Kalen DeBoer

Kalen DeBoer
DeBoer in 2024
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamAlabama
ConferenceSEC
Record8–2
Annual salary$10.00 million[1]
Biographical details
Born (1974-10-24) October 24, 1974 (age 50)
Milbank, South Dakota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1992Western Washington
1993–1996Sioux Falls
1999Sioux Falls Falcons
2000–2001Sioux Falls Cobras / Storm
Baseball
1993–1996Sioux Falls
1998Canton Crocodiles
1999Renner Monarchs
Position(s)Wide receiver (football)
Left fielder (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
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)
2020–2021Fresno State
2022–2023Washington
2024–presentAlabama
Baseball
2000–2004Sioux Falls (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall112–14
Bowls2–1
Tournaments1–1 (CFP)
17–2 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 NAIA (2006, 2008, 2009)
4 GPAC (2006–2009)
1 Pac-12 (2023)
Awards
NAIA All-American (1996)
AFCA NAIA Coach of the Year (2006, 2008, 2009)
NAIA Coach of the Year (2006, 2008, 2009)
Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2022, 2023)
AFCA Coach of the Year Award (2023)
AP Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2022, 2023)
AP Coach of the Year (2023)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2023)
Home Depot Coach of the Year (2023)
Sporting News Coach of the Year (2023)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2023)

Kalen Douglas DeBoer[2] (born October 24, 1974)[3] is an American college football coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Alabama. He also served as the head coach at the University of Sioux Falls from 2005 to 2009, Fresno State from 2020 to 2021, and the University of Washington from 2022 to 2023. At Sioux Falls, his teams won three NAIA Football National Championships, in 2006, 2008, and 2009. DeBoer’s overall record as head coach is 112–14.

  1. ^ Low, Chris (March 18, 2024). "Bama gives DeBoer top-5 annual salary at $10.9M". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "DeBoer, Kalen Douglas". Indiana University Bloomington. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kalen DeBoer Independent Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.