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04/20/2013
Travis Wilson throws for over 200 yards in one half of work, Karl Williams runs for over 100 yards and three touchdowns.
03/14/2013
Utes have 15 practice sessions, including Red-White Game.
Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
1st Year
Coaching Experience
| 2013 | Utah Co-Offensive Coordinator Running Backs |
1986 | Wyoming Head Coach |
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| 2007-11 | Arizona State Head Coach |
1982-85 | Idaho Head Coach |
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| 2006 | Idaho Head Coach |
abc | 1979-81 | San Jose State Offensive Coordinator |
| 2003-05 | San Francisco 49ers Head Coach |
1976-78 | Fresno State University Offensive Coordinator |
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| 1999-2002 | Oregon State Head Coach |
1974-75 | Idaho Offensive Coordinator |
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| 1995-98 | Seattle Seahawks Head Coach |
1971-73 | Montana State Running Backs |
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| 1989-94 | Miami (Fla.) Head Coach |
1970 | Billings HS (Mont.) Head Coach |
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| 1987-88 | Washington State Head Coach |
1969 | Montana State Graduate Assistant |
Bowl Games
| 1988 | Aloha Bowl |
| 1989 | Sugar Bowl |
| 1990 | Cotton Bowl |
| 1991 | Orange Bowl |
| 1992 | Sugar Bowl |
| 1993 | Fiesta Bowl |
| 1994 | Orange Bowl |
| 1999 | Oahu Bowl |
| 2000 | Fiesta Bowl |
| 2002 | Insight Bowl |
| 2007 | Holiday Bowl |
| 2011 | Las Bowl Bowl |
Dennis Erickson, who compiled a 179-96-1 record in 23 seasons as a head college coach and won two national championships, came out of a one-year retirement to become Utah's co-offensive coordinator in February, 2013. He will also coach the running backs.
Erickson won national titles in 1989 and 1991 as the coach at Miami (Fla.) and was the 2000 Sporting News National Coach of the Year while at Oregon State. He has been the head coach at six universities--three of them Pac-12 schools (Washington State, Oregon State and Arizona State)--and with two NFL teams (Seattle and San Francisco).
He is the only coach to win Pac-10 Coach of the Year at three schools--sharing the honor in 1988 at Washington State, and winning it outright in 2000 at OSU and in 2007 at ASU. He was also the Big Sky Coach of the Year while at Idaho and a three-time Big East Coach of the Year at Miami.
He has coached 16 first-team All-Americans in his career (six consensus) and he has had players win the Heisman Trophy, the Outland Trophy, and the Lou Groza, Lombardi, Davey O'Brien, Johnny Unitas and Bronko Nagurski awards. Miami defensive tackle Russell Maryland was the first overall pick in the 1991 NFL Draft.
Erickson got his head coaching start at Idaho, compiling a 32-15 mark from 1982-85 before leaving for Wyoming. After a 6-6 season in Laramie, he was hired by Washington State, where he went 12-10-1 from 1987-88. A 9-3 season in 1988 that included a win over No. 1 ranked UCLA landed Erickson the job at Miami. He coached the Hurricanes for six seasons (1989-94), winning two national championships and three of four Big East Conference titles (Miami was an independent his first two seasons).
He logged a 63-9 record at Miami before heading to the NFL as the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. He went 31-33 in four seasons in Seattle (1995-98), returning to the college ranks in 1999 as the head coach at Oregon State. The Beavers went 7-5 in 1999 for their first winning season in 29 years and followed up with an 11-1 season in 2000 that culminated with a Fiesta Bowl win against Notre Dame. Erickson finished his OSU tenure with a 31-17 mark from 1999-2002 and returned to the NFL as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.
After two seasons with the 49ers and a 9-23 record, he again became Idaho's head coach. Arizona State lured Erickson away after just one season with the Vandals and he led the Sun Devils to a share of the Pac-10 title in his first season. He went 31-31 at ASU from 2007-2011.
Before becoming a head coach, Erickson was the offensive coordinator at San Jose State (1979-81), Fresno State (1976-1978) and Idaho (1974-1975), the offensive backfield coach at Montana State (1971-1973), Billings High School's head coach (1970) and a Montana State graduate assistant (1969).
In 2005, he was inducted into the University of Miami Athletic Hall of Fame.
Playing Career
A two-time all-Big Sky quarterback who lettered for Montana State from 1966-68, he was honorable mention All-American as a senior.
Education
Montana State, 1970 Bachelor's in physical education
Personal Data
Hometown: Everett, Wash.
Birthdate: March 24, 1947
Family: Wife Marilyn. Sons Bryce and Ryan.
