Dana Holgorsen
Dana Holgorsen in 2012
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | West Virginia |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 46–31 |
| Annual salary | $3,030,000 (2014) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 21, 1971 Davenport, Iowa |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1992 | Iowa Wesleyan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1995 | Valdosta State (QB/WR/ST) |
| 1996–1998 | Mississippi College (QB/WR/ST) |
| 1999 | Wingate (QB/WR) |
| 2000–2004 | Texas Tech (IWR) |
| 2005–2006 | Texas Tech (co-OC/IWR) |
| 2007 | Texas Tech (OC/IWR) |
| 2008–2009 | Houston (OC/QB) |
| 2010 | Oklahoma State (OC/QB) |
| 2011–present | West Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 46–31 |
| Bowls | 2–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Big East (2011) | |
| Awards | |
| FWAA First-Year Coach of the Year (2011) | |
Dana Carl Holgorsen (born June 21, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at West Virginia University, having succeeded Bill Stewart on June 10, 2011. At the end of the 2010 season West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck announced that Holgorsen was hired as the offensive coordinator for the 2011 season and would become the Mountaineers 33rd head football coach in 2012. During his coaching career he has served under innovative coaches such as Hal Mumme, Mike Leach, Kevin Sumlin, and Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State.
Holgorsen spent time at Valdosta State (1993–95) as the quarterbacks, receivers and special teams coach under head coach Hal Mumme, at Mississippi College (1996–98) as the quarterbacks, receivers and special teams coach and at Wingate (1999) as the quarterbacks and receivers coach.
Holgorsen was a member of the coaching staff at Texas Tech from 2000–07, serving as the inside receivers coach from 2000–04, before being elevated to co-offensive coordinator alongside Sonny Dykes from 2005–06 and offensive coordinator in 2007. The move reunited him with head coach Mike Leach, whom Holgorsen had previously coached with at Valdosta State under Hal Mumme. While there, his offenses increased the amount of yardage from 324.8 yards of total offense to 529.6, an increase of more than 200 yards per game. The Red Raiders were No. 7 nationally prior to Holgorsen becoming offensive coordinator and raised their yardage total to No. 4 in 2005, his first season directing the offense. In his two years as offensive coordinator, his squad was nationally ranked No. 8 in 2006 and No. 3 in 2007. In 2007, Texas Tech led the nation in passing (470.31), was No. 2 in total offense (529.62) and was No. 7 in scoring offense (40.9). Quarterback Graham Harrell led the nation in total offense and Biletnikoff Award winner Michael Crabtree led the nation in receptions per game and receiving yards per game. In 2006, the Red Raiders ranked No. 3 nationally in passing offense and No. 6 in total offense. Harrell once again was outstanding, finishing No. 3 nationally in total offense with 344.38 yards per game. Texas Tech led the nation in passing in 2005, was No. 4 in scoring offense (39.4) and No. 6 in total offense (495.83). Quarterback Cody Hodges was No. 2 in the nation with 396.08 yards per game.
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