As leads his Arizona Wild- cats into year three of his rebuilding plan, he does John so firmly in place, with a new staff and a new Mackovic sense of purpose. Mackovic does so intently focused on the task at hand – building a winner in Tucson – with a track record of success to match. Mackovic YEARS COACHING: 34 YEARS AT ARIZONA: 3 has more wins than any other head coach in the Pacific-10 Conference and is just six victories 2 0 0 3 away from collegiate win No. 100. It’s a focus seen on the field with a highly- productive spring practice after introducing five new assistants and an improved defensive phi- losophy. “We have to play better defense in order to have a good team,” said Mackovic. “Our focus was that way all throughout the spring. From where we started to where we finished, we are comfortable, but I know that we are not satisfied.” That’s not to say that his record-setting of- fensive style will take a back seat. Not an offense that set nearly 50 individual and team offensive records a year ago. It’s a focus seen in the classroom as 22 play- ers earned Mary J. Roby academic honors (3.0 GPA or better) in 2002-03, including two first-team Pac-10 All-Academic se- lections (six in the last two seasons) and Jason Johnson, the National Scholar-Ath- lete award winner. It’s a focus seen off the field as a head coach builds a tight-knit bond with his charges. Stead- fastly weathering a 2002 season remembered more for off-the-field activities than for on-field accomplishments, Mackovic publicly accepted re- sponsibility for the team’s internal difficulties and directed the team to step forward and get on with life. The team did just that and went out and played its best game of the season only days later. The coach was lifted upon the shoulders of two young men at game’s end. It wasn’t enough to make 2002 a critical success, but it revealed an Arizona team capable of successful Pac-10 football. It takes a man of strong character to admit his mistakes and work to improve them, especially in such a public forum. But Mackovic has done that with the understanding that his well-rounded approach to the total football player will pay the dividends of success. “The main thing that Coach Mackovic under- stands is that a head coach these days means so much more than Xs and Os,” said Johnson. “You have to be a psychologist, a friend, a father figure all wrapped into one. I really do feel that he can motivate guys.” As a testament to his respect and enthusi- asm for the game, Mackovic was elected in April

2003 COACHES’ BIOS PAGE 109 While he is a noted offensive strategist, Mackovic, how- ever, turned to the other side of the ball in his two offseason periods and worked with successive Wildcat defensive coor- dinators to develop some answers to Arizona’s defensive difficulties. A coach with his exprience knows plenty about defense, but still it has taken some substantiallly more fo- cused time than he might have expected to right the “other side” of the ball in Tucson. Arizona has some players in place to make a run at Mackovic’s historically proven program improvement, though improved recruiting – such as the classes attracted in Tucson the past two seasons – remains a thrust. His second Wake Forest team in 1979 made a seven- 2002 to the Coaches Association Board of Trust- game swing from 1-10 to 8-4; his second ees, representing District 9 on the prestigious leadership arm of team in 1984 improved two games and was in the playoffs to the coaches group. It is his second tour of duty on the Board. end a long drought; his second Illinois club improved by four “John Mackovic has been a leader in our profession, both on games, from 6-5-1 to 10-2 and a major bowl appearance. His and off the field, for many years. His leadership in the AFCA as third Texas club made a swing of three games to 8-4, and chairman of our Ethics Committee had a positive influence on the improved to 10-2-1 and the by his fourth season. association and our profession. I had the privilege of coaching Off the field, Arizona continued a trend of improved aca- against John and found him to be a complete coach. His offense demic responsibility. The aforementioned 22 players earning could move the ball against anyone. Arizona is fortunate,” said athletic department academic honors, for example, and the six , AFCA executive director and 2001 academic all-league performers in two years, for another. Hall of Fame inductee. Senior Jason Johnson became Mackovic’s fifth player (and It’s an accolade and endorsement of some proportion con- second successive at Arizona) to make the AFCA Good Works sidering that some acclaimed coaches throughout the Pacific-10 Team. Moreover, academic emphasis has seen several key and Big West conferences, and from other western schools in players sidelined when necessary for failure to maintain their different divisions, might have been selected. After all, Mackovic responsibilities. had been out of the game and in the media for three years prior to Furthermore, Mackovic’s style and demand for improved the 2001 campaign in Tucson. citizenship has engendered some no-nonsense understand- Moreover, it is indicative of the bigger picture that Mackovic ing among players. Those who can come to grips with the gives the Arizona football program – a seasoned veteran whose simple realities of life as a role model flourish; others who reputation is based on more than numbers, a voice that is heard can’t, don’t. It’s about mature decision making – and the onus nationally, and a man whose caring dedication to the sport begins falls where it belongs, in the minds and hearts of the student- with fundamentals that are well-accepted in higher education. athletes. Make no mistake. The man has abiding energy and is a com- Mackovic turned to his own initiative after the 4-8 season petitor who loves to knock heads on the gridiron. It’s just that the in 2002, when early this year he found himself short-staffed. dignified elan with which he operates, and the overall comport- In all, within days before spring practice started, he had filled ment of student-athletes which he demands, often give him an edge over some young lions in the trade. Arizona knew what it wanted in a head coach and got it.

Arizona athletics director Jim Livengood hired a coach who in his last college coaching job won or tied for the conference championship three times, took teams to three bowl games and dramatically improved the institution’s football academic perfor- mance and graduation rates. Arizona had demonstrated progress in the latter respect but needed to make more of an effort in the first two areas after successive 6-6 and 5-6 seasons. Mackovic’s first year at Arizona produced another 5-6 sea- son, but the glint of change was firmly evident at the end and later. In recruiting and in spring ball, the Wildcats took some additional steps toward championship contention. Mackovic’s had nine win- ning seasons and eight bowl trips in his 15-year collegiate head coaching career, and Arizona seems poised for no less. One of the head coach’s main points of emphasis is a so- phisticated offensive attack. Arizona has put up some good num- bers in his tenure, which began with an untested – who later developed into a professional prospect.

PAGE 110 “I like John’s approach to academics. He places a strong emphasis on education and has shifted the re- sponsibility and accountability to the student-athletes.” — Richard Bartsch, Ph.D., UA academic services director

Athletics Directors and Sports Managers – Do Nice Guys Finish Fired?” In 34 years of coaching, he has held four college head coaching positions and one top NFL spot, served as offensive coordinator at three different Division I-A schools and worked as an assistant under legendary coach in . In his first collegiate job at Army, he rubbed elbows with fellow assistants and , among others. His coaching career has seen him develop a progression of prolific offensive players including Arizona’s Bruce Hill, Ja- son Johnson and Bobby Wade, Purdue’s Mark Hermann, Danny White of the , at Illinois and James Brown, and -winner at Texas. The coach has indeed produced results in every program he has led in his career. With an overall collegiate record of 94- five openings – luring five coaches who had been coordinators. 78-3 (.546) in 15 seasons, Mackovic has led nine teams to Wrote CBSSportsline.com: “Amid the chaos and subsequent hand- winning records, culminating in eight bowl invitations. He was wringing among the UA faithful, Mackovic asembled a staff that named the National Coach of the Year at his alma mater, Wake is probably more accomplished than the one he had last fall.” Forest, and league coach of the year five times by four differ- UA observers at spring ball believed the assessment. ent major conferences. He took the cellar-dwelling Kansas City ...... Chiefs of the from a 6-10 record in Mackovic became Arizona’s 26th head coach on Dec. 4, 1983 to 10-6 and the playoffs in just four seasons. 2000, in the wake of 14-year coach ’s departure a “Our goal is to get to the Rose Bowl and to win it,” Mackovic scant week earlier. The announcement signified a change in emphatically stated upon his hiring. direction for UA as “offense” became a byword in Tucson, and While out of the coaching profession he did not ignore the Mackovic’s three-year career as an ESPN football analyst came pulse of college football. His time as an analyst at ESPN from to a close. 1998-2000 allowed him an opportunity to evaluate the game “John Mackovic is exactly what the University of Arizona from the outside looking in. needs right now in our football program, in our university, in our Nor did he turn away from the media once back inside athletic department, in Tucson and in Arizona. All you have to do college football. Mackovic opened the Arizona program to a is look at his background, his record, and he’s been successful production team from Los Angeles that spent months in spring and won every place he’s been. And he’s done it the right way; and summer 2001 on campus videotaping coaches, then tracked there have been no shortcuts,” said UA athletics director Jim the team through camp and the full season for an in-depth, Livengood upon Mackovic’s hiring. behind-the-scenes view of college football, the first such pro- He was a familiar choice to Arizona fans, having served as gram to do so. The show aired as a two-part ESPN Original offensive coordinator for four seasons in Tucson under College Entertainment segment of “The Season.” Football Hall of Fame head coach Jim Young from “We weren’t afraid,” Mackovic said in an interview. “If we 1973-76. say or do something that’s not perfect, people are going to His football lineage and attention to detail continue to im- understand we’re not perfect. If they did a story about us that press tacticians of the day. His clinic engagements typically fo- turned out to be all roses and cupcakes, it would be a pretty cus on the drop-back passing game and the multiple attack. In hard story for people to believe because everyone knows 1997, he co-authored a book, Kicking the Football. A few years there are some tough things that happen.” ago, his chapter in an AFCA compilation, “Football Coaching Strat- A colleague at ESPN, Tony Barnhart, said Mackovic’s drive egies,” was “The Three-Step Passing Game.” About the same has obvious ramifications. “Regardless of the team he coaches time, he appeared on a Sports Ethics Institute panel with former or at what level, the book on John Mackovic is always the coach in “An Inquiry Into the Moral Dilemmas of Coaches, same: He wins. And he wins because his teams are meticu-

2003 COACHES’ BIOS PAGE 111 lously prepared and thoroughly motivated to play every single When the University of Arizona hired Jim Young to re- game. He brought the same traits to the table when we became place as its football coach in 1973, the former friends and colleagues. He prepared for a broadcast the same Schembechler assistant tabbed Mackovic to be his offensive way he prepared for a game – with great attention to detail.” coordinator. In four seasons at UA, Mackovic’s Wildcat of- Prior to his tenure as an analyst for ESPN, he served as fense finished no lower than third in total yards, and the 1975 the head coach for the University of Texas in Austin. At UT, he team led the Western Athletic Conference in total yards and improved the Longhorn’s graduation rate to as high as 86 per- scoring. When Young left Arizona for after cent while also forming the foundation for the Longhorns’ re- the 1976 season, he took Mackovic with him to West Lafayette, turn to a winning tradition. In 1992, his first season as the head Ind. coach, he posted a 6-5 record, ending a skid of four losing Mackovic spent one season with the Boilermakers where seasons in six years for UT. He followed that up with a 5-5-1 he helped develop Mark Hermann into one of the top quarter- record in 1993, and UT’s 8-4 mark in 1994 earned the ‘Horns a backs in college football history. share of the title and a berth in the Sun Wake Forest, Mackovic’s alma mater, gave him his first Bowl against 19th-ranked North Carolina. A 35-31 victory over opportunity at a top spot when it named him head coach in the Tar Heels in El Paso marked Texas’ first bowl victory since 1978. His first season with the Demon Deacons resulted in a 1- 1987. 10 record, but the miraculous turnaround of the 1979 team In 1995, Texas won the last Southwest Conference title elevated the second-year coach to The Sporting News Na- with a perfect 7-0 record, finishing with a berth in the Sugar tional Coach of the Year and Atlantic Coast Conference Coach Bowl and a final 10-2-1 record. In 1996, Mackovic led the Long- of the Year. The Demon Deacons, who finished the ‘79 season horns to the first Big 12 title with a 37-27 victory over No. 3 8-4, earned what was then just its third post-season invitation Nebraska in the Inaugural Big 12 Championship Game. One in school history with a bid to the Tangerine Bowl. highlight in the contest – which became one of UT’s historical In 1980, his final year at Wake, Mackovic was named to ‘Great Game’ moments, was a call on 4th-and-inches late in the the coaching staff for the Blue Gray All Star Football Classic. game, when UT used a short-yardage alignment to toss a 61- Later, in 1998 Mackovic and fellow ’80 assistant Joe Restic of yard pass play to seal the game late in the fourth-quarter. The Harvard were inducted into the Blue Gray Hall of Fame, joining ‘Horns went on to a appearance and finished 8-5. a list of coaching greats that includes , Johnny He was named the Southwest Conference Coach of the Majors, Grant Teaff, , , , Year in 1995 and garnered Big XII Coach of the Year honors in and , among others. 1996 by the Austin American-Statesman. Football Quarterly A six-year stint in the National Football League followed tabbed him as a National Coach of the Year finalist in 1995. He his three-year stay in Winston-Salem. In 1981 Dallas Cowboys finished with an impressive overall record of 41-28-2 (.592) at head coach Tom Landry chose Mackovic to mentor a young Texas. Danny White for two seasons as coach. His A 1965 graduate of Wake Forest, Mackovic was quarter- development of White into a player and one of the top back for the Demon Deacons from 1962-64. While at Wake quarterbacks in the NFL caught the eye of the 6-10 Kansas Forest, he won the prestigious Atlantic Coast Conference Gold City Chiefs. In 1983, Mackovic took over the reigns of the Medal Award for excellence in athletics and academics in 1964 Chiefs, and in four short seasons, he led them to the playoffs and was an Academic All-American in his senior season. He for the first time in 15 seasons, establishing one of the most was inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. potent offensive teams in the professional game at the time. He went on to earn his graduate degree from Miami () After a year away from coaching in 1987, in which he University in 1967. During his studies in Oxford, he served one established Yes Inc., a service-related organization which fo- season as a graduate assistant under soon-to-be-legendary cused on motivational speaking, the University of Illinois came Michigan coach . calling. The Illini had won a total of seven games in the previous Upon receiving his master’s degree in educational admin- two seasons, and Mackovic began rebuilding the third team in istration, he returned home to Barberton, Ohio, where he his career. coached high school football for one season. After a stint as His four-year stay at Illinois from 1988-91 proved him a the U.S. Army post basketball coach at , Mackovic master in building winners. Inheriting a team that finished 3-7- began his long and distinguished career as a football coach. 1 in the season prior to his arrival, Mackovic turned the pro- He spent one season as coach of the freshman team at the gram around immediately, leading the Fighting Illini to a 6-5-1 U.S. Military Academy in West Point in 1968, then found himself record and a berth in the All-American Bowl in his first season on the opposite end of the country in 1969 when he was hired at the helm. The turnaround garnered Mackovic the first of two as the offensive coordinator at San Jose State. consecutive Big Ten Coach of the Year awards. After a two-year stay in San Jose under Joe McMullen His leadership and attention to detail guided UI to a 30-16- with the Spartans, Mackovic traveled back to West Point where 1 record (.649) and four consecutive bowl games as its head he was assigned by coach Tom Cahill to the offensive backs coach. His teams finished no lower than second in passing in as an assistant coach for two seasons. The ’72 Cadets forged the Big Ten every season under his guide. He also helped a 6-4 record against a tough schedule and earned the inaugu- develop Jeff George into a top collegiate quarterback. ral Commander in Chief’s Trophy with victories over Navy and Mackovic also served as the director of athletics for the Air Force. Illini during his stay in Champaign, erasing a $2.7 million deficit

PAGE 112 and guiding the program to financial success in less than three years. His attention to football included a 1990 issues discus- sion in “Athletics Administration,” the publication for the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, on underclass- men and the NFL draft. His diverse professional background, wealth of offensive knowledge and recruiting savvy gave Arizona football a new look and bright prospects for the future. His first two recruiting classes brought notice, as coaches scoured Arizona, California and Texas for top talent, bringing in groups that addressed immediate needs and featured talent at every position. columnist Ivan Maisel, who followed Mackovic’s Texas teams, says, “John has coached at small, medium and large football traditions. And he has won at all three, which is no small feat. His offensive concepts have remained potent for more than 20 years, which in this age of rapid defen- sive change, is truly remarkable.” In addition to his coaching duties, Mackovic has played an instrumental role in the game of football off the field. He was vice president of the American Football Coaches Association, a mem- ber of the AFCA Board of Trustees from 1993 to 1998-98, chair- man of the AFCA’s Ethics Committee (1993-99), a member of the NCAA Special Committee on Amateurism and Agents (1995-96), a member of the NCAA Committee of Football Activities (1992- 98), a member of the AFCA Legislative Committee (1993-98) and a member of the NCAA Professional Liaison Committee (1990- 98). He also served as an adviser to the National Uniform Code of Laws committee relating to player agents from 1994-99. He has served on numerous community agencies through- “The main thing that Coach out his career including March of Dimes, the Kidney Foundation, Rotary Club, Golden Key National Honor Society, Lutheran So- Mackovic understands is that a cial Services, American Heart Association, National Football Foun- head coach these days means so dation Scholar-Athlete programs, various children’s hospitals and also created the Mackovic Endowment to New Life Children’s much more than Xs and Os.” Treatment Center at Canyon Lake, Texas. — Jason Johnson,Team Captain Mackovic has endowed a scholarship in his name at the University of Texas and also begun an athletics scholarship in his daughter’s name at the University of Arizona. Mackovic married the former Phyllis Feilke in April 2001. He has two children, Aimee, 27, and John III, 25. Phyliss’ two chil- The Mackovic File dren are Jennifer, 28, and Chad, 27. The young John Mackovic entered the University of Arizona College of Law in fall 2001. Full Name: John Mackovic Jr. Date of Birth: Oct. 1, 1943, Barberton, Ohio Hometown: Barberton, Ohio High School: Barberton High School College: Wake Forest, 1965 Graduate Degree: Miami (Ohio), 1967 Playing Experience: Wake Forest, quarterback (1962-64) Collegiate Record: 94-78-3 (.546), 15 years Professional Record: 30-34-0, four years Bowl Experience: 1997 Fiesta, 1996 Sugar, 1994 Sun (with Texas); 1991 John Hancock, 1990 Hall of Fame, 1989 Florida Citrus, 1988 All-American (with Illinois); 1979 Tangerine (with Wake Forest). Phyllis and husband John on the road with the Wildcats.

2003 COACHES’ BIOS PAGE 113 Mackovic Players’ Highlights Before and After Mackovic Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award, Jason Johnson, 2003 Texas, 1992-97 AFCA ‘Good Works’ Team – Jason Johnson, 2002; Pre-Mackovic: 5-6 Eli Wnek, 2001 Under Mackovic: 41-28-2, three bowls First-team Academic All-Pac-10 – Seven honors, Illinois, 1988-91 2001-2002; plus one second-team, six honorable mention Pre-Mackovic: 4-7 Verizon Academic All-District VIII – Jason Johnson (1st team), Under Mackovic: 30-16-1, four bowls 2002; Eli Wnek (1st team), Jason Johnson (2nd team), 2001 Wake Forest, 1978-80 Big XII Offensive Player of the Year – Ricky Williams, Pre-Mackovic: 1-10 1997, 1998 Under Mackovic: 14-20, first bowl in 30 years Doak Walker Award – Ricky Williams, 1997 NCAA Rushing Champion – Ricky Williams, 1997 Unanimous All-America – Ricky Williams, 1997 John Mackovic Year-By-Year GTE Academic All-America – Dusty Renfro, 1997 1965 Miami (Ohio) – Graduate assistant Big XII Freshman of the Year – Aaron Humphrey, 1996 1966 Barberton (Ohio) High School – Assistant coach NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship – , 1996 First-team Academic All-Big XII – Nine honors, 1996-97 1967 U.S. Army – Basketball coach, Fort Knox, Ky. Consensus All-America – Dan Neil, 1996 1968 U.S. Military Academy – Freshman coach Anson Mount Scholar Athlete – Pat Fitzgerald, 1996 1969 San Jose State – Offensive coordinator AFCA ‘Good Works’ Team – Tyson King, 1996 1970 San Jose State – Offensive coordinator GTE Academic All-America – Pat Fitzgerald, 1995, 1996 1971 U.S. Military Academy – Assistant coach, offensive Two-time All-America – Pat Fitzgerald, 1995, 1996 backs Southwest Conference Offensive Newcomer of the Year – Shon Mitchell, 1995 1972 U.S. Military Academy – Assistant coach, offensive SWC Freshman of the Year– Ricky Williams, 1995 backs AFCA ‘Good Works’ Team – Tony Brackens, 1995 1973 Arizona – Offensive coordinator Consensus All-America – Tony Brackens, 1995 1974 Arizona – Offensive coordinator SWC Defensive Newcomer of the Year – Chris Akins, 1994 1975 Arizona – Offensive coordinator MVP – , 1994 1976 Arizona – Offensive coordinator AFCA ’Good Works’ Team – Robert Reed, 1994 1977 Purdue – Assistant head coach/offensive Consensus All-America – Blake Brockermeyer, 1994 SWC Defensive Newcomer of the Year – Tony Brackens, 1993 coordinator USA Today Fabulous Freshmen – Mike Adams, Priest Holmes, 1978 Wake Forest – Head coach, 1-10 Curtis Jackson, Lovell Pinkney, 1992 1979 Wake Forest – Head coach, 8-4, Tangerine Bowl NFL Draft Picks, 1993-98; 2002: 17; six in First Round 1980 Wake Forest – Head coach, 5-6; Blue Gray staff Record: 14-20-0 (.412) Mackovic’s Coaching Honors 1981 Dallas Cowboys – Assistant coach, quarterbacks 1982 Dallas Cowboys – Assistant coach, quarterbacks 1983 Kansas City Chiefs – Head coach, 6-10 2002 AFCA Board of Trustees 1984 Kansas City Chiefs – Head coach, 8-8 1998 Blue Gray Hall of Fame (1980 staff) 1985 Kansas City Chiefs – Head coach, 6-10 1996 Big XII Coach of the Year (Austin American- 1986 Kansas City Chiefs – Head coach, 10-6, NFL Statesman) Playoffs 1995 Southwest Conference Coach of the Year Record: 30-34-0 (.469) Dallas All-Sports Association “Coach of the Year” 1987 Private business College Football Coach of the Year finalist (Football 1988 Illinois – Head coach, 6-5-1, All-American Bowl Quarterly) 1989 Illinois – Head coach, 10-2, Florida 1993 AFCA Board of Trustees (through ’98) 1990 Illinois – Head coach, 8-4, Hall of Fame Bowl 1989 Big Ten Coach of the Year 1991 Illinois – Head coach, 6-5, John Hancock Bowl 1988 Big Ten Coach of the Year Record: 30-16-1 (.649) 1979 College Football Coach of the Year (The Sporting 1992 Texas – Head coach, 6-5 News) 1993 Texas – Head coach, 5-5-1 Walter Camp Foundation National Coach of the Year 1994 Texas – Head coach, 8-4, Sun Bowl AFCA District Coach of the Year 1995 Texas – Head coach, 10-2-1, Sugar Bowl Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year 1996 Texas – Head coach, 8-5, Fiesta Bowl 1997 Texas – Head coach, 4-7 Record: 41-28-2 (.592) 1998 ESPN college football analyst, to Jan. 2001 2001 Arizona – Head coach, 5-6 (2-6 Pac-10) 2002 Arizona – Head coach, 4-8 (1-7 Pac-10) Record: 9-14 (.391) Collegiate Record: 94-78-3 (.546)

PAGE 114 All-Time Record vs. Collegiate Opponents

Teams in Bold on Arizona’s 2003 Schedule School Overall At UT at UI at WF at UA Appalachian State 2-0 — — 2-0 — Arizona 0-1 — 0-1 — — Arizona State 1-2 — 0-1 — 1-1 Auburn 1-1 — — 1-1 — Baylor 4-2 4-2 — — — California 2-0 — — — 2-0 Clemson 0-4 — 0-1 0-3 — Colorado 1-5 0-4 1-1 — — Duke 2-1 — — 2-1 — East Carolina 2-0 — 1-0 1-0 — Florida 0-1 — 0-1 — — Georgia 1-0 — — 1-0 — Hawai’i 1-0 1-0 — — — Houston 5-0 4-0 1-0 — — Idaho 1-0 — — — 1-0 Indiana 3-0 — 3-0 — — Iowa 1-2 — 1-2 — — Kansas 2-0 2-0 — — — Louisiana State 0-2 — — 0-2 — Louisville 1-1 1-1 — — — Maryland 1-2 — — 1-2 — Michigan 0-4 — 0-4 — — Michigan State 2-2 — 2-2 — — Minnesota 1-0-1 — 1-0-1 — — Mississippi State 0-1 0-1 — — — Missouri 1-2 1-1 0-1 — — Nebraska 1-0 1-0 — — — -Las Vegas 1-0 — — — 1-0 New Mexico State 1-0 1-0 — — — North Carolina 2-2 1-0 — 1-2 — North Carolina State 1-2 — — 1-2 — Northwestern 3-1 — 3-1 — — North Texas 2-0 1-0 — — 1-0 Northern Arizona 1-0 — — — 1-0 Notre Dame 0-2 0-2 — — — Ohio State 4-0 — 4-0 — — Oklahoma 3-2-1 3-2-1 — — — Oklahoma State 1-1 1-1 — — — Oregon 0-2 — — — 0-2 Oregon State 0-2 — — — 0-2 Penn State 0-1 0-1 — — — Pittsburgh 2-0 2-0 — — — Texas-El Paso 0-0 ———0-0 Purdue 4-1 — 4-0 0-1 — Texas Tech 3-3 3-3 — — — Rice 4-1 4-1 — — — The Citadel 1-0 — — 1-0 — Rutgers 1-0 1-0 — — — UCLA 0-2 0-1 — — 0-1 San Diego State 1-0 — — — 1-0 Utah 2-0 — 1-0 — 1-0 0-3 — — 0-3 — Utah State 1-0 — 1-0 — — Southern California 1-1 — 1-0 — 0-1 Virginia 3-2 1-1 1-0 1-1 — Southern Illinois 1-0 — 1-0 — — 1-3 0-1 — 1-2 — Southern Methodist 4-0 4-0 — — — Washington 0-2 — — — 0-2 Stanford 0-2 — — — 0-2 Washington State 0-3 — 0-1 — 0-2 Syracuse 0-1-1 0-1-1 — — — William & Mary 1-0 — — 1-0 — Texas A&M 2-4 2-4 — — — Wisconsin 4-1 — 4-0 — 0-1 Texas Christian 3-1 3-1 — — — Totals 94-78-3 41-28-2 30-16-1 14-20-0 9-14

2003 COACHES’ BIOS PAGE 115 Steve Bernstein /Free Safeties Coach

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Steve Bernstein gives the Arizona staff three decades of defensive experience and some long-standing focus on the college football pass coverage game. UA’s secondary should have an improved year with more continuity and direct emphasis this year. The Cats were No. 3 in the Pac-10 in pass defense a year ago and expect to be better. In 2003, Bernstein regains coaching duties for the entire secondary after working with the corners and the free safeties under the Cats’ flex system a year ago. Bernstein’s most recent prior assignment before joining John Mackovic’s 2001 UA staff was as secondary coach at Louisiana State (1998-99). He has worked with Mackovic at two other major Division I-A programs, as secondary coach at Texas from 1992-97 and in the same position at Illinois from 1988-91. Bernstein’s wealth of coaching experience also includes stints at Colorado from 1985-87, at Virginia Tech from 1978 to 1984, at Wake Forest from 1973 to 1977, at Utah State from 1970 to 1972 and with the Quantico Marines in 1969. His expertise is known nationally – he directed a “buzz session” on defensive backs at the American Football Coaches Association convention in New Orleans early this year. Each step along the way he has worked as secondary coach, although he initially was hired to coach defensive ends at UA until Mackovic hired a defensive coordinator. Bernstein has a proven record as an outstanding college recruiter, and he contributed heavily in his first two years at Arizona. Earlier, his signees at previous coaching jobs included a slew of University of Texas stars – Heisman Trophy/Doak Walker Award winner Ricky Williams, All-American Bryant Westbrook, defensive back Taje Allen, quarter- back and Southwest Conference MVP James Brown, All-Big XII offensive lineman Ben Adams and All-Big XII defensive lineman Shaun Rogers, a recent second-round NFL selection. UT enjoyed

PAGE 116 six consecutive top 20-rated recruiting classes with Bernstein as a key player in the process. He also recruited at Colorado, the 1992 Thorpe Award winner. Among his defensive backs drafted by National Football League teams were Mark Roman from LSU; Westbrook, Allen, Van Malone, Chris Carter and from Texas; Henry Jones, Chris Green and Filmel Johnson of Illinois; David Tate, Solomon Wilcox, David McLoughan, and Lyle Pickens of Colorado; Ashley Lee of Virginia Tech; and Bill Armstrong of Wake Forest. Raion Hill of LSU signed a free agent contract, as did Mickey Pruitt of Colorado, who played five years in the NFL. In 1996, Bernstein’s Texas secondary limited opponents to just four passes, the fewest in the Big XII. Westbrook and Carter earned first-team All-SWC honors the previous year. Earlier, his work with safety Gunn helped him earn first-team All-America honors, while Malone and Ellis were All-SWC picks in 1993. Bernstein brings outstand- ing bowl experience to Arizona’s staff. He has coached in 11 bowl games for four different schools, most recently the 1997 Fiesta Bowl while under The Bernstein File Mackovic at Texas in the Longhorn’s 8-5 Big XII Championship season. Full Name: Stephen J. Bernstein A 1967 graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles, Hometown: Bellflower, Calif. Bernstein was an honorable mention NAIA All-America pick in 1966. College: Occidental College, 1967 Bernstein joined the U.S. Marine Corps and spent three years in the Advanced Degree: Utah State, 1972 High School: Bellflower High School service and was a decorated platoon leader in the Vietnam War. Recruiting Areas: Orange County, San Diego He completed studies for a master’s degree at Utah State in 1972. Bowl Experience: 1997 Fiesta, 1995 Sugar, 1994 Sun Five of his Texas charges played in the NFL, including first- (with Texas); 1991 Hancock, 1991 round pick Bryant Westbrook, second-round pick Van Malone, Hall of Fame, 1990 Citrus, 1988 All- third-round selection Chris Carter and later round draftees Taje American (with Illinois); 1986 Allen and Lance Gunn. He also recruited UT’s star Bluebonnet, 1985 Freedom (with Colo Quentin Jammer, a first-round selection in 2002. UA cornerback rado); 1985 Independence, 1980 Peach David Hinton signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia (with Virginia Tech). Eagles in April 2003 following the NFL draft. Bernstein and his wife, Carolyn, have a son, Todd.

2003 COACHES’ BIOS PAGE 117 Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach

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Jay Boulware takes on additional duties as special teams coordinator in 2003, plus works with UA’s running backs for the second year. He coached tight ends in his first season in 2001. He worked with a variety of freshman backs in 2002 after nearly all backfield starters missed games due to injuries. It gives the club some youthful depth and game experience that will be needed in 2003. Two of his charges, Mike Bell and Gainus Scott, earned spring ‘newcomer’ honors under Boulware’s initial tutelage – and each later started games last year. Three other freshmen – Beau Carr, Gilbert Harris and Sean Jones – also were made game-ready and had starts for the Cats under Boulware’s guidance last year. Boulware joined John Mackovic’s Arizona staff with five other newcomers in 2001, working with the head coach at a second school. He also brought Division I-A playing experience under the UA mentor to the Arizona coaching complexion. Boulware came to the UA staff from Northern Illinois University. He spent four seasons in DeKalb from 1997 to 2000. In his last three seasons on the Huskies staff, he was co- offensive line coach after working with the tight ends in his first year. NIU tackle , a three-year starter for Boulware, was a three-year All-Mid-American Conference selection and selected in the 2001 NFL draft in the fourth round by the , the No. 118 pick overall, and subsequent starting guard for the Indianapolis Colts. He was a team co-captain and earned GTE Academic All- America honors. The 6-foot-7, 336-pound Diem

PAGE 118 was nicknamed “Roadgrader” and recorded a school- record 800-pound squat in the weight room. NIU’s 2000 offense was 12th in the nation in rushing and scoring and 19th nationally in total offense. The three years prior to his work at NIU, Boulware was a student aide and graduate assistant on Mackovic’s Texas staff. He coached tight ends his final seasons as a grad assistant. An Oklahoma City native, Boulware was raised in Irving, Texas, and later earned two-time all-district and first-team all-state honors at Nimitz High School in 1990 before signing with Texas as an offensive lineman. As a redshirt freshman in 1992, he saw playing time as a back-up tackle during Mackovic’s first year as head coach of the Longhorns. Slated for starting duty as a sophomore, a heart condition caused him to give up football and concentrate on coaching and his studies. He earned a degree in business economics in 1996. While working on the UT staff, the Longhorns won the inaugural Big XII Conference Championship with a victory over No. 3-ranked Nebraska and rose to No. 23 in the final Associated Press poll. Boulware coached a trio of tight ends that caught 51 passes reportedly without one dropped ball, keyed by All-American Pat Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was a seventh-round NFL draft pick and earned a National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Postgraduate Scholarship.

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Full Name: Jawara Boulware Hometown: Irving, Texas High School: Nimitz High School College: University of Texas, 1996 Recruiting Areas: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston Bowl Experience: 1996 Fiesta Bowl (as Texas G.A.); 1995 Sugar Bowl, 1994 Sun Bowl (both as UT student assistant).

2003 COACHES’ BIOS PAGE 119 Craig Bray Inside Coach

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One of the top developments for Arizona football in the off-season was John Mackovic’s hiring of five new coaches, and his catch in bringing Craig Bray to Tucson was a big key. Bray, defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Oregon State for the past three seasons, will coach UA’s inside linebackers. A coordinator veteran from the Pac-10 ranks should bring outstanding perspective to the Wildcats’ new defensive alignment. OSU’s defenses under Bray ranked best in the Pac-10 and No. 20 nationally in 2000, also rating best in the conference and 16th nationally in scoring defense. The Beavers rated as the third-best defense in the league in 2001. Last season, Bray’s defense finished the year No. 9 in Division I-A in rushing defense and was second in the league in total defense and scoring defense. The 2000 club intercepted 22 passes. “Just as important as having good players, it’s fundamental to our success to have coaches who can teach and motivate athletes to perform at a high level. With Craig Bray, we’ve landed an outstanding coach who will positively impact our football team immediately,” Mackovic said after Bray was hired. The positions at Arizona are critical to Arizona’s de- fensive efforts in 2003 with the program’s move from the double-eagle flex to a 3-4 alignment, and Bray directed a multiple scheme with a 4-3 base defense at Oregon State. Bray also coached in the Pac-10 at Washington State for eight seasons and has been in the profession since 1975 when he started as wide receivers coach for his alma mater, Nevada-Las Vegas. “Craig knows the Pac-10, and he knows how to stop our opponents. That success will bring a new vigor to our defense in 2003,” Mackovic said. “His work at Washington State and Oregon State are but two examples of his career achievements. He is one of the most respected defensive coaches in our conference. His defenses were recognized for their aggressive attitude to the game, and we can use that approach as we re-design our team,” Mackovic said. Bray succeeds a coach who ironically left the staff in March to take a linebackers job at Oregon State on a new staff under coach . Bray joined the Nevada-Reno staff after his initial year in coaching at UNLV to coach the Wolf Pack secondary for two seasons in 1978- 79, then moved to Northern Arizona to coach the secondary from 1980-

PAGE 120 83. He joined ’s staff in the same capacity became professionals, and at Oregon State cornerback Dennis at Idaho from 1984-85, followed Erickson to Wyoming in Weathersby earned All-America honors, and tackle Eric Manning 1986 and moved with Erickson to Washington State from was an All-Pac-10 pick. 1987-88. Bray is married to the former Kaprice Rupp, a former WSU When Erickson took the job in 1989, head volleyball coach. The couple has two sons, Josh, 22, and Bray spent the spring on that staff, but he returned to the Trenton, 20. Josh attends OSU, and Trent is a sophomore-to-be Northwest to take a coordinator’s post under John L. scholarship linebacker for the Beavers. Smith at Idaho, also coaching safeties from 1989-93. He joined ’s staff at Washington State as second- ary coach and spent six more years in Pullman as secondary coach until re-joining Erickson at Oregon State The Bray File in 2000 as defensive coordinator and secondary coach. A native of Yreka, Calif., Bray lettered three times in Full Name: James Craig Bray football as a and defensive back, plus Hometown: Yreka, Calif. earned four letters in basketball at Yreka High School. He High School: Yreka High School attended the College of Siskiyous from 1970-72 and College: Nevada-Las Vegas, 1975 played two years before transferring to UNLV and Recruiting Areas: Northern California, Oregon, starting two years as a receiver in 1973-74. He earned Washington his bachelor’s degree in secondary education in 1975. Bowl Experience: 2002 Insight.com, 2001 Fiesta (with While at Idaho, Bray’s defense was ranked No. 7 na- Oregon State); 1998 Rose, tionally, at Washington State he coached nine players who 1994 Alamo, 1988 Aloha (with Washington State).

2003 COACHES’ BIOS PAGE 121 Mike Deal Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach

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John Mackovic made one of this top off- season hires in early February in luring former colleague Mike Deal from the NFL Europe ranks to become offensive coordinator at Arizona. He has broad experience on both sides of the ball and played defensively in college. Deal worked in the same position for the Scottish Claymores the past two seasons. He will coach the offensive line for Arizona. Deal was the offensive line coach for Mackovic at Illinois during part of the latter’s tenure there from 1989 to 1991, and he later served in the same capacity under Mackovic during Mackovic’s final three years at Texas from 1995 to 1997. Overall a three-decade veteran of the coaching profession, he was offensive line coach at Vanderbilt from 1998 to 2000, Texas from 1995-97, Illinois from 1989-94 and Kansas State from 1986-88, where he also served as coordinator. Deal was a three-year and defensive back on ’s 1968 Rose Bowl team and was selected to play in the Blue-Grey game in 1969 and the in early 1970. He graduated that spring from IU and spent the summer of 1970 on the Washington Redskins training camp roster, then turned to coaching and enjoyed a successful prep coaching career at four Indiana high schools from 1971 to 1977. He was assistant coach at Portage High from 1971-72, while completing his master’s degree at IU. He then was head coach at Knox High in 1973-74, head coach at Crown Point in 1975 and head coach at Chesterton in 1976-77. He joined the college coaching ranks at Wabash College as offensive coordinator and line coach from 1978-82, and later moved to

PAGE 122 Davidson to coach defensive backs and serve as recruting At Illinois, Deal pupil and left tackle earned All- coordinator in 1983. He then spent two seasons as the defen- Big Ten and All-America honors in 1992 and later became an 11- year NFL veteran. Guard Tim Simpson was a finalist for Big Ten sive coordinator and secondary coach at Marshall in 1985-85 Athlete of the year in 1991. before joining the Kansas State staff. Under Deal’s direction, Kansas State led the Big Eight in “Mike’s worked with me at two different places. I consider passing in 1988. At Wabash, the Little Giants compiled a 42-3-1 him the best offensive line coach I’ve worked with,” was record in his five years as offensive coordinator, including a pair Mackovic’s endorsement upon his hiring. “He’s smart, innovated of undefeated seasons. and will bring a great deal of enthusiasm and experience to Deal has played or coached in seven bowl games, including Arizona football.” five while at Illinois. Deal said his recent stint in Scotland gave him a new He and his wife, Nancy, have a daughter, Tiffany, and a appreciation for what it takes to succeed in football, citing the granddaughter, Riley. hunger and dedication players at that level exhibited in their quest for the next big step and Sunday ball in the States. At Texas in 1996, Deal helped All-American and Outland Trophy finalist Dan Neil lead the Longhorns to 209 rushing yards per game, produce a 1,000-yard rusher and spark the nation’s The Deal File only group to rank among the top 25 in rushing, passing, total offense and scoring. The group also snapped Nebraska’s Full Name: Michael H. Deal Hometown: Hobart, Ind. defensive string at 39 games with a sack. College: Indiana University, 1970 His 1995 UT club ranked No. 22nd nationally in rushing and Master’s Degree: Indiana University, 1971 had a 1,000-yard duo in Ricky Williams and Shon Mitchell. Deal High School: Hobart High School Recruiting Areas: Phoenix, Northern Arizona, El Paso, also developed the skills of All-Southwest Conference tackle Offensive Linemen John Elmore. Bowl Experience: 1997 Fiesta, 1995 Sugar (with Texas); 1994 Liberty, 1992 Holiday, 1991 Hancock, 1990 Hall of Fame, 1989 Citrus (with Illinois), 1967 Rose (player).

2003 COACHES’ BIOS PAGE 123 Charlie Dickey Tight Ends Coach

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Charlie Dickey is the dean of the Arizona football coaching staff, entering his 12th season. The 2003 year brings a new focus for Dickey, who will coach the Wildcat tight ends after 11 years working with the offensive line. It’s a fresh look for Dickey and gives the staff an extra hand with across-the-line experience up front. Dickey has helped the University of Arizona build a reputation in the past decade as fertile ground for professional teams to check for productive players. Whether drafted or signed as free agents, 12 Arizona linemen have moved on to NFL active rosters since the 1990 season. That’s an average of one per year and outstanding testimony to Dickey’s coaching and recruiting ability. This year his focus shifts to a position where the Wildcats return only two scholarship players, one a redshirt freshman, and will welcome two junior college players in the fall. It’s a challenging task but Dickey has shown ability to develop solid units whether laden with experienced players or forged from relative newcomers. Among Dickey’s recent UA players was 2001 starting left guard Edwin Mulitalo of the . Dickey also has sent Yusuf Scott (Arizona), Frank Middleton (Tampa Bay) and Jose Portilla (Atlanta), among others, into the professional ranks in recent drafts, or in Portilla’s and Steven Grace’s case, via free agency. Makoa Freitas was drafted in April by the Indianapolis Colts. Dickey was hired by John Mackovic to remain as offensive line coach in early 2001. Last year, the group helped Arizona set dozens of single-game, season or career offensive marks for individual players. The past two UA offenses have featured: a 2,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard rusher, and a 3,000-yard passer and a 1,300-yard receiver.

PAGE 124 Dickey brings the viewpoint as a former Wildcat player to the Dickey earned a B.S. degree in business administration UA coaching mix. He was a standout offensive guard at Arizona from Arizona. He is married to the former Lisa Bradshaw, a in 1983-84, playing every snap during the 1983 season. women’s basketball player at Arizona in 1983-85, and they have He was offensive line coach at Northern Arizona for the three daughters, Jazmin (9-19-87), Tasha (3-10-89), Shyanne 1991 and 1990 seasons before returning to his alma mater. (11-14-97), and a son, Charles J. (5-4-99). Their fifth child, Dickey was an all-state offensive lineman at Scottsdale, daughter Chanel, passed away June 6, 1998, at the age of 3. Ariz., Saguaro High School and an all-conference guard at Scottsdale Community College. He transferred to Arizona for the 1983 season and started two seasons at offensive guard, earning second-team All-Pac-10 honors in 1984 and voted the team’s offensive Most Valuable Player. The Dickey File Dickey was one of Arizona’s most durable and tough linemen Full Name: Charles Joseph Dickey in the early ’80s. He played all 840 offensive plays in 1983 and Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz. had a streak of 1,230 consecutive offensive plays over two High School: Saguaro High School, Scottsdale seasons. He played for the of the National College: University of Arizona, 1987 Football League in 1987. Recruiting Areas: Phoenix; San Bernardino/Riverside He served as a graduate assistant under Dick Tomey at Counties, San Gabriel Valley Bowl Experience: 1998 Holiday, 1997 Insight.com, 1994 Arizona in 1988 and was an assistant coach at Scottsdale Freedom, 1994 Fiesta, 1992 Hancock Community College under coach Shane Bates in 1989. Dickey (with Arizona). coached under Northern Arizona head coach Steve Axman during 1990-91.

2003 COACHES’ BIOS PAGE 125 Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers

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Arizona’s coaching staff took a big step forward shortly before the projected start of spring practice when John Mackovic hired former colleague Mike Hankwitz to become UA’s defensive coordi- nator. The March hire caused a short delay in the start of spring ball as the staff put together a new scheme, bringing the 3-4 defense into play and shelving the double-eagle flex that the Cats had used since 1992. Hankwtiz, defensive coordinator at Texas A&M for the past six years and a 33-year veteran of the profession, seems a perfect fit. He has been a coordinator for two decades at five different institutions and has worked on staffs with Mackovic at both Arizona and Purdue. Moreover, the Wildcat defense was due for some help, and spring practice showed the switch should pay dividends. Prior to his six years in College Station, Hankwitz was coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Kansas from 1995-96, and served as coordinator at Colorado from 1988 to 1994 while coaching outside linebackers, defensive backs, special teams and the punt team. At Arizona, he will work with UA’s outside linebackers. He also served as defensive coordinator for three years at Western Michigan from 1982-84, working directly with the secondary and punt team. He was hired to be Minnesota’s defensive coordinator in January 1997 before joining R.C. Slocum’s staff at A&M a month later. Hankwitz coached defensive ends for one season and defensive backs for three years at Arizona while Mackovic was offensive coordinator under Jim Young from 1973 to 1976, and he was defen- sive coordinator his final year. Both Hankwitz and Mackovic joined Young’s staff at Purdue the following year, where Hankwitz stayed for five seasons from 1977 to 1981 as outside linebackers and punters coach. As architect of Texas A&M’s “Wrecking Crew” defense, Hankwitz led the Aggies to Top-10 ratings in total defense, passing or scoring defense in 1998, 2000 and 2001. He coached and Bednarik Award winner at A&M in 1998, and coached three major national award winners at Colorado – winners Deon Figures (1992) and (1994), and winner (1990).

PAGE 126 He has coached nearly 20 players who later became sport. National Football League professionals, including five He has more bowl experience than any other UA punters. coach, with the Rose Bowl appearance as a player and A noted special teams coach, seven of his punt teams 18 other bowl teams as a coach, including the 1990 ranked in the nation’s Top 10 during his 10 years at Colorado national championship club, three Big Eight title Colorado. The Buffaloes had the sixth-best record in the squads, two Big Ten title teams, two Big 12 South title nation from 1988-94. winners and one Big 12 championship club. The 1982 Western Michigan team ranked No. 1 Hankwitz and his wife, the former Cathy Leeds, nationally in scoring defense under his direction, allowing have one son, Jacob, 9. just 78 points in 11 games. Overall as a defensive coordinator, the programs he has worked with have posted a record of 147-63-6 during The Hankwitz File his tenure. Full Name: George Michael Hankwitz Hankwitz began his coaching career as a graduate Hometown: Ludington, Mich. assistant in 1970 at Michigan, his alma mater, and served High School: Mason County High School, as junior varsity defensive coordinator in 1971-72 before Scottville, Mich. joining Jim Young’s staff at Arizona. College: , 1970 A three-year letterman at Michigan as a linebacker, Recruiting Areas: , Central Texas, Suburban Houston, Southern Arizona place kicker and , Hankwitz earned his bachelor’s Bowl Experience: 2001 GalleryFurniture.com, 2000 degree in education in 1970. He played on the 1969 squad Independence, 1999 Alamo, 1999 Sugar, 1998 Cotton coached by Bo Schembechler that won the Big 10 title and (with Texas A&M); 1995 Fiesta (with Kansas); 1993 played in the Rose Bowl. Aloha, 1993 Fiesta, 1991 Blockbuster, 1991 Orange, 1990 A native of Ludington, Mich., Hankwitz was a 13-letter Orange, 1988 Freedom, 1986 Bluebonnet, 1985 Freedom prep star in football and basketball at Mason County High (with Colorado); 1980 Liberty, 1979 Bluebonnet, 1978 Peach (with Purdue); 1972 Rose (with Michigan); 1969 School in Scottville, Mich., earning all-state honors in each Rose (player).

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