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MASON Head Coach • 10Th Season Led Minnesota to Six Bowls in Seven Years C O ACHING S TAFF GLEN MASON Head Coach • 10th season Led Minnesota to six bowls in seven years GOPHERS COACHES REVIEW Known for resurrecting struggling programs, Glen Mason has made Golden Gopher football a HISTORY winning tradition again at the University of Minnesota. Entering his 10th season as Minnesota’s MEDIA head coach and his 21st as a Division I head coach, Mason has guided the Gophers to six bowl games in the past seven years and four consecutive post season appearances - feats thought almost impossible at Minnesota prior to his arrival. In addition to four consecutive bowl appearances, Mason guided the Gophers to three straight bowl wins over BCS Conference teams from 2002-2004 and he currently sits second among Big Ten coaches in career Division I victories with 117, trailing only Joe Paterno of Penn State. Following the 2005 season Mason was rewarded with a five-year extension on his con- tract, guaranteeing that he will be coaching at Minnesota through at least the 2011 season and more importantly, he will be the coach when the Gophers new TCF Bank Stadium opens in 2009. Mason currently ranks fourth all-time in Gopher history in number of years at Minnesota and number of wins, trailling only Henry Williams (22 years, 136 wins), Murray Warmath (18 years, 87 wins) and Biernie Bierman (16 years, 93 wins). Mason has accumulated four more wins during his 10 seasons at Minnesota than the Gophers did during the 13 previous seasons prior to his arrival in 1997. He is also one of 18 coaches in NCAA Division I-A football and one of 10 coaches at a BCS institution to be entering at least his 10th season at the same school. With his success at Kansas and Minnesota, Mason is one of only six active coaches to win at least 40 games at two different Division I schools and is one of only four active coaches to win at least two bowl games at two different Division I insti- tutions. In 2005, Mason led the Gophers to their sixth bowl in seven sea- sons and the Gophers joined Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin as the only Big Ten teams to play in bowl games six of the past seven seasons. The Gophers also became the only school in the nation to both run and pass for at least 2,000 yards in each of the past seven seasons. Mason has built a new level of offensive con- sistency as the Gophers recorded a school record 31 consec- utive games with at least 300 yards of total offense dating back to 2002. Minnesota also joined Boise State as the only teams to finish in the top 35 nationally in total offense each of the past seven seasons. Under Mason, the Gophers have won 32 games over the past four seasons, which is the most wins during a four-year span at Minnesota since 1902-05. In 2004, Mason led the Gophers to their second 5-0 start in two seasons, which marked the first time since 1940-41 that the Gophers had accomplished that feat. Under Mason, the Gophers continued their great offensive tradition by finishing among the top 30 in the nation in rush offense (5th, 256.8), total offense (15th, 438.3 ypg) and scoring offense (29th, 30.1). The Gophers averaged 6.3 yards per play and 438.3 yards per game in 2004, the second-high- est averages in school history. In 2003, Mason led the Gophers to their first 10- win season since 1905 and their best conference finish since 1999. Under his direction, Minnesota also won its second straight bowl game with a 31-30 victory over Oregon in the Sun Bowl. That victory marked the first time in school his- tory that the Gophers had won back-to-back bowl games. Mason’s offensive unit was one of the most prolific in both Big Ten and school history in 2003. The Gophers set a Big Ten record for total offense (6,430) and finished with the fourth-highest rushing total (3,759) and sixth-highest point total (503) in Big Ten history. On top of those marks, the Gophers also set new school records in several other categories including: touchdowns (66), rushing touchdowns (46), yards-per-play (6.6), completion percentage (61.3%), first downs (326) and 500-yard games (7). Minnesota led the Big Ten and fin- ished among the NCAA leaders in rushing offense (3rd, 289.2 ypg), total offense (4th, 494.6 ypg) and scoring offense (7th, 38.7 ppg) in 2003. Mason also led the Gophers to a 6-0 start in 2003, which was the best 92 U NIVERSITY OF M INNESOT A F OOTBALL 2006 C OACHING S TAFF MASON’S PORTFOLIO u Led Minnesota to six bowl games in the last seven years and won three consecutive bowl games over BCS Conference teams from 2002-04. He is the only coach in school history to take Minnesota to six bowl games during his tenure. u Directed the Gophers to a 29-14 victory over Arkansas in the 2002 Music City Bowl. Posted a 31-30 victory over Oregon in the 2003 Sun Bowl, giving Minnesota consecutive bowl victories. Earned a third consecutive bowl championship against Alabama with a 20-16 victory in the 2004 Music City Bowl. GOPHERS COACHES REVIEW u His 32 wins over the last four seasons (2002-2005) represent the HISTORY best four-year win total at the University of Minnesota since 1902- MEDIA 05. His 50 wins over the last seven seasons (1999-2005) repre- sents the best seven-year win total at Minnesota since 1903-09. u One of only six active coaches with at least 40 victories at two different Division I schools and one of only four active coaches with at least two bowl wins at two different Division I institutions. u Has coached seven players to 10 All-America citations in his nine seasons at Minnesota. He has also coached 18 Gophers who were selected in the NFL Draft. Seven Gophers were taken in the 2001 and 2002 drafts, the most in a two-year span since 1990-91. Two of his players have been selected in the first round (Willie Middlebrooks, 2001 and Laurence Maroney, 2006) equal- ing Minnesota’s first round pick total of the previous 30 years. u Mason’s players have won three major college football awards. Tyrone Carter won the Thorpe Award as the nation’s finest defensive back in 1999 while Greg Eslinger took home the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s top center and the Outland Trophy as the country’s top interior lineman in 2005. u Was elected by his peers as the president of the American Football Coaches Association at the 2002 AFCA convention in San Antonio. u In just his third season, he led Minnesota to an 8-4 record and the Wells Fargo Sun Bowl. u Led Minnesota to a No. 12 ranking in 1999. u 1999 Football News National Coach of the Year and finalist for the 1999 FWAA Eddie Robinson and the 1999 Paul “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Year awards. u 1999 Dave McClain Big Ten Coach of the Year u Has directed three of the most monumental turnarounds in col- lege football at Kent State, Kansas and Minnesota. u Is one of only three coaches in NCAA history to be named the conference coach of the year in three different conferences, (Big Ten — 1999, Big Eight — 1995, 1991, Mid-American — 1986). u 1995 Football Writers Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year Award finalist, 1995 Region IV Coach of the Year and 1995 Big Eight Conference Coach of the Year u 1992 Football Writers Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year Award finalist and 1992 Kodak Region IV Coach of the Year u 1991 Big Eight Conference Coach of the Year u 1986 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year u 230-169-4 overall record in 34 seasons as a head/assistant coach 93 U NIVERSITY OF M INNESOTA F OOTBALL 2006 C O ACHING S TAFF MASON ATAGLANCE Born Glen Orin Mason, April 9, 1950 Hometown Colonia, N.J. High School Colonia (N.J.) High School Academic Degrees GOPHERS B.A. in education, Ohio State University, 1972 COACHES M.A. in education, Ball State University, 1973 REVIEW HISTORY Coaching Experience MEDIA 1972 Ball State graduate assistant 1973 Allegheny College assistant coach 1974 Ball State defensive line coach 1975-76 Iowa State offensive line coach 1977 Illinois offensive line coach 1978-79 Ohio State outside linebackers coach and offensive line coach 1980-85 Ohio State offensive coordinator 1986-87 Kent State head coach 1988-96 Kansas head coach opening to a season since 1987. The Gophers recorded seven straight victories under Mason dat- 1997- Minnesota head coach ing back to 2002, which was the longest winning streak at Minnesota since 1961. In 2002, Mason took the Gophers to new heights as Minnesota opened the season 4-0 for the Career Records second time in his tenure at Minnesota. The Gophers’ success continued as Minnesota won seven As a head coach 117-114-1 (20 seasons) of its first eight games, the school’s most successful start since 1961. At Minnesota 58-50 (nine seasons) Under Mason, the Maroon and Gold ventured into uncharted territory in 2002, earning their Bowl Games 8 (5-3 record) third bowl berth in four years, despite having only one senior starter on defense and only one sen- ior who started all 13 games on offense.
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