Dan Hawkins (American football)

Dan Hawkins
Hawkins in April 2007
Current position
TitleDirector of player and ataff development
TeamIdaho State
ConferenceBig Sky
Biographical details
Born (1960-11-10) November 10, 1960 (age 63)
Fall River Mills, California, U.S.
Playing career
1978–1980Siskiyous
1981–1982UC Davis
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1985UC Davis (assistant)
1986–1987Christian Bros. HS (CA)
1988–1991Siskiyous (OC)
1992Sonoma State (DC)
1993–1997Willamette
1998–2000Boise State (OC/TE/ST/RC)
2001–2005Boise State
2006–2010Colorado
2013Montreal Alouettes
2015United States national team
2015Carlstad Crusaders (OC)
2016Vienna Vikings (OC)
2017–2023UC Davis
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2024–presentIdaho State (drector of player and staff development)
Head coaching record
Overall156–92–1 (college)
Bowls2–3
Tournaments4–2 (NAIA playoffs)
1–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NWC (1996–1997)
4 WAC (2002–2005)
1 Big Sky (2018)
1 CFA Mount Hood Division (1995)
Awards
Eddie Robinson Award (2018)
Big Sky Coach of the Year (2018)
WAC Coach of the Year
Medal record
Men's American football
Representing  United States
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 USA Team Competition

Danny Clarence Hawkins[1] (born November 10, 1960) is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Willamette University from 1993 to 1997, Boise State University from 2001 to 2005, University of Colorado Boulder from 2006 to 2010, and the University of California, Davis from 2017 to 2023, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 156–92–1. Hawkins was the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for five games in 2013 before he was fired mid-season. Between 2011 and 2016, he worked as a college football analyst for ESPN.

  1. ^ Gaullaudet, Bruce (August 4, 2017). "Let the good times roll! Hawkins football era starts in earnest". Davis Enterprise. Retrieved December 30, 2021.