| DeWayne Walker | ||
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| Title | Defensive coordinator | |
| College | UCLA | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Conference | Pac-10 | |
| Born | December 3, 1960 | |
| Annual salary | $330,000 | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 0–1 | |
| Bowls | 0–1 | |
| Playing career | ||
| 1981-1982 1979-1980 |
Minnesota Pasadena City College |
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| Position | CB | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1998-2000 2001 2002-2003 2004-2005 2006-present |
New England Patriots (DB) USC (DB) New York Giants (DB) Washington Redskins (DB) UCLA (DC) |
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Playing career
College playing career
Walker was a two-year starter at the University of Minnesota and played at Pasadena City College for two years. The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are one of the oldest and most storied programs in College football history Pasadena City College (commonly known by the abbreviation PCC) is a Community college located on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California
Pro
Walker played for the CFL Edmonton Eskimos in 1982 and the USFL Oakland Invaders in 1984 and Arizona Outlaws in 1985. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. For the proposed "New USFL" see United States Football League (2010. Oakland Invaders were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League (USFL from The Arizona Outlaws were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League
Coaching career
Walker had been an assistant coach for the USC Trojans in 2001. The phrase "USC Trojans" also refers to the University of Southern California student body in general
Between USC and coaching the UCLA Bruins, Walker was a secondary coach for the National Football League Washington Redskins and New York Giants. The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California Los Angeles (UCLA The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. He has also coached for the New England Patriots and at Mount San Antonio College, Utah State, BYU, Oklahoma State and California. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston Utah State University ( USU) is a public Land-grant university whose main campus is located in Logan Utah. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
UCLA Bruins
In December 2006, his defense held the rival USC Trojans football team to under 10 points for the first time since 2001. The USC Trojans football program established in 1888, is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division It helped the Bruins end a seven game losing streak in the UCLA-USC rivalry. The UCLA-USC rivalry is the College rivalry between two universities located in Los Angeles California: the University of California Los Angeles
Following the dismissal of UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell in December 2007, Walker was asked to be the head coach of the Bruins in the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl. Dorrell was offered to opportunity to coach a final game, but declined. [2][3] The Bruins faced Mountain West Conference champion Brigham Young University, a team they defeated earlier in the season. The Mountain West Conference (or MWC) the youngest of the College athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA ’s Division I FBS (I-A officially BYU beat UCLA 17-16 when BYU Cougars defensive lineman Eathyn Manumaleuna blocked a 28-yard field goal as time expired. [4] This left Walker with a 0-1 record as head coach.
After the Las Vegas bowl game, speculations arose on whether Walker would return to the program. Among others, he received an offer to replace Kent Baer as defensive coordinator at the University of Washington. Kent Baer (born May 2 1951) was a football Assistant coach and Defensive coordinator at the University of Notre Dame under See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University On January 1, 2008, Sporting News columnist Tom Dienhart reported that Walker had accepted the offer. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports [5] The story, however, turned out to be untrue, as Los Angeles Times reporter Chris Foster reported that Walker would stay at UCLA and remain defensive coodinator for the Bruins. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United [6] The Sporting News later retracted the story. Walker interviewed for the UCLA Bruin head coaching position. Walker, Rick Neuheisel, Al Golden of Temple, and Norm Chow were the leading candidates to replace Dorrell. Richard Gerald “Rick” Neuheisel Jr ( German: ˈnɔi̯haɪzl̩ English: ˈnuːhaɪzl̩ (born February 7, 1961 in Madison Wisconsin Alfred James Golden (born July 4, 1969) is an American football coach former NFL player and the current Head coach of the Norman Chow ( born in Honolulu Hawai{{okina}}i) is the Offensive coordinator for the UCLA Bruins. [7] Rick Neuheisel was named the head coach for UCLA. DeWayne Walker remained as the defensive coordinator, and Norm Chow was hired to be the offensive coordinator.
References
- ^ Los Angeles Times: Dorrell out as UCLA coach
- ^ Brian Dohn. UCLA fires coach Dorrell. Los Angeles Daily News. 12/03/2007 11:18:47 AM PST. Quote: During his tenure, UCLA's off-the-field image, which took a beating under coach Bob Toledo, was cleaned up. But on the field too many inconsistent performances did in Dorrell, who was 1-4 against USC, including Saturday's 24-7 loss at the Coliseum.
- ^ Associated Press. Fired Dorrell won't coach UCLA in Las Vegas Bowl. December 4, 2007. Quote: Ousted UCLA football coach Karl Dorrell has decided not to coach the Bruins when they play BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl.
- ^ Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl Game Story Dec. 22, 2007 No. 17 BYU (11-2) won its second-consecutive Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl, escaping with a 17-16 victory over UCLA (6-7) after defensive lineman Eathyn Manumaleuna blocked a 28-yard field goal as time expired
- ^ Sporting News: Walker to Stay at UCLA. January 1,2008, Original title:Huskies turn to UCLA coordinator, original quote:" The University of Washington has hired former UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker as its new defensive coordinator (link was associated with retracted story, but not before being caught by Sportsnipe. )
- ^ Los Angeles Times: Football assistant coach Walker to stay at UCLA. January 3,2008
- ^ Kevin Pearson - Walker will get second interview for UCLA head coaching position. Riverside Press Enterprise, December 22, 2007.
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| Preceded by Karl Dorrell |
UCLA Head Football Coach (interim) 2007 Las Vegas Bowl |
Succeeded by Rick Neuheisel |
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