David William Doeren(born December 3, 1971) is anAmerican footballcoach who is currently the head football coach atNorth Carolina State University,a position he has held since the2013 season.Doeren previously served as the head football coach atNorthern Illinois Universityfrom 2011 to 2012 and has been an assistant at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison,University of Kansas,University of Montana,andUniversity of Southern California.He playedcollege footballatDrake University,where he also held his first assistant coaching position.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | NC State |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 86–62 |
| Annual salary | $5.25 million[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 3, 1971 San Diego, California,U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Drake |
| Position(s) | Tight end |
| Coaching career (HCunless noted) | |
| 1994 | Shawnee Mission HS (KS)(WR/DL) |
| 1995–1996 | Drake(LB) |
| 1997 | Drake (DC/LB) |
| 1998–1999 | USC(GA) |
| 2000–2001 | Montana(DB) |
| 2002–2004 | Kansas(LB/RC) |
| 2005 | Kansas (co-DC/LB) |
| 2006–2007 | Wisconsin(co-DC/LB/RC) |
| 2008–2010 | Wisconsin (DC/LB) |
| 2011–2012 | Northern Illinois |
| 2013–present | NC State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 109–66 |
| Bowls | 4–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2MAC(2011–2012) | |
Biography
editDoeren is married with three children.[2]He is a native ofShawnee, Kansasand attendedDrake University,where he played on the football team.[3]
Coaching career
editDoeren's first coaching job was as wide receivers and defensive line coach atShawnee Mission Northwest High Schoolin Shawnee, Kansas.
College assistant
editFrom there he served as linebackers coach and defensive coordinator of theDrake Bulldogs.Later he became a graduate assistant with theUSC Trojansbefore being named secondary coach of theMontana Grizzlies,where he was a member of the 2001 national championship team. Doeren was linebackers coach with theKansas Jayhawksfrom 2002 to 2005 before becoming linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator of theWisconsin Badgers.He was given the sole title of defensive coordinator in 2008.
Northern Illinois
editOn December 13, 2010, he was named the new head coach of theNIU Huskies.
2011 season
editDoeren led theHuskiesto aMid-American Conference Championshipand a win in theGoDaddy.com Bowlin his first year.
2012 season
editOn November 30, 2012, theHuskieswon a second consecutiveMAC Championshipand become the firstMACteam to earn aBCSbid with a trip to the2013 Orange Bowl.Doeren did not coach the Huskies in the Orange Bowl, which NIU lost toFlorida State,as he had already accepted the head coaching position at NC State. Doeren's salary per year was raised to $420,000 in 2012 and he was under contract at NIU until 2017.[4][5]
NC State
editOn December 1, 2012, athletic directorDebbie Yowannounced that Doeren would be the new head coach of the Wolfpack.[6]
In his first season at the helm, the Wolfpack compiled a record of 3–9 and failed to win an ACC game.[7]In his second season, they improved to 8–5 (one of the fastest turnarounds in school history), and won the2014 St. Petersburg Bowl.They also posted a decisive 35–7 win against archrivalNorth Carolina.[8]Doeren accomplished all this with the third youngest team in the nation.[9]
In his 11 seasons with the Wolfpack, Doeren has had nine winning seasons and been invited to nine bowl games.
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois Huskies(Mid-American Conference)(2011–2012) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | 11–3 | 7–1 | T–1st(West) | WGoDaddy.com | ||||
| 2012 | Northern Illinois | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st(West) | Orange*† | 24 | 22 | ||
| Northern Illinois: | 23–4 | 15–1 | * Did not coach bowl game | ||||||
| NC State Wolfpack(Atlantic Coast Conference)(2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | NC State | 3–9 | 0–8 | 7th(Atlantic) | |||||
| 2014 | NC State | 8–5 | 3–5 | 5th(Atlantic) | WSt. Petersburg | ||||
| 2015 | NC State | 7–6 | 3–5 | 4th(Atlantic) | LBelk | ||||
| 2016 | NC State | 7–6 | 3–5 | T–4th(Atlantic) | WIndependence | ||||
| 2017 | NC State | 9–4 | 6–2 | 2nd(Atlantic) | WSun | 23 | 23 | ||
| 2018 | NC State | 9–4 | 5–3 | 3rd(Atlantic) | LGator | ||||
| 2019 | NC State | 4–8 | 1–7 | 7th(Atlantic) | |||||
| 2020 | NC State | 8–4 | 7–3 | T–4th | LGator | ||||
| 2021 | NC State | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd(Atlantic) | Holiday[a] | 19 | 20 | ||
| 2022 | NC State | 8–5 | 4–4 | T–3rd(Atlantic) | LDuke's Mayo | ||||
| 2023 | NC State | 9–4 | 6–2 | 3rd | LPop-Tarts | 21 | 21 | ||
| 2024 | NC State | 5–4 | 2–3 | ||||||
| NC State: | 86–62 | 46–49 | |||||||
| Total: | 109–66 | ||||||||
| National championshipConference titleConference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Notes
edit- ^NC State claims a forfeit win over UCLA in the2021 Holiday Bowlwhich was canceled after UCLA withdrew from the game due to COVID-19 issues in the Bruins' program.[10]The disputed win would be the program's 10th win of the 2021 season—the NCAA and ACC do not recognize the forfeit, ruling the bowl a no contest.[11]
References
edit- ^"News Observer article".Archived fromthe originalon December 10, 2020.RetrievedAugust 9,2020.
- ^From the Sidelines: Meet Assistant Coach Dave Doeren – UWBadgers.com – The Official Web Site of The Wisconsin Badgers AthleticsArchivedJune 22, 2011, at theWayback Machine.UWBadgers.com. Retrieved on December 2, 2012.
- ^Dave Doeren Profile – UWBadgers.com – The Official Web Site of The Wisconsin Badgers AthleticsArchivedDecember 16, 2010, at theWayback Machine.UWBadgers.com. Retrieved on December 2, 2012.
- ^"Doeren won't coach in bowl game; NIU hopes to hire coach quickly - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star".Archived fromthe originalon February 1, 2013.RetrievedJune 1,2018.
- ^"NIU football: Northern Illinois extends Dave Doeren's contract one year".Archived fromthe originalon December 24, 2011.RetrievedJune 1,2018.
- ^"NC State hires N. Illinois' Doeren as next coach".ESPN.com.December 1, 2012.RetrievedAugust 18,2022.
- ^"The Best Place To Get Sports News - Baltimore News Journal".www.baltimorenewsjournal.com.RetrievedJune 1,2018.
- ^"NC State vs. North Carolina - Game Recap - November 29, 2014 - ESPN".ESPN.com.RetrievedJune 1,2018.
- ^WRAL (September 5, 2014)."NC State has 3rd youngest team among FBS 128:: WRALSportsFan.com".WRALSportsFan.com.RetrievedJune 1,2018.
- ^"2021 Holiday Bowl: UCLA withdrawal forces cancellation, NC State coach Dave Doeren says team 'felt lied to'".CBSSports.com.RetrievedAugust 18,2022.
- ^DeCock, Luke (December 29, 2021)."Did NC State football win nine or 10 games this season? It depends on who you ask".The News & Observer.Raleigh, North Carolina.RetrievedDecember 29,2021– via MSN.com.