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Walt HarrisBradford M. Freeman Director of FootballHead Football CoachStanford University

Throughout his 30-plus years in coaching, WaltHarris has tutored some of the finest players

in the game, has been a part of championshipteams and some of the most respected programs in the nation and has earneda reputation as one of the great innovators and teachers in football.

And on December 13, 2004, the San Francisco Bay Area-native returnedhome to become the Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football and HeadFootball Coach at Stanford University.

There is no doubt that Harris has put together an impressive career both asa head and assistant coach on the college and professional levels. At each stopalong the way, Harris made his mark by coaching and mentoring players andbuilding championship teams. At 58, he has coached in 14 bowl games, includ-ing six as a head coach, while coaching 11 NFL first round draft picks and 14NFL quarterbacks.

Some of the players who have played under Harris include Larry Fitzgeraldand Antonio Bryant, both wide receivers from the University of Pittsburgh whoeach won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver, Heisman Trophywinner Eddie George at Ohio State, Boomer Esiason with the New York Jets,Biletnikoff Award winner Terry Glenn at Ohio State and Lombardi Award win-ner Orlando Pace at Ohio State.

Harris has had two previous head coaching stops: at the University of thePacific, his alma mater, from 1989-91, and at the University of Pittsburgh forthe past eight years (1997-2004). His 11-year record as a head coach stands at63-68, including an 11-24 record at UOP and a 52-44 mark at Pitt. Over his lastfour seasons at Pitt, however, the Panthers won 31 of Harris’ final 44 games ashead coach.

The Panthers reached bowl games in six of his eight seasons at Pittsburgh,including each of the last five, to give the school its best bowl run since reach-ing nine in a row from 1975-83. Each of his past five bowl teams have won atleast seven games and combined to post an impressive 39-23 (.629) record,marking the program’s winningest five-season stretch since 1979-83.

Harris led an impressive turnaround of the Pittsburgh football programduring his tenure in the Steel City, culminating with the school’s first BowlChampionship Series berth and a share of the Big East title in 2004 after post-ing an 8-3 regular season record. Harris, who was named the Big EastConference Coach of the Year for the second time, led his team to six wins inits last seven regular games to set up a Fiesta Bowl showdown against unbeat-en Utah.

Harris made a splash when he arrived at Pittsburgh in 1997 and earned BigEast Coach of the Year honors by leading the team to the Liberty Bowl for itsfirst postseason berth since 1989. The Panthers had not won more than fourgames in each of the previous five seasons (1992-96) before Harris’ arrival.

After his first season at Pitt, Harris began building the program into a peren-nial bowl contender. His teams did not qualify for bowl games in ’98 and ’99,but Harris was busy laying the groundwork for future success. His last fiveteams all competed in post-season bowl games as the Panthers took their right-ful place as one of the nation’s top programs.

Coaching Assignments

Year Organization Position Notes1970 El Camino HS Head Coach High school alma mater1971-73 Pacific Secondary Played DB at UOP from ‘66-671974-77 California Linebackers 27-16-1 record in four years1978 Air Force Secondary Coached during spring only1978-79 Michigan State Linebackers Team went 8-3 in ‘781980-82 Illinois Quarterbacks Coached two NFL First Round QBs1983-88 Tennessee Offensive Coordinator/QBs Won 4 of 5 bowl games1989-91 Pacific Head Coach Improved record each season1992-94 New York Jets Quarterbacks Coached Boomer Esiason to Pro Bowl1995-96 Ohio State Quarterbacks Won 22 games; No. 2 ranking in ‘961997-04 Pittsburgh Head Coach Six bowl appearances in 8 years

Head Coaching Record

Year School Record Bowl / Notes1989 Pacific 2-101990 Pacific 4-71991 Pacific 5-71997 Pittsburgh 6-6 Liberty / Big East Coach of the Year1998 Pittsburgh 2-91999 Pittsburgh 5-62000 Pittsburgh 7-5 Insight2001 Pittsburgh 7-5 Tangerine 2002 Pittsburgh 9-4 Insight / Region I Coach of the Year2003 Pittsburgh 8-5 Continental / Staff named No. 3 in country2004 Pittsburgh 8-4 Fiesta / First BCS game in school historyCareer Record: 63-68 (11 years)at Pacific: 11-24 (three years)at Pittsburgh: 52-44 (eight years)

Full Name: Walt Harris

Birthdate: November 9, 1946

Hometown: South San Francisco, CA

High School: El Camino (South SanFrancisco, CA), 1964

Junior College: College of San Mateo (SanMateo, CA), 1965

College: Pacific, B.A., History/PhysicalEducation, 1968; M.A., Physical Education,1969

Children: Scott (born 8/15/81); Summer(born 8/31/82); Brett (born 9/17/96)

Playing Experience: DB, College of SanMateo (1964-65); DB, University of thePacific (1966-67)

The Walt Harris File

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Harris led the Panthers to back-to-back 7-5 seasons and bowl appearancesin 2000 and 2001. In 2002, Pittsburgh finished 9-4 after beating Oregon State38-13 in the Insight Bowl. The Panthers went 8-5 after losing to Virginia in theContinental Tire Bowl in 2003.

His coaching skills have been recognized by many in the football world,including The Sporting News, which ranked the Pittsburgh coaching staff led byHarris No. 3 nationally and the best in the Big East in its 2003 college footballannual. In 2002, the American Football Coaches Foundation (AFCA) namedhim the Region I Coach of the Year.

Harris has also earned a reputation for developing talented players. AtPittsburgh, he tutored a pair of winners of the Biletnikoff Award annually givento the nation’s top receiver in Antonio Bryant (2000) and Larry Fitzgerald(2003), who was also the runnerup for the Heisman Trophy. Harris hascoached 11 first round NFL Draft picks, including two of his quarterbacks:Dave Wilson (1981, Illinois) and Tony Eason (1983, Illinois). Harris alsocoached Jack Trudeau at Illinois, who was a second round draft pick in 1986.Fifteen of Harris’ quarterbacks have gone on to compete in the NFL.

All totaled, Harris’ pupils include three Biletnikoff Award winners, oneHeisman Trophy winner, a Heisman runnerup, a Lombardi Award winner andnumerous All-Americans.

Prior to his tenure at Pittsburgh, he spent two seasons as the quarterbackscoach at Ohio State (1995-96) with the Buckeyes tying a then-school recordwith 11 victories each season. Ohio State reached the Citrus Bowl in 1995 withBuckeye players capturing some of college football’s top awards (Eddie George– Heisman Trophy; Terry Glenn – Biletnikoff Award; Orlando Pace – Lombardi

Award). The Buckeyes won 11 games again in 1996, earning a co-Big Ten titleand the conference’s berth in the Rose Bowl, where they went on to defeatArizona State and finished the season ranked No. 2 in the national polls.

From 1992-94, Harris was the quarterbacks coach for the New York Jets(1992-94) of the NFL, where he helped Esiason revitalize his career and earn aspot in the 1993 Pro Bowl.

“Walt Harris is right there with the best,” said Esiason.“There’s nobody better.”Harris spent six seasons from 1983-88 as the offensive coordinator at

Tennessee under Johnny Majors with the Volunteers posting a 47-21-4 (.653)record and winning four of the five bowl games they played in during his stintin Knoxville. Harris was also the team’s assistant head coach during his finalseason with the program in 1988.

“I consider Walt Harris as good a coach as there is in America,” said currentTampa Bay Buccaneers head coach and 2003 Super Bowl winner Jon Gruden,whom Harris hired for his first coaching job as a graduate assistant atTennessee in 1986. “His track record with quarterbacks, receivers and offensivefootball teams is unprecedented, and his winning percentage at Pitt speaks foritself. Walt is a class act and Stanford should be proud to have him.”

Harris, began his coaching career as the head coach at his prep alma materEl Camino High School in South San Francisco for one campaign in 1970. Hequickly moved into the collegiate ranks and then spent 18 seasons refining hisskills as an assistant before receiving his first head coaching position at his col-legiate alma mater Pacific, where he spent three seasons (1989-91), improvingthe Tigers in each of his final two campaigns.

Other stops as a collegiate assistant came at Pacific (1971-73, secondary),California (1974-77, linebackers), Air Force (spring 1978, secondary),Michigan State (1978-79, linebackers) and Illinois (1980-82, quarterbacks).

Harris graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in History and Physical Educationfrom Pacific in 1968, and earned his Master’s degree in Physical Educationfrom the Stockton school a year later. As a defensive back for the Tigers, heplayed for former NFL head coach Buddy Ryan, who was the defensive coordi-nator for the Tigers at the time.

Harris is the father of three children: Scott (born August 15, 1981), Summer(born August 31, 1982) and Brett (born September 17, 1996).

“Walt Harris is right up there with the best.There’s nobody better.”

– Boomer Esiason

Bowl Experience

Season School Bowl1982 Illinois Liberty1983 Tennessee Citrus1984 Tennessee Sun1985 Tennessee Sugar1986 Tennessee Liberty1987 Tennessee Peach1995 Ohio State Citrus1996 Ohio State Rose1997 Pittsburgh Liberty2000 Pittsburgh Insight2001 Pittsburgh Tangerine2002 Pittsburgh Insight2003 Pittsburgh Continental Tire2004 Pittsburgh Fiesta

Prominent Players Coached

Dave Wilson, QB IllinoisTony Eason, QB IllinoisJack Trudeau, QB IllinoisReggie White, DT TennesseeBoomer Esiason, QB New York JetsTerry Glenn, WR Ohio StateOrlando Pace, OT Ohio StateEddie George, RB Ohio StateAntonio Bryant, WR PittsburghLarry Fitzgerald, WR Pittsburgh

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Assistant Coaches

Tom FreemanOffensive Line (centers/guards) / Run Game Coordinator

Tom Freeman has coached the offensive line formore than 30 years on the collegiate level for teams

that have competed for the national championship, played in the Rose Bowland a BCS Bowl, and produced many players who have gone on to play in theNFL. He begins his first season at Stanford after coaching with Walt Harris forthe past eight years at the University of Pittsburgh.

Freeman will team with John McDonell to coach the Cardinal’s offensiveline. Freeman will coach guards and centers while McDonell will coach tacklesand tight ends.

A native of Bakersfield, California, Freeman brings with him a resume thatincludes coaching in the Pacific-10 Conference, the Big Ten, Big East and WAC.A 1969 graduate of San Diego State University, Freeman’s coaching stops haveincluded Hawaii, San Diego State, Arizona State, Purdue and Pittsburgh.

For the past eight years (1997-2004), Freeman helped Harris build Pitt intoa perennial bowl contender. Freeman, who coached centers and guards for thePanthers, added the responsibility of run game coordinator in 2000. Five ofFreeman’s lineman earned All-Big East honors under his tutelage, includingTony Orlandini (1997), Jon Marzoch (1997), Jeff McCurley (2000), BryanAnderson (2002) and Rob Petitti (2004).

Freeman spent five seasons at Purdue (1992-96) coaching the Boilermakers’offensive line before moving to Pitt. His offensive lines were instrumental inallowing Mike Alstott to become the Boilermakers’ all-time leading rusher.Alstott had consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons in 1994 and ’95 as Purduehad one of the best rushing offenses in the country.

The Boilermakers had the 12th best rushing offense in the country in 1994while in ’95 they averaged 233.4 yards per game on the ground and led the BigTen and ranked eighth nationally.

During his eight years as Arizona State’s offensive line coach (1984-91),Freeman helped the Sun Devil’s to three bowl games, including a Pac-10 cham-pionship and the school’s first Rose Bowl appearance in 1986. During that sea-son, ASU finished the year 10-1-1 after beating Michigan 22-15 in the RoseBowl. A year earlier, the Sun Devils went 8-4 in 1985 and played in the HolidayBowl. In 1987, ASU averaged nearly 200 yards a game on the ground and wasamong the national leaders in rushing offense. They went on to finish 7-4-1and played in the Freedom Bowl.

One of Freeman’s prized pupils at ASU was two-time All-American andfuture All-Pro Randall McDaniel. Freeman also coached guard Todd Kalis, afourth round pick in the ’87 NFL Draft.

Freeman spent three seasons coaching the offensive line at his alma mater,San Diego State, from 1981-83. His other coaching stops included Hawaii forsix years (1975-80), where he coached Dan Audick and Jesse Sapolou, one yearat San Diego City College (1974) and four years at San Ana College (1970-73).

Freeman began his coaching career at San Diego State as a graduate assistant in1969. He helped the Aztecs advance to the Pasadena Bowl.

Freeman earned his bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from San Diego Statein 1969. As a player, Freeman began playing college football at San Diego CityCollege (1964-65) where he was part of two conference championship teams. Hethen went on to play center and tackle at San Diego State, which went 19-1-1 in1967 and ’68 and won a pair of College Division national championships.

Born December 28, 1946, Freeman and his wife, Joanne, have three daugh-ters: Anna, Emily and Laura.


1969 San Diego State – Graduate Assistant 1970-73 Santa Ana College – Offensive Line 1974 San Diego City College – Offensive Line 1975-80 Hawaii – Offensive Line1981-83 San Diego State – Offensive Line1984-91 Arizona State – Offensive Line1992-96 Purdue – Offensive Line1997-04 Pittsburgh – Offensive Line (’97-04),

Run Game Coordinator (2000-04)

Bowl Experience

1969 Pasadena Bowl – San Diego State 1985 Holiday Bowl – Arizona State 1987 Rose Bowl – Arizona State1987 Freedom Bowl – Arizona State 1997 Liberty Bowl – Pittsburgh 2000 Insight Bowl – Pittsburgh2001 Tangerine Bowl – Pittsburgh 2002 Insight Bowl – Pittsburgh2003 Continental Tire Bowl – Pittsburgh 2004 Fiesta Bowl – Pittsburgh


Dan Audick, OT, HawaiiJesse Sapolou, OG, HawaiiRandall McDaniel, OT, Arizona StateTodd Kalis, OG, Arizona StateMark Fischer, OT, PurdueRob Petitti, OT, PittsburghBryan Anderson, OG, PittsburghJeff McCurley, C, PittsburghTony Orlandini, OT, PittsburghJon Marzoch, OG, Pittsburgh

Full Name: Tom Freeman

Date of Birth: December 28, 1946

Hometown: Bakersfield, California

High School: St. Augustine

College: San Diego State, 1969 (B.A., Liberal Studies)

Wife: Joanne

Children: Anna, Emily, Laura

Playing Experience: OT, San Diego CityCollege (1964-65); OT/C, San Diego State(1967-68)

Recruiting Region: Central and parts ofSouthern California, Reno, Colorado, Utah,Hawaii

The Freeman File


Assistant Coaches

Nathaniel HackettSpecialists / Recruiting Coordinator

Nathaniel Hackett is a student of the game. He wasborn into a football family, grew up around foot-

ball players and coaches and watched and learned fromhis dad, Paul a 35-year veteran of the coaching ranks,

everything the game had to offer. Football has always been a major part of hislife.

And now, at age 25, he begins his career as a football coach at StanfordUniversity.

Hackett has been at Stanford the past two seasons as an Assistant to theOffensive and Defensive Coordinators. But, when first year head coach WaltHarris took the job at Stanford, he hired Hackett on January 14, 2005, to be hisspecialists coach and recruiting coordinator. Hackett will oversee all aspects ofthe Cardinal’s nationwide recruiting efforts as well as coach place-kickers, pun-ters and snappers.

During the past two seasons, Hackett was a key assist to both the offensiveand defensive coordinators. In December, 2004, Hackett accepted the positionof linebackers coach at Western Michigan, but returned to Stanford onceHarris offered him a position on his staff in January.

Born December 19, 1979 in Fullerton, California, when his dad was coach-ing at USC, Hackett’s life can be chronicled by which team Paul was coaching.From berth through his first year, Hackett lived in Southern California whilePaul was coaching at USC. From there, Paul coached with the ClevelandBrowns for two years (Nathaniel was ages 2-3), then three years with the SanFrancisco 49ers from ages 4-6, followed by three years in Dallas with theCowboys, ages 7-9.

The next four years, ages 10-13, Hackett lived in Pittsburgh while his dadwas the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh. That was followed by fiveyears (ages 14-18) in Kansas City when Paul coached with the Chiefs. Duringthe last year, Nathaniel had begun attending college at U.C. Davis.

Following his stint with the Chiefs, Paul went on to work at USC as theTrojans head coach, then the past four years as the offensive coordinator withthe New York Jets. He is presently the quarterbacks coach for the Tampa BayBuccaneers.

During his childhood, Hackett had the opportunity to be a ball boy for hisdad’s teams and get to know some of the greatest players and coaches in thegame. The list includes Joe Montana, Tony Dorsett, Marcus Allen, Andre Rison,Derrick Thomas, Neil Smith and Curtis Martin, to name a few, as well as coach-es Bill Walsh, Marty Schottenheimer, Tom Landry, Herman Edwards, JonGruden, Marvin Lewis and Norv Turner. Hackett was a ball boy for the DallasCowboys for one year, the Pitt Panthers for four years and four more years withthe Kansas City Chiefs.

Hackett was a four-year letter-winner as a linebacker and a short and longsnapper at U.C. Davis from 1999-2002. He helped the Aggies, one of the topprograms in NCAA Division II, reach the playoffs each of his four seasons. TheAggies reached the quarterfinals in 1999 and 2002 and the semifinals in 2000and 2001. During his four seasons, U.C. Davis had a combined record of 41-9,

including a 10-2 record in ’99, 12-1 in 2000, 10-3 in ’01 and 9-3 in ’02. Hackettwon the George Belenis Award in 1998 as the team’s Most OutstandingRedshirt, and the “Aggie Pride” Award in 2002 as a senior.

While at U.C. Davis, Hackett taught Hip Hop dance for two years and wasthe President of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. He made his first foray intocoaching during the spring of 2003 at U.C. Davis when was an assistant line-backers coach. Hackett is single and resides in Palo Alto.

Full Name: Nathaniel Walter Hackett


Hometown: Gilford, NH

High School: Blue Valley Northwest (Kansas)

College: U.C. Davis, 2003 (B.A.,Neurobiology, Physiology and Behaviors)

Playing Experience: LB, U.C. Davis, 1999-2002

Recruiting Region: Florida, Georgia,Missouri, Kansas

The Hackett File

Tom HayesDefensive Coordinator / Secondary

When head coach Walt Harris went looking for adefensive coordinator and secondary coach

familiar with the 3-4 defense, he hit paydirt when hehired veteran coach Tom Hayes on February 14, 2005. In Hayes, the Cardinaldefense is led by a veteran coach of more than 30 years who has previously beena defensive coordinator at UCLA, Oklahoma and Kansas and coached for fiveyears for the Washington Redskins in the NFL.

A 1971 graduate of the University of Iowa, Hayes has a long and impressiveresume that includes 13 bowl appearances, including three Rose Bowl victories,numerous All-Conference and All-America players, and 26 defensive backs whohave been on NFL rosters, including five that were drafted in the first round. Hayeshas coached on staffs that have a combined 10-3 record in post-season bowl games.

Some of the great defensive backs who have been coached by Hayes are ProBowl players Darrell Green and Cris Dishman with the Redskins, ChampBailey, a Pro Bowl alternate and member of the 1999 NFL All-Rookie Teamwhile with Washington, UCLA’s Kenny Easley, Don Rogers, James Washington,Eric Turner, Darryl Henley, Matt Darby and Ron Pitts. Others include KevinSmith and Patrick Bates at Texas A&M and Oklahoma’s Darnell Walker andDarius Johnson, to name a few.

Most recently, Hayes spent the 2001 season at the University of Kansas. Hewas the Jayhawk’s defensive coordinator and secondary coach and, for the finalthree games of the year, he was the team’s Interim Head Coach.

Prior to his one season at Kansas, Hayes spent five years (1995-2000) coach-ing the secondary for the Washington Redskins of the NFL under Norv Turner.In the 15 years before he moved to the NFL, Hayes coached for three of the topcollege programs in the nation under three of the game’s most respected headcoaches. In 13 of those years, his season ended at a post-season bowl game.

Hayes coached under Gary Gibbs at Oklahoma for four years (1991-94),under R.C. Slocum at Texas A&M for two years (1989-90) and under TerryDonahue at UCLA for nine seasons (1980-88).

At Oklahoma, Hayes was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach. Hehelped the Sooners to a pair of nine-win seasons and three bowl games, includ-ing a win over Virginia in the 1991 Gator Bowl and a victory over Texas Techin the ’93 Hancock Bowl.

He was the Assistant Head Coach and secondary coach for two seasons atTexas A&M. He helped direct the Aggies to a combined 17-7-1 record and tripsto the Hancock Bowl in ’89 (lost to Pittsburgh) and the Holiday Bowl in 1990(victory over BYU).

Hayes worked for nine years as an assistant coach under Donahue at UCLA(1980-88). He was the secondary coach in 1980-81, then was promoted to co-defensive coordinator/secondary coach from ’82-88. In nine seasons inWestwood, Hayes was part of a Bruin program that won four Pac-10Championships, played in three Rose Bowls and eight bowl games overall, went

7-1 in bowl competition and finished among the top-5 nationally five timesand among the top-20 eight times. The Bruins never won less than seven gamesduring Hayes’ nine-year tenure.

The Bruins went 10-1-1 in 1982 and finished ranked fifth in the nation afterbeating Michigan in the Rose Bowl. In 1983, UCLA again won the Pac-10 titleand beat Illinois in the Rose Bowl. A few years later, in 1985, UCLA went 9-2-1, beat Iowa in the Rose Bowl and finished as the nation’s No. 7 ranked team.

Hayes was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Cal StateFullerton in 1979 and was the secondary coach at his alma mater, Iowa, in1977-78. He coached for five years on the high school level and one year at CoeCollege in Iowa before getting his first collegiate job at Iowa in ’77.

Hayes was a three-year letter-winner as a defensive back for Iowa from 1967-71and signed as a free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals. He earned his undergradu-ate degree in Finance/Insurance from Iowa in ’71. Born March 26, 1949 inKeokuk, Iowa, he attended Atlantic High School in Iowa. He and his wife Cindy,whose brother-in-law is former Kansas City Chiefs running back Ed Podolak, havethree children: Andy, who played baseball at Virginia Tech, Lindsay and Sarah.


1971-72 High School (Iowa) – Defensive Coord.1973 Coe College (Iowa) – Secondary1974-76 High School (Iowa) – Head Coach1977-78 Iowa – Secondary1979 Cal State Fullerton –

Defensive Coordinator / Secondary1980-88 UCLA – Secondary (’80-81);

Co-Def. Coord./Secondary (’82-88) 1989-90 Texas A&M – Asst. Head Coach / Secondary

Oklahoma – Def. Coord. / Secondary1995-99 Washington (NFL) - Secondary2001 Kansas – Def.Coordinator/Secondary;

Interim Head Coach final three games

Bowl Experience

1981 Bluebonnet Bowl – UCLA 1982 Rose Bowl – UCLA1983 Rose Bowl – UCLA1984 Fiesta Bowl – UCLA1985 Rose Bowl – UCLA 1986 Freedom Bowl – UCLA1987 Aloha Bowl – UCLA 1988 Cotton Bowl – UCLA1989 Hancock Bowl – Texas A&M 1990 Holiday Bowl – Texas A&M1991 Gator Bowl - Oklahoma1993 Hancock Bowl - Oklahoma1994 Copper Bowl - Oklahoma


Kenny Easley, DB, UCLADon Rogers, DB, UCLAJames Washington, DB, UCLAMarcus Turner, DB, UCLAEric Turner, DB, UCLADarryl Henley, DB, UCLAMatt Darby, DB, UCLAHerb Welch, DB, UCLARon Pitts, DB, UCLAPatrick Bates, DB, Texas A&MKevin Smith, DB, Texas A&MDarnell Walker, DB, OklahomaDarius Johnson, DB, Oklahoma

Darrell Green, DB, Washington (NFL)Cris Dishman, DB, Washington (NFL)Champ Bailey, DB, Washington (NFL)

Full Name: Tom Hayes

Date of Birth: March 26, 1949

Hometown: Keokuk, Iowa

High School: Atlantic (Atlantic, Iowa)

College: Iowa, 1971 (B.A., Finance/Insurance)

Wife: Cindy

Children: Andy, Lindsay, Sarah

Playing Experience: DB, Iowa (1967-71)

Recruiting Region: Houston and Louisiana

The Hayes File


Assistant Coaches

John McDonellOffensive Line (tackles/tight ends)

Aveteran of the Pac-10 Conference, John McDonellreturned to Stanford for his second tour of duty as

offensive line coach on February 24, 2005. Previously,McDonell coached centers and guards on The Farm in 2001, then headed toNotre Dame where he spent the last three seasons (2002-04) as the Irish’s offen-sive line coach. He will coach tackles and tight ends for the Cardinal in 2005.

An experienced coach of more than 20 years, McDonell coached centers andguards for Notre Dame the past three years. He helped the Irish to two bowlgames (2002 Gator and 2004 Insight), had five of his players taken in the NFLDraft and coached an offensive line that was integral in Notre Dame havingtwo, 1,000 yard rushers. In 2002, Ryan Grant posted the 10th best single seasonrushing performance in Irish history with 1,085 yards. A year later, Julius Jonesrushed for 1,268 yards, the eighth best single season at Notre Dame.

McDonell coached center Jeff Faine while at Notre Dame. Faine, a 2002First-Team All-America and Rimington Award runnerup, was a first roundpick by the Cleveland Browns. In 2003, four of McDonell’s linemen were select-ed in the NFL Draft.

In his first stop at Stanford in 2001, McDonell coached centers and guardsfor a Cardinal team that went 9-3, was ranked in the top-10, won nine regularseason games for the second time in 50 years and played Georgia Tech in theSeattle Bowl. The Cardinal ranked 23rd nationally in rushing offense, averag-ing more than 200 yards per game and scoring 27 touchdowns. One ofMcDonell’s pupils, guard Eric Heitmann, was named First-Team All-Americaand First-Team All-Pac-10. Both Heitmann and center Zack Quaccia wereselected in the NFL Draft.

Prior to coming to Stanford in 2001, McDonell spent 12 years coaching atWashington State University under Mike Price (1989-2000). McDonell was theoffensive coordinator and offensive line coach in Pullman for seven years(1994-00). He coached the offensive line and tight ends for the Cougars from‘89-93.

While at WSU, McDonell was a member of three bowl teams, one Pac-10championship team and some of the greatest offenses in school history. In1997, with McDonell as the offensive coordinator, WSU captured the Pac-10title and Rose Bowl berth with a record breaking offense. The Cougars finishedas the nation’s ninth ranked team with a 10-2 record. McDonell’s offense ledthe Pac-10 and was second nationally after averaging 502 yards in total offenseper game. His offense also set conference records for most points scored andmost yards gained in a season.

In 1994, WSU finished the season with an 8-4 record, a win in the AlamoBowl and a No. 24 final ranking. McDonell was part of the Washington Stateteam that went to the Copper Bowl in 1992 and defeated Utah, 31-28. TheCougars led the Pac-10 in total offense, posted a 9-3 record and a No. 15 finalranking.

McDonell spent five seasons under Price at Weber State (1984-88) as theiroffensive line coach. At Weber State, McDonell coached one of the top offens-es in NCAA Division 1AA. In 1987, Weber State finished 10th in the final reg-ular season poll, won the Big Sky championship and reached the 1AA semi-finals. WSC led the nation in total offense in 1985.

McDonell began his coaching career at Carroll College, his alma mater,immediately after earning a bachelor’s degree in social science in 1981. As aplayer at Carroll College (1977-80), he was a four-year starter, a team captainand received NAIA All-America recognition following his senior season. Hewas also a three-time All-Frontier Conference tackle. McDonell was inductedinto the Carroll College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994.

A native of Spokane, Washington, McDonell attended Gonzaga Prep HighSchool. Born June 2, 1959, McDonell and his wife, Mindy have two children:Michael (born 7/15/97) and Megan (born 5/27/99)


1981 Carroll College – Offensive Line1984-88 Weber State – Offensive Line1989-00 Washington State –

Offensive Line/TE (’89-93)Offensive Coordinator/OL (’94-00)

2001 Stanford – Offensive Line (c/og)2002-04 Notre Dame – Offensive Line (c/og)

Bowl Experience

1992 Copper Bowl – Washington State1994 Alamo Bowl – Washington State1998 Rose Bowl – Washington State2001 Seattle Bowl - Stanford2002 Gator Bowl – Notre Dame2004 Insight Bowl – Notre Dame


Drew Bledsoe, QB, Washington StateRyan Leaf, QB, Washington StateScott Sanderson, OT, Washington StateRobbie Tobeck, C, Washington StateCory Withrow, C/G, Washington StateEric Heitmann, OG, StanfordJeff Faine, C, Notre DameSean Mahan, OG, Notre Dame

Full Name: John P. McDonell

Date of Birth: June 2, 1959

Hometown: Spokane, Washington

High School: Gonzaga Prep

College: Carroll College, 1981(B.A., Social Science)

Wife: Mindy

Children: Michael, Megan

Playing Experience: OT,Carroll College, 1977-80

Recruiting Region: The Northeast

The McDonell File


Assistant Coaches


Assistant Coaches

Wayne MosesRunning Backs

Afamiliar coach in the Pacific-10 Conference, WayneMoses begins his second tour of duty at Stanford

and third season coaching Cardinal running backs.Moses coached on The Farm during the 2002 and ’03 seasons before spendingthe 2004 season at the University of Pittsburgh under Walt Harris. He returnedto Stanford on January 14, 2005.

A year ago, Moses was part of a Pitt team that won the Big EastChampionship and advanced to a BCS Bowl for the first time in school histo-ry. The Panthers won six of their final seven regular season games to earn aFiesta Bowl berth vs. Utah. When Harris took the job at Stanford, he broughtMoses with him to The Farm.

Moses has deep roots coaching running backs in the Pacific-10 Conferenceand has coached at five Pac-10 schools since 1990. Throughout his career, hehas worked with running backs in all but three years. In the past 15 years, hehas tutored Pac-10 running backs at UCLA (1990-95), Cal (1996), Washington(1997-2000), USC (2001) and Stanford (2002-03). Several of his pupils havehad 1,000-yard rushing seasons.

Some of the great Pac-10 players who have worked under Moses includeKarim Abdul-Jabbar, Kevin Williams, Skip Hicks, and Shawn Wills at UCLA,Deltha O’Neal and Tarik Smith at Cal and Willie Hurst and Rashawn Shehee atWashington.

Moses came to Stanford to coach Cardinal running backs in 2002 and ’03.He coached current Cardinal senior J.R. Lemon as well as Kerry Carter, cur-rently playing for the Seattle Seahawks, and 1,000 yard rusher Kenneth Tolon.

Moses spent the 2001 season working at USC. He helped the Trojans finish5-3 in the Pac-10 (6-6 overall) and advance to their first post-season bowl gameafter a two-year absence.

Moses was the running backs coach at his alma mater, Washington, for fouryears (1997-2000) before joining the Trojan staff. Washington led the Pac-10 inrushing in 2000 (16th nationally). The Huskies played in a bowl game each year(1997 Aloha Bowl, 1998 Oahu Bowl, 1999 Holiday Bowl and 2001 Rose Bowl).

He spent the 1996 season handling the running backs at California, helpingthe Golden Bears to their first bowl appearance in six years. Under head coachSteve Mariucci, the Bears finished the regular season 6-5 and played Navy in theAloha Bowl.

From 1990-95, Moses was the running backs coach at UCLA under TerryDonahue. Abdul-Jabbar and Williams led the Pac-10 in rushing under Moses’tutelage while Hicks went on to earn All-America honors. Abdul-Jabbar setUCLA’s single season rushing records and was named First-Team All-Americain 1995 with Moses as his coach. The Bruins played in the 1991 Sun Bowl, 1994Rose Bowl and 1995 Aloha Bowl.

Moses began his coaching career in 1978 at Cal State Fullerton as a graduateassistant working with the defensive backs. He then was the running backscoach at Chaffey Junior College in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., in 1979. Hewent to North Carolina State in 1980, working with the defensive backs.

He then was the running backs coach at Bowling Green for three years(1981-83), Rutgers for two seasons (1984-85) and San Diego State for threeyears (1986-88). Paul Hewitt of the Aztecs led the nation in scoring in 1987.Bowling Green played in the 1982 California Bowl and San Diego State was inthe 1986 Holiday Bowl. Next, he was the wide receivers coach at New Mexicoin 1989 before moving to UCLA. His receiver at New Mexico, Terance Mathis,set NCAA career records for receptions and receiving yardage.

He was a coaching intern with the NFL’s Los Angeles Raiders, Seattle Seahawksand Denver Broncos during the summers of 1990, 1993 and 1999, respectively.

Moses was a four-year (1973-74, 1976-77) letterman at Washington, wherehe started at cornerback his last two seasons. He was a member of the Huskies’1978 Rose Bowl championship team.

He received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Washington in1977. He spent some time out of football when he was hired by the FBI to trainas an agent at Quantico, Virginia.

Moses played football and basketball at San Dimas (Calif.) High. A native ofNew Gulf, Texas, Moses and his wife, Rosalind, have two daughters: Valerie(born 2/17/82), a 2004 graduate of the University of Washington, and Kimberly(born 8/14/86), a freshman at Sacramento State University.


1978 Cal State Fullerton – Graduate Assistant1979 Chaffey Junior College – Running Backs1980 North Carolina State –

Defensive Backs Assistant1981-83 Bowling Green – Running Backs1984-85 Rutgers – Running Backs1986-88 San Diego State – Running Backs1989 New Mexico – Wide Receivers1990-95 UCLA – Running Backs1996 California – Running Backs1997-00 Washington – Running Backs2001 USC – Running Backs

2002-03 Stanford – Running Backs2004 Pittsburgh – Running Backs

Bowl Experience

1982 California Bowl – Bowling Green1986 Holiday Bowl – San Diego State1991 Sun Bowl – UCLA1994 Rose Bowl – UCLA1995 Aloha Bowl – UCLA1996 Aloha Bowl – California1997 Aloha Bowl – Washington1998 Oahu Bowl – Washington1999 Holiday Bowl – Washington2001 Rose Bowl – Washington2001 Las Vegas Bowl – USC2005 Fiesta Bowl - Pittsburgh


Terance Mathis, WR, New MexicoKarim Abdul-Jabbar, RB, UCLAKevin Williams, RB, UCLASkip Hicks, RB, UCLATarik Smith, RB, CaliforniaDeltha O’Neal, RB, CaliforniaWillie Hurst, RB, WashingtonRashawn Shehee, RB, Washington

Full Name: Wayne Moses

Date of Birth: January 11, 1955

Hometown: New Gulf, Texas

High School: San Dimas (San Dimas, CA)

College: Washington, 1977 (B.A., Political Science)

Wife: Rosalind

Children: Valerie, Kimberly

Playing Experience: CB, Washington,1973-74, ’76-77

Recruiting Region: Los Angeles, SanBernardino and Riverside counties, Las Vegas

The Moses File


Assistant Coaches

Darrell PattersonInside Linebackers

Darrell Patterson, who played professional footballfor seven years in the Canadian Football League

and was a four-year letter-winner at TCU, joined theCardinal staff as inside linebackers coach on January 20, 2005. Following hisprofessional career, Patterson has been coaching defensive football for 14 years,most recently as the linebackers coach at Southern Methodist University.

Patterson finished an impressive four-year career at Texas ChristianUniversity (1979-82) as the school’s all-time leader in total tackles (544), unas-sisted tackles (286) and assisted tackles (258). He was selected in the sixthround of the 1983 NFL Draft by the New York Giants, but found his way toCanada for a seven-year career as a linebacker playing for the Winnipeg BlueBombers (1984-88) and the Hamilton Tiger Cats (1988-90). Patterson won aGrey Cup championship while playing for Winnipeg in 1984 and was a run-nerup for the Grey Cup while playing for Hamilton in 1989.

Following his playing career, Patterson began his coaching career as anintern for the British Columbia Lions in 1991. His coaching stops have includ-ed Akron University, Ottowa of the CFL, Temple, Kentucky, Arkansas State,Baylor and SMU.

For the past two years, Patterson has coached linebackers at SMU (2003-04).Prior to his two-year stay in Dallas, Patterson coached linebackers for one sea-son at Baylor in 2002 and Arkansas State in 2001. At Baylor, he coached line-backer John Garrett, who went on to sign an NFL free agent contract

During his four seasons at Kentucky (1997-2000), Patterson was part of astaff that advanced to two bowl games: the Outback Bowl vs. Penn State fol-lowing the 1998 season and the ’99 Music City Bowl vs. Syracuse. While atKentucky, Patterson coached safeties Willie Gary and Anthony Wajda to All-SEC honors and freshman All-America David Jackson.

Patterson coached defensive tackle Larry Chester during his two years atTemple (1995-96). Chester went on to sign an NFL contract with theIndianapolis Colts.

Patterson returned to the Canadian Football League in 1995 as a defensiveline and special teams coach for the Ottowa Rough Riders. One of his players,John Cropke, was named All-Canadian and All-East Division.

Patterson’s first foray into the college ranks came in 1992 when he began athree-year stint at Akron University (’92-94). Two of his top players wereSecond-Team All-America kicker Darren Alcorn and OLB/DE Jason Taylor.

Born December 14, 1961, Patterson earned a B.A. degree in HumanRelations from TCU in 1984. He and his wife Julie, who he met while playingprofessionally in Canada, have three children: Michael, Monika and Meghan.


1991 British Columbia (CFL) – Intern (LB)1992-94 Akron – OLB/Special Teams Coordinator1995 Ottowa (CFL) – Defensive Line /

Special Teams Coordinator1995-96 Temple – Defensive Line1997-00 Kentucky – Safeties2001 Arkansas State – Linebackers2002 Baylor - Linebackers2003-04 SMU - Linebackers

Bowl Experience

1998 Outback - Kentucky 1999 Music City - Kentucky


Jason Taylor, OLB/DE, AkronDarren Alcorn, PK/P, AkronJohn Cropke, DL, OttowaLarry Chester, DT, TempleWillie Gary, FS, KentuckyDavid Johnson, SS, KentuckyAnthony Wajda, FS, KentuckyJohn Garrett, LB, Baylor

Full Name: Darrell Patterson


Hometown: Canonsburgh, PA

High School: Canon McMillan

College: TCU, 1984 (B.A., Human Relations)

Wife: Julie

Children: Michael, Monika, Meghan

Playing Experience: LB, TCU, 1979-82

LB, Winnepeg (CFL), 1984-88

LB, Hamilton (CFL), 1988-90

Recruiting Region: Texas (except Houston),Oklahoma, Arkansas, Eastern Canada

The Patterson File


Assistant Coaches

Tom QuinnOutside Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator

Tom Quinn, who was hired at Stanford on February12, 2002, begins his fourth season on the Cardinal

coaching staff. Quinn coached tight ends in 2002 and ’03, then moved to thedefensive side of the ball to coach outside linebackers in 2004. He has coachedthe Cardinal’s special teams the past three years and will continue in that roleunder Walt Harris.

During his time on The Farm, Quinn has made an impact on offense,defense and special teams. He coached Alex Smith at tight end in ’02-03. Smithwent on in ’04 to become the school’s most prolific receiving tight end whileearning First-Team All-Pac-10 and Second-Team All-America honors.Defensively, Quinn’s top pupil a year ago at outside linebacker was Jon Alston,who was among the Pac-10 leaders in sacks and tackles for loss and was namedSecond-Team All-Pac-10.

Under his leadership, Stanford’s special teams have flourished the past threeyears. Last season, the Cardinal led the league and was seventh in the NCAA inkickoff returns, averaging 24.63 yards per return. T.J. Rushing finished the yearNo. 1 in the Pac-10 and No. 6 in the nation with a 28.39 KOR average, earninghim First-Team All-Pac-10 recognition. Another Quinn pupil, Michael Okwo,earned First-Team All-Pac-10 honors as a special teams player while redshirtfreshman punter Jay Ottovegio became the first freshman in school history toaverage more than 40 yards per punt.

In 2003, Stanford was No. 2 in the nation and No. 1 in the Pac-10 in kickoffcoverage as it limited opponents to just 14.1 yards per return. Stanford’s netpunting (37.14) was its best in seven years while punter Eric Johnson brokeschool records for most punts (86) and most punting yards in a season (3,687).

Quinn, a 1990 graduate of the University of Arizona, has coached on the col-legiate level the past 13 years. His previous stops have been at DavidsonCollege, James Madison University, Boston University, Holy Cross and San JoseState.

No stranger to Pac-10 football, Quinn was a linebacker for the Wildcats from1986-90. He was a member of three Arizona teams that participated in bowlgames: 1986 Aloha, 1989 Copper, 1990 Aloha). During his five years in Tucson,Quinn earned a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in 1990 and aMaster’s in Education in 1991.

He began his coaching career immediately after completing his eligibility atArizona. His first job was as the linebackers coach at Davidson College in 1991.After one season, he moved on to James Madison University, where he was thespecial teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator for three years (1992-94).

For the next four years, Quinn held the defensive coordinator’s position atboth Boston University and Holy Cross. He worked at Boston during the 1995season before moving on to Holy Cross for the next three years (1996-98).

Quinn was on the staff at San Jose State for three seasons (1999-2001) priorto coming to Stanford. He worked under Dave Baldwin in 1999 and 2000 and

was the only holdover when the staff changed in 2001. Quinn coached line-backers and tight ends and was the special teams coordinator.

Under Quinn’s tutelage, the Spartans put together some of the finest specialteams units in the nation. San Jose State ranked sixth in the nation in net punt-ing in 1999 and 25th in 2000. Punter Tim Morgan was an All-Western AthleticConference selection in ’99 while return specialists Jarmar Julien and WalkingBailey were nationally ranked in punt and kickoff returns. The Spartans alsoranked 16th in the NCAA in punt returns in 1999.

Born January 27, 1968, Quinn and his wife, Alison, are the parents of a son,Shane, born 6/2/02 and a daughter, Logan, born 10/5/04.


1991 Davidson College – Linebackers1992-94 James Madison – Special Teams/

Recruiting Coordinator1995 Boston – Defensive Coordinator1996-98 Holy Cross – Defensive Coordinator1999-01 San Jose State – Linebackers/Tight Ends/

Special Teams2002-04 Stanford – Tight Ends/

Special Teams (2002-03);Outside linebackers/Special Teams (2004)


Ed Perry, TE, James MadisonDion Foxx, DE, James MadisonDavid Poluka, DE, Holy CrossTim Morgan, P, San Jose StateJosh Parry, LB, San Jose StateAlex Smith, TE, Stanford

Full Name: Tom Quinn

Date of Birth: January 27, 1968

Hometown: Pasadena, California

High School: Foothill

College: Arizona, 1990 (B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies)

Graduate Degree: Arizona, 1991 (M.A., Education)

Wife: Alison

Children: Shane, Logan

Playing Experience: ILB,Arizona, 1986-90

Recruiting Region: Orange County, SanDiego, Arizona

The Quinn File


Assistant Coaches

Dave TiptonDefensive Line

The veteran of the Cardinal coaching staff, DaveTipton, is now in his 17th season on The Farm.

One of the school’s all-time great defensive linemanand key member of Stanford’s 1971 Rose Bowl team, Tipton will coach thedefensive line for Walt Harris in 2004.

Tipton, who was hired at Stanford on July 11, 1989, has worked for four pre-vious head coaches on The Farm. He was the outside linebackers coach forDennis Green from 1989-91 before moving to the defensive line under BillWalsh for three years (1992-94). Under Tyrone Willingham, Tipton was theteam’s recruiting coordinator and defensive interior line coach for seven sea-sons (1995-2001). Tipton worked under Buddy Teevens for three years (2002-04) as Stanford’s defensive tackles coach and recruiting coordinator (2002-03)

Under his tutelage, Tipton has coached some of the finest defensive playersin school history. They include All-American linebacker Ron George, two-timeAll-Pac-10 tackle Willie Howard and NFL players Jason Fisk, Carl Hansen, PeteSwanson and Amon Gordon.

Howard was named First-Team All-Pacific-10 Conference in both ’99 and’00 and became only the fourth Cardinal defensive lineman to earn First-Teamall-league honors in consecutive seasons. In 1999, Howard was also namedwinner of the Morris Trophy as the best lineman in the Pac-10. George was atwo-time all-conference player and All-America selection in 1992.

Tipton (born April 23, 1949) was the defensive line coach at Oregon State in1988. Prior to that stint, he was the defensive line coach and special teams coor-dinator at Cal State-Fullerton for four seasons (1984-87). While at Fullerton, healso served as the strength and conditioning coordinator.

From 1981 to ’83, Tipton was the defensive coordinator at Sweetwater HighSchool in National City, California. The ’83 Sweetwater team recorded nineshutouts and won the CIF Championship. The ’81 and ’82 Sweetwater teamsreached the CIF semifinals in the playoffs.

From 1978 to 1980, Tipton was the defensive coordinator at Bonita Vista HighSchool in Chula Vista, California. His ’80 squad was also a CIF semifinalist.

In 1977, Tipton was defensive line coach at United States InternationalUniversity in San Diego, California.

Tipton graduated from Stanford in May 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degreein Political Science. He later received a Master of Arts degree in Education withan emphasis in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University in August 1981.

While at Stanford, Tipton was named to the Coaches All-America team as asenior defensive tackle in 1970. He was also named All-West Coast and All-Pac-8. On January 1, 1971, while Jim Plunkett and mates were controlling theoffense, Tipton and the remaining Thunderchickens were controlling thedefense as Stanford defeated Big-10 Champion Ohio State, 27-17, to win theRose Bowl.

Tipton, a native of Hollister, California, then began a six-year pro careerwhen he was drafted in the fourth round by the New York Giants. He playedthree years with the Giants (1971-73), two years with the San Diego Chargers(1974-75), and one year with the Seattle Seahawks (1976).

Dave and his wife, Mia, have four children – Matthew (born 11/25/77),Megan (born 5/9/81), Will (born 8/14/84) and Amanda (born 7/16/87). TheTiptons – Mia, Matt, Megan, Will and Amanda – have sung the nationalanthem at Stanford football and women’s basketball games. Matt, who gradu-ated from Stanford in June, 2001, was a manager for the football team. Megan,who graduated from the University of Oregon, is a member of Stanford’sAthletic Marketing staff, Will is a junior at Chapman University in SouthernCalifornia and Amanda will attend U.C. Santa Barbara on a water polo schol-arship this fall.


1977 United States Int’l –Defensive Line1978-80 Bonita Vista H.S. – Defensive Coord.1981-83 Sweetwater H.S. – Defensive Coord.1984-87 Cal State Fullerton – Defensive Line/

Special Teams1988 Oregon State – Defensive Line1989-04 Stanford – OLB (’89-91), DL (’92-04)

Bowl Experience

1991 Aloha Bowl – Stanford1993 Blockbuster Bowl – Stanford1995 Liberty Bowl – Stanford1996 Sun Bowl – Stanford2000 Rose Bowl – Stanford 2001 Seattle Bowl – Stanford


Dan Saleamua, DT, Sweetwater High SchoolPellum McDaniels, DT, Oregon StateEsera Tuaolo, DT, Oregon StateRon George, OLB, StanfordJason Fisk, NT, StanfordPete Swanson, DT, StanfordCarl Hansen, DT, StanfordWillie Howard, DT, Stanford Matt Leonard, DT, Stanford

Full Name: David Lance Tipton

Date of Birth: April 23, 1949

Hometown: Hollister, California

High School: San Benito

College: Stanford, 1971 (B.A., PoliticalScience)

Graduate Degree: Azusa Pacific, 1981 (M.A., Education)

Wife: Mia

Children: Matthew, Megan, Will, Amanda

Playing Experience:DT, Stanford, 1967-70DT, New York Giants, ’71-73DT, San Diego Chargers, ’74-75DT, Seattle Seahawks, ’76

Recruiting Region: Bay Area, Northwest

The Tipton File


Assistant Coaches

Tucker WaughWide Receivers

Tucker Waugh, who spent the past 10 years at IllinoisState and Army, was named Stanford’s wide

receivers coach on January 26, 2005. The 34-year oldWaugh has coached wide receivers for the past eight years while building a rep-utation as a bright, energetic, intelligent, young coach.

Waugh’s most recent assignment was a five-year stint as the wide receiverscoach at the United States Military Academy at West Point (2000-04). He addedthe duties of recruiting coordinator his final two years at Army. When Waugharrived at West Point, he inherited a group of receivers who caught a combined14 passes. Over the next three years, Waugh’s receivers caught 322 balls. One ofhis players, Aaron Alexander, caught 64 passes for 861 yards in 2003 to set a newsingle season record at Army

Waugh coached for five seasons at Illinois State University (1995-99) beforemoving to West Point. He coached outside linebackers in 1995, running backsin ’96 and wide receivers his final three years. He had an All-GatewayConference selection in each of his three seasons as receivers coach: MarquisMosely in ’97, Ricky Garrett in ’98 and ’99. Waugh helped the Redbirds estab-lish themselves as one of the most prolific passing attacks in the nation. Theywent to the NCAA Division 1AA playoffs in 1998 and advanced to the 1AAnational semifinals in 1999.

A 1993 graduate of DePauw University, where he earned B.A. in EnglishComposition and Physical Education, Waugh began his coaching career atOtterbein College in ’93 as a quarterbacks coach. He returned to his alma materin 1994 as a wide receivers coach. He also completed a coaching fellowship withthe British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League.

Waugh lettered at quarterback while playing at DePauw from 1990-92,where he was named the school’s Outstanding Physical Education major. Heand his wife, Jennifer, have one son: Jackson (born 11/24/02).


1993 Otterbein College – Quarterbacks1994 DePauw – Wide Receivers1995-99 Illinois State – OLB (’95); RB (’96); WR(’97-99)2000-04 Army – Wide Receivers


Aaron Alexander, WR, ArmyRicky Garrett, WR, Illinois State

Full Name: Tucker J. Waugh

Date of Birth: March 27, 1971

Hometown: Libertyville, IL

High School: Libertyville

College: DePauw, 1993 (B.A., EnglishComposition/Physical Education)

Wife: Jennifer

Children: Jackson (born 11/24/02)

Playing Experience: QB, DePauw, 1990-92

Recruiting Region: Midwest

The Waugh File


Assistant Coaches

Ron ForbesDirector of Strength & Conditioning for Football

Ron Forbes begins his fourth season at StanfordUniversity as Director of Strength and

Conditioning for the Cardinal football program. A member of the Universityof Florida strength and conditioning program for seven years, Forbes joinedthe Cardinal coaching staff in April, 2002.

A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, Forbes earned a Bachelor’s degree inExercise Science (Exercise Physiology) from the University of Florida in 1995.

At Stanford, Forbes directs the strength and conditioning program for theCardinal football team. He designs and implements all aspects of strength andspeed development, nutrition, off-season and pre-season training, testing andevaluation.

Forbes began his career in strength and conditioning as an undergraduateassistant in 1995 for the Gator football program. In 1996 and ’97, he was agraduate assistant and volunteer strength and conditioning coach. He wasnamed Strength and Conditioning Coordinator at Florida in 1998.

As a member of the Gator’s football program, Forbes participated in sevenconsecutive bowl games under head coach Steve Spurrier. In his first season,Forbes was a member of the 1996 Gator squad that went 12-1 and beat FloridaState for the national championship. The Gators went 10-2 and beat Penn Statethe following season in the Citrus Bowl. In 1998, Florida finished 10-2 afterbeating Syracuse in the Orange Bowl. The Gators went 9-4 in ’99 and 10-3 in

’00 despite back-to-back bowl defeats to Michigan State and Miami. A year ago,Florida beat Maryland in the Orange Bowl.

Along with his responsibilities with the football program, Forbes alsoworked with the Gators’ women’s soccer team from 1998-2001. During thistime, Florida won four straight Southeastern Conference titles and one NCAAchampionship (1996).

While at Florida, Forbes was a guest lecturer at the University of FloridaCenter for Exercise Science Symposium. Along with the Gator’s head strengthcoach, Forbes also ran the Gator Speed and Strength clinics.

He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association andthe American College of Sports Medicine. Forbes is also a USA Weightliftingclub coach.

Born April 6, 1962, Forbes and his wife, Emelda, have three sons: Zeno (born7/1/94), Keanu (4/1/97) and Dalton (born 5/22/98).

Nate PeoplesAssistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Athree-year letterwinner at Mississippi StateUniversity, Nate Peoples is in his fourth season at

Stanford as an Assistant Strength and ConditioningCoach. In addition to assisting Ron Forbes in all aspects of strength and con-ditioning for the Cardinal football program, Peoples also directs the strengthand conditioning programs for Stanford’s men’s crew team, baseball andwrestling.

Peoples, a member of the MSU football program from 1994-97, earnedthree letters as a linebacker while playing for head coach Jackie Sherrill. Heplayed on the ’94 Bulldog team that advanced to the Peach Bowl. A formerwalk-on, Peoples earned a football scholarship while completing his under-graduate degree in Fitness Management in ’97. He went on to earn a Master’sDegree in Sports Administration from Mississippi State in 1999.

Following graduation, Peoples worked for one year at All SportsCommunity Service in Tampa, Fla. All Sports was a non-profit organizationthat helped first generation college-bound high school students attain scholar-ships through sponsorships.

Peoples spent two years at the University of Central Florida (2000-2002) asan Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. At UCF, he directed thestrength and conditioning programs for the men’s basketball program, base-ball, and golf while assisting with the football team.

Peoples is married to the former Ms. Amber Barrett Twyner.


1996-97 Florida – Graduate Assistant/ Volunteer Strength Coach

1998-01 Florida – Strength & Conditioning Coordinator

2002-04 Stanford – Director of Strength & Conditioning for Football

Bowl Experience

1996 Sugar Bowl – Florida1997 Citrus Bowl – Florida1998 Orange Bowl – Florida1999 Citrus Bowl – Florida2000 Sugar Bowl – Florida2001 Orange Bowl – Florida

Full Name: Ron Forbes

Date of Birth: April 6, 1962

Hometown: St. Petersburg, Florida

High School: Gibbs (St. Petersburg, Florida)

College: Florida, 1995

Wife: Emelda

Children: Zeno, Keanu, Dalton

The Forbes File


Football Staff

Todd HusakGraduate Assistant

Todd Husak, one of Stanford’s all-time greats,returned to the Farm in January, 2005 as a Graduate

Assistant coach.A four-time letter-winner (1996-99) and starting quarterback in Stanford’s

Rose Bowl season of 1999, Husak recently completed a five-year career in theNFL. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Stanford in2000, Husak embarked on an NFL career that took him to the WashingtonRedskins (2000), Denver Broncos (2001), Berlin Thunder of the NFL Europe(2002), New York Jets (2002-03) and the Cleveland Browns (2004). Husak,named First-Team All-Pac-10 in 1999, was a sixth round pick by the Redskinsin the 2000 Draft.

During his Cardinal career, Husak threw for 6,564 yards and 41 touchdownswhile starting at quarterback in 1998 and ’99. He is currently the school’s No.5 all-time leading passer and No. 5 in career touchdown passes. His two yearsas the starter both rank among the best single seasons in school history. His3,092 yards passing in 1998 is No. 3 on Stanford’s single season list and his2,688 yards in 1999 is No. 8.

In 1999, Husak led the Cardinal to its first Rose Bowl appearance in 28 years.Despite losing to Wisconsin 17-9, the Cardinal’s ’99 season was one of the bestin school history. Led by Husak, the Cardinal offense set school records forpoints scored (409), scoring average (37.2), most touchdowns (52) and mostyards in total offense (5,138).

Nate NelsonAssistant to the Defensive Staff

Nate Nelson begins his second season on The Farmas member of the Stanford football program.

Nelson will work with defensive coordinator TomHayes and his staff in 2005.

Nelson earned four letters while playing safety at U.C. Davis from 1998-2001. He was the Aggies starting strong safety for two and-a-half years, earningNCAA Division II All-America honors as a senior in 2001. He led the team intackles, interceptions and pass break ups in ’01 as the Aggies advanced to thenational semifinals. Following this senior season, Nelson participated in theParadise All-American Bowl in Utah. During his four seasons, U.C. Davis went42-8 and qualified for the Division II playoffs each season, advancing to thesemifinals during his junior and senior seasons.

Nelson earned a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in African-American Studies from U.C. Davis in 2001. He was a teammate of currentCardinal assistant coach Nathaniel Hackett for three years (1999-2001). Aftergraduation, Nelson taught health, physical education and English and was adefensive coordinator at St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, California for twoyears. He came to Stanford in the spring of 2004


Football Staff

Scott Schuhmann Associate Athletic Director Athletic Services

Scott Schuhmann, the Associate Athletic Director forAthletic Services begins his 16th year at Stanford.

Schuhmann, who has over 25 years of coaching experience, was an assistantcoach for the Cardinal football team from 1989-1992. He was namedStanford’s Athletic Recruiting Coordinator in 1993, and went on to assume theduties of Athletic Service Coordinator before being named Assistant AthleticDirector for Football Support and Athletic Services in 1995. He was namedAssociate Athletic Director in 2001.

In his current role, Schuhmann is the Director of Football Operations aswell as a Sports Administrator for several Cardinal programs. He has been theSports Administrator for women’s basketball, mens’ and women’s golf, softballand men’s and women’s gymnastics.

Schuhmann and his wife, Berni, have two children: Gillian (26) and Aron(21). Gillian is a graduate of the University of California-Berkeley while Aronis a senior at Loyola Marymount University. Scott and Berni are the proudgrandparents of Mia Scott and Zoe Rae Parkhust, both children of their daugh-ter, Gillian.

Matt DoyleAssociate Director ofFootball Operations and Recruiting

Matt Doyle begins his sixth season with theStanford football program and third as the

Associate Director of Football Operations and Recruiting. Doyle, who came toStanford in July of 2000 as the Associate Recruiting Coordinator, is responsiblefor coordinating football team travel, on-campus recruiting visits, and theCardinal Community Outreach Program. Additionally, Doyle is the footballstaff liaison to various campus groups and organizations, including theUniversity Faculty, the Stanford Alumni Association, the Office ofUndergraduate Admission, and the athletic development, marketing andmedia relations departments.

Under Doyle’s watch in 2004, the Stanford Football Program was awardedthe prestigious Thomas W. Ford Award, which is given to the Stanford AthleticTeam that “demonstrates a special commitment to participation in the localcommunity”.

Prior to coming to The Farm, Doyle taught World History, US Governmentand Journalism and coached football and baseball for two years at his almamater, St. Francis High School in nearby Mountain View. Doyle earned hisBachelor’s degree in History, with a minor in English, from U.C. Davis in 1998,where he also played outfield for the baseball team. He earned a teaching cre-dential from San Jose State in 1999 and is working on a Master’s degree inSports Management at the University of San Francisco.

He resides in nearby Menlo Park, CA

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