Dirk Koetter
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| Date of birth | February 5, 1959 | |
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| Place of birth | Pocatello, ID | |
| Sport | Football | |
| College | Arizona State | |
| Title | Head Coach | |
| Record with Team | 36-31 | |
| Overall Record | 62-41 | |
| Awards | 2 Big West Coach of the Year | |
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2 Big West Conference Championship | |
| Coaching Stats | College Football DataWarehouse | |
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| 1978-81 | Idaho State | |
| Schools as a coach | ||
| 1998-2000 2001-2006 |
Boise State (26-10) Arizona State (40-33) |
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Dirk Koetter is an American sports coach, best known for his 6-year run as the head coach for the Arizona State University football team. Under Koetter, the Sun Devils have become known for a vertical passing attack. Meanwhile Koetter has come under fire for his lack of focus on defense and his questionable halftime adjustments. Since joining ASU Koetter has failed to win numerous big games. He holds a 1-11 (W vs. University of Oregon 2002) record against top 10 teams, and is 2-20 against all ranked teams. He has yet to win a Pac 10 road game in the State of California (0-12).
Koetter had previous stints as an assistant coach at UTEP, Boston College, the University of Oregon, and the University of Missouri.
New Arizona State University Athletic Director Lisa Love granted a two-year contract extension and salary increase to Koetter through the 2009 season. However, the team's disappointing performance in 2006 spawned several websites critical of Koetter, and the topic became talk radio fodder. When questioned about Koetter's status in early October, Love turned down interview requests with a standard policy statement: "We'll evaluate the program throughout the year, from all aspects, and then discuss it with that coach at the season's end." Her e-mail response to complaints said that "our recent on-field performance falls short of the mark, and I have no inclination to defend it."[1]
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[edit] Termination from ASU Football
On November 26, 2006, the Arizona Republic reported that Koetter was being terminated as ASU football coach.[2] This confirmed another report made by KPNX earlier that week about Koetter's inevitable termination, irrespective of the result in that week's Territorial Cup match against Arizona, which ASU subsequently won. Athletic Director Lisa Love made Koetter's termination official at an announcement after the ASU football team banquet during the evening hours on November 26.
[edit] Head Coaching Records
| School | Year | Overall Record (Conference) | Postseason Results |
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Humanitarian Bowl (Defeated Louisville 34-31) |
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Humanitarian Bowl (Defeated UTEP 38-23) |
| Career w/ Boise St | 1998-2000 | 26-10 (12-4) | 2-0 |
| Arizona State |
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| Arizona State |
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Holiday Bowl (Lost to Kansas State 34-27) |
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Sun Bowl (Defeated Purdue 27-23) |
| Arizona State |
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Insight Bowl (Defeated Rutgers 45-40) |
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Hawai'i Bowl (vs. Hawai'i) |
| Career w/ Arizona St | 2001-2006 | 40-33 (21-28) | 3-1 |
| Career | 1998-2006 | 66-43 | 5-1 |
[edit] Previous NFL Drafted Players Under Koetter
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team |
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| 2002 | 1 | 10 | Levi Jones | T | Cincinnati |
| 2002 | 4 | 124 | Scott Peters (football player) | C | Philadelphia |
| 2002 | 4 | 130 | Travis Scott | G | St. Louis |
| 2002 | 7 | 248 | Kyle Kosier | T | San Francisco |
| 2003 | 1 | 10 | Terrell Suggs | DE | Baltimore |
| 2003 | 4 | 106 | Shaun McDonald | WR | St. Louis |
| 2003 | 4 | 135 | Solomon Bates | MLB | Seattle |
| 2004 | 5 | 156 | Mike Karney | FB | New Orleans |
| 2004 | 5 | 158 | Jason Shivers | FS | St. Louis |
| 2005 | 3 | 69 | Andrew Walter | QB | Oakland |
| 2005 | 5 | 151 | Drew Hodgdon | C | Houston |
| 2005 | 7 | 232 | Jimmy Verdon | DE | New Orleans |
| 2006 | 3 | 209 | Derek Hagan | WR | Miami |
| 2006 | 4 | 250 | Jamar Williams | ILB | Chicago |
[edit] Coaches of Relevance
| Preceded by: Houston Nutt |
Boise State University Head Football Coach 1998– 2000 |
Succeeded by: Dan Hawkins |
| Preceded by: Bruce Snyder |
Arizona State University Head Football Coach 2000– 2006 |
Succeeded by: Dennis Erickson |
| Boise State Broncos Head Football Coaches |
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| (JC) Dusty Kline • Max Eiden • Harry Jacoby • Lyle Smith • George Blankley • (I-AA) Knap • Criner • Setencich • Hall • Allen • (I-A) Nutt • Koetter • Hawkins • Petersen |
| Arizona State Sun Devils Head Football Coaches |
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| Irish • Schaeffer • Cooper • Wills • McCreary • Shipkey • Lavik • Howell • Walker • Coutchie • Doherty • Siemering • Smith • Devine • Kush • Owens • Rogers • Cooper • Marmie • Snyder • Koetter • Erickson |
[edit] External links
- Dirk Koetter at The Sun Devils
- Fire Dirk KoetterOfficial Fire Dirk Koetter website
- Bench Koetter a site critical of the coaching job Koetter has done while at Arizona State
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