Kalen DeBoer

Kalen Douglas DeBoer[1] (born October 24, 1974)[2] is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at California State University, Fresno, a position he assumed in December 2019.[3] DeBoer served as the head football coach at the University of Sioux Falls from 2005 to 2009.

Kalen DeBoer
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamFresno State
ConferenceMW
Record3–3
Biographical details
Born (1974-10-24) October 24, 1974
Milbank, South Dakota
Playing career
1993–1996Sioux Falls
Position(s)Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997Sioux Falls (WR)
1998–1999Washington HS (SD) (assistant)
2000–2004Sioux Falls (OC)
2005–2009Sioux Falls
2010–2013Southern Illinois (OC/WR)
2014–2016Eastern Michigan (OC/QB)
2017–2018Fresno State (OC/QB)
2019Indiana (OC/QB)
2020–presentFresno State
Head coaching record
Overall70–6
Tournaments17–2 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 NAIA (2006, 2008–2009)
4 GPAC (2006–2009)
Awards
3× AFCA NAIA Coach of the Year (2006, 2008–2009)
3× NAIA Coach of the Year (2006, 2008–2009)

Early life and education

Born and raised in Milbank, South Dakota, DeBoer graduated from Milbank High School.[4][5][6][7] Attending the University of Sioux Falls, DeBoer played at wide receiver from 1993 to 1996 for the Sioux Falls Cougars under head coach Bob Young, setting school records for receptions (234), receiving yardage (3,400) and touchdown catches (33) and earned All-American honors.[8] DeBoer was a student assistant at Sioux Falls in the 1997 after his football playing career ended, and he graduated in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in secondary education.[9][7]

DeBoer also played baseball at Sioux Falls, hitting .520 with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs in his senior season of 1997.[6] In 1998, DeBoer played one season of independent league baseball with the Canton Crocodiles as a left fielder.[2]

Coaching career

After graduating from the University of Sioux Falls, DeBoer remained in the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota as an assistant coach at Washington High School.[4][7] After two years at Washington, DeBoer reunited with Bob Young and returned to his alma mater as offensive coordinator, a position he held from 2000 to 2004.[9]

Following Young's retirement, Sioux Falls promoted DeBoer to head coach on December 1, 2004.[10] As head coach from 2005 to 2009, DeBoer had a record of 67–3 and won three NAIA national championships in 2006, 2008, and 2009 and a runner-up appearance in 2007.[7] Two of DeBoer's losses at Sioux Falls came at the hands of Mike Van Diest's national title-winning Carroll Fighting Saints squads in 2005 and 2007.

DeBoer was the offensive coordinator at Southern Illinois from 2010 to 2013 under Dale Lennon.[7] He held the same position at Eastern Michigan University from 2014 to 2016 under Chris Creighton, at Fresno State from 2017 to 2018 under Jeff Tedford, and most recently at Indiana under Tom Allen in 2019.[11] The Hoosiers averaged 443.6 yards per game under DeBoer that ranked second in Big Ten for the season.[12]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs NAIA#
Sioux Falls Cougars (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (2005–2009)
2005 Sioux Falls 11–29–12ndL NAIA Semifinal4
2006 Sioux Falls 14–010–01stW NAIA Championship1
2007 Sioux Falls 13–110–01stL NAIA Championship2
2008 Sioux Falls 14–010–01stW NAIA Championship1
2009 Sioux Falls 15–010–01stW NAIA Championship1
Sioux Falls: 67–349–1
Fresno State Bulldogs (Mountain West Conference) (2020–present)
2020 Fresno State 3–33–3T–5th
Fresno State: 3–33–3
Total:70–6
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. https://directory.iu.edu/person/details/kddeboer
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=deboer001kal
  3. "Top quotes from Fresno State coach Kalen DeBoer's introduction". BarkBoard.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  4. Johnson, Randy (September 6, 2018). "Gophers game will be homecoming for man behind Fresno State's offense (and 79-point opener)". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  5. Solari, Chris (September 27, 2019). "Michigan State knows Indiana's offense well, thanks to past connection". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  6. Cohen, Matt (February 1, 2019). "'I think that's what he'll do at Indiana': Kalen DeBoer's journey from Sioux Falls to IU". The Hoosier Network. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  7. "Kalen DeBoer". EMUEagles.com. Eastern Michigan University. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  8. "Kalen DeBoer". IUHoosiers.com. Indiana University Bloomington. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  9. "Kalen DeBoer". University of Sioux Falls. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  10. "DeBoer named Head Football Coach, Riggs to assist". University of Sioux Falls. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on December 9, 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  11. "DeBoer named IU Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator". 247Sports.com. January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  12. "Fresno State hires Kalen DeBoer as new football coach". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
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