Kalen DeBoer

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Kalen DeBoer
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamWashington
ConferencePac-12
Record0–0
Biographical details
Born (1974-10-24) October 24, 1974 (age 47)
Milbank, South Dakota
Playing career
1993–1996Sioux Falls
Position(s)Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997Sioux Falls (WR)
1998–1999Washington HS (SD) (assistant)
2000–2004Sioux Falls (OC)
2005–2009Sioux Falls
2010–2013Southern Illinois (OC/WR)
2014–2016Eastern Michigan (OC/QB)
2017–2018Fresno State (OC/QB)
2019Indiana (OC/QB)
2020–2021Fresno State
2022–presentWashington
Head coaching record
Overall79–9
Tournaments17–2 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 NAIA (2006, 2008–2009)
4 GPAC (2006–2009)
Awards
3× AFCA NAIA Coach of the Year (2006, 2008–2009)
3× NAIA Coach of the Year (2006, 2008–2009)

Kalen Douglas DeBoer[1] (born October 24, 1974)[2] is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Washington. DeBoer served as the head football coach at the University of Sioux Falls from 2005 to 2009 and California State University, Fresno from 2020 to 2021. At Sioux Falls, his teams won three NAIA Football National Championships, in 2006, 2008, and 2009.

Early life and education[]

Born and raised in Milbank, South Dakota, DeBoer graduated from Milbank High School.[3][4][5][6] Attending the University of Sioux Falls, DeBoer played at wide receiver from 1993 to 1996 for the Sioux Falls Cougars under head coach Bob Young, setting school records for receptions (234), receiving yardage (3,400) and touchdown catches (33) and earned All-American honors.[7] DeBoer was a student assistant at Sioux Falls in 1997 after his football playing career ended, and he graduated in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education.[8][6]

DeBoer also played baseball at Sioux Falls, hitting .520 with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs in his senior season of 1997.[5] In 1998, DeBoer played one season of independent league baseball with the Canton Crocodiles as a left fielder.[2]

Coaching career[]

After graduating from the University of Sioux Falls, DeBoer remained in the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota as an assistant coach at Washington High School.[3][6] After two years at Washington, DeBoer reunited with Bob Young and returned to his alma mater as offensive coordinator, a position he held from 2000 to 2004.[8]

Following Young's retirement, Sioux Falls promoted DeBoer to head coach on December 1, 2004.[9] As head coach from 2005 to 2009, DeBoer had a record of 67–3 and won three NAIA national championships in 2006, 2008, and 2009 and a runner-up appearance in 2007.[6] Two of DeBoer's losses at Sioux Falls came at the hands of Mike Van Diest's national title-winning Carroll Fighting Saints squads in 2005 and 2007.

DeBoer was the offensive coordinator at Southern Illinois from 2010 to 2013 under Dale Lennon.[6] He held the same position at Eastern Michigan University from 2014 to 2016 under Chris Creighton, at Fresno State from 2017 to 2018 under Jeff Tedford, and most recently at Indiana under Tom Allen in 2019.[10] The Hoosiers averaged 443.6 yards per game under DeBoer, ranking second in the Big Ten for the season.[11]

In 2020, DeBoer was hired as the head football coach at California State University, Fresno.

On November 29, 2021, DeBoer was hired as the head football coach at the University of Washington.[12]

Head coaching record[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs NAIA#
Sioux Falls Cougars (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (2005–2009)
2005 Sioux Falls 11–2 9–1 2nd L NAIA Semifinal 4
2006 Sioux Falls 14–0 10–0 1st W NAIA Championship 1
2007 Sioux Falls 13–1 10–0 1st L NAIA Championship 2
2008 Sioux Falls 14–0 10–0 1st W NAIA Championship 1
2009 Sioux Falls 15–0 10–0 1st W NAIA Championship 1
Sioux Falls: 67–3 49–1
Fresno State Bulldogs (Mountain West Conference) (2020–2021)
2020 Fresno State 3–3 3–3 T–5th
2021 Fresno State 9–3 6–2 2nd (West)
Fresno State: 12–6 9–5
Washington Huskies (Pac-12 Conference) (2022–present)
2022 Washington 0–0 0–0
Washington: 0–0 0–0
Total: 79–9
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References[]

  1. ^ "DeBoer, Kalen Douglas". Indiana University Bloomington. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Kalen DeBoer Independent Leagues Statistics & History".
  3. ^ a b Johnson, Randy (September 6, 2018). "Gophers game will be homecoming for man behind Fresno State's offense (and 79-point opener)". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Solari, Chris (September 27, 2019). "Michigan State knows Indiana's offense well, thanks to past connection". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Cohen, Matt (February 1, 2019). "'I think that's what he'll do at Indiana': Kalen DeBoer's journey from Sioux Falls to IU". The Hoosier Network. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Kalen DeBoer". EMUEagles.com. Eastern Michigan University. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "Kalen DeBoer". IUHoosiers.com. Indiana University Bloomington. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Kalen DeBoer". University of Sioux Falls. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "DeBoer named Head Football Coach, Riggs to assist". University of Sioux Falls. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on December 9, 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "DeBoer named IU Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator". 247Sports.com. January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  11. ^ "Fresno State hires Kalen DeBoer as new football coach". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "UW Huskies hire Fresno State's Kalen DeBoer as next head football coach". www.seattletimes.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

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