Karl Dorrell (born December 18, 1963 in Alameda, California) is an American football assistant coach with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League and a former college football head coach. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of He was the first African American head coach in the history of the UCLA Bruins college football team, a position he held from December 18, 2002 to December 3, 2007. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California Los Angeles (UCLA Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

High School

Karl attended Helix High School in La Mesa, California, where he played football. Helix High School (HHS, in La Mesa California, is a charter high school built in 1952 La Mesa is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. He was a two-time all-league selection and an honorable mention All-American as a senior. An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for He led Helix to the CIF San Diego Section title in 1980 and to second place in 1981. The California Interscholastic Federation (abbreviated CIF) is the governing body for high school Sports in the state of California. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 He and his wife Kim have two children, Chandler and Lauren.

Career as a player

Karl went on to play football at UCLA, earning four varsity letters in football. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United A varsity letter (or monogram) is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities He was one of the most successful wide receivers at UCLA with 1,517 receiving yards on 108 receptions. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football He suffered a shoulder injury in 1984 and was granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations He played on a team that won the Rose Bowl in 1983, 1984, and 1986, and that won the Freedom Bowl in 1986. The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Freedom Bowl was an annual post-season College football Bowl game played at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim California, from 1984 to 1994

During the 1983 season, he was a teammate of quarterback Rick Neuheisel, who would be his eventual successor as UCLA head coach. Richard Gerald “Rick” Neuheisel Jr ( German: ˈnɔi̯haɪzl̩ English: ˈnuːhaɪzl̩ (born February 7, 1961 in Madison Wisconsin He caught touchdowns from Neuheisel during the season, including two in the 1984 Rose Bowl. The 1984 Rose Bowl game played on January 2, was the 70th Rose Bowl game

In the 1986 UCLA vs. USC game, Dorrell was on the receiving end of a play that the Los Angeles Times dubbed "Hail Mary, and in your face. The UCLA-USC rivalry is the College rivalry between two universities located in Los Angeles California: the University of California Los Angeles The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed . "^[1] " On the last play of the first half, UCLA quarterback Matt Stevens faked a kneeldown, then pulled up and threw a Hail Mary pass, which was tipped into the hands of the flanker, Dorrell, to put the Bruins up 31-0 at the half. They would go on to win 45-20.

He had a brief career as a player in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1987 season, but he was placed on the injured reserve. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)

College assistant coaching career 1988-1999

Dorrell's first job as a coach was in 1988, as a graduate assistant for Terry Donahue at UCLA. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Terry Donahue (born June 24, 1944, in Los Angeles California) is a former College football coach and NFL general That season the Bruins finished the season with a record of 10-2 losses and defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Cotton Bowl. The Arkansas Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the names of college sports teams at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville Arkansas The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas

In 1989, he became a wide receivers coach at Central Florida. In 1990 and 1991 he was the offensive coordinator and receivers coach at Northern Arizona. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a American football team who is in charge of the offense. Northern Arizona University (NAU is a Public university in Flagstaff Arizona in the United States. Under his tutelage, the NAU offense set a school record with 255 first downs in 1991, amassing the second-most total offense (4,539 yards) in a season.

From 1992 to 1993, Dorrell coached wide receivers at Colorado. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University In his first year with the Buffaloes, two of his receivers, Charles Johnson and Michael Westbrook, became just the fourth pair of receivers on the same team in NCAA history to each have over 1,000 receiving yards. Michael Deanailo Westbrook (born July 7, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American football Wide receiver in the

He then served as wide receivers coach at Arizona State in 1994 before returning to Colorado when they hired his former UCLA teammate, Rick Neuheisel, as their head coach. Arizona State University ( ASU) is the largest public Research university in the United States under a single administration with total student Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) This time, he would serve as wide receivers coach and offensive coordinator from 1995 to 1998. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) When Neuheisel left Colorado for Washington, he brought four assistant coaches with him - including Dorrell, who served as the Huskies' offensive coordinator and receivers coach in 1999. See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

NFL assistant coaching career 2000-2002

In both 1993 and 1999, Dorrell was a recipient of Denver Broncos Minority Coaching Fellowships, which allowed him to spend time in the Broncos' training camp. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. He would return to the team in 2000 to serve as the receivers coach under head coach Mike Shanahan He held this position for three years, coaching players like Rod Smith, a two time selection to the NFL's Pro Bowl, and Ed McCaffrey, a one time Pro Bowl selection. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Michael Edward Shanahan (born August 24, 1952) is an American football Head coach for the Denver Broncos in the National Rod, Rodney or Roderick Smith may refer to Rod Smith (American football, American football player Rod Smith (defensive In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL Edward T McCaffrey (born August 17, 1968 in Waynesboro Pennsylvania) is a former American football Wide receiver who played for With the help of Dorrell, Smith and McCaffrey became only the 2nd wide receiver duo to each catch 100 passes in a single season (2000).

UCLA Bruins head football coach 2003-2007

Karl Dorrell was hired as the head football coach at UCLA, replacing Bob Toledo, who was released at the end of the 2002 regular season. Bob Toledo (born March 4, 1946, in San Jose California) is an American football coach currently the head coach at Tulane University Between Toledo and Dorrell, Ed Kezirian, an athletic department official who oversees the academics for the football team, served as interim coach for the 2002 Las Vegas Bowl. Ed Kezirian (born August 4, 1952 in Fresno California) was the Head coach of the University of California Los Angeles College The Las Vegas Bowl is an NCAA -sanctioned Division I-A post-season College football Bowl game that has been played annually at 40000-seat Under Kezirian, the Bruins won the bowl game over New Mexico 27-13. In the United States, a bowl game is traditionally a post-season College football game however the term "bowl" has become synonymous with a major American The University of New Mexico ( UNM) is a Public University in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Dorrell's hiring as head coach was announced on December 19, 2002 by UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero. Ed Kezirian remained on the football staff. Bruin fan bloggers had mixed reactions to the announcement ^[2]. The most common criticism was that Dorrell's head coaching ability was unproven and it was believed that he was not the right person for the job. ^[2] Dorrell was brought in at UCLA to clean up a program marred by off-the-field problems in the final years of Bob Toledo's tenure. ^[3] In that regard, even his harshest critics concurred that he had achieved that goal. ^[2]

2003-2004 seasons

The UCLA Bruins football team under Dorrell recorded a mark of 6 wins, 7 losses in his first season as head coach in 2003, with an appearance in the Silicon Valley Bowl, and a loss to Fresno State. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Silicon Valley Football Classic, sometimes referred to simply as the Silicon Valley Bowl or Silicon Valley Classic, was an NCAA -certified Division California State University Fresno, commonly referred to as Fresno State and even plainly State, is one of the campuses of California State University

In 2004, his second season, the team finished with a record of 6 wins, 6 losses and an appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl, with a loss to Wyoming. The Las Vegas Bowl is an NCAA -sanctioned Division I-A post-season College football Bowl game that has been played annually at 40000-seat The University of Wyoming is a Land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation

Across town, the archrival USC Trojans won back-to-back college football national championships, which included two wins over UCLA. The UCLA-USC rivalry is the College rivalry between two universities located in Los Angeles California: the University of California Los Angeles

2005 season

In 2005, his third season as head football coach, Dorrell was able get his first win against a ranked opponent, No. 21 Oklahoma, featuring Adrian Peterson. Adrian Lewis Peterson (born March 21, 1985 in Palestine Texas.

On October 1, 2005, head coach Tyrone Willingham and his Washington Huskies came to the Rose Bowl for a Pacific-10 Conference game to play UCLA. Lionel Tyrone Willingham, or Ty Willingham (born December 30, 1953 in Kinston North Carolina) is the head football coach at Washington Huskies is the mascot of the University of Washington. The Rose Bowl is an outdoor football Stadium in Pasadena California, near Los Angeles. The Pacific-10 Conference ( Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. This was the first time two black head coaches faced each other in a Pac-10 conference game. At the time, Sylvester Croom of Mississippi State University was the only other black coach heading an NCAA Division I football program. Sylvester Croom Jr (born September 25, 1954) is the football Head coach at Mississippi State University. Mississippi State University is a Land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, United States, in the town of Starkville and Dorrell achieved his first win against a top-ten opponent with a 47-40 upset win over No. 10-ranked Cal.

Three Bruin wins in the 2005 season set new school records for biggest comebacks. They came thanks largely to the heroics of quarterback Drew Olson and tailback Maurice Jones-Drew. Drew Martin Olson (born April 6, 1983 in) is an American football Quarterback who is currently a Free agent. Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew (born March 23, 1985 in Antioch California) is a current American football Running back for the Jacksonville In the regular season the Bruins came from down 21 points to win in overtime against both Washington State and Stanford. In the Stanford comeback, the Bruins scored 21 points in the final 7:04 of the fourth quarter. ^[4]. In the Sun Bowl, the Bruins set the record again by coming back from 22 points down.

The Bruins were ranked No. 7 in the nation until a 52-14 blowout loss to a 3-8 Arizona team. The Bruins came into the UCLA-USC rivalry last regular season game ranked No. The UCLA-USC rivalry is the College rivalry between two universities located in Los Angeles California: the University of California Los Angeles 11. They suffered a 66-19 defeat, to the No. 1 2005 USC Trojans football team. The 2005 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the College football season of 2005&ndash2006, winning the This was the largest margin of defeat since the series began in 1929 with a 76-0 defeat. The Bruins finished 3rd in the Pac-10 standings.

On December 30, 2005 his Bruins defeated the Northwestern Wildcats in the Sun Bowl 50-38, finishing the season with a 10-2 record. The Northwestern Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Northwestern University, a founding member of the Big Ten Conference, and the only private The Sun Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played usually at the end of December in El Paso Texas. At the end of the 2005 season, Dorrell and fellow UCLA coach Ben Howland received pay bonuses for coaching successful seasons. Ben Howland (born May 28, 1957 in Lebanon, Oregon) is an American college Head coach of men's Basketball. Karl was named Pac-10 co-coach of the year along with USC head coach Pete Carroll. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Peter Clay Carroll (born September 15, 1951, in San Francisco, California) is an American football coach former National Football

2006 season

Emerald Bowl, UCLA vs FSU, 2006

In 2006, the fourth season, Dorrell guided the Bruins to a 7-6 season (5-4 PAC-10) and a fourth-place Pac-10 finish.

UCLA played its first game at the University of Notre Dame since the 1960s and was leading 17-13, but the Irish scored a touchdown in the final minute to win. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in ^[5]

The most notable victory of his coaching career at UCLA was a 13-9 defeat of No. 2-ranked and Bowl Championship Series title-game-bound USC on December 2nd, 2006. The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national The win kept the Trojans out of the title game and broke a 7-game UCLA losing streak to the Trojans (thereby preserving the Bruins' 8-game win streak in the rivalry from 1991-1998 as the longest run in the history of the rivalry). The victory also clinched a winning season for UCLA.

The Bruins played in the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco against a Bobby Bowden coached Florida State University Seminoles team on December 27, 2006 and lost 44-27. The Emerald Bowl is a post-season College football Bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually at 40800-seat AT&T Park Robert Cleckler Bowden (born November 8, 1929 in Birmingham Alabama) better known as Bobby Bowden, is the current head College football Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee The Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida and now residing in Florida and Oklahoma.

2007 season

In Dorrell's fifth season at UCLA, with 20 returning starters and a team of his own recruits, hopes were high for the Bruins in 2007. After starting the season with a couple of wins over Stanford and BYU, and achieving a No. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in 11 Associated Press ranking, however, UCLA stumbled against an injured, winless, and unranked Utah Utes team, 44-6. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio The Utah Utes are the athletics teams of the University of Utah. ^[6] Four weeks later, Dorrell's Bruins fell again; this time 20-6 to an unranked, winless Notre Dame team. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in ^[7] The Bruins did, however, post wins against seemingly more difficult PAC-10 opponents, including a No. 10 Cal team. However; the bad taste of losses to teams the Bruins were favored to beat (including an embarrassing 27-7 loss to Washington State) raised questions about Dorrell's play-calling and ability to motivate his players.

After the Washington State loss, UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero addressed UCLA's inconsistent football performances for the first time, stating "I will be very interested to see how we finish the season. And you can use that. " Many took this as a hint that Dorrell's job may be in serious jeopardy. ^[8]. The Bruins would go on to lose to Arizona and Arizona State by a combined score of 58-47, but surprisingly shut out an Oregon Ducks team that a week earlier lost starting quarterback and Heisman Trophy Candidate Dennis Dixon to a knee injury. Heading into the final game of the regular season against crosstown-rival USC, the Bruins still had an outside chance at a Rose Bowl berth that might have saved Dorrell's job; with a victory over USC and some help from Arizona (with a win over ASU), the Bruins could have been the first-ever five-loss team to play in the Rose Bowl. It wasn't to be, however, and the Bruins finished the 2007 Regular season with a miserable offensive performance in a 24-7 loss to USC and a record of 6-6.

On December 3, 2007, Los Angeles papers and the Associated Press reported that Karl Dorrell was fired during a meeting with athletic director Dan Guerrero. ^[9] Dorrell was offered the choice, but decided not to coach in the Las Vegas Bowl. Defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker served as interim coach for the game, where UCLA lost to BYU. ^[10] UCLA selected a former teammate, Rick Neuheisel, as his successor. Richard Gerald “Rick” Neuheisel Jr ( German: ˈnɔi̯haɪzl̩ English: ˈnuːhaɪzl̩ (born February 7, 1961 in Madison Wisconsin

NFL assistant coaching career 2008-present

Dorrell interviewed at Duke University and was a finalist along with eventual hire David Cutcliffe for the head coaching position vacated by Ted Roof. Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. David Cutcliffe (born September 16, 1954) is the head football coach of the Duke Blue Devils and the former head coach of the Ole Miss Terrence Edwin Roof Jr (born December 11, 1963 in Lawrenceville Georgia) is the current Defensive coordinator coach for the Minnesota ^[11] He was also dealt as a candidate for the vacant offensive coordinator position for the Houston Texans. An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a American football team who is in charge of the offense. The Houston Texans is a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. ^[12] Former Texans offensive coordinator Mike Sherman left for Texas A&M University in November 2007. Michael Francis "Mike" Sherman (born December 19, 1954 in Norwood, Massachusetts) is the Head coach of the Texas A&M Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station That position, however, eventually went to Kyle Shanahan. Kyle Shanahan (born in Minneapolis Minnesota) is the current Offensive coordinator for the NFL 's Houston Texans.

After rumors that he was a candidate to succeed Mike Heimerdinger as Denver Broncos assistant head coach,^[13] Dorrell eventually was hired as wide receivers coach for the Miami Dolphins, after having also interview with the Kansas City Chiefs. Michael "Mike" Heimerdinger (born October 13, 1952 in DeKalb Illinois) was the assistant Head coach for the Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. ^[14]

Coaching record

External links

• Karl Dorrell's biography at the UCLA Bruins website

Footnotes