DeWayne Walker
| DeWayne Walker | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | New Mexico State |
| Conference | WAC |
| Record | 9–29 |
| Annual salary | $375,000[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 3, 1960 |
| Playing career | |
| 1978–1979 1980–1981 1982 1984 1985 |
Pasadena CC Minnesota Edmonton Eskimos Oakland Invaders Arizona Outlaws |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1991 1992 1993 1994 1996–1997 1998–2000 2001 2002–2003 2004–2005 2006–2008 2009–present |
Mt. 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 State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–30 |
| 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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[edit] Playing career
[edit] 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.
[edit] Pro
Walker played for the CFL Edmonton Eskimos in 1982 and the USFL Oakland Invaders in 1984 and Arizona Outlaws in 1985.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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 | 4–9 | 2–5 | ||||||
| New Mexico State: | 9–29 | 4–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–30 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. |
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[edit] 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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