DeWayne Walker
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| 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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DeWayne Walker (born December 3, 1960) is an American football coach. He currently serves as defensive coordinator under head coach Rick Neuheisel at UCLA. Walker briefly served as Bruins interim head coach for the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl after Karl Dorrell was fired on December 3, 2007.[1]
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] College playing career
Walker was a two-year starter at the University of Minnesota and played at Pasadena City College for two years.
[edit] Pro
Walker played for the CFL Edmonton Eskimos in 1982 and the USFL Oakland Invaders in 1984 and Arizona Outlaws in 1985.
[edit] Coaching career
Walker had been an assistant coach for the USC Trojans in 2001.
Between USC and coaching the UCLA Bruins, Walker was a secondary coach for the National Football League Washington Redskins and New York Giants. He has also coached for the New England Patriots and at Mount San Antonio College, Utah State, BYU, Oklahoma State and California.
[edit] UCLA Bruins
In December 2006, his defense held the rival USC Trojans football team to under 10 points for the first time since 2001. It helped the Bruins end a seven game losing streak in the UCLA-USC rivalry.
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. 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. On January 1, 2008, Sporting News columnist Tom Dienhart reported that Walker had accepted the offer.[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.[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.[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.
[edit] 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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