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Sonny Dykes Head Coach 2014 FOOTBALL Head Coach Head Coach, 2nd Season

onny Dykes is moving full-steam ahead with the rebuilding of the Cal football program in Sonny Dykes File Shis second season as the Golden Bears’ Birthdate November 9, 1969 head coach and his 20th as a collegiate football Hometown Big Springs, TX coach in 2014. There is much optimism for the High School Coronado HS future with signs of progress in all areas for a College Texas Tech, 1993 program that had a combined 16 freshmen and sophomores listed as starters Bachelor’s in History on its final depth chart, improved its single-season Academic Progress Rate Family wife, Kate (APR) score 46 points to 969 and became one of Cal’s most active teams in daughters, Alta (Ally) and Charlotte (Charlie) the community in the first year under Dykes. Dykes is enthusiastic about his second season at Cal. “We’re excited about where we’re headed,” Dykes said. “We have a group Collegiate Coaching History of players that are starting to understand what it takes to be competitive at Season School Position this level and what our expectations are. I’m really proud of their response 1995 Navarro College Running Backs to the challenges we’ve issued them. They’re working hard both on and off 1996 Navarro College Passing Game/ the field, and they’re starting to develop a team mentality. That’s critical as 1997 Kentucky Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends we move forward and become a much more competitive football program.” 1998 Northeast Louisiana Wide Receivers “There are so many questions that get answered in the first year so your 1999 Kentucky Special Teams/Wide Receivers second year is always so much more efficient," Dykes added. "The biggest 2000 Texas Tech Wide Receivers thing is to continue to get better every day and make progress. Although a 2001 Texas Tech Wide Receivers lot of the progress we made in the first year hasn’t showed up on the field 2002 Texas Tech Wide Receivers yet, we’ve made huge strides in so many different ways and we think that will 2003 Texas Tech Wide Receivers be evident on the field in the second year. When that happens our fans will 2004 Texas Tech Wide Receivers be able to see the progress that we’re making. Year two is always a lot more 2005 Texas Tech Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers fun because that’s when you really visibly see your program start to grow and 2006 Texas Tech Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers the things you teach start to take hold.” 2007 Arizona Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Despite being an inexperienced unit that was the nation’s second-youngest 2008 Arizona Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks to start the season and injuries that caused players on the preseason depth 2009 Arizona Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks chart to miss 138 games due to injury, Cal set school records in 2013 for 2010 Louisiana Tech Head Coach single-season passing yards (3,977), pass completions (368) and total plays 2011 Louisiana Tech Head Coach 2012 Louisiana Tech Head Coach 2013 Cal Head Coach 2014 Cal Head Coach

Head Coaching Record Year School Overall Record Conf. Record/Place 2010 Louisiana Tech 5-7 4-4/5th WAC 2011 Louisiana Tech 8-5 6-1/1st WAC 2012 Louisiana Tech 9-3 4-2/3rd WAC 2013 Cal 1-11 0-9/6th Pac-12 North Totals 23-26 14-7 WAC, 0-9 Pac-12

Bowl History (11 Games) *Season School 1999 Kentucky 2000 Texas Tech Galleryfurniture.com Bowl 2001 Texas Tech 2002 Texas Tech Tangerine Bowl 2003 Texas Tech 2004 Texas Tech 2005 Texas Tech Cotton Bowl 2006 Texas Tech Insight Bowl 2008 Arizona 2009 Arizona Holiday Bowl 2011 Louisiana Tech Poinsettia Bowl *Season in which bowl game was played

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(1,046). The passing offense finished the regular-season third in the Pac-12 and 11th in the nation with an average of 331.4 yards per game that was also the best in school history. Cal’s 5,443 yards of total offense was the third-highest total in school history and its average of 453.6 yards per game ranked fourth all-time at Cal. Dykes tutored true freshman quar- terback , who started all 12 games and was the first true freshman in school history to start a season-opener. Goff set school records in passing yards (3,508), most yardage gained (3,508), total offense (3,446) and completions (320) in his first season as the Bears’ signal caller. He also finished the regular season among the nation’s top 25 in completions per game (6th, 26.67 cpg), passing yards per game (12th, 292.3 ypg), passing yards (18th) and total offense (24th, 287.2 ypg). Dykes came to Cal after spending three seasons at Louisiana Tech where he directed an offense that led the na- tion in both scoring offense (51.50 ppg) and total offense (577.92 ypg) during his final campaign at the helm in 2012. He spent three seasons as head coach for the Bulldogs, compiling a 22-15 record and winning 16 of 17 regular- season games during one stretch over the 2011 and 2012 schedules. Dykes guided his 2012 Louisiana Tech team to a 9-3 mark, including road victories over FBS opponents Illinois (52-24), Houston (56-49) and Freshman of the Year after breaking Marshall Faulk’s NCAA freshman records Virginia (44-28). The Bulldogs also lost a narrow 59-57 decision to a Texas for rushing (27), total touchdowns (28) and points (168). Dixon A&M team that later defeated top-ranked Alabama and earned a spot in the led the country in scoring with 14.00 points per game while totaling 1,194 Cotton Bowl. Louisiana Tech reached as high as No. 18 in the national polls rushing yards on 200 carries. according to USA Today and was No. 19 in the Associated Press Top 25 after During his tenure at Louisiana Tech, Dykes engineered a turnaround for a jumping out to a 9-1 start. program that improved all three seasons under his leadership. The Bulldogs Dykes’ high-energy style of offense produced a prolific unit that in addition were 4-8 the year before he arrived in 2009, then proceeded to finish 5-7, to leading the nation in both scoring offense and total offense produced the 8-5 and 9-3 in successive campaigns. In 2011, Louisiana Tech started just fifth-highest per-game scoring average ever by a team in the Football Bowl 1-4 before winning seven consecutive games to clinch the Western Athletic Subdivision (FBS). The squad also finished among the NCAA’s top 20 in pass- Conference title – the team’s first conference championship in a decade – ing offense (3rd, 350.75 ypg), sacks allowed (7th, 0.83 per game), turnover and a berth in the Poinsettia Bowl. Dykes was named the WAC Coach of the margin (10th, +1.08 per game) and rushing offense (17th, 227.17 ypg). The Year for the effort. Bulldogs scored more than 40 points in 11 of 12 games and over 50 points Dykes, the son of former longtime Texas Tech coach , boasts a on eight occasions. resume that includes additional stops in the Pac-12, Big 12 and SEC, where Quarterback Colby Cameron was named the 2012 Western Athletic Confer- he served under such head coaches as (Arizona), Mike Leach ence Offensive Player of the Year and earned the Sammy Baugh Award presented (Texas Tech) and (Kentucky). to ’s top passer by The Club of Columbus. Cameron As offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Arizona for three completed 359-of-522 passes (68.8%) for 4,147 yards and 31 touchdowns seasons from 2007-09, Dykes helped the Wildcats to the 2008 Las Vegas with just five . He ranked third nationally in total offense (360.33 Bowl and 2009 Holiday Bowl after having not reached the postseason for 10 ypg), while he was 22nd in the nation in passing efficiency (153.19). years. Arizona posted marks of 8-5 both seasons and tied for second in what On the ground, running back Kenneth Dixon was tabbed the 2012 WAC was then the Pac-10 in 2009 with a 6-3 league record.

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From Left to Right: Alta (Ally), Kate, Sonny and Charlotte (Charlie) Dykes

Under his direction, the Wildcat offense established five single-season records. Ari- zona ranked 10th nationally in passing yards in 2007, and the Wildcats were 16th in scoring and 33rd in total offense in 2008. Dykes mentored, among others, quarterbacks Willie Tuitama, who was named MVP of the 2008 Las Vegas Bowl, and Nick Foles, who was selected in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft by Philadelphia and is now the starting quarterback for the Eagles. Prior to his tenure at Arizona, Dykes spent seven seasons at his alma mater, Texas Tech, serving as receivers coach from 2000-04 and adding the title of co-offensive coordinator from 2005-06. The Red Raiders made seven straight postseason ap- pearances and won 56 games during the span, including four postseason victories in the Tangerine, Houston, Holiday and Insight bowls over his last five seasons. In his final campaign at Texas Tech, the Red Raiders ranked No. 3 nationally in passing offense (369.5 ypg) and sixth in total offense (447.9 ypg). In 2006, Dykes received the Mike Campbell Top Assistant Coach Award from the Coaches Association, the same year he was recognized as one of the top 25 recruiters in the country by Rivals. Dykes spent two non-consecutive seasons at Kentucky, first as a graduate assistant working with tight ends in 1997 and later as special teams/wide receivers coach in Mumme’s “Air Raid” attack in 1999. During the fall of 1999, James Whalen developed into a first-team All-American and set a Division I-A record for tight ends with 90 receptions. Sandwiched in between his two stints in Lexington, Dykes was the wide receivers coach at Northeast Louisiana in 1998, where he helped receiver set school season and career records while earning spots in the Blue-Gray Football Classic and East-West Shrine Game before being selected in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the . Dykes began his collegiate coaching career with a two-year stint at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas, from 1995-96. He also was a baseball assistant at Monahans High School in Texas in 1994 and a football assistant at Pearce High School outside Dallas in 1995. Born in Big Springs, Texas, Dykes received his bachelor’s degree in history from Texas Tech in 1993 and was a member of the Red Raider baseball team for two seasons. He is married to the former Kate Golding and they have two daughters, Alta (Ally) and Charlotte (Charlie).

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TONY FRANKLIN Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, 2nd Season

ony Franklin is in his second season as Cal’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tony Franklin File Tin 2013. Franklin’s first offensive unit at Cal in Birthdate August 29, 1957 2013 set single-season school records for passing Hometown Princeton, KY yards (3,977), pass completions (368) and total High School Caldwell County HS plays (1,046). The passing offense finished the College Murray State, 1979 regular-season third in the Pac-12 and 11th in the nation with an average of Bachelor’s in Education 331.4 yards per game that was also the best in school history. Cal’s 5,443 Murray State, 1989 yards of total offense was the third-highest total in school history and its Master’s in Education average of 453.6 yards per game ranked fourth all-time at Cal. Family wife, Laura Franklin’s prize pupil was true freshman quarterback Jared Goff, who started daughters, Chelsea, Caroline and Caitlin all 12 games and was the first true freshman quarterback in school history to start a season-opener. Goff set school records in passing yards (3,508), most yardage gained (3,508), total offense (3,446) and completions (320) Collegiate Coaching History in his first season as the Bears’ signal caller. He also finished the regular Season School Position season among the nation’s top 25 in completions per game (6th, 26.67 cpg), 1997 Kentucky Running Backs passing yards per game (12th, 292.3 ypg), passing yards (18th) and total 1998 Kentucky Running Backs offense (24th, 287.2 ypg). 1999 Kentucky Running Backs Goff threw to a prolific group of wide receivers that etched their names in 2000 Kentucky Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers the Cal football record books in 2013. Bryce Treggs (77) and Chris Harper 2006 Troy Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (70) put up reception totals that are fourth and seventh on the school’s all- 2007 Troy Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks time single-season list, while Kenny Lawler emerged in the second half of the *2008 Auburn Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks season including a three-touchdown reception game that equaled the most 2009 Middle Tennessee Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks in a single contest by a Cal player in school history. Richard Rodgers also 2010 Louisiana Tech Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks had his most productive season by far at Cal, picking up career highs of 39 2011 Louisiana Tech Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks receptions and 608 yards receiving. Rodgers was a third-round pick of the 2012 Louisiana Tech Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks in 2014 NFL Draft. 2013 Cal Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks “Tony and I share a similar vision for what we want our offense to look 2014 Cal Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks *also coached Auburn in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl like,” head coach Sonny Dykes said. “The most important thing is that we both want to figure out a way to move the football, score points and win games. We’ve done it different ways in the past and the great thing about Bowl History (6 Games) Tony is that he just wants to win. He doesn’t care how we do it. That’s the *Season School Bowl Game basis for building a good program is to have unselfish people and he does 1998 Kentucky a great job of doing that.” 1999 Kentucky Music City Bowl “The future for Cal football and this offense has never been brighter,” 2006 Troy Franklin said. “I’m excited to see this evolve into a championship program. 2007 Auburn Chick-fil-A Bowl Year two will see dramatic improvement in offensive production as well as 2009 Middle Tennessee New Orleans Bowl wins. After living in Berkeley for more than a year, and working in the Cal com- 2011 Louisiana Tech Poinsettia Bowl munity I’m more convinced than ever that there isn’t a better opportunity for *Season in which bowl game was played young people to receive the world’s best academic opportunity, coupled with an exciting championship brand of football and life!”

Franklin will have most of his offensive weapons returning in 2014 with Goff and each of the top four receivers other than Rodgers back, as well as three of the team’s top four rushers. Cal will also have eight offensive linemen with starting collegiate experience returning. Franklin served in the same role for Dykes at Louisiana Tech from 2010-12. In his final campaign with the Bulldogs, Louisiana Tech posted a 9-3 re- cord and led the nation in scoring offense (51.50 points per game) and total offense (577.92 ypg) to make Franklin a nominee for the Broyles Award given annually to the nation’s top assistant coach and one of four finalists for the FootballScoop.com Offensive Coordinator of the Year. In addition to leading the nation in scoring and total offense with an offense that posted the fifth- highest per-game scoring average ever by a team in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), Louisiana Tech ranked among the NCAA’s top 20 in 2012 in passing offense (3rd, 350.75 ypg), fewest sacks allowed (7th, 0.83 spg), turnover margin (10th, +1.08 per game) and rushing offense (18th, 227.17

calbears.com 15 2014 FOOTBALL assistant coaches ypg). The Bulldogs scored more than 40 points in 11 of 12 games and over Franklin made his way to Middle Tennessee after a brief stint as the of- 50 points on eight occasions. fensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Auburn, where he coached the Quarterback Colby Cameron was named the 2012 Western Athletic Con- Tigers to an overtime victory over Clemson in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl. He ference Offensive Player of the Year and earned the Sammy Baugh Award remained in the role six games into the 2008 season, with Auburn adding to presented to college football’s top passer by The Touchdown Club of Colum- his Chick-fil-A Bowl victory in 2007 by sporting a 4-2 record in 2008 before he bus. Cameron completed 359-of-522 passes (68.8%) for 4,147 yards and was released from his duties. The Tigers were 0-5 against Division I teams 31 touchdowns with just five interceptions. He ranked third nationally in total the remainder of the 2008 campaign following his departure. offense (360.33 ypg), while he was 22nd in the nation in passing efficiency Franklin was in the same capacity the previous two seasons at Troy (2006- (153.19). Cameron also set a new NCAA record for most consecutive passes 07) where the Trojans combined to go 16-9 overall and 12-2 in the Sun Belt without an over his first 428 attempts in 2012 and totaled 444 Conference while collecting two league titles. During that span his offense going back to the previous season. scored 30 or more points 11 times and on eight occasions in his second Second-team AP All-American Quinton Patton, now a member of the San season, including games against Florida, Georgia and Oklahoma State. In Francisco 49ers, was Cameron’s top receiver and a Biletnikoff Award semi- 2007, his squad led the Sun Belt in scoring offense (34.00 ppg) and total finalist in 2012 with 104 catches for 1,392 yards and 13 touchdown recep- offense (452.83 ypg), with a No. 16 national ranking in the latter. tions. Patton led the WAC in both per-game receiving yards (116.00 ypg) and In addition to helping the Trojans to their first Sun Belt Conference title and receptions (8.67 rpg), with those numbers ranking fourth and fifth nationally. a victory in the New Orleans Bowl in his first season at Troy, Franklin helped Myles White added 56 catches for 718 yards and six touchdowns, while engineer the second-ranked offensive unit in the Sun Belt just one year after ranking fourth and sixth in the WAC in per-game receiving yards (59.83 ypg) the team ranked last in the league in total offense. The Trojans ranked first and receptions (4.67 rpg). in the league in passing offense, again one year after ranking last, despite On the ground, running back Kenneth Dixon was tabbed the WAC Freshman having faced three of the top-20 ranked passing defense teams in the country of the Year and earned Freshman All-American honors after breaking Marshall during the season, and more than doubled their offensive output in conference Faulk’s NCAA freshman records for rushing touchdowns (27), total touchdowns action to 25.23 points per game. (28) and points (168). Dixon led the country in scoring with an average of Franklin spent four campaigns on the football staff at Kentucky from 1997- 14.00 points per game while totaling 1,194 yards on 200 carries. He was 2000 following 16 seasons as a high school football coach. During his tenure also second in the WAC and 33rd nationally in rushing with an average of at Kentucky, the Wildcats enjoyed unprecedented success on the offensive 106.42 yards per game. Capital One Academic All-America® first teamer Ray side of the ball, setting several NCAA, SEC and school records. After coach- Holley, a graduate student pursing a degree in counseling with a 3.50 GPA, ing running backs for the first three seasons, Franklin was named offensive added 740 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground over 142 rushes. coordinator and wide receivers coach for the 2000 campaign and led the During Franklin’s second season in Ruston in 2011 he orchestrated an Wildcats to success as the nation’s second-best passing offense as well as offense that was fundamentally sound and continued to improve weekly on the country’s 11th-best team in total offense. a Louisiana Tech team that finished 8-5 overall and won the WAC title with a Franklin’s two-back combinations at Kentucky outgained any two-back com- 6-1 league record before advancing to play TCU in the Poinsettia Bowl. Tech binations in the SEC in total yards from scrimmage for three straight seasons. ranked third in the nation with five different scoring drives over 90 yards dur- Quarterbacks Tim Couch, Dusty Bonner and Jared Lorenzen each led the SEC ing the season. That precision guided Tech’s offensive explosion at Fresno in passing during their time as Kentucky quarterbacks, and Couch was the first State when the team scored 34 points and notched over 400 offensive yards player selected in the 1999 NFL Draft. Several other UK players reached their in the first half alone. The offense produced more than 40 points on three goals of making NFL teams after their experience in the high-powered offense. occasions and averaged 31.71 points per contest during a seven-game win Franklin was also named one of the top 10 recruiters in the South during streak to end the regular season. Patton was among both the top receivers his four years at Kentucky as he helped lead the Wildcats to their first back- in the WAC and across the nation in per-game receiving yards (92.46 ypg, No. to-back bowl appearances in 15 seasons in 1998 and 1999, including their 2 WAC, No. 20 NCAA) and receptions (6.08 rpg, No. 4 WAC, No. T28 NCAA), first New Year’s Day Bowl game appearance in 47 years against Penn State finishing with totals of 79 receptions for 1,202 yards and 11 touchdowns. in the Outback Bowl following the end of the 1998 campaign. In Franklin’s first year on Tech’s staff, his spread offense exploded into a Franklin also spent one season in 2003 as the general manager and head high-octane mechanism in the middle of the season resulting with the team coach of the Lexington Horsemen of the National Indoor Football League, scoring 34 points or more in four of the final six contests and 41 or more successfully leading the team to a first-round playoff game and a 9-5 regular- three times. Running back Lennon Creek was the team’s top threat, rushing season record as an expansion franchise in its inaugural season. The team for 1,181 yards and 10 scores on 212 carries. His average of 98.42 yards paced the Atlantic Division in scoring, averaging 53.1 points per game. rushing per game ranked third in the WAC and 22nd nationally. In addition to his coaching career, Franklin is the owner of The Tony Franklin Franklin spent one season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks Systems that conducts a series of football seminars for coaches emphasizing coach at Middle Tennessee in 2009 prior to his three-year stint at Louisiana winning solutions. USA Today took notice of Franklin’s football coaching and Tech. At MTSU, Franklin’s offense generated 421.69 total yards of offense teaching abilities in a feature story in 2005 which detailed his consulting and 32.00 points per game, the fourth and seventh highest totals in school successes as a nationally sought-after offensive football coach. history for a team that posted a 10-3 record that was its best since 1992 Franklin also received rave reviews for his second book, Victor’s Victory, and had a seven-game win streak to end the season that was the longest at which chronicled the tragic death and spectacular life of 15-year-old Hoover the school since the 1985 squad won its first 11 contests. The Blue Raider High School football player Victor Dionte Hill, who died from sudden cardiac offense, which produced three All-Sun Belt Conference players, scored 30 or arrest on the football practice field during one of Franklin’s consulting sessions. more points nine times, including each of the last five games, and topped the The book has helped to continue the mission of Cheryl Hill, Victor’s mother, 400-yard mark on eight occasions. Franklin’s 2009 unit set school records to make teachers, coaches, and parents aware of the need for automatic in total yards (5,482), passing yards (3,064) and total points (416), with per- external defibrillators (AED) in every school and youth organization in Alabama. game averages that were 23rd nationally in scoring, and 27th in total offense Franklin received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from and rushing offense (186.00 ypg). Murray State in 1979 and 1989, where he was a two-year starter as a run- Middle Tennessee quarterback Dwight Dasher came of age in Franklin’s ning back. He is married to Laura Franklin, and they have three daughters: offensive schemes. The second-team All-Sun Belt Conference performer was Chelsea, Caroline and Caitlin. the MVP of the 2009 New Orleans Bowl, where he broke Vince Young’s NCAA record for yards rushing in a bowl game by a quarterback with 201 yards (since broken by Johnny Manziel in the 2013 Cotton Bowl). Dasher ranked seventh in the nation in total offense (303.31 ypg), threw for a school-record 23 TD passes and was named the SBC Player of the Week three times that season. Dasher finished the season with totals of 2,789 yards passing and 1,154 yards rushing to become only the eighth player in NCAA history to pass for over 2,000 yards and for 1,000 in the same season, and the first quarterback in Middle Tennessee history to rush for 1,000. 16 CALIFORNIA GOLDENBEARS 2014 FOOTBALL assistant coaches

ART KAUFMAN Defensive Coordinator, 1st Season

rt Kaufman is in his first season as the defensive coordinator at Cal in 2014. Art Kaufman File AKaufman took over the position in January Birthdate December 23, 1957 after having developed some of the top defenses Hometown Dermott, Ark. in the country at multiple stops over his 32-year High School Dermott HS collegiate career. He is in his 13th campaign as College Arkansas at Monticello, 1980 a defensive coordinator at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, having Bachelor's in Agriculture previously served in the role at Cincinnati, North Carolina, Mississippi and Family daughters, Tara, Taylor and Madison Texas Tech. Kaufman was nominated for the prestigious Broyles Award given annually to college football’s top assistant coach both at North Carolina in 2011 and Texas Tech in 2012. Collegiate Coaching History “Art has a lot of experience and has already had a real settling influence Season School Position on our program,” head coach Sonny Dykes said. “His experience has made 1982 Delta State Graduate Assistant everybody comfortable. He is a great communicator who has a detailed and 1983 Northwestern State Outside Linebackers organized plan on teaching and implementing a defense and a clear vision of 1984 Northwestern State Outside Linebackers what he wants. I was really pleased with the product I saw in the spring and 1985 Northwestern State Outside Linebackers am excited to see our defense continue to get better and better throughout the 1986 Northwestern State Outside Linebackers year. I feel confident that Art Kaufman is the right coach to lead our defense.” 1987 Northwestern State Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers “I’m thrilled to have joined the Cal football coaching staff and believe that 1988 Mississippi Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers my coaching experience will help our defense improve quickly,” Kaufman said. 1989 Mississippi Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers “I’m looking forward to building a strong defense that will make significant 1990 Mississippi Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers contributions to our success as a football team. Sonny Dykes is in the initial 1991 Mississippi Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers stages of building a tremendous football program at Cal, and it’s great to be 1992 Louisiana Tech Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers part of that process early on.” 1993 Louisiana Tech Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Kaufman was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Cincinnati 1994 Louisiana Tech Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers in 2013 when the Bearcats finished 9-4 overall and played in the Belk Bowl. 1995 Mississippi Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Kaufman’s defense was one of the best in the country a year ago, ranking 1996 Mississippi Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 1997 Mississippi Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 1998 Mississippi Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 1999 Mississippi Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2000 Mississippi Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2001 Arkansas Tech Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2002 Arkansas Tech Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2003 East Carolina Defensive Line 2004 East Carolina Defensive Line 2005 Middle Tennessee Linebackers 2006 Middle Tennessee Linebackers 2007 Middle Tennessee Linebackers 2008 Southern Miss Defensive Line/Special Teams 2009 North Carolina Linebackers 2010 North Carolina Linebackers 2011 North Carolina Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2012 Texas Tech Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2013 Cincinnati Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2014 Cal Defensive Coordinator Bowl History (13 Games) *Season School Bowl Game 1989 Mississippi 1990 Mississippi 1997 Mississippi Motor City Bowl 1998 Mississippi 1999 Mississippi Independence Bowl 2000 Mississippi Music City Bowl 2006 Middle Tennessee Motor City Bowl 2008 Southern Miss New Orleans Bowl 2009 North Carolina Meineke Car Care Bowl 2010 North Carolina Meineke Car Care Bowl 2011 North Carolina Independence Bowl 2012 Texas Tech Meineke Car Care Bowl 2013 Cincinnati Belk Bowl *Season in which bowl was played

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Coples also picked up first-team All-ACC honors for the second consecutive season and was selected by the in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft with the 16th selection overall. Reddick (74) and Brown (72) were North Carolina’s top two tacklers in 2010, with Brown adding three interceptions that he ran back for 113 yards. Despite injuries to Carter and linebacker Quan Sturdivant, a sixth-round 2011 NFL Draft pick of the , the Tar Heels finished fourth in the ACC and 30th in the country in total defense (338.54 ypg) led by a rushing defense that was also fourth in the league and 22nd nationally (125.62 ypg). Carolina’s linebackers helped lead a in the top 10 nationally in both rushing defense (6th, 104.5 ypg) and total unit that finished first in the ACC and sixth in the nation in total defense defense (9th, 315.6 ypg). Cincinnati was also among the top 30 in 10 of the (269.62 ypg) on the team’s way to an 8-5 record and a spot in the Meineke 11 primary defensive categories tracked in the national stats, including 14th Car Care Bowl in 2009. The Tar Heels were 10th in the country against the in scoring defense (21.0 ppg), third-down conversion percentage defense run (95.62 ypg) and finished 13th in scoring defense (17.08 ppg), ranking (33.1%) and first downs defense (230); 23rd in sacks (2.69 spg) and red-zone first and second in the conference. Carolina was the only team in the country defense (76.5%); 25th in team passing efficiency defense (116.75); 26th in to finish among the top 15 in total defense, rushing defense, third-down ef- tackles for loss (6.80 tflpg); and 29th in passing yards allowed (211.2 ypg). ficiency (3rd, 29.4%), tackles for loss (6th, 8.08 tflpg), pass defense (14th, At Cincinnati he coached first-team All-American Athletic Conference defen- 174.0 ypg) and pass efficiency defense (14th, 105.32). Sturdivant earned sive lineman Jordan Stepp in the inaugural season of the league while three first-team All-ACC honors after leading the Tar Heels with 79 stops, while Bearcats – defensive lineman Silverberry Mouhon, linebacker Greg Blair and Carter was a second-team all-conference pick. cornerback Deven Drane – were second-team selections on the defensive Prior to his three-year run at North Carolina, Kaufman spent one season side of the ball. Blair led the squad with 106 tackles, while Mouhon (9.5 spg) coaching the defensive line and special teams at Southern Miss (2008), three and Stepp (6.0 spg) were first and second on the club in sacks. coaching linebackers at Middle Tennessee (2005-07), two as the defensive The performance of Kaufman’s defense last season came on the heels line coach at East Carolina (2003-04), and two as the defensive coordinator/ of a 2012 campaign in which he led a complete overhaul of the Texas Tech linebackers coach at Arkansas Tech (2001-02). defense. Inheriting a 2011 unit that ranked 114th nationally in total defense During his lone season at Southern Miss, the Golden Eagles posted a 7-6 (485.58 ypg), the Red Raiders improved to 38th (367.31 ypg) while ranking record and won their last five games, including a New Orleans Bowl victory. second in the . Texas Tech was keyed by a pass defense Kaufman’s 2006 team at Middle Tennessee won a co-Sun Belt title and was that led the league and ranked 15th in the country (192.00 ypg). The Red the school’s first bowl squad in 45 seasons, with the Blue Raiders' defense Raiders finished 8-5 overall and were victorious at the Meineke Car Care Bowl. ranking third in the nation in tackles for loss (8.08 tflpg) and 20th in sacks Texas Tech defensive lineman Kerry Hyder along with defensive backs Cody (2.77 spg). His first team at Arkansas Tech was 8-2. Davis and D.J. Johnson were named second-team All-Big 12 in 2012 while Kaufman coached 10 of the previous 13 seasons over two stints at Mis- Davis was also a first-team Capital One Academic All-America® selection sissippi, starting in 1988 with a four-year run working with the defensive and one of 15 finalists for the prestigious William B. Campbell Trophy also ends and linebackers before returning to Ole Miss for six campaigns from known as the “Academic Heisman”. Davis led the team in tackles (101) and 1995-2000 as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. interceptions (3), including one that he returned 88 yards for a touchdown, During his first stint at Ole Miss, Kaufman helped guide the Rebels to back- while adding seven pass breakups and 3.5 tackles for loss. Johnson was to-back bowl appearances during the 1989 (Liberty Bowl) and 1990 (Gator second on the squad with 90 stops while Hyder finished third with 56 tackles, Bowl) seasons for the first time since 1970 and 1971. In his second tour a team-leading 14.0 tackles for loss and a team co-leading 6.0 sacks. He of duty, the Rebels played in four straight bowls (1997-2000); with his 1999 tallied 10.5 TFL’s during Big 12 play to rank third in the league. squad ranking fourth nationally in rushing defense (76.9 ypg). Kaufman joined the Red Raiders from North Carolina, where he was the In between his two stints at Mississippi he spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator for the Tar Heels in 2011 and the linebackers coach defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Louisiana Tech (1992-94). for three campaigns from 2009-11. Kaufman helped guide the 2011 Tar His 1992 team ranked fourth nationally in total defense (256.5 ypg). Heels to a No. 27 ranking in rush defense (123.92 ypg), a No. 48 national Kaufman also coached five seasons at Northwestern State (1983-87), ranking in total defense (365.23 ypg) and an appearance against Missouri working with the outside linebackers for the first four campaigns before be- in the Independence Bowl. ing promoted to defensive coordinator/linebackers coach for his fifth and Carolina developed several outstanding linebackers under Kaufman’s guid- final season. ance, including current NFL players Zach Brown (Tennessee), Bruce Carter Kaufman broke into the coaching business as a graduate assistant at (Dallas) and Kevin Reddick (New Orleans). Delta State in 1982 after receiving his bachelor’s degree from the University Brown posted strong numbers in his final season in 2011 to earn first-team of Arkansas at Monticello in 1980. He was a four-year starting linebacker All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors when he paced the Tar Heels with 105 during his collegiate playing days with the Boll Weevils. tackles and co-led the squad with three interceptions and three pass breakups, A native of Dermott, Ark., Kaufman has three daughters: Tara, Taylor and while adding 13.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. Defensive Quinton Madison. 18 CALIFORNIA GOLDENBEARS 2014 FOOTBALL assistant coaches GREG BURNS Defensive Backs, 1st Season

reg Burns, a 17-year veteran coach who has been a member of 10 bowl game staffs, is Greg Burns File Gin his first season as the defensive backs Birthdate November 9, 1972 coach at Cal in 2014. Burns has spent eight of the Hometown Los Angeles, CA last 12 seasons working in the Pac-12 with four High School Dorsey HS campaigns each at USC and Arizona State. Among College Washington State, 1995 Burns' 10 bowl games are four BCS bowls all during his time at USC when Bachelor’s in Psychology he was part of a Trojans’ coaching staff that won back-to-back AP national Washington State, 1995 championships in 2003 and 2004. Master’s in Counseling Psychology, 1997 “The coaching experience Greg has at the highest levels of college football Family wife, Crystal and his familiarity with the Pac-12 and the type of players the league attracts sons, Cristopher, Carter and Cooper has already begun to pay dividends,” head coach Sonny Dykes said. “Our defensive backs really improved this spring under his tutelage. He’s a good communicator and teacher who has a lot of credibility having coached and Collegiate Coaching History played in this league. He is a fair and demanding coach who does an excel- Season School Position lent job communicating with his student-athletes.” 1997 Idaho Cornerbacks “I’m excited to be a member of the coaching staff at Cal and back in the 1998 Louisville Cornerbacks Pac-12,” Burns said. “I have always admired the tradition and excellence of 1999 Louisville Cornerbacks Cal football, and I feel that my experience and skill sets in coaching, teaching 2000 Louisville Cornerbacks and recruiting fit well at Cal and in this conference. I am looking forward to 2001 Louisville Cornerbacks being part of a staff that has us headed in the right direction and add to the 2002 USC Defensive Backs program’s storied tradition.” 2003 USC Defensive Backs In addition to his Pac-12 experience, Burns has other collegiate coaching 2004 USC Defensive Backs stops at Idaho, Louisville, Kansas State, Purdue and Massachusetts, where 2005 USC Defensive Backs he most recently spent the 2013 season as the defensive backs coach for 2006 Tampa Bay (NFL) Defensive Backs 2007 Kansas State Defensive Backs 2008 Arizona State Cornerbacks 2009 Arizona State Cornerbacks 2010 Arizona State Cornerbacks 2011 Arizona State Cornerbacks 2012 Purdue Defensive Backs 2013 Massachusetts Defensive Backs 2014 Cal Defensive Backs

Bowl History (10 Games) *Season School Bowl Game 1998 Louisville Motor City Bowl 1999 Louisville Humanitarian Bowl 2000 Louisville Liberty Bowl 2001 Louisville Liberty Bowl 2002 USC 2003 USC (BCS National Championship Game) 2004 USC Orange Bowl (BCS National Championship Game) 2005 USC Rose Bowl 2011 Arizona State MAACO Bowl 2012 Purdue Heart of Dallas Bowl *Season in which bowl was played

a unit that ranked No. 42 nationally in passing yards allowed (217.8 ypg). Burns was at Purdue in 2012 when three of the Boilermakers’ five players on All-Big Ten teams came from his secondary in cornerbacks Ricardo Allen and Josh Johnson, and safety Landon Feichter. Purdue ranked No. 43 nation- ally in pass efficiency defense (124.59). Burns joined the Purdue staff after spending the previous four seasons (2008-11) as the cornerbacks coach at Arizona State. The Sun Devils led the Pac-10 and finished among the nation’s top units in 2009 in total defense (No. 13 NCAA, 297.58 ypg), rushing defense (No. 19 NCAA, 108.58 ypg) and passing defense (No. 26 NCAA, 189.00 ypg). Arizona State also led the conference in rushing defense and was No. 16 nationally (119.67 ypg) the following season in 2010, while also ranking second in the league and among the nation’s top units in tackles for loss (No. 8 NCAA, 7.42 tflpg), pass efficiency defense (No. 20 NCAA, 108.58) and scoring defense (No. 26 NCAA, 21.08 ppg). Defensive back Omar Bolden was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection in 2010 and selected in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft

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by the , where he has played in all 32 regular-season games over the past two seasons. Prior to his four campaigns at ASU, Burns spent the 2007 season as defensive backs coach at Kansas State. Burns’ lone season in the NFL came with the as the team’s defensive backs coach in 2006, where he coached cornerback Ronde Barber in his second and final All-Pro season. His two national championships in 2003 and 2004 came during a tremendously successful run as the defensive backs coach at USC under for four sea- sons from 2002-05, with the Trojans also winners of the BCS National Championship Game in January of 2005 following the 2004 season. During his time at USC, Burns developed a reputation as one of the brightest young secondary coaches in the country and mentored a number of standout performers, including All-American safeties Troy Polamalu (2002) and (2005). He also coached first-team All-Pac-10 cornerback Will Poole in 2003. Polamalu was a first-round selection (16th overall) of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2003 NFL Draft, while Poole and Bing were fourth-round picks of the and Detroit Lions in 2004 and 2006. , who played one season for Burns in 2005, ended up a second-round selection of the in the 2008 NFL Draft. In 2004, the Trojans were ninth nationally in pass defense. Burns previously coached the cornerbacks for four seasons at Louisville from 1998-2001 and produced six All-Conference USA selections during his tenure, includ- ing first-teamers Anthony Floyd (2000, 2001) and Antonio Roundtree (1998) while Rashad Holman was selected by the in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. The Cardinals ranked 18th nationally in pass efficiency defense and had 20 interceptions in his final season in 2001. In 2000, Louisville led the nation in interceptions (27) and was 20th in the country in pass efficiency defense. Louisville played in four bowls – 1998 Motor City Bowl, 1999 Humanitarian Bowl, 2000 and 2001 Liberty Bowl – during his tenure. He started his career with one campaign as the cornerbacks coach at Idaho (1997) with the Vandals intercepting 13 passes. Burns was a four-year letterwinner (1991-93, 1995) and three-year starter at Wash- ington State, earning honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors in 1992 when the Cougars won the Copper Bowl. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Washington State in 1995 and his master’s in counseling psychology from the same school in 1997. Burns participated on the football and track and field teams at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, where he graduated from in 1991. He and his wife Crystal have three sons: Cristopher, Carter and Cooper. 20 CALIFORNIA GOLDENBEARS 2014 FOOTBALL assistant coaches

garret chachere Linebackers, 2nd Season

arret Chachere will be in his second season at Cal in 2014 and his second season as Garret Chachere File Gthe team’s linebackers coach after work- Birthdate March 17, 1969 ing with the defensive ends in his debut season Hometown New Orleans, LA with the Golden Bears in 2013. Chachere has High School Brother Martin HS spent 11 of his 22 seasons as a collegiate coach College Tulane, 1992 working with linebackers. Bachelor’s in Communication “Garrett has had a chance this season to move back to his natural posi- Family sons, Grant, Noah and Jackson tion of coaching linebackers,” head coach Sonny Dykes said. “He has already Pronunciation sash-er-RAY developed an excellent relationship with Art Kaufman. They look at things the same way, teach the same fundamentals and have the same teaching progression. Our players really enjoy working with Garret and have a lot of Collegiate Coaching History respect for his knowledge of the game.” Season School Position Chachere worked with a group of defensive ends in his first season at Cal 1992 Cheyney Defensive Backs/Running Backs in 2013 that came into the campaign lacking a single start at the position at 1993 Bloomsburg Defensive Backs the collegiate level and helped to develop the likes of Todd Barr, Kyle Kragen 1994 Bucknell Defensive Backs/Special Teams Coordinator and Puka Lopa, all of which made significant contributions to the 2013 squad 1995 Nicholls State Linebackers and are expected to play a major role on the team’s defense in 2014. 1996 Nicholls State Linebackers The versatile Chachere has coached six different positions for teams that 1997 Nicholls State Linebackers have reached postseason play on both sides of the ball and with special teams, 1998 Northeast Louisiana Tight Ends with four of his last seven teams having played in bowl games. 1999 Tulane Linebackers/ Return Coordinator Prior to his arrival at Cal in 2013, Chachere spent one season as the special 2000 Tulane Linebackers/Punt Return Coordinator teams coordinator and tight ends coach at Southern Miss (2012) following 2001 Tulane Linebackers/Punt Return Coordinator three previous campaigns at Arizona (2009-11). The Wildcats played in bowl 2002 Tulane Linebackers/Punt Return Coordinator games each of his first two seasons at the Holiday Bowl and Alamo Bowl, 2003 Tulane Linebackers/Punt Return Coordinator respectively, when he worked with the team’s wide receivers. Arizona was the 2004 Tulane Linebackers nation’s ninth-ranked passing offense in 2010 (307.69 ypg) with David Douglas 2005 Tulane Linebackers catching 52 passes for 515 yards and five touchdowns, while fellow receiver 2006 Tulane Linebackers David Roberts contributed 44 catches for 487 yards. Chachere tutored the 2007 Memphis Special Teams Coordinator running backs in his third campaign when the Wildcats had the 16th-ranked 2008 Memphis Special Teams Coordinator team nationally in total offense (465.25 ypg). One of his pupils was Ka’Deem 2009 Arizona Wide Receivers Carey, who in 2012 evolved into a consensus first-team All-American and the 2010 Arizona Wide Receivers nation’s top rusher with 1,929 yards (148.38 ypg) after a strong freshman 2011 Arizona Running Backs season the previous year under Chachere’s tutelage. Carey would later become 2012 Southern Miss Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends a fourth-round pick of the Chicago Bears in the 2014 NFL Draft. 2013 Cal Defensive Ends Prior to his arrival in Tucson, Chachere spent two seasons as the special teams coordinator at Memphis (2007-08), with the Tigers advancing to play Bowl (5 Games)/NCAA Playoff History (1 Game) in the New Orleans Bowl in 2007 and the St. Petersburg Bowl in 2008. *Season School Bowl Game/NCAA Playoffs In 2008, Chachere helped the Tigers rank 22nd nationally in punt return 1996 Nicholls State NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs First Round defense (5.68 ypp), while also being listed among the national leaders in 2002 Tulane Hawai’i Bowl net punting (38th, 36.30 ypg) and kickoff return defense (42nd, 20.01 ypg). 2007 Memphis New Orleans Bowl Matt Reagan was 8-of-11 on field goals and also converted 31-of-32 2008 Memphis St. Petersburg Bowl extra points to lead the Tigers in scoring (55 points) for the second consecu- 2009 Arizona Holiday Bowl tive season. Reagan earned two Conference USA Player of the Week honors. 2010 Arizona Alamo Bowl Memphis returner Michael Grandberry set nearly every school kickoff re- *Season in which bowl game/playoff was played turn record in 2007, including single-game yardage (168 vs. Southern Miss), single-season returns (59), single-season yardage (1,286) and career 100- yard return games (8). He also set the Tigers’ all-time records for combined kickoff and punt returns (112) and yardage (2,401). Chachere spent eight seasons at his alma mater Tulane from 1999-2006, where he coached the Green Wave linebackers throughout his tenure and was also the team’s punt return coordinator for his first five seasons. In 2002, the Green Wave defeated host Hawai’i in the Hawai’i Bowl. During his stint at Tulane, Chachere helped develop linebacker Anthony Can- non, who was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Cannon earned first-team All-Conference USA honors in 2005 and logged four straight 100-tackle seasons en route to ranking third all-time in Conference USA in tackles at the end of his collegiate career. Chachere also recruited current Chicago Bears’ running back Matt Forté to Tulane. Forté was drafted in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft and has recorded 1,000-yard rushing seasons in four of his first six NFL campaigns. Forte played in the NFL following the league’s 2011 and 2013 seasons. Chachere was also a member of the 2005 Tulane coaching staff that en- dured Hurricane Katrina, providing leadership throughout the team’s Hurricane Katrina evacuation and return to campus facilities. In 2002, Tulane’s defense led the nation in turnovers gained (43) and

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Chachere was also the punt return coordinator for a group that finished sec- ond nationally in punt returns (17.29 ypr). Lynaris Elpheage earned first-team All-Conference USA honors as punt returner, ranking fifth nationally in punt returns with a 16.5 yard average. Prior to his eight-season run at Tulane, Chachere spent the 1998 campaign at Northeast Louisiana, where he was the tight ends coach and worked on the same staff as Sonny Dykes. Chachere was at Nicholls State as the linebackers coach from 1995-97, with the Colonels earning a spot in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs in 1996 when they posted an 8-4 overall record after being winless the previous season to mark the biggest turnaround in Division I history at the time. One of his top players at the school was Darnell Small, who would go on to play in the and Arena Football League. Chachere began his coaching career in 1992 at Cheyney (defensive backs/ running backs), followed by subsequent one-season stops at Bloomsburg (defensive backs) and Bucknell (defensive backs/special teams coordinator) prior to his three-season stint at Nicholls State. Chachere has been active throughout his coaching career with the Ameri- can Football Coaches Association. He served as the organization’s program committee chairman at the 2007 AFCA National Convention, while providing his expertise on linebacker play by speaking at the 2008 convention and publishing several articles on the subject in the AFCA coaches handbook. A native of New Orleans, La., Chachere played two seasons of college football in his hometown at Tulane in 1987 and 1988, and was a member of the Green Wave’s 1987 Independence Bowl team under then-head coach . He received his bachelor’s degree in communication from Tulane in 1992. Chachere prepped in New Orleans at Brother Martin High School, where he was his team’s MVP and a captain as a senior in 1986. He earned the New Orleans Sports Foundation Leadership Award in his final prep campaign. Chachere has three sons – Grant, Noah and Jackson – who currently reside in Germantown, Tenn., with their mother, Lauren Duplessis-Chachere. 22 CALIFORNIA GOLDENBEARS 2014 FOOTBALL assistant coaches

PIERRE INGRAM Run Game Coordinator/Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator, 2nd Season

ierre Ingram is in his second season as the running backs coach at Cal in 2014 and his Pierre Ingram File Pfirst with the additional responsibilities of Birthdate May 15, 1984 run game coordinator and recruiting coordinator. Hometown Dothan, AL “Pierre is an enthusiastic young coach that our High School Stockbridge HS guys really enjoy playing for,” head coach Sonny College Middle Tennessee, 2006 Dykes said. “He coaches with a lot of passion, is an excellent teacher and Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts does a nice job of relating to our student-athletes and getting to know them Cortland State (currently pursuing) on a personal level. He’s obviously a very good recruiter and I’m excited about Master’s of Science in Sport Management him taking on that role. He really enjoys recruiting, has some great ideas and Family wife, Dani is helping us organize our effort.” daughter, Berkley Ingram will have three of his top four rushers – Khalfani Muhammad, Daniel Lasco and Jeffrey Coprich – returning in 2014 from a group that made significant improvements over its final five games last season, adding 37.8 Collegiate Coaching History yards per game to its totals from the first seven contests. Ingram’s running Season School Position backs helped Cal record 5,443 yards of total offense last year that was the 2007 Cortland State Wide Receivers Assistant third-highest total in school history and an average of 453.6 yards per game 2008 Cortland State Wide Receivers Assistant to rank fourth. Ingram was also instrumental in the recruitment of three run- *2009 Texas A&M Commerce Wide Receivers/ ning backs in the 2014 recruiting class that expect to be part of the team’s Recruiting Coordinator immediate plans in Vic Enwere, John Porchivina and Tre Watson. 2009 Villanova Offensive Assistant/Tight Ends “We have a great group of running backs that collectively have a vision to 2010 Louisiana Tech Running Backs be a valuable piece of the offense this season,” Ingram said. “My goal is to 2011 Louisiana Tech Running Backs 2012 Louisiana Tech Running Backs 2013 Cal Running Backs 2014 Cal Run Game Coordinator/ Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator *Spring of 2009

Bowl (1 Game)/NCAA Playoff History (3 seasons) *Season School Bowl Game/NCAA Playoffs 2007 Cortland State ECAC Division III Northeast Bowl 2008 Cortland State NCAA Division III Quarterfinals 2009 Villanova NCAA FCS Champions 2011 Louisiana Tech Poinsettia Bowl *Season in which bowl games/playoffs were played

make this vision a reality. My efforts in recruiting will follow a set plan our staff created to ensure our prospective student-athletes are the right fit for Cal.” Prior to his arrival in Berkeley, Ingram served as the running backs coach for Dykes at Louisiana Tech when he was the Bulldogs’ head coach from 2010- 12, including a final campaign in Ruston in which Louisiana Tech posted a 9-3 record and led the nation in scoring offense and total offense by averaging 51.50 points and 577.92 yards of total offense per game. Ingram, who was named the 2012 Western Athletic Conference Recruiter of the Year by ESPN.com coached running Kenneth Dixon, who was tabbed the WAC Freshman of the Year and earned Freshman All-American honors after breaking Marshall Faulk’s NCAA freshman records for rushing touch- downs (27), total touchdowns (28) and points (168). Dixon led the country in scoring with an average of 14.00 points per game while totaling 1,194 yards on 200 carries. He was also second in the WAC and 33rd nationally in rushing with an average of 106.42 yards per game. Capital One Academic All-America® first teamer Ray Holley, a graduate student pursing a degree in counseling with a 3.50 GPA, added 740 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground over 142 rushes. In addition to leading the country in scoring offense and total offense with an offense that posted the fifth-highest per-game scoring average ever by a team in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), Louisiana Tech was among the NCAA’s top 20 in 2012 in passing offense (3rd, 350.75 ypg), fewest sacks allowed (7th, 0.83 spg), turnover margin (10th, +1.08 per game) and rushing offense (18th, 227.17 ypg). The Bulldogs scored more than 40 points in 11 of 12 games and over 50 points on eight occasions. In his second season guiding the Louisiana Tech running backs in 2011, Pierre Ingram

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Ingram witnessed an unlikely story unfold as walk-on Hunter Lee, who did not receive a single FBS scholarship offer, stepped up amid injuries and ran for 650 yards on 135 attempts as a true freshman. The ground game churned out 1,901 yards for an offense that averaged 394.62 yards per game as the team won its final seven regular-season contests on its way to a WAC championship and berth in the Poinsettia Bowl. In his first season at Tech in 2010, Ingram guided Lennon Creer’s 1,181- yard rushing campaign that included a 252-yard effort against San Jose State – the seventh-most rushing yards in a single game in Tech history – among five 100-yard rushing performances over his last seven contests. One of the 100-yard contests was a 149-yard rushing effort at No. 2 Boise State, more yards than 12 of Boise’s 13 opponents recorded against the Broncos as a team during 2010. Ingram joined the Bulldogs after winning the 2009 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) national championship at Villanova, where he coached the tight ends as an offensive assistant. Prior to his championship campaign at Villanova, Ingram served as the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at Texas A&M-Commerce during the spring of 2009 and prior to that was the assistant wide receivers coach at Cortland State for two campaigns, where he helped the team to a combined 20-5 mark. The 2007 squad captured the ECAC Division III Northeast Bowl, while the 2008 team reached the NCAA Division III quarterfinal round for the first time in school history. Zacc Guaragno posted 1,053 receiving yards under Ingram in 2008 to become the second in school history to record a 1,000-yard receiving season. Ingram is a 2006 graduate of Middle Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, where he was a four-year letterwinner in football as a wide receiver and garnered the team’s Most Dependable Receiver Award in his final season as a senior in 2006 when the Blue Raiders played in the Motor City Bowl. He is currently pursuing a master’s of science degree in sport management from Cortland State. Ingram is married to the former Dani Maye. The couple’s daughter, Berkley, was born the night Louisiana Tech defeated San Jose State on October 29, 2011. Ingram paced the sidelines during the game, coaching the backs to 260 yards of rushing offense, and then joined Dani in time for the birth of their daughter. 24 CALIFORNIA GOLDENBEARS 2014 FOOTBALL assistant coaches

ROB LIKENS Assistant Head Coach/Passing Game Coordinator/Outside Receivers, 2nd Season

ob Likens is in his second season as the Chris Harper, Kenny Lawler and Bryce Treggs returning from the team’s 2013 assistant head coach and outside receiv- record-breaking offense and 15 players that accounted for 276 receptions Rers coach at Cal in 2014 and his first with and 2,944 yards of last season’s receiving totals. the additional responsibilities of passing game Treggs’ 77 receptions in 2013 ranked fourth on the school’s all-time list coordinator. while Harper’s 70 were seventh to give the duo 147 combined catches and “We’re excited about Rob taking on his addi- make the duo the second-most productive single-season pass catchers in tional role,” head coach Sonny Dykes said. “Rob has been around our type school history behind only the 160 recorded by current NFL players Keenan of offense for more than a decade so he really has a lot of experience with it. Allen (98) and Marvin Jones (62) in 2011. Lawler emerged during the second He’s a very knowledgeable football coach who is a tireless worker and has a half of the season, catching all five of his team-high touchdown receptions tremendous amount of enthusiasm. He brings a lot of experience and really in back-to-back games against Arizona and USC with the three against the knows how to attack defenses. Plus, he is someone who really cares about Wildcats tying a single-game school record. his players and they enjoy playing for and being around him.” Prior to his arrival in Berkeley, Likens served as an assistant head coach “I have been with Sonny from his first year as a head coach,” Likens said. “It and wide receivers coach for Dykes at Louisiana Tech when he was the has been amazing to watch him grow as a leader, evaluator and head coach. Bulldogs’ head coach from 2010-12, including a final campaign in Ruston He is totally committed to ensuring that our student-athletes are provided with in which Louisiana Tech posted a 9-3 record and led the nation in scoring every resource available to earn a world-class meaningful degree. Sonny also offense and total offense by averaging 51.50 points and 577.92 yards of has a gift for creating a work environment that inspires everyone around him total offense per game. to give their best efforts and strive to be a better person on a daily basis.” Likens coached 2012 second-team AP All-American and Biletnikoff Award Cal’s passing game during Likens’ first season with the Golden Bears in semifinalist Quinton Patton, who was a major contributor to the team’s 2013 set single-season school records for passing yardage (3,977), pass prolific scoring offense and currently a member of the San Francisco 49ers completions (368) and pass attempts (622), while also establishing new after being selected by the professional team in the fourth round of the single-game marks during the campaign for passing yardage (521 vs. Wash- 2013 NFL Draft. ington State) and pass attempts (65 vs. Northwestern). Likens directed one of the most potent wide receiver corps in the country Likens will have three of his top four receivers in Biletnikoff Award candidates in 2012 led by Patton, who paced the Western Athletic Conference in both per-game receiving yards (116.00 ypg) and receptions (8.67 rpg), while ranking fourth and fifth in the nation, respectively. He finished with totals of 104 receptions, 1,392 receiving yards and 13 touchdown catches. In addition to leading the country in scoring offense and total offense with an offense that posted the fifth-highest per-game scoring aver- age ever by a team in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), Louisiana Tech was among the NCAA’s top 20 in 2012 in passing offense (3rd, 350.75 ypg), fewest sacks allowed (7th, 0.83 spg), turnover margin (10th, +1.08 per game) and rushing offense (18th, 227.17 ypg). The Bulldogs scored more than 40 points in 11 of 12 games and over 50 points on eight occasions. Likens coached a group of receivers in 2011 that registered 3,229 receiving yards with 21 touchdown catches during a campaign that included a stretch of seven consecutive wins and a WAC championship. Patton, a 2011 Biletnikoff Award Watch List member, finished the season with 1,202 receiving yards and 11 touchdown catches while becoming the first Bulldog receiver to reach 1,000 yards receiving since 2000. In his first year at Tech in 2010, Likens oversaw a receiving corps that helped the Bulldogs improve from a No. 91 national ranking in passing offense in 2009 to No. 62 in 2010 despite a revolving door at quarterback through the first third of the season. Prior to his three-year stint at Louisiana Tech, Likens served for four seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Central Connecticut State (2006-09) and led the Blue Devils to more wins than in any other four-year period in school history. CCSU had winning records during each of Likens’ four seasons, capped off with a 9-3 mark in 2009 that included a Northeast Confer- ence title and an appearance in the Gridiron Classic, as he coached the ground game to a top 10 national ranking among Football Cham- pionship Subdivision (FCS) schools each year. Under Likens’ guidance, the Blue Devils led the conference in scoring offense two times, had three undefeated home records and averaged just under 30 points per game in four seasons (29.1 ppg). Likens coached a pair of 1,000-yard rushers, Walter Payton Award finalists, All-America running backs and NEC Offensive Players of the Year in Justise Hairston and James Mallory. The Blue Devils averaged 239.18 yards per game on the ground in 2008 to rank seventh in the FCS when the team also paced the Northeast Conference in scoring offense, averaging 30.0 points per game. Mallory rushed for 1,520 yards and earned second-team All- NEC honors, becoming the second player in school history to crack the 1,500 mark in rushing. Rob Likens

calbears.com 25 2014 FOOTBALL assistant coaches In 2007, CCSU led the NEC in both per-game total offense (387.7 ypg) and rushing offense Rob Likens File (257.6 ypg), ranking 10th nationally in the latter. Birthdate September 5, 1967 The Blue Devil offense set numerous school Hometown Brookhaven, MS records in 2006, including single-season total High School Brookhaven HS yards (4,271) and rushing yards (3,150). CCSU led College Mississippi State, 1990 the nation in rushing yards per game (284.9 ypg) Bachelor’s in Math Education and finished 10th in total offense (386.8 ypg). As North Alabama, 1995 a team, CCSU set new single-season marks with Master’s in Math Education 42 rushing touchdowns and 51 touchdowns overall Family wife, Soni in 11 games. son, Nicolas Hairston set the school’s single-season record Pronunciation LIKE-uns and was the nation’s leading FCS rusher in 2006 with 1,847 yards. He earned AP All-America, AFCA All-America, Sports Network Mid-Major All-America Collegiate Coaching History Season School Position and NEC Offensive Player of the Year honors that 1992 North Alabama Running Backs season. Hairston was eighth in the final Walter 1993 North Alabama Wide Receivers Payton Award balloting, played in the 1994 North Alabama Wide Receivers and Texas vs. the Nation Game, and was a sixth- 1995 North Alabama Wide Receivers round pick of the in the 1996 North Alabama Wide Receivers 2007 NFL Draft. 1997 North Alabama Wide Receivers In all, CCSU’s offense produced eight team 1998 Temple Wide Receivers records and six individual and single-game marks 1999 Temple Wide Receivers under Likens. He coached four-first team All-NEC 2000 Temple Wide Receivers selections, four second-team All-NEC choices and 2001 Temple Wide Receivers five NEC Offensive Player of the Week honorees, giv- 2002 Temple Wide Receivers ing him 13 all-conference picks in his four seasons. 2003 Temple Wide Receivers Prior to joining Central Connecticut State, Likens 2004 Southeast Missouri State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator at 2005 Southeast Missouri State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers Southeast Missouri State (2004-05), where he also 2006 Central Connecticut State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks worked specifically with the team’s quarterbacks 2007 Central Connecticut State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks and wide receivers. He spent six campaigns at both 2008 Central Connecticut State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Temple (1998-2003) as the wide receivers coach 2009 Central Connecticut State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks and North Alabama (1992-97), where he worked 2010 Louisiana Tech Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers with the running backs for the first season of his 2011 Louisiana Tech Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers tenure and the wide receivers for his final five. At 2012 Louisiana Tech Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers North Alabama, he helped the Lions become the 2013 Cal Assistant Head Coach/Outside Receivers first program in NCAA scholarship football to win 2014 Cal Assistant Head Coach/Passing Game Coordinator/Outside Receivers three consecutive national championships, a feat that no other Division II school has ever accom- plished and that has only since been replicated Bowl (2 Games)/NCAA Playoff History (5 Seasons) by FCS schools Appalachian State (2005-07) and *SeasonSchool Bowl Game/NCAA Playoffs North Dakota State (2011-13). 1992 North Alabama NCAA Division II Quarterfinals Likens played collegiate football as a wide re- 1993 North Alabama NCAA Division II Champions ceiver at Mississippi State, earning his bachelor’s 1994 North Alabama NCAA Division II Champions degree and graduating cum laude in 1990 in math 1995 North Alabama NCAA Division II Champions education. He earned his master’s degree in math 1997 North Alabama NCAA Division II First Round education from North Alabama in 1995. 2009 Central Connecticut State Gridiron Classic Likens and his wife, Soni, have one son, Nicolas 2011 Louisiana Tech Poinsettia Bowl Cutter. *Season in which bowl games/playoffs were played

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FRED TATE Defensive Line, 1st Season

red Tate is in his first season as the defensive line coach at Cal in 2014. The 16-year coach- Fred Tate File Fing veteran has spent the last two seasons Birthdate October 31, 1968 working under first-year Golden Bear defensive Hometown Hattiesburg, Miss. coordinator Art Kaufman at Cincinnati and Texas High School North Forrest HS Tech. He also worked on the same coaching staff College Southern Miss, 1997 with Kaufman for two seasons at East Carolina from 2003-04. Bachelor's in Human Performance “Fred Tate came highly recommended from Art Kaufman,” head coach Family Single Sonny Dykes said. “The two have had an excellent relationship in the past. They are on the same page and speak the language, which is invaluable. Fred did an excellent job this spring developing our defensive line. He is a very Collegiate Coaching History effective teacher and a great communicator with a clear teaching method Season School Position that our players really enjoy.” 1997 East Central Community College Tight Ends/Wide Receivers “I’m excited to be at Cal on a great staff put together by Sonny and to 1998 Jacksonville State Defensive Line/Special Teams be reunited with Art,” Tate said. “Art and I have had a tremendous amount 1999 Jacksonville State Defensive Line/Special Teams of success working together, and I’m looking forward to replicating that and 2000 East Mississippi Community College Defensive Line/ improving upon it at Cal. I hit the ground running last spring and look to keep Punting and Kicking right on moving this fall.” 2001 Southwest Texas State Defensive Line Tate’s most recent stint with Kaufman was in 2013 as the defensive tackles 2002 Middle Tennessee Defensive Line coach for a Cincinnati team that finished 9-4 overall and played in the Belk 2003 East Carolina Defensive Line Bowl. Cincinnati’s defense was one of the best in the country a year ago, 2004 East Carolina Defensive Line ranking in the top 10 nationally in both rushing defense (6th, 104.5 ypg) and 2005 Southern Miss Defensive Tackles/Outside Linebackers total defense (9th, 315.6 ypg). Cincinnati was also among the top 30 in 10 2006 Southern Miss Defensive Tackles/Outside Linebackers of the 11 primary defensive categories tracked in the national stats, including 2008 Tennessee-Chattanooga Defensive Line 14th in scoring defense (21.0 ppg), third-down conversion percentage defense 2009 Tennessee-Chattanooga Defensive Line (33.1%) and first downs defense (230); 23rd in sacks (2.69 spg) and red-zone 2010 Marshall Safeties defense (76.5%); 25th in team passing efficiency defense (116.75); 26th in 2011 Marshall Defensive Line tackles for loss (6.80 tflpg); and 29th in passing yards allowed (211.2 ypg). 2012 Texas Tech Defensive Line Cincinnati defensive lineman Jordan Stepp earned first-team All-American 2013 Cincinnati Defensive Tackles Athletic Conference honors in the inaugural season of the league while fellow 2014 Cal Defensive Line defensive lineman Silverberry Mouhon was a second-team selection. Mouhon (9.5) and Stepp (6.0) were first and second on the club in sacks, with Mouhon ranking third in the league in sacks per game (0.73 spg). Bowl History (5 Games) *Season School Bowl Game Tate also worked on Kaufman’s defensive staff at Texas Tech in 2012, inheriting a 2011 unit that ranked 114th nationally in total defense (485.58 2005 Southern Miss New Orleans Bowl ypg) and improving them to 38th (367.31 ypg) while ranking second in the Big 2006 Southern Miss GMAC Bowl 12 Conference. Texas Tech was keyed by a pass defense that led the league 2011 Marshall Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl and ranked 15th in the country (192.00 ypg). The Red Raiders finished 8-5 2012 Texas Tech Meineke Car Care Bowl overall and were victorious over Minnesota at the Meineke Car Care Bowl. 2013 Cincinnati Belk Bowl *Season in which bowl was played Defensive lineman Kerry Hyder was a second-team All-Big 12 selection in 2012, leading the team with 14.0 tackles for loss, co-leading the squad with 6.0 sacks and ranking third on the club with 56 tackles. He tallied 10.5 TFL’s during Big 12 play to rank third in the league. In addition to his three previous tenures with Kaufman, Tate has been on coaching staffs at Marshall (2010-11), Tennessee-Chattanooga (2008-09), Southern Miss (2005-06), Middle Tennessee (2002), Southwest Texas State (2001), East Mississippi Community College (2000), Jacksonville State (1998- 99) and East Central Community College (1997). Marshall was victorious in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl over Florida International in Tate’s final season with the Thundering Herd when he coached the defensive line for a defense that ranked first in Conference USA and fifth nationally with an average of 7.85 tackles for loss per game. Marshall’s defense was also among the nation’s top 20 in recovered (T14th, 15), fourth-down ef- ficiency (19th, 38.89) and turnovers gained (T19th, 29). Defensive end Vinny Curry was a first-team All-American and the 2011 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year as well as a first-team all-league choice. Curry capped his career playing under Tate in 2011 with 77 tackles, 22.0 tackles for loss (-110 yards) and 11.0 sacks (-69 yards). His per-game totals for tackles for loss (1.69 tflpg) and sacks (.85 spg) both ranked second in the league, and were fourth and tied for seventh nationally. Curry was selected in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the and has played 20 games off the bench for the club over the last two seasons (2012-13). In his first season with the Thundering Herd in 2010, Tate coached the safeties and saw two of his pupils, Donald Brown and Omar Brown, earn honorable mention All-Conference USA selections. During his two campaigns at Tennessee-Chattanooga, Tate mentored

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Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All- teams coach for two seasons with his 1998 squad posting a 7-4 overall Southern Conference selection Josh Beard, who tied for the national lead record. While with the Gamecocks, he mentored future NFL player Mark in the Football College Subdivision (FCS) and equaled a school record Word who spent time with the and Cleveland Browns. with 12.0 sacks. The 2000 season saw him return to the junior college level, coaching Tate coached on bowl staffs during each of his two seasons at Southern the defensive line, and punting and kicking teams at East Mississippi Miss with the Golden Eagles finishing with winning records each campaign. Community College. Southern Miss was 7-5 in 2005 and defeated Arkansas State in the New Orleans A native of Hattiesburg, Miss., Tate enlisted in the United States Army Bowl with defensive lineman Tom Johnson earning first-team All-Conference upon graduation in 1986 from North Forrest High School in his hometown. USA honors. USM finished 9-5 in 2006 and claimed the Conference USA East Following his time in the military service, Tate started his collegiate football Division title, played Houston in the Conference USA Championship Game career with two seasons at East Central Community College, where he was a and defeated Ohio University in the GMAC Bowl. JC Gridwire All-America selection as a 1994 sophomore and voted the Most Prior to his two seasons as an outside linebackers and special teams coach Valuable Offensive Player of the National Junior College All-Star Game. on the same staff as Kaufman at East Carolina from 2003-04, Tate served He continued his playing career at Southern Mississippi, where he was a as the defensive line coach at Middle Tennessee in 2002 and Southwest defensive lineman in 1995 and 1996 for a Golden Eagles’ team that was Texas State in 2001, where he guided Clenton Ballard to first-team All-America a charter member of Conference USA and won the league’s first football status (American Football Coaches Association). Ballard spent time on NFL championship with a 4-1 league mark in his second and final season while rosters with the Jacksonville Jaguars and San Diego Chargers. finishing with an 8-3 overall record that included a victory over Georgia and Tate’s coaching career began in 1997 at East Central Community College a seven-game winning streak. in Mississippi where he coached tight ends and wide receivers. He moved Tate earned his bachelor’s degree in human performance from Southern to Jacksonville State in 1998 and served as the defensive line and special Miss in 1997. 28 CALIFORNIA GOLDENBEARS 2014 FOOTBALL assistant coaches

mark tommerdahl Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Fullbacks, 2nd Season

ark Tommerdahl is in his second season 17-of-20 (85.0%) attempts to rank tied for second in the Pac-12 as the special teams coordinator and tight and tied for 23rd nationally in field goal percentage. He was also tied for Mends coach at Cal in 2014 and his first third in the conference and tied for 25th nationally in field goals made per with the additional responsibility of coaching the game (1.42 fgmpg). team’s fullbacks. Leininger was a second-team All-Pac-12 selection according to College “Mark Tommerdahl is one of the elite special Sports Madness after his 42.9-yard punting average that was a full three teams coaches in the country who has been a key member of staffs at the yards better than his 2012 mark ranked third in the Pac-12 and 33rd nation- top level of college football,” head coach Sonny Dykes said. “He has an im- ally. He was also a member of the watch list for the Award honoring peccable track record in developing top specialists and producing some of the nation’s top punter and is expected to return to the list as a 2014 junior. the strongest special teams play in the nation. He also does a tremendous Tommerdahl’s inside receivers group played a key role in a Cal passing job of developing tight ends and will do an excellent job this season in his game that set single-season school records for passing yardage (3,977), pass expanded role of working with fullbacks.” completions (368) and pass attempts (622). Cal also established new single- “Cal is a program with a strong long-standing tradition of overall excellence,” game marks during the campaign for passing yardage (521 vs. Washington Tommerdahl said. “Our objectives remain to revive that tradition and build State) and pass attempts (65 vs. Northwestern). upon it. It is an honor to represent one of the elite academic institutions in Tommerdahl has served on coaching staffs of 13 bowl teams as well as the country. We simply need to perform and recruit to the level of this fine six league champions and two division winners at some of the top Division I institution.” football programs in the country over his three decades as a collegiate coach. Placekicker Vincenzo D’Amato and punter Cole Leininger received honors after Prior to his arrival in Berkeley, Tommerdahl spent four seasons at Louisiana showing great improvement during Tommerdahl’s first season at Cal in 2013. Tech from 2009-12, including the final three as the special teams coordinator D’Amato was a second-team All-Pac-12 choice of the league’s coaches and inside receivers coach under Dykes. During his tenure with the Bulldogs, and a third-team selection of Athlon and Phil Steele. He was also a national he tutored a pair of All-Americans in two-time first-team selection punter Ryan semifinalist for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, a final candidate Allen (2011, ’12) and tight end Dennis Morris (2009), with Allen punting in all for the Senior CLASS Award, an honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic pick, 16 regular-season games and both postseason contests for the New England and played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl following the season. D’Amato made Patriots in 2013 after signing an undrafted free agent contract with the NFL team following his 2012 collegiate season. In addition to leading the country in scoring offense and total offense with a unit that posted the fifth-highest per-game scoring average ever by a team in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), Louisiana Tech was among the NCAA’s top 20 in 2012 in passing offense (3rd, 350.75 ypg), fewest sacks allowed (7th, 0.83 spg), turnover margin (10th, +1.08 per game) and rushing offense (18th, 227.17 ypg). The Bulldogs scored more than 40 points in 11 of 12 games and over 50 points on eight occasions. Louisiana Tech also led the nation in 2012 in net punting with a 43.51 average behind the performance of Allen, who became the first back-to-back and second two-time winner of the Ray Guy Award that was first given in 2000. Allen led the nation in punting in 2012 with a school-record 48.04 yards per punt average, punting 45 times for 2,162 yards. He had 21 punts of 50 yards or more, including the nation’s longest punt of the season with an 85-yarder at New Mexico State. Allen also pinned opponents inside the 20-yard-line on 20 occasions with only five touchbacks. Allen’s 2012 campaign followed a 2011 season in which he was the only player from a non-BCS school to win a national award after averaging 46.12 yards per punt to rank fifth nationally. The Bulldogs were eighth in the country in net punting (40.12 ypg) and also led the nation in kickoff coverage. In 2010, Louisiana Tech led the WAC and ranked 10th nationally in punt returns with an average of 13.63 yards per return, while ranking fourth in the conference and 25th nationally in kick returns (23.52 ypg). Much of the Bulldogs’ prowess was due to the play of Phillip Livas, who led the WAC and ranked sixth nationally with an average of 15.50 yards per punt return. Livas was also fifth in the WAC and 49th nationally in kick returns with a 24.63 yard average. Livas played his final two seasons for Tommerdahl during a career in which he tied an NCAA all- time record with a combined eight kick and punt return touchdowns, bringing back four of each for scores. Morris garnered All-American honors and was named the Tight End Performer of the Year by the College Football Performance Awards in 2009 with 38 catches for 623 yards and 12 receiving touchdowns that were the most nationally among tight ends that season. In addition, Tommerdahl’s punt return squad led the WAC and ranked 25th nation- ally (12.33 ypr). Tommerdahl spent the 2008 season as an assistant head coach, special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at Louisiana-Monroe. He developed first-team All-Sun Belt tight end Kenneth Zacharie and also had a kickoff coverage team that led the conference. Mark Tommerdahl

calbears.com 29 2014 FOOTBALL assistant coaches For five seasons from 2003-07, Tommerdahl was the special teams coordinator and tight ends Mark Tommerdahl File coach at Texas A&M. During his tenure with the Birthdate February 20, 1961 Aggies, Tommerdahl helped lead the program to Hometown Fergus Falls, Minnesota the Cotton Bowl (2004), Holiday Bowl (2006) and High School Fergus Falls HS Alamo Bowl (2007). College Concordia College (Minnesota), 1983 Tommerdahl’s special teams units at Texas A&M Bachelor’s in Business and Physical Education were also among the nation’s best, ranking in the Wyoming, 1986 top 25 in the nation in net punting in 2006 (25th, MBA with an emphasis in Marketing 37.00 nypp) and 2007 (5th, 39.17 nypp), and in Family wife, Annette kickoff returns in 2003 (10th, 23.90 ypr), 2006 (3rd, Pronunciation TUM-ur-doll 26.08 ypr) and 2007 (20th, 23.54 ypr). He coached current Chicago Bears’ tight end Martellus Bennett, who ended his Texas A&M career Collegiate Coaching History as the program’s all-time leader at the position in Season School Position receptions and yards receiving. During the 2005 1984 Wyoming Graduate Assistant season at Texas A&M, Tommerdahl coached a pair 1985 Wyoming Graduate Assistant of Freshman All-Americans in Bennett and punter 1986 Wyoming Recruiting Coordinator Justin Brantly. 1987 Wyoming Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator Tommerdahl spent the 2001 and 2002 seasons 1988 Wyoming Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator at Alabama as the program’s special teams coor- 1989 Wyoming Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator dinator and tight ends coach, helping the Crimson 1990 Wyoming Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Tide to the 2001 Independence Bowl and 2002 1991 Wyoming Backfield SEC West Division title when the squad finished 1992 Wyoming Backfield 11th in the final AP Top 25. 1993 Wyoming Backfield Tommerdahl also served as the special teams 1994 Wyoming Backfield coordinator and tight ends coach during stints at TCU 1995 Minnesota Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator (1998-2000), New Mexico (1997) and Minnesota 1996 Minnesota Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator (1995-96), coaching a Lou Groza Award semifinalist 1997 New Mexico Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends at all three schools. He added recruiting coordinator 1998 TCU Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends duties at Minnesota. 1999 TCU Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends TCU won a pair of Western Athletic Conference 2000 TCU Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends titles in 1999 and 2000 on its way to appearances 2001 Alabama Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends in the Mobile Alabama Bowl each season. Tom- 2002 Alabama Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends merdahl’s special teams groups made significant 2003 Texas A&M Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends contributions, with a kickoff return unit that was 2004 Texas A&M Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends ranked first nationally both campaigns while his 2005 Texas A&M Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends special teams squads led the league in three of 2006 Texas A&M Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends four statistical categories each season. 2007 Texas A&M Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends In 1997 at New Mexico, four of the Lobos’ special 2008 Louisiana Monroe Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends teams units were ranked in the top 20 in the country 2009 Louisiana Tech Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends as the team won the WAC Mountain Division title 2010 Louisiana Tech Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Receivers and played in the Insight.com Bowl. 2011 Louisiana Tech Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Receivers A native of Fergus Falls, Minn., Tommerdahl be- 2012 Louisiana Tech Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Receivers gan his collegiate coaching career in 1984 with a 2013 Cal Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Receivers two-year stint as a graduate assistant at Wyoming, 2014 Cal Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Fullbacks where he spent 11 seasons serving in numerous capacities also including offensive coordinator, backfield coach, tight ends coach and recruiting Bowl History (13 Games) coordinator. He helped lead the Cowboys to four bowl appearances and three WAC titles during his tenure. *Season School Bowl Game Tommerdahl earned bachelor’s degrees in 1987 Wyoming Holiday Bowl business and physical education from Concordia 1988 Wyoming Holiday Bowl College in Minnesota in 1983, and an MBA with an 1990 Wyoming Copper Bowl emphasis in marketing from Wyoming in 1986. He 1993 Wyoming Copper Bowl is married to the former Annette Jondahl. 1997 New Mexico Insight.com Bowl 1998 TCU 1999 TCU Mobile Alabama Bowl 2000 TCU Mobile Alabama Bowl 2001 Alabama Independence Bowl 2004 Texas A&M Cotton Bowl 2006 Texas A&M Holiday Bowl 2007 Texas A&M Alamo Bowl Zach Yenser File

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ZACH YENSER Offensive Line, 2nd Season

ach Yenser is in his second campaign as the offensive line coach at Cal in 2014 after Birthdate January 19, 1984 working with an offensive unit in his first sea- Hometown Marietta, GA Z High School Harrison HS son at Cal in 2013 that set single-season school records for passing yards (3,977), pass comple- College Troy, 2007 tions (368) and total plays (1,046). The passing Bachelor’s in Communications and Fine Arts offense finished the regular-season third in the Pac-12 and 11th in the nation Louisiana Tech, 2012 with an average of 331.4 yards per game that was also the best in school Master’s in Science with a concentration in Sports Performance history. Cal’s 5,443 yards of total offense was the third-highest total in school Family wife, Beth history and its average of 453.6 yards per game ranked fourth all-time at Cal. son, Graham The offensive line helped the Golden Bears put together its list of achieve- ments on the offensive side of the ball despite being an inexperienced group Collegiate Coaching History that started the season with only two returning starters and played the final two thirds of the campaign with one playing a different position that he had Season School Position started the previous 16 games. Still, Yenser was able to keep the unit together 2008 Henderson State Offensive Line and help the team’s rushing game improve by 37.8 yards per game over its 2010 Louisiana Tech Offensive Line Graduate Assistant last five contests compared to its first seven after the insertion of two fresh- 2011 Louisiana Tech Offensive Line Graduate Assistant men into the starting lineup. 2012 Louisiana Tech Offensive Line Assistant Yenser is expected to have a more experienced group to work with in 2013 Cal Offensive Line 2014 with eight players combining to start a total of 51 games during their 2014 Cal Offensive Line collegiate careers returning. “Zach has an opportunity to develop into a really fine young football coach,” head coach Sonny Dykes said. “We’re excited about his group which should Bowl History (1 Game) be one of the most improved units on our football team this season. The *Season School Bowl Game offensive linemen on our team are comfortable with Zach and enjoy playing 2011 Louisiana Tech Poinsettia Bowl for him. They like his enthusiasm and the way that he teaches the game.” *Season in which bowl game was played “I’m very grateful to come to a place every day where I can work with a group of young men who have a common goal of walking away from this great university with a degree and changing the world,” Yenser said. Prior to his arrival at Cal, Yenser spent three seasons at Louisiana Tech and was hired as the offensive line coach at Troy following the 2012 campaign before eventually following Dykes out to California. Yenser was the assistant offensive line coach for a 2012 Louisiana Tech

squad that posted a 9-3 record and led the nation in both scoring offense (51.50 ppg) and total offense (577.92 ypg), while ranking third in passing of- fense (350.75), seventh in fewest sacks allowed (0.83 spg), 10th in turnover margin (+1.08 per game) and 17th in rushing offense (227.17 ypg). He spent his first two seasons at Louisiana Tech from 2010-11 working with the offensive line as a graduate assistant after having previously been an offensive line consultant under Cal offensive coordinator Tony Franklin at Auburn in 2008 and Middle Tennessee State in 2009. Yenser was also a consultant at Texas Tech prior to the 2012 campaign. Offensive linemen earned four first-team All-WAC honors during Yenser’s three seasons at Louisiana Tech, with Stephen Warner being named to the first team in both 2011 and 2012, Kris Cavitt in 2011 and Jordan Mills in 2012. Oscar Johnson and Kevin Sia added second-team all-conference honors in 2012. Prior to arriving at Louisiana Tech, Yenser spent the 2009 season as an assistant coach at Colquitt County High School, where he helped guide the Pack- ers to an 11-3 record and an appearance in the Georgia 5-A state semifinals. He was also an offensive line coach at Henderson State in 2008, where his line allowed only 13.0 sacks in 430 passing attempts for an offense that racked up 13 school records and one All-Gulf South Conference selection. Yenser began his collegiate coaching career at his alma mater, Troy, where he was the offensive graduate assistant for the 2007 season, working specifi- cally with the offensive line and special teams, and helping the Trojans to a share of the Sun Belt Conference title and an 8-4 overall record. The Trojans led the Sun Belt in scoring offense (34.00 ppg) and total offense (452.83 ypg), with a national ranking of 16th in the latter. Yenser was a four-year starter at Troy and at one point appeared in 42 consecutive games from 2003-06 before graduating from the school with a bachelor’s degree in communication and fine arts in 2007. He helped the Trojans win the Sun Belt title and the New Orleans Bowl as a 2006 senior when he was a team captain and all-conference selection. Yenser received his master’s degree in science with a concentration in sports performance from Louisiana Tech in 2012. Zach Yenser

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DAMON HARRINGTON Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, 2nd Season

amon Harrington is in his second season at Cal as the head strength and conditioning Damon Harrington File Dcoach for the football program in 2014. Har- Birthdate September 17, 1977 rington works directly with the Cal football program Hometown Elkton, MD on a day-to-day basis and oversees four assistant High School Elkton HS strength and conditioning coaches in his role. College Louisiana Tech, 2000 “Damon is one of the best strength and conditioning coaches in college Bachelor’s in Fitness and Wellness football and a critical part of our coaching staff,” head coach Sonny Dykes Louisiana Tech, 2002 said. “In college football today with the amount of time they spend with the Master’s in Sports Science student-athletes your strength and conditioning coach is as important as any Family wife, Meg member of the coaching staff. Damon is exactly who we want in that role. He daughter, Addie has a no-nonsense blue-collar personality and demands a lot from players but son, Luke at the same time cares deeply about them. They have a tremendous amount of respect for him as a person and his knowledge and ability to teach and make them better.” Collegiate Coaching History "Everything revolves around developing leadership and a team attitude,” Season School Position Harrington said. “Individuals don’t win games, teams do. The team is always 2000 Louisiana Tech Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach more important than the individual. The more our players trust each other 2001 Louisiana Tech Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach the better chance they have to win and be successful.” 2002 Louisiana Tech Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Harrington instituted the Swagger Games in January of 2014 during his 2003 Louisiana Tech Head Strength and Conditioning Coach first full offseason at Cal. The program features football student-athletes 2004 Georgia Tech Assistant Director of Player Development incorporating six areas of competition (academic, agility, combative, self- 2005 Georgia Tech Assistant Director of Player Development discipline, , strength) into a program designed to improve leadership 2006 Louisiana Tech Head Strength and Conditioning Coach and mentality fortitude. 2007 Louisiana Tech Head Strength and Conditioning Coach “The response from our players has been great,” Harrington said. “It’s all 2008 Louisiana Tech Head Strength and Conditioning Coach about developing mental fortitude and toughness as well as leadership. We 2009 Louisiana Tech Head Strength and Conditioning Coach have seen our players grow and become more of a team this offseason. We put 2010 Louisiana Tech Head Strength and Conditioning Coach them into leadership roles and have watched them take control of their team.” 2011 Louisiana Tech Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Harrington had two stints as the head strength and conditioning coach at his 2012 Louisiana Tech Head Strength and Conditioning Coach alma mater Louisiana Tech prior to his arrival at Cal, serving in the role from 2013 Cal Head Strength and Conditioning Coach January of 2006 to May of 2013 and also from 2002-03 after spending two 2014 Cal Head Strength and Conditioning Coach previous seasons as an assistant in the Bulldogs’ strength and conditioning Bowl History (5 Games) *Season School Bowl Game 2001 Louisiana Tech Humanitarian Bowl 2004 Georgia Tech 2005 Georgia Tech Emerald Bowl 2008 Louisiana Tech Independence Bowl 2011 Louisiana Tech Poinsettia Bowl *Season in which bowl game was played

program (2000-01). He was also the assistant director of player development at Georgia Tech from 2004-05. Harrington was instrumental in improving Louisiana Tech’s strength and conditioning program, with Bulldog football players breaking 26 strength records (by position) during his final seven years with the school. During the same period, Louisiana Tech had seven fourth-quarter come-from-behind wins. During his time at Louisiana Tech, Harrington and his staff implemented the Dawg Fight Program, which incorporated ATTITUDE, TEAM, DISCIPLINE, TOUGHNESS and EFFORT. The program was designed to prepare the team’s players to be as physically and mentally tough as possible in order to play hard for four quarters and make the plays at the end of games that ultimately lead to victory. Harrington began his collegiate playing career at Louisiana Tech as a walk- on in 1995 before earning a scholarship his sophomore season. He started every game at linebacker during his final two campaigns with 121 tackles in 1998 and 122 in 1999. Harrington earned All-Louisiana honors both seasons, while also being named to the All-Independent team by Football News as a senior in 1999. Harrington earned his bachelor’s degree from Louisiana Tech in fitness and wellness in 2000 and completed his master’s degree from the school in sports science in 2002. Harrington holds a certification in strength and conditioning from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa). Damon Harrington Harrington and his wife, Meg, have one son, Luke, and one daughter, Addie. 32 CALIFORNIA GOLDENBEARS