DeWayne Walker
DeWayne Walker went 10–41 as a head coach, 2007–2012, at UCLA and New Mexico State. Share
- Record
- 10–41 career
- Seasons
- 5
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 2011 4–9
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | UCLA interim, bowl game | 0–1 | Las Vegas Bowl L | |||
| 2008: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 2009 | New Mexico State | 3–10 | T–8th | |||
| 2010 | New Mexico State | 2–10 | 8th | |||
| 2011 | New Mexico State | 4–9 | 7th | |||
| 2012 | New Mexico State | 1–11 | 7th | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 8 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Conference games | 29 | 4–25 | 14% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 8–6 | 57% |
| At home | 24 | 7–17 | 29% |
| On the road | 26 | 3–23 | 12% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 6 | 3–3 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 45 | 7–38 | 16% |
His own 51 games on file, 2007–2012, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Andersen 2009–2012 | 1–3 | Utah State | 4 | |
| Robb Akey 2009–2012 | 1–3 | Idaho | 4 | |
| Mike Price 2009–2012 | 0–4 | UTEP | 4 | |
| Pat Hill 2009–2011 | 1–2 | Fresno State | 3 | |
| Mike MacIntyre 2010–2012 | 1–2 | San José State | 3 | |
| Bronco Mendenhall 2007–2012 | 0–3 | BYU | 3 | |
| Chris Ault 2009–2011 | 0–3 | Nevada | 3 | |
| Greg McMackin 2009–2011 | 0–3 | Hawai’i | 3 | |
| Sonny Dykes 2010–2012 | 0–3 | Louisiana Tech | 3 |
DeWayne Walker’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexicoseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| San José Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Idahoseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Utah Stateseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Louisiana Techseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| UTEPseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Fresno Stateseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Hawai’iseries | 3 | 0–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–91 | Mt. San Antonio | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1992 | Mt. San Antonio | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1993 | Utah State | job not given | |
| 1994 | BYU | Cornerbacks coach | |
| 1995 | Oklahoma State | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1996–97 | California | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1998–2000 | New England Patriots NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2001 | USC | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2002–03 | New York Giants NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2004–05 | Washington Redskins NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2006–08 | UCLA | Defensive coordinator | |
| 2007 | UCLA | Head coach | |
| 2009–12 | New Mexico State | Head coach | |
| 2013–16 | Jacksonville Jaguars NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2017–19 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Defensive backs coach | |
| 2021–22 | Arizona | Cornerbacks coach | |
| 2023–25 | Arizona State | Analyst | |
| 2026–present | Arizona State | Special advisor to the head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included. Head-coaching seasons the infobox leaves out come from our records.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Charlie WeatherbieUtah State
- LaVell EdwardsBYU
- Bob SimmonsOklahoma State
- Steve MariucciCalifornia
- Tom HolmoeCalifornia
- Pete CarrollNew England Patriots, USC
- Bill BelichickNew England Patriots
- Jim FasselNew York Giants
- Karl DorrellUCLA
- Rick NeuheiselUCLA
- Hue JacksonCleveland Browns
- Freddie KitchensCleveland Browns
- and 2 more
Assistants who became head coaches
- Dino BabersBowling Green, Syracuse, Eastern Illinois
- Jay NorvellNevada, Colorado State
- Dale LindseySan Diego
- Earnest WilsonSavannah State, Elizabeth City State, Defiance College, Vermilion
- Timm RosenbachAdams State
- Mike DunbarCentral Washington, Northern Iowa
- Doug MartinKent State, New Mexico State
- David ElsonWestern Kentucky
Worked under (14)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Weatherbie | Utah State | 1993 | 1993 | |
| LaVell Edwards | BYU | 1994 | Cornerbacks coach | |
| Bob Simmons | Oklahoma State | 1995 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Steve Mariucci | California | 1996 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Tom Holmoe | California | 1997 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Pete Carroll | New England Patriots NFL | 1998–99 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Bill Belichick | New England Patriots NFL | 2000 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Pete Carroll | USC | 2001 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Jim Fassel | New York Giants NFL | 2002–03 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Karl Dorrell | UCLA | 2006–07 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Rick Neuheisel | UCLA | 2008 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Hue Jackson | Cleveland Browns NFL | 2017–18 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Freddie Kitchens | Cleveland Browns NFL | 2019 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Jedd Fisch | Arizona | 2021–22 | Cornerbacks coach | |
| Kenny Dillingham | Arizona State | 2023–26 | 2023–25: analyst; 2026: special advisor to the head coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (8)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Babers | UCLA, 2007: assistant head coach and running backs coach | Bowling Green, Syracuse, Eastern Illinois | |
| Jay Norvell | UCLA, 2007: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Nevada, Colorado State | |
| Dale Lindsey | New Mexico State, 2009–10: assistant head coach and linebackers coach; 2011: defensive coordinator | San Diego | |
| Earnest Wilson | New Mexico State, 2009: running backs coach | Savannah State, Elizabeth City State, Defiance College, Vermilion | |
| Timm Rosenbach | New Mexico State, 2009: offensive coordinator | Adams State | |
| Mike Dunbar | New Mexico State, 2010: offensive coordinator | Central Washington, Northern Iowa | |
| Doug Martin | New Mexico State, 2011: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Kent State, New Mexico State | |
| David Elson | New Mexico State, 2012: defensive coordinator | Western Kentucky |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck Bullough | UCLA, 2007: linebackers coach | |
| Gary DeLoach | UCLA, 2007: assistant coach | |
| Jake Peetz | UCLA, 2007: defensive assistant | |
| Tony White | UCLA, 2007: graduate assistant | |
| Jerry McManus | New Mexico State, 2012: offensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
How he coached
Walker’s teams went for it on 17% of fourth downs and on 31% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 50% of plays and took 20.4 seconds a play, 2009–2012.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 10 g | 17 of 104 16% | 38% | 41% | 25.3 | −0.17 | |
| 2010 10 g | 15 of 102 15% | 26% | 48% | 20.6 | −0.17 | |
| 2011 12 g | 15 of 93 16% | 33% | 54% | 16.9 | +0.03 | |
| 2012 11 g | 18 of 93 19% | 27% | 55% | 19.4 | −0.13 | |
| All 43 g | 65 of 392 17% | 31% | 50% | 20.4 | −0.10 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.