),totaloffense(451 .5yardspergame),rushingoffense(201yardspergame)andrushingdefense(109 .6yardspergame) .TheCardinalfinished17-7inPac-10actionfrom1999through2001 .

Inthe2001NCAAGraduationRateReport,Stanfordrecordedan83percentfootballgraduationrate,goodforfourthinthenationamongDivisionIinstitutions,basedonfootballstudent-athleteswhoenrolledbetween1991and1994(allowingsixyearsforgraduation) .InotherrecentNCAAreportsinvolvingfootball,Stanfordrankedsecondin2000(83percent)andfourthin1999(81) .StanfordandNotreDamehistoricallyrankamongthenationalleadersannuallyinallthemajorcategories,includingallstudent-athletes,footballplay-ers,plusmale,femaleandAfrican-Americanstudent-athletes .

DuringWillingham’stenureatNotreDame,theIrishwonAcademicAchievementAwardsfromtheNCAAandUSATodayinboth2002

and2003forhavingthehighestoverallstu-dent-athletegraduationrates .

In1999,WillinghamledtheCardinaltoan8-4overallrecord,a7-1markinconfer-enceplay,thefirstPac-10championshipforStanfordsince1971andStanford’sfirstRoseBowlappearancesinceJanuary1,1972 .HewasafinalistfornationalcoachoftheyearhonorsandwasnamedtheAmericanFootballCoachesAssociationRegion5CoachoftheYear .

In1996,WillinghamandStanfordwonthefinalfourgamesoftheregularseasontofinish6-5overalland5-3inthePac-10,goodforthirdplace .Theteamearneda38-0winoverMichiganStateintheSunBowl,Stanford’sfirstshutoutsince1974 .

InhisfirstseasonastheCardinalheadcoach,Willinghamturneda3-7-1teamin1994intoa7-4-1bowlteamin1995despitebeingpickedtofinishlastinthePac-10 .AftertheCardinal’sfourth-placeleaguefinish,Willing-hamwasvotedthePac-10CoachoftheYear .ItwasthefirsttimeaCardinalheadcoachhadbeenselectedforthathonorsince1977 .WillinghamalsowasselectedtheNationalCoachoftheYearbytheBlackCoachesAsso-ciationin1995and1996 .Willingham,afinalistfornationalcoachoftheyearhonorsin1995,beganhiscareerbygoing4-0-1inhisfirstfivegames,markingthebestStanfordstartin44years .

LikehistwoStanfordpredecessors–WalshandGreen–Willinghamhadprevi-ouslyservedasaCardinalassistantcoachbeforebeingnamedheadcoach .HewasStanford’srunningbackscoachunderGreenfrom1989-91beforemovingwithGreentotheMinnesotaVikings,whereheagaincoachedrunningbacksfrom1992-94 .Willinghamwasanassistantcoachonthecollegiateandprofessionallevelsfor18yearspriortohisappointmentasStanford’sheadcoach .Duringhiscareerasanassistant,hecoachedonof-fense,defenseandspecialteams .

WillinghamcoachedunderGreenforsixseasons,threeatStanfordandthreewiththeVikings .InMinnesota,WillinghamhelpedtheVikingsreturntoprominenceasoneofthetopteamsintheNationalFootballLeague .TheVikingsfinished8-8in1991,theyearbeforeWillinghamarrivedwithGreeninMinnesota .InhisthreeseasonsinMinnesota,Willing-hamhelpedtheVikingswintwoNFCCentralDivisionchampionshipsandadvancetotheplayoffsallthreeseasons .

In1992,theVikingsfinished11-5andwontheNFCCentralchampionship .Histoprunningbackpupilthatseason,TerryAllen,setaclubrecordbyrushingfor1,201yards .In1993,Minnesotafinished9-7andearnedawildcardplayoffberth .TheVikingswonthedivisiontitleagainin‘94andearnedanotherplayoffberthwitha10-6record .WhileatStanford(1989-91),WillinghamwaspartofGreen’sstaffthat

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helpedturntheprogramaround .TheCardinalwentfrom3-8in1989to8-4in1991 .The1991seasonculminatedwithaberthintheAlohaBowl,Stanford’sfirstpost-seasonappearanceinfiveseasons .

WillinghamcoachedtwoofthetoprunningbacksinStanfordfootballhistoryduringhistenureasaCardinalassistant:GlynMilburnandTommyVardell .Vardellwasafirst-roundNFLpickfollowingthe1991campaign .Milburnisthefifth-leadingall-timerusherinStanfordhistorywith2,178yardsandissecondintheCardinalrecordbookinall-purposerunningwithathree-yeartotalof5,857yards .Vardell,meanwhile,issixthall-timeatStanfordinrushingwith1,789yardsandfirstintouchdownswith37 .In1991,VardellsetaStanfordsingle-seasonrecordforrushing(1,084yards)andtouchdowns(20)whilebeingnamedtheAcademicAll-AmericanoftheYear .Milburn,whosetaStanfordrecordforall-purposeyardsin1990withWillinghamashiscoach(2,222yards),wentontoearnfirst-teamAll-Americahonorsasanall-purposeplayerin1992 .

AftergraduatingfromMichiganStatein1977,WillinghamcontinuedwiththeSpartanprogramasagraduateassistantunderheadcoachDarrylRogers .In1978-79,WillinghamwasthedefensivesecondarycoachatCentralMichiganUniversity,withthoseteamsfinishing9-2and10-0-1,respectively .

From1980-82,WillinghamwasthedefensivesecondaryandspecialteamscoachatMichi-ganStateunderheadcoachMuddyWaters .HemovedtoNorthCarolinaStateUniversityforthreeseasons(1983-85),whereheagaincoachedspecialteamsandthedefensivesecond-aryunderheadcoachTomReed .PriortoacceptingthepositionasrunningbackscoachatStanfordunderGreen,WillinghamcoachedreceiversandspecialteamsatRiceUniversityfrom1986-88 .

Willinghamgenerallytakesanactiveroleinbothcampusandcommunityactivities .AtStanfordhewasaboardmemberforOICW(OpportunitiesIndustrializationCenterWest)andisaformerNationalAdvisoryBoardMemberfortheHaasCenterforPublicService .HehasbeenamemberoftheAFCArulescommitteeandaspeakerforAmericanFootballQuarterlyandothercoachingclinics .He’salsoaspokesmanfortheAFCAchildidentificationprogram .

Willinghamwashonoredwiththe2000EddieRobinsonCoachofDistinctionAward,pre-sentedtoacollegefootballcoachforcareerachievementandhisoutstandingserviceasarolemodel .

Awalk-oninbothfootballandbaseballatMichiganState,Willinghamwentontoearnthreelettersineachsport .Asaquarterbackandflankerinfootball,hewasnamedtheteam’smostinspirationalplayerin1976 .In1977,WillinghamwasawardedtheBigTenConferenceMedalofHonorastheoutstandingscholar-athleteatMSU .Inbaseball,whereheplayedcenterfield,hereceivedthesportsmanshipawardin1975andwasasecond-teamAll-BigTenselectionin1977 .Afterhisfirstseasononthefootballteam,heearnedascholarship .

BornLionelTyroneWillinghaminKinston,N .C .,hegraduatedfromJacksonvilleHighSchoolinJacksonville,N .C .WillinghamearnedhisdegreeinphysicaleducationwithaminorinhealtheducationfromMichiganState .Heandhiswife,Kim,havethreechildren:Cassidy,KelseyandNathaniel .

ALL-TIME UW FOOTBALL COACHES

1889-91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .nocoach1892-93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W .B .Goodwin1894 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C .Cobb1895-96,98 . . . . . . . . . . .RalphNichols1897 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CarlClemans1899 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A .S .Jeffs1900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J .S .Dodge1901 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JackWright1902-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JamesKnight1905 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OliverCutts1906-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VictorPlace1908-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GilmourDobie1917,19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ClaudeJ .Hunt1918 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TonySavage1920 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LeonardAllison1921-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EnochBagshaw1930-41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JamesPhelan1942-47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RalphWelch1948-52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HowardO’Dell1953-55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JohnCherberg1956 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DarrellRoyal1957-74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JimOwens1975-92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DonJames1993-98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JimLambright1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . .RickNeuheisel2003-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KeithGilbertson2005-present . . . . . . .TyroneWillingham

Coach Willingham with son Nathaniel, daughters Cassidy and Kelsey and wife Kim.

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ed DONATELLHebeganhisNFLcoachingcareerwiththeNewYorkJetsin1990asdefensivebackscoach .HejoinedMikeShanahanontheDenverBroncos’coachingstaffinthesamepositionin1995andhelpedleadtheteamtoback-to-backSuperBowlwinsin1997and1998 .HetookoverasecondarythatrankedlastintheNFLin1994andledthemtoatop10rankingineachofhisfiveseasonsinDenver .

Donatellenteredcoachingin1979asagraduateassistantfortwoseasonsatKentStatebeforeatwo-yearstintasagraduateassistantunderDonJamesatWashington .Hisfirstfull-timecoachingjobwasasdefensivebackscoachatPacificbeforehejoinedformerWashingtoncoachKeithGilbertsonasthedefensivebackscoachatIdahoforthreeseasons .HealsospentoneseasonasthesecondarycoachatCalStateFullertonbeforemovingintotheNFL .

Anall-conferencedefensiveback,teamcaptainandfour-yearletterwinneratGlenville(W .Va .)State,Donatellearnedhisbachelor’sdegreein1979andearnedamaster’sdegreeinadministrationfromKentStatein1981 .AnativeofStow,Ohio,Donatellandhiswife,Shari,haveadaughter,Brenna,andtwosons,ThomasandSteven .ShariisaWashingtongraduateandhergrandfather,Victor,playedfootballatUWin1916 .

EdDonatell,asuccessfulveteranoftheprofessionalcoachingranks,entershisfirstyearatWashingtonin2008astheprogram’sdefensivecoordinator .

Donatell,51,hasspent12ofthelast13seasonsasanassistantcoachanddefensivecoordinatorintheNationalFootballLeagueandhascoached12playerswhohaveearnedProBowlrecognition .In2007hewasaspecialassistantwiththeNewYorkJets .Heservedasdefensivecoordinatorfrom2004-06fortheAtlantaFalcons .

WhilewiththeFalcons,underUWalumJimMora,Donatellledadefensiveunitthatrankedamongtheleagueleadersinseveralcategories .His2004unitledtheNFLbyallow-ingitsopponentsaleague-low30 .2percentonthird-downconversions .TheFalconsalsoledtheleagueinsacksforthefirsttimeinteamhistory,wontheclub’sthird-everdivisiontitleandadvancedtotheNFCchampionshipgame .In2005,hisdefenserankedthirdintheNFLwithonly28passesallowedof20-or-moreyards .

PriortohistimeinAtlanta,heservedfourseasonsasGreenBay’sdefensivecoordina-torunderMikeSherman .DuringhisstintinGreenBay,Donatell’sdefenseledtheNFLwith144takeaways,anaverageof36ayearandledtheleaguewith2 .25forcedturnoverspergame .

Defensive CoordinatorFirst Season at Washington

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Personal

Birthplace: Stow, OhioBirthdate: February 4, 1957Family: Wife, Shari, daughter Brenna, and sons Thomas and Steven

Education

High School: Stow (Ohio) HS (1975)College: Glenville State (Physical Education, 1979) Kent State (master’s in Business Administration, 1981)

Playing Experience

Glenville State (1975-78)

Coaching Experience

1979-80 Kent State (graduate assistant)1981-82 Washington (graduate assistant)1983-85 Pacific (defensive backs)1986-88 Idaho (defensive backs)1989 Cal State Fullerton (defensive backs)1990-94 New York Jets (defensive backs)1995-99 Denver Broncos (defensive backs)2000-03 Green Bay Packers (defensive coordinator)2004-06 Atlanta Falcons (defensive coordinator)2007 New York Jets (special assistant)2008 Washington (defensive coordinator)

Ed Donatell with wife, Shari, and children, Steven, Brenna and Thomas

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TimLappanoentershisfourthseasonastheoffensivecoordinatorandquarterbackscoachatWashingtonin2008 .

PriortocomingtoWashington,LappanospenttheprevioustwoseasonsastherunningbackscoachforDennisEricksonattheSanFrancisco49ers .HislastcollegeappointmentbeforetheUWwasastheoffensivecoordinatoratOregonStatefrom2000to2003 .Lappanowasinstrumen-talintheresurgenceoftheBeaversprogram .Or-egonStateledthePac-10inrushingyardswith1,933,andinrushingoffense,averaging148 .7yardspergamein2002 .RunningbackStevenJacksonledtheconferencewith1,690yardswhileearningfirst-teamAll-Pac-10honors .

Along-timeveteranofErickson’scoachingstaff,LappanobeganhiscoachingcareerasErickson’srunningbackscoachatIdahoin1982,helpingtheVandalstoaBigSkyConferencechampionshipin1985 .Afteroneseasonasrun-ningbackscoachforWyomingin1986,LappanoservedasrunningbackscoachatWashingtonStatebeforemovingtooffensivecoordinatorin1989 .HeledtheCougarstoatop-10finishwithProBowlquarterbackDrewBledsoeandPac-10OffensivePlayer-of-the-Year,runningbackSteveBroussard .

LappanomovedontoCaliforniain1992asassis-tantheadcoachandrunningbackscoach .WhileinBerkeley,LappanocoachedHeismanTrophycandidateRussellWhiteandhelpedleadCaltoanAlamoBowlvictoryoverIowain1993 .HereturnedtoWyomingin1996asreceiverscoach,helpingtheCowboystoaWACChampionshipwhilecoachingAll-AmericanMarcusHarristotheFredBiletnikoffAward,giventothenation’stopreceiver .

LappanojoinedthePurduecoachingstaffin1997asco-offensivecoordinatorandreceiv-erscoach .TheBoilermakersledtheBig10inoffensethatseasonandrankedseventhinthenation .

LappanorejoinedEricksonandmadehisNFLde-butin1998withtheSeattleSeahawks .Duringhisoneseasonasrunningbackscoach,hehelpedRickyWattersrushfor1,239yardsandninetouchdowns,earningteamOffensivePlayer-of-the-Yearhonors .

Duringhisfirstseasonwiththe49ersin2003Lappano’srunningbackcorprankedthirdintheNFCwith2,279yards .SanFranciscofullbackFredBeasleymadehisfirstProBowlappear-anceandrunningbackKevanBarlowrushedfor

acareer-high1,024yardsdespitestart-ingonlyfourgames .

Afour-yearlet-termanatIdaho,Lappanofinishedhiscollegiatecareerastheschool’ssecondall-timeleadingrusherwith2,196yards .Heearnedabachelor’sdegreeingeneralstudiesin1983 .HeplayedhighschoolfootballatGonzagaPrepinSpokane,Wash .,earningAll-Statehonorsasasenior .

The51-year-oldLappanoisanativeofSpokane .Heandhiswife,Sandi,havetwosons,TaylorandKyle .

tim LAPPANOOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Fourth Season at Washington

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Personal

Birthplace: Spokane, WashingtonBirthdate: Oct. 14, 1956Family: Wife, Sandi and sons Taylor and Kyle

Education

High School: Gonzaga Preparatory School, Spokane, Wash. (1975)College: Idaho (General Studies, 1983)

Playing Experience

Idaho (1979-80)

Coaching Experience

1981 Ferris High School, Spokane, WA1982-85 Idaho (running backs)1986 Wyoming (running backs)1987-88 Washington State (running backs)1989-90 Washington State (wide receivers)1991 Washington State (offensive coordinator, quarterbacks)1992-95 California (assistant head coach/ running backs)1996 Wyoming (receivers)1997 Purdue (co-offensive coordinator/ receivers)1998-99 Seattle Seahawks (running backs)1999-02 Oregon State (quarterbacks)2003-04 San Francisco 49ers (running backs)2005-08 Washington (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)

Tim Lappano with wife, Sandi, and sons Kyle and Taylor.

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charlie BAGGETTWide Receivers

Second Season at Washington

The Baggett File

Personal

Birthplace: Fayetteville, N.C.Birthdate: January 21, 1953Family: Wife, Lisa and daughter, Camille

Education

High School: E.E. Smith, Fayetteville, N.C. (1971)College: Michigan State (Food Management & Economics 1976)

Playing Experience

North Carolina (1971)Michigan State (1973-75)

Coaching Experience

1977-80 Bowling Green (receivers)1981-82 Minnesota (receivers)1983-92 Michigan State (receivers)1993-94 Houston Oilers (receivers)1995-98 Michigan State (associate head coach/receivers)1999 Green Bay Packers (receivers)2000-04 Minnesota Vikings (receivers)2005-06 Miami Dolphins (receivers)2007-08 Washington (receivers)

Schroeder(74-1,051) .Priortothat,heservedaswidereceivers/associateheadcoachatMichi-ganStateforfouryears(1995-98),hissecondstintwiththeSpartans,havingalsocoachedtherefrom1983-92,duringwhichtimehetutoredboththereceiversandrunningbacks .

Overall,inhis14seasonsatMSU,BaggettcoachedsuchfutureNFLstarsasDarylTurner,MarkIngram,AndreRison,LorenzoWhite,PlaxicoBurress,MuhsinMuhammad,DerrickMasonandCourtneyHawkins .InbetweenstintsatMichiganStatewasBaggett’sfirststopasanNFLassistant,whenhecoachedtheHoustonOil-ers’widereceiversfrom1993-94 .Inhisfirstsea-sonwiththeteam,HaywoodJeffires,WebsterSlaughterandErnestGivinsallrankedamongthetop12intheAFCinreceiving,whileJeffiresandSlaughterwereselectedtotheProBowl .

AfterbeginninghiscollegiateplayingcareerattheUniversityofNorthCarolinain1971,BaggetttransferredtoMichiganState,whereheplayedhisfinalthreeseasons(1973-75) .HestartedallthreeyearsatquarterbackfortheSpartans,andhadhisbestyearasajuniorin1974whenheposted1,713totalyardsand21touchdowns,andwasnamedhisteam’sMVPbytheChicagoTribune .HehadabriefstintwiththeHamiltonTi-ger-CatsoftheCanadianFootballLeaguebeforebeginninghiscollegiatecoachingcareer,tutor-ingthereceiversandrunningbacksatBowlingGreenin1977underformerMichiganStateheadcoachDennyStolz .HeservedthenextfouryearsinthatpositionbeforemovingontotheUniversityofMinnesotaasreceiverscoachin1981 .Atwo-yearstaywiththeGoldenGophersprecededhisfirststopatMichiganState .

AnativeofFayetteville,N .C .,Baggettandhiswife,Lisa,haveadaughter,Camille .

CharlieBaggettentershissecondseasonatWashingtonin2008asanassistantcoachre-sponsibleforthedevelopmentandperformanceoftheHuskywidereceiverscorps .

Baggett,agraduateofMichiganState,mostrecentlyservedtwoseasonsasassistantheadcoachinchargeofwidereceiverswiththeMiamiDolphinsintheNFL .Duringthattime,hecoachedChrisChamberstohismostproductiveseasonofhissix-yearcareer .Chambers,whocaught82passesfor1,118yardsand11TDs,becamethefirstDolphinswidereceivertobenamedtotheProBowlsinceIrvingFryarin1994 .

ItmarkedtheninthtimeinBaggett’s10totalseasonsasanNFLassistantthatareceiverputfortha1,000-yardeffort(Minnesota6,GreenBay2,Miami1) .

PriortojoiningtheDolphins,BaggettspentthepreviousfiveseasonsasreceiverscoachinMinnesota .WiththeVikings,BaggettoversawthedevelopmentofAll-ProwidereceiverRandyMoss .UnderthefirstfouryearsofBaggett’stutelage(2000-03),Mosscaught376passesfor5,649yardsand49touchdowns,allofwhichrankedinthetopthreeintheNFLoverthisfour-yearstretch .OverallinBaggett’sfiveseasonswiththeVikings,twodifferentreceiversmadeatotaloffourProBowlappearances(CrisCarter-2000;RandyMoss-2000,2002-03) .In2004,NateBurleson,a2003third-rounddraftchoice,brokethroughwith68receptionsfor1,006yardsandnineTDs .

BaggettjoinedtheVikingsfollowingaone-yearstintinthesamepositionwiththeGreenBayPackersin1999 .Inhisloneyearthere,twodif-ferentPackerssurpassedthe1,000-yardplateau,includingAntonioFreeman(74-1,074)andBill

Charlie Baggett with wife Lisa and daughter Camille

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mike DENBROCKOffensive Line

Fourth Season at WashingtonpickKwameHarris(SanFrancisco49ersin2003)andKirkChambers,whowasselectedinthefifthroundbyCleveland .

BeforehisstintatStanford,Denbrockwastheassistantheadcoach,defensivecoordinatorandoffensiveanddefensivelinecoachfortheBuf-faloDestroyersoftheArenaFootballLeaguein1999-2000 .Inhissecondyear,DenbrockhelpedtheDestroyerslandaplayoffberth .

PriortohistwoyearsinBuffalo,Denbrockcoachedathisalmamater,GrandValleyState(1992-98),followingcoachingstopsatIllinoisState(1990-91)andMichiganState(1988-89) .

AtNCAADivisionIIGrandValleyStateinAllendale,Mich .,Denbrockwastheoffensiveco-ordinatoranddefensivecoordinatoratdifferenttimesduringhissevenyears(1992-98) .Hewastheoffensivecoordinator,quarterbacksandwidereceiverscoachfrom1992-95,thenswitchedtothedefensivesideoftheball,wherehewasthecoordinatorandlinebackerscoachfrom1996-98 .

FollowingfourseasonsasagraduateassistantatbothMichiganState(1988-89)andGrandValleyState(1986-87),Denbrock’sfirstfull-timecoachingassignmentcamein1990-91asthetacklesandtightendscoachatIllinoisState .

A1986graduateofGrandValleyState,Denbrockholdsabachelor’sdegreeincommunications .AsamemberofGrandValleyState’sfootballteamfrom1982-85,DenbrockwonthePhillipShultzAwardforattitudeandcommitmenttothefoot-ballprogram .DenbrockismarriedtotheformerDianneSwanson .

MikeDenbrockisinhisentershisfourthyearasWashington’soffensivelinecoach,whilethe2008seasonmarkshiseighthconsecutivesea-sonasamemberofcoachTyroneWillingham’soffensivestaff .BeforecomingtotheUW,hecoachedtacklesandtightendsatNotreDame .

Lastseason,theHuskylineledthewayforLouisRankin,thefirst1,000-yardrusherattheUWsince1997 .Additionally,quarterbackJakeLockerranfor986yards,finishingamere14yardsshortofthe1,000-yardplateau .CenterJuanGarciaearnedAll-Pac-10second-teamhonors .

DuringhistimeatNotreDame,Denbrock’stacklesandtightendshelpedIrishsophomorequarterbackBradyQuinnhaveoneofthemostsuccessfulpassingseasonsinNotreDamehis-toryin2004 .

ThoseplayerswerealsoacontributingfactorastheIrishproduced1,000-yardrushersinbothofDenbrock’sfirsttwoseasonsinSouthBend .DuringhistimeatNotreDame,DenbrocktutoredseveraloffensivelinemenwhowereNFLDraftselections:JimMolinaro,JeffFaine,JordanBlack,SeanMahanandBrennanCurtin .

PriortocomingtoNotreDame,DenbrockworkedinasimilarcapacityunderWillinghamforoneseasonatStanfordin2001 .Denbrock’slinehelpedleadthewayforaStanfordrushingattackwhichranked23rdinthenationin2001andledthePac-10,averagingmorethan200yardspergameandscoring27touchdowns .AtStanfordhecoachedfirst-roundNFLdraft

The Denbrock File

Personal

Birthplace: Albion, MichiganBirthdate: Jan. 29, 1964Family: Wife, Dianne

Education

High School: Homer High School, Homer, Mich. (1982)College: Grand Valley State (Communications, 1986)

Playing Experience

Grand Valley State (1982-85)

Coaching Experience

1986-87 Grand Valley State (graduate assistant)1988-89 Michigan State (graduate assistant)1990-91 Illinois State (offensive line)1992-95 Grand Valley State (offensive coordinator/QBs/receivers)1996-98 Grand Valley State (defensive coordinator/linebackers)1999 Buffalo Destroyers-Arena League (asst. head coach/def. coord./lines)2001 Stanford (offensive line – tackles, tight ends)2002-03 Notre Dame (offensive line–tackles, tight ends)2005-08 Washington (offensive line)

Mike Denbrock with wife Dianne and their dog, Bailey.

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SteveGervaisentershisfirstyearattheUWandwillserveasanassistantcoachinchargeoftheprogram’srunningbacksposition .

Gervais,54,servedasaheadfootballcoachatthehighschoollevelfor31seasonsandledteamsto15leaguetitlesandsixstatechampion-shipsduringthattime .Hecompiledanoverallrecordof244-83asaheadcoachandearnedleagueandstatecoachoftheyearonseveraloccasions .In2005,hewasinductedintotheWashingtonStateHighSchoolFootballCoaches’HallofFame .In2006,heearnedtheJohnWoodenAwardfromProAthletesOutreach,anawardthatrecognizesmenandwomencoacheswho“profoundlyimpactourchildrenandourcommunities .”

Forthelast10seasons,GervaisservedastheheadfootballcoachatSkylineHighSchoolinSammamish,Wash .,andcompileda94-22record .Hetookoveraprogramthatdidnotwinasinglegameinitsinauguralseasonoffootballin1997and,overthenextnineseasons,ledtheSpartanstothreestatechampionships(2000,2005&2007)andarunner-upfinishin2005 .In2007,heledSkylinetoa14-0recordandaclass4Astatetitleinathrillingcome-from-behind42-35victoryoverO’Deainthechampionshipgame .Thatteamaveraged37 .4pointspergamewhilelimitingopponentstojust9 .3 .Followingthesea-

son,hewasnamedthestatecoachoftheyear .

PriortohisstintatSkyline,GervaisspentthreeseasonsastheheadcoachatRogersHighSchoolinPuyallup,Wash .andledtheRamstothe1995SouthPugetSoundLeaguechampion-ship .HespenttheprevioustwoseasonsastheheadcoachatGigHarbor(Wash .)HighSchoolandledtheTidestothePierceCountyLeaguetitleandstaterunner-upfinishin1993 .

Gervaisbeganhiscareerincoachingasanas-sistantcoachatEatonville(Wash .)HighSchoolasanassistantcoachin1976,thenservedastheschool’sheadcoachfrom1977-92 .HeledtheCruiserstosevenleaguetitlesandthreeclass1Astatechampionships(1985,1990&1992) .

A1976graduateofOregonStateUniversitywithabachelor’sdegreeinsocialsciencesandeducation,Gervaiswasafour-yearletterwinnerfortheBeaverfootballteamunderheadcoachDeeAndros .Heearnedtheteam’s“Attitude&Scholarship”awardasasenior .In1978heattendedafifth-yearprogramasastudentattheUniversityofWashington .

AnativeofPuyallup,Wash .,GervaisismarriedtotheformerNancyRandolphandtheyhavesixchildren:Brooke,MollyMcDaniel,Kelley,Griffin,JakeandRiley .

steve GERVAISRunning Backs

First Season at Washington

The Gervais File

Personal

Birthplace: Yakima, Wash.Birthdate: September, 20, 1953Family: Wife, Nancy; daughters Brooke, Molly and Kelley; and sons Griffin, Jake and Riley

Education

High School: Puyallup (Wash.) High School (1971)College: Oregon State (Social Sciences and Education, 1976)

Playing Experience

Oregon State (1972-75)

Coaching Experience

1976 Eatonville High School (assistant coach)1977-92 Eatonville High School (head coach)1993-94 Gig Harbor High School (head coach)1995-97 Rogers High School (head coach)1998-2007 Skyline High School (head coach)2008 Washington (running backs)

Gervais Family-back row, son-in-law Korey,Kelley, Griffin, Riley, Jake. Front row: grand-daughter Madaline, Molly, Steve, Nancy, Brooke

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RandyHarthasthelongesttenureontheWash-ingtonstaffashebeginshis21stseasonin2008 .HartcoachesUW’sdefensivelinemen .

Inhis20seasonsastheHuskydefensivelinecoach,Harthasguidedanumberofnotableplayers,includingLombardiandOutlandwinnerSteveEmtman,theNo .1overallpickinthe1992NFLdraftandaCollegeFootballHallofFamerandlong-timeNFLperformersD’MarcoFarrandLarryTripplett .

AdiscipleofOhioState’slegendaryWoodyHayes,HarthelpedtoengineerWashington’sdominatingdefensesthatledtheHuskiestothreeconsecutiveRoseBowlappearancesatthestartofthe1990s .The1991unitallowedonly101pointsand1,191rushingyardsin11regular-seasongames .ThatunitstillholdssixHuskydefensiverecords .

AlsounderHart’stutelagewere1993MorrisTrophywinnerD’MarcoFarr,amemberofthe2000SuperBowlChampionSt .LouisRams,andNFLersDennisBrown,DavidRichie,TyroneRodgers,JamalFountaine,JasonChorak,JabariIssa,MacTuiaea,LarryTripplettandTerryJohn-son .In17seasons,Harthascoachedsevenall-conferenceplayers,threewinnersoftheMorrisTrophy(giventothePac-10’stopdefensiveandoffensivelinemen)andtwoplayers-ChorakandEmtman-whoearnedPac-10PlayeroftheYearhonors .

HartcametoWashingtonafterservingasthedefensivelinecoachatOhioState,hisalmamater,from1982to1987 .ThereturntoColumbusalsomarkedthethirdtimeheservedasanassis-

tantunderEarleBruce .From1977to1981hewasthedefensivelinecoachatPurdueunderheadcoachJimYoung .From1973-76HartcoachedthelineforBruceatIowaState .

Hisfirstfull-timecoachingpositionwasattheUniversityofTampain1972,wherehewastheoffensivelinecoachunderBruce .HeservedasagraduateassistantatOSUin1970-71 .

HartgraduatedfromTheOhioStateUniversitywithabachelor’sdegreeineducationin1970andearnedamaster’sdegreeinhighereduca-tionadministration,alsofromOhioState,in1972 .Heearnedthreelettersasa6-2,234-poundoffensiveguardontheBuckeyefootballteamandplayedfortheOhioStateteamthatbeatUSC,27-16,inthe1969RoseBowl .Thatsquad,whichpostedaperfect10-0record,wasnamedthe1968nationalchampion .HartwasalsoamemberoftheOhioStatewrestlingteamforthe1966season .

ThefirsttimeHartenteredHuskyStadiumwasnotasanassistantcoach .In1969,hisseniorseason,HartwasamemberoftheNo .1-rankedOSUsquadthatdefeatedUW41-14 .

Hart,whowasborninCleveland,Ohio,letteredthreetimeseachinfootball,wrestlingandtrackatSouthHighinWilloughby,Ohio,servedastheteamcaptain,andearnedleagueMVPinfootball .

HartandhiswifeLindahavetwosons,JayandJohn .JohngraduatedfromUWin2002asathree-timevarsitylettermanontheHuskyfootballteam .

randy HARTDefensive Line

21st Season at Washington

The Hart File

Personal

Birthplace: Cleveland, OhioBirthdate: March 9, 1948Family: Wife Linda and sons Jay and John

Education

High School: South High School, Willoughby, Ohio (1966)College: The Ohio State University (Education, 1970 and master’s in Higher Education Administration, 1974)

Playing Experience

Ohio State (1967-69)

Coaching Experience

1970-71 Ohio State (graduate assistant, offensive line)1972 Univ. of Tampa (offensive line)1973-76 Iowa State (defensive line)1977-81 Purdue (defensive line)1980-81 Purdue (defensive line, adm. asst. to head coach)1982-87 Ohio State (defensive line)1988-98 Washington (defensive line)1993-98 Washington (assistant head coach, defensive line)1995-98 Washington (assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, defensive line)1999-2008 Washington (defensive line)

Randy Hart with wife, Linda.

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chris TORMEYRecruiting Coordinator/Linebackers

Fifth Season at Washington

The Tormey File

Personal

Birthplace: Omaha, Neb.Birthdate: May 1, 1955Family: Wife Kellie, daughters Leah and Emily

Education

High School: Gonzaga Preparatory School, Spokane, Wash. (1973)College: University of Idaho (Education, 1978)

Playing Experience

Idaho (1974-77)

Coaching Experience

1978-79 Gonzaga Prep (assistant coach)1980-81 Washington (graduate assistant)1982-83 Idaho (defensive line, special teams)1984-86 Washington (tight ends)1987-91 Washington (outside linebackers)1992-93 Washington (defensive backs)1994 Washington (defensive coordinator, defensive backs)1995-99 Idaho (head coach)2000-03 Nevada (head coach)2004 Washington (assistant head coach, linebackers)2005-08 Washington (linebackers, recruiting coordinator)

firstbowlgamewhereIdahodefeatedSouthernMississippiintheHumanitarianBowl .

AmonghisaccomplishmentswereBigWestConferenceCoachoftheYearin1998andalsobeingnamedBigWest/Mid-American/NCAAI-AIndependentCoachoftheYearbyTheSportingNewsthatyear .HewasinductedintotheIdahoHallofFamein2007

Duringthe2001seasonhisNevadateamin-cludedChanceKretschmer,thenation’sleadingrusherandhis2002squadfeaturedSeattlena-tiveNateBurleson,wholedthenationinrecep-tions .In2002,NevadadefeatedBYUinRenotorecordtheWolfPack’sfirsteverwinoveraTop20team .ThewinoverWashingtonwasNevada’sfirstagainstaPac-10opponent .

AnativeofOmaha,Neb .,TormeygrewupinSpo-kanewhereheattendedGonzagaPrep .HewasanAll-Big-SkyConferencelinebackeratIdahoin1976and1977andearnedatotalofthreelettersasaVandal .Hewastheteamcaptainasase-nior,earningadegreeineducationfromIdahoin1978 .Followinghisgraduation,hesignedafreeagentcontractwiththeWashingtonRedskins .

Tormeybeganhiscollegecoachingcareerin1980asagraduateassistantatWashingtonfortwoyears,thentookthedefensivelinecoach-ingpositionatIdahoin1982fortwoyearsunderheadcoachDennisEricksonbeforecomingbacktotheUWin1984 .

Tormey(bornMay1,1955)andhiswife,Kellie,havetwodaughters,LeahandEmily .

ChrisTormeyisinhisfifthyear(18thinthreestints)coachingtheHuskylinebackersafterspendingthepreviousnineyearsasaheadcoach .HealsoservesasUW’srecruitingcoordinator .

PriortoreturningtoWashingtonin2004,TormeywastheHeadCoachattheUniversityofNevada .EachseasonhewasatNevadatheWolfpack’soverallrecordimprovedastheteammadethetransitionfromtheBigWestConferencetotheWesternAthleticConferenceduringhistenure .Tormey’steamdefeatedWashington28-17inHuskyStadiumonOct .11,2003 .

TormeyleftWashingtonafterthe1994seasontocoachatIdaho,hisalmamater,Tormey’steamswent33-23 .Tormey’snine-yearrecordasaheadcoachwas49-54 .

For11years,from1984to1994,TormeyworkedasanassistantcoachattheUW,coachingtightends,outsidelinebackersandthesecondary .In1993,hewastheactingdefensivecoordinatorandwasnamedtothatpositionbyheadcoachJimLambrightforthe1994campaign .DuringhistenuretheHuskiesappearedin10bowlgamesandwonthe1991nationalchampionship .

Consideredanoutstandingrecruiter,hewasresponsibleforbringingsuchformerHuskygreatsasNapoleonKaufman,MarkBrunellandRashaanSheheetoMontlake .

Tormey’sheadcoachingresumeincludesanumberofsignificantmilestonesatIdahoandNevada .In1998heguidedtheVandalstotheir

Chris Tormey with wife Kellie, and daughters Emily and Leah

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brian WHITESpecial Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends

First Season at WashingtonassistantfortwoseasonsattheUniversityofNotreDame .WhileinSouthBend,theIrishwonthe1988nationaltitlewithaFiestaBowlvictoryoverWestVirginia .

In1990,Whiteenteredhisfirstfull-timeposi-tionin1990asthequarterbackscoachattheUniversityofNevada,LasVegas .HemovedovertocoachrunningbacksatUNLVfortwoseasonsbeforetakingapositionasreceiverscoachatNevadaforthe1993season .WhileinReno,hehelpedleadanoffensethatledthenationintotaloffense(582 .7ypg)andpassing(401ypg) .HereturnedtoUNLVaspassinggamecoordinatorforthe1994seasonbeforemovingtoWisconsin .

An1986graduateofHarvardUniversity,wherehewastheCrimson’sstartingquarterbackasajuniorandsenior,Whiteearnedhisamaster’sdegreefromFordhamin1987andamaster’sdegreeinbusinessadministrationfromNotreDamein1990 .

AnativeofHaverhill,Mass .,Whiteandhiswife,Salli,haveadaughter,Cassidy,andason,Jackson .Oneofhistwobrothers,Chris,isanassistantfootballcoachatSyracuseandhissis-ter,Geralyn,wonanOscarforbestdocumentaryin2005astheproducerof“BornintoBrothels .”

BrianWhite,aformernationalassistantcoachoftheyearandoffensivecoordinatorintheBigEastandBigTenConferences,entershisfirstseasonattheUW,wherehe’lloverseespecialteamsandtightends .

White,44,servedthelasttwoseasonsastheoffensivecoordinatorandtightendscoachatSyracuseUniversityunderheadcoachGregRobinson .PriortohistimewiththeOrange,heserved11yearsasrunningbackscoachandoffensivecoordinatorattheUniversityofWisconsin .

HewasnamedtheDivisionIAssistantCoachoftheYearbytheAmericanFootballCoachesAs-sociation(AFCA)in2004underBarryAlvarezandhelpedleadtheBadgerstoninebowlappear-ances,includingRoseBowlselectionsin1999and2000 .DuringhistenureinMadison,Wis .,Whitementored1999HeismanTrophywinnerRonDayne,2001NFLfirst-rounddraftchoiceMichaelBennettand2001BigTenFreshmanoftheYearAnthonyDavis .WisconsinwonBigTenConferencechampionshipsin1998and1999 .

Whiteenteredcoachingin1986asagraduateassistantcoachfortwoseasonsatFordhamUniversitybeforejoiningLouHoltzasagraduate

The White File

Personal

Birthplace: Haverhill, Mass.Birthdate: July 2, 1964Family: Wife, Salli, daughter Cassidy, and son Jackson

Education

High School: Pentucket Regional High School, West Newbury, Mass. (1982)College: Harvard (1986) Fordham (master’s, 1987) Notre Dame (master’s in Business Administration, 1990)

Playing Experience

Harvard (1982-85)

Coaching Experience

1986-87 Fordham (graduate assistant)1988-89 Notre Dame (graduate assistant)1990 UNLV (quarterbacks)1991-92 UNLV (running backs)1993 Nevada (wide receivers)1994 UNLV (passing game coordinator, wide receivers)1995-98 Wisconsin (running backs)1999-2005 Wisconsin (offensive coordinator, running backs)2006-07 Syracuse (offensive coordinator, tight ends)2008 Washington (special teams, tight ends)

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j.d. WILLIAMSPriortogoingtoBerkeley,Williamsservedtwoseasonsassecondarycoachathisalmamater,FresnoState(2000-2001) .Inthosetwoseasons,FresnoStatepostedan18-7recordandmadetwobowlappearances .WilliamsalsobeganhiscoachingcareerasagraduateassistantatFresnoStatein1997 .In1998,hecoachedatCalPolyandin1999,atSanJoseState,mentoringthesecondaryinbothcases .

WilliamswasaNFLfirst-rounddraftchoiceoutofFresnoStatein1990,goingtotheBuffaloBillswiththe16thpick .HeplayedinfourSuperBowlswiththeBillsandalsoplayedfortheCardinals,the49ersandthePanthers .

AtFresnoState,hewasatwo-timeAll-BigWestfirst-teamselectionandwasasecond-teamAll-Americacornerbackasasenior .DuringhistimeatFSU,theBulldogsappearedintwobowlgames,beatingWesternMichiganinthe1988CaliforniaBowlandBallStateinthe1989CaliforniaRaisinBowl .ThedefensiveMVPoftheEast-WestShrineGamefollowinghissenioryear,hewasalsoastandouttriplejumperandsprinteronthetrackteam .Heplaced15thattheNCAA

championshipsinthetriplejumpandwasamemberoftheconferencechampionship400-meterrelayteamthatsetaschoolrecordof40 .18 .

Williamsearnedabachelor’sdegreeincriminologyfromFresnoStatein1990 .In2002,hewasinductedintotheFresnoAthleticHallofFame .WilliamsisanolderbrotherofCurtisWilliams,theformerHuskysafetywhopassedawayin2002duetocomplicationsfrominjuriessufferedina2000gameatStanford .

BorninOsceola,Ark .,WilliamsgrewupinCoalinga,Ca-lif .HeandhiswifeJamie,havefourkids,Nicole,Kyra,ZoeandDavid .

AlongtimeNFLstandoutcornerback,J .D .WilliamsisinhisthirdyearontheWashingtonfootballcoachingstaffin2008inchargeofdevel-opingtheprogram’sdefensivebackfield .

Williams,41,cametotheUWafterhavingspentthepreviousfourseasonsasthesecondarycoachatCalifornia .Hehasalsoservedasanas-sistantfootballcoachatFresnoState,SanJoseStateandCalPoly .

DuringhistenureatCalifornia,WilliamshelpedtheGoldenBearstoa33-17overallrecordandthreebowl-gameappearances .Lastyear,CalledthePac-10inpassefficiencydefense(24thinthenation)andscoringdefenseandwassecondintheconferenceintotaldefense .Underhistutelage,cornerbackDaymeionHughesearnedfirst-teamAll-Pac-10afterfinishingfirstintheconferenceinpassesdefendedandsecondininterceptions .SafetyDonnieMcCleskey(secondteam)andcornerTimMixon(honorablemention)alsogarneredAll-Pac-10honors .

In2004,CalrankedsecondinthePac-10inscor-ingdefenseandthirdintotaldefense .

Defensive SecondaryThird Season at Washington

The Williams File

Personal

Birthplace: Osceola, ArkansasBirthdate: March 30, 1967Family: Wife, Jamie and daughters, Nicole, Kyra and Zoe and son David

Education

High School: Coalinga (Calif.) High School (1985)College: Fresno State (Criminology, 1990)

Playing Experience

Fresno State (1986-89)Buffalo Bills (1990-93)Arizona Cardinals (1994)Carolina Panthers (1995)San Francisco 49ers (1996)

Coaching Experience

1997 Fresno State (graduate assistant)1998 Cal Poly (defensive backs)1999 San Jose State (defensive backs)2000-01 Fresno State (defensive backs)2002-05 California (defensive backs)2006-08 Washington (defensive backs)

J.D. Williams with wife, Jamie, and daughters Kyra, Zoe and son David.

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luke HUARDGraduate Assistant

Second Season at WashingtonEastsideHawks,asemi-profesionallfootballteamthatwent10-0andwontheNorthwestFootballLeaguetitle .

ThesonofformerPuyallupHighSchoolcoachMikeHuardandyoungerbrotherofformerHuskyquarterbacksBrockandDamon,HuardcompetedtwoseasonsatUNCforcoachCarlTorbush .HeplayedinsevengamesandstartedfourasafreshmanfortheTarHeelsin1999 .

AsahighschoolquarterbackatPuyallupHighSchool,HuardwastheGatoradePlayeroftheYearasaseniorandtwiceearnedconferenceplayeroftheyearhonors .Hewasanall-stateselectionandanhonorablementionAll-Americaselection .Asasenior,heledPuyalluptoa12-1recordandthestate4-Asemifinalswhilethrowingfor2,650yardsand39touchdowns .

FormerUniversityofNorthCarolinaquarterbackandPuyallupnativeLukeHuardisinhissecondseasonasagraduateassistant .

HuardworkswiththeoffensivecoachingstaffandprimarilywiththequarterbacksinconjunctionwithTimLappano .Lastyear,HuardhelpedtutorJakeLocker,thePac-10’snewcomeroftheyear .

HuardbeganhiscoachingcareerastheoffensivecoordinatorandquarterbackscoachatTacoma’sWashingtonHighSchoolupongraduationfromNorthCarolinain2002 .HethenspentfourseasonsastheheadcoachatInterlakeHigh,whereheledtheprogramtoitsfirstwinningseasonin10yearsin2004 .

Healsospentthe2004seasonasoffensivecoordinatorandquarterbackscoachforthe

torrey MYERSGraduate Assistant

First Season at WashingtonHighinAlbuquerque,wherehewasoffensivecoordinatorfortwoseasonsin2002and2003 .Afterthat,hemovedtoCarlsbad(N .M .)High,wherehealsoservedasoffensivecoordinator .AftertwoseasonsatCarlsbad,hemovedontoCoolidgeHighSchoolinCoolidge,Ariz .,wherehewasdefensivecoordinator .HehelpedtheBearstoa12-1recordandastatechampionshipin2006 .

Myers,amemberofhishighschool’shalloffame,playedwidereceiveratWesternNewMexicoUniversityfrom1997to2001andearnedabachelor’sdegreeinexercisesciencefromWNMUin2002 .ThispastJune,heearnedamaster’sdegreeineducationfromtheUniversityofWashington .

TorreyMyersjoinstheWashingtonfootballstaffthisseasonasagraduateassistantcoach .He’llaidthedefensivecoaches .

Myers,whocompletedtheUW’sIntercollegiateAthleticLeadershipmaster’sprograminJune,wasmostrecentlythetightendscoachatWesternWashingtonUniversityduringthespringseason .Lastfall,hewasanoffensiveinternfortheVikings .

PriortohistimeatWesternWashington,MyerswasanoffensiveordefensivecoordinatoratthreehighschoolsinhisnativeNewMexicoandalsoinArizona .

Hisfirstjobwasathisalmamater,RioGrande