| Cable in November 2008 | |
| Date of birth | November 26, 1964 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Merced, California |
| Position(s) | Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Offensive Line Coach Offensive guard |
| College | Idaho |
| Team(s) as a player | |
| 1982-86 1987 |
Idaho Indianapolis Colts |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1987-88 1989 1990 1991 1992-97 1998 1999 2000-03 2004-05 2006 2007-08 2008-10 2011-present |
Idaho - GA San Diego St. - GA Fullerton St. - DL UNLV - OL California - OL Colorado - OL Colorado - OC Idaho - Head Coach UCLA - OC Atlanta Falcons - OL Oakland Raiders - OL Oakland Raiders - Head Coach Seattle Seahawks - OL/Asst HC |
Thomas Lee "Tom" Cable, Jr. (born November 26, 1964) is an American football coach, and is the offensive line coach and assistant head coach of the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. He played college football at Idaho and was on the replacement team for the Indianapolis Colts during the 1987 NFL players' strike. After being an assistant coach for several college football teams, as well as head coach at Idaho, Cable became an offensive line coordinator for the Oakland Raiders NFL team and served as head coach for the Raiders from 2008 to 2010.
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Cable was born in Merced, California. He played high school football in Snohomish, Washington, northeast of Seattle. He graduated from Snohomish High School in 1982 and accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Idaho from first-time head coach Dennis Erickson.
Cable played on the offensive line for the Idaho Vandals for head coaches Dennis Erickson and Keith Gilbertson, blocking for quarterback Scott Linehan. Idaho won the Big Sky title in 1985 and advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs in 1985 and 1986. He was a member of the 1987 Indianapolis Colts strike replacement team, but did not play in the two games he was on the team's active roster.
Cable then embarked on a career as a college football coach. He was a graduate assistant for three years and an assistant coach for a decade, ascending to offensive coordinator at Colorado in 1999. On December 13,1999, he became the head coach at his alma mater, with a three-year contract at $170,000 per year ($120,000 base and $50,000 media bonus) plus $30,000 in incentives. [1] He succeeded fellow alumnus Chris Tormey, who had departed earlier in the month after five seasons for Nevada. At Idaho, Cable's first year in 2000 was his best, with a 5-6 record. He managed only six victories in the next three seasons, resulting in a disappointing record of 11-35 (.239), in four losing seasons.[2] Following the 2003 season, Cable became the first Vandal head football coach fired in 22 years; his four predecessors had all achieved success in Moscow and moved on. Cable then became the offensive coordinator at UCLA for two seasons (2004-05) under head coach Karl Dorrell, a former colleague at Colorado.
Cable entered the professional ranks as a coach in 2006 as the offensive line coach for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, under head coach Jim Mora. Mora was dismissed at the end of the season and Cable moved on.
He joined the Oakland Raiders as offensive line coach for the 2007 season, under first year head coach Lane Kiffin. Four games into the 2008 season, Kiffin was fired by owner Al Davis and Cable was named the interim head coach. The Raiders finished the 2008 season with a 4-8 record under Cable.
On February 4, 2009, Cable was officially introduced as the Raiders new head coach. Davis had made his decision nearly a week before, but did not want to interfere with the Super Bowl. Davis also gave Cable time off prior to that due to the death of Cable's father.[3] On January 4, 2011, Raiders' owner Al Davis informed Cable that his contract would not be renewed, ending his tenure with the organization. During his time as head coach, Cable had a 17-27 record, including a record of 8-8 in his final season. The offensive coordinator, Hue Jackson succeeded him as head coach.
Two weeks later on January 18, 2011, Cable was hired by the Seattle Seahawks as offensive line coach and assistant head coach, under head coach Pete Carroll.
Cable is married with four children: Amanda, Alexander, Zachary & Ryan. Cable's third cousin is Canadian sportscaster Cam Stewart.
On August 17, 2009, ESPN reported that Cable was accused of pushing an assistant coach and fracturing his jaw. The incident allegedly took place on August 5 during the Raiders training camp, held in Napa, California. On October 22, 2009, the Napa district attorney announced that no charges would be filed against Cable.[4]
NFL head coaches under whom Tom Cable has served:
Assistant coaches under Tom Cable who became NFL head coaches:
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Idaho Vandals (Big West Conference) (2000) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Idaho | 5–6 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Idaho Vandals (Sun Belt Conference) (2001–2003) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Idaho | 1–10 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2002 | Idaho | 2–10 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2003 | Idaho | 3–9 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| Idaho: | 11–35 | 8–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–35 | ||||||||
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||||||||||||
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| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||||||||||||
| OAK | 2008 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3rd in AFC West | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| OAK | 2009 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .312 | 3rd in AFC West | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| OAK | 2010 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3rd in AFC West | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| OAK Total | 17 | 27 | 0 | .386 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Total[5] | 17 | 27 | 0 | .386 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by Jackie Slater and Irv Eatman |
Oakland Raiders Offensive Line Coach 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by Jim Michalczik |
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