Greg McMackin

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Greg McMackin

Title Head coach
College Hawaiʻi
Sport Football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Team record 0–0
Born April 24, 1949 (1949-04-24) (age 59)
Place of birth Flag of Oregon Springfield, OR
Annual salary $1,100,000[1]
Career highlights
Playing career
1965-1969 Southern Oregon
Position Defensive Back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1969-1970

1971-1973 1973-1976 1976-1978 1978-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1990
1990-1992 1992-1993 1993-1995 1995-1998 1999 2000-2003 2003-2005 2006-2007 2008-present

 Arizona
(Graduate assistant)
Aloha HS
(Head Coach)
Western Oregon State
(Defensive Coordinator)
Idaho
(Defensive Coordinator)
San Jose State
(Assistant Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator / Defensive Secondary Coach)
Stanford
(Linebackers)
Denver Gold
(Secondary)
Oregon Tech
Utah
(Defensive Coordinator)
Navy
(Defensive Coordinator)
Miami (Fl.)
(Defensive Coordinator)
Seattle Seahawks
(Defensive Coordinator)
Hawaiʻi
(Defensive Coordinator)
Texas Tech
(Defensive Coordinator)
San Francisco 49ers
(Linebackers)
Hawaiʻi
(Defensive Coordinator)
Hawaiʻi
(Head Coach)

Greg McMackin (born April 24, 1949(1949-04-24) in Springfield, Oregon) is an American football coach, formerly a defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, the Miami Hurricanes, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He accepted an offer to become head coach at Hawaiʻi on January 16, 2008.[1]

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[edit] Career

McMackin has coached extensively at both the college, and NFL levels.

At the professional level, McMackin has coached for two NFL teams: as defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks from 1995-1998, and as linebackers and assistant head coach for the San Francisco 49ers from 2003-2005.

He also coached for the Denver Gold of the defunct USFL.

At the college level, McMackin gained prominence as the defense coordinator for the University of Miami for the 1993 and 1994 seasons. There, Miami won two Big East Championships and ranked first in total defense, scoring defense and pass defense.[2] Further, the Hurricans allowed just seven touchdowns on defense in one season.[3] While there, he coached Lombardi Award winner Warren Sapp, Ray Lewis and six First-Team Consensus All-Americans. The Hurricanes played in the national championship game (Orange Bowl) in 1994.

McMackin has served as defensive coordinator at six colleges: UH, Texas Tech, Miami, Navy, Utah, and Idaho.

Briefly, during the first half of the 2007 spring semester, McMackin was an instructor at Texas Tech.

McMackin, previously the defensive coordinator for the Hawaiʻi Warriors, was one of several individuals being considered to fill the vacancy left by June Jones as head coach. Jones left the Hawaiʻi Warriors in January to become the head coach of SMU.

On January 15th, 2008, McMackin took over the position of head coach for the Hawaiʻi Warriors. Upon signing his 5-year contract, McMackin will become the highest-paid state employee with a $1.1 million annual salary. The previous record was held by his predecessor June Jones, with a $800,016 annual salary.

[edit] Accomplishments

  • In 1999, led the University of Hawaii's defense to orchestrate the biggest single-season turnaround in NCAA football history[4]
  • Named one of the nation's top coaches by American Football Magazine while at Texas Tech.[5]
  • Named Big 12 Conference's top recruiter by Rivals.com[6]
  • As the defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, coached seven All-Pro selections, and established a franchise-record for seven interceptions in one game. Overall, Seattle's defense improved from 30th to 8th.[7]
  • As defensive coordinator for the University of Miami, McMackin's defense was ranked first in the nation in total defense, scoring defense and pass defense.[8]
  • Both of Hawaii's WAC championships during former coach June Jones' tenure at Hawaii came during both of McMackin's two years as defensive coordinator for Hawaii.[9]
  • Authored Coaching the Defensive Backfield in 1992, which is in its seventh printing.[10]
  • In 2008, McMackin became the highest paid State of Hawaii employee ($1.1 million) upon becoming the Hawaiʻi Warriors football head coach.

[edit] Notable Players Coached

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Honolulu Advertiser: McMackin accepts UH head coaching job
  2. ^ Player Bio: Greg McMackin :: Football
  3. ^ Player Bio: Greg McMackin :: Football
  4. ^ Warriors defensive transition: hit or miss? - News
  5. ^ University of Hawai'i - Office of Intercollegiate Athletics
  6. ^ University of Hawai'i - Office of Intercollegiate Athletics
  7. ^ University of Hawai'i - Office of Intercollegiate Athletics
  8. ^ University of Hawai'i - Office of Intercollegiate Athletics
  9. ^ University of Hawai'i - Office of Intercollegiate Athletics
  10. ^ McMackin, Greg (1992). Coaching the Defensive Backfield. Haworth, NJ: Harding Press. ISBN 0962477931. 

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Preceded by
June Jones		 Hawaiʻi Warriors Head Coaches
2008–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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Hawaiʻi Warriors Head Football Coaches

A. Jones • Peden • Britton • Crawford • Elliot • Klum • Gill • Kaulukukui • Kodros • Vasconcellos • Asato • Shaughnessy • Sarboe • King • Holmes • Price • Tomey • Wagner • von Appen • J. Jones • McMackin
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Western Athletic Conference Head Football Coaches