USD Football 2005

Coordinators

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DAVE ADOLPH Assistant Head Coach Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers Coach Dave Adolph enters his second season at

USD, but his first in a full-time capacity where he will be Assistant Head Coach. He will also be the program 's Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers coach. Dave returned to coaching last season follow– ing a 37-year coaching career that ended in January, 2000 when he retired from his post with the Kansas City Chiefs as assistant head coach/linebackers coach. He spent 21 years in the NFL ranks, includ- ing two tours of duty with the Chiefs. He served as the team 's defensive coordinator from 1992-1994

and worked as the club's assistant head coach/linebacker coach in 1999.

This respected defensive expert spent his entire pro coaching career (21 years) in the AFC, including 14 years as a defensive coordinator and 12 seasons in the AFC West, making 11 career playoff appearances in the process. Prior to joining the Chiefs, Adolph spent two years ('97-98) as linebackers coach for the Oakland Raiders. He signed on with Oakland after a two-year stint ('95-96) as defensiver coordinator for the San Diego Chargers. During his three-year tenure as Kansas City's defensive coordinator from '92- 94, the Chiefs made three straight playoff appearances and allowed an average of just 18.1 points per game. A native of Akron, Ohio, Adolph originally came to Kansas City after spending three seasons ('89-91) as defensive coordinator for the L.A. Raiders. He spent the '86-88 seasons as defensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns. Adolph began his NFL career

as the Browns defensive line coach in 1979. He took over the club's linebackers in '81 before assuming duties as defensive coordinator midway through the '84 season when Marty Schottenheimer was named head coach. He then spent one season ('85) as an assistant for San Diego before rejoining the Browns in ' 86. A 16-year coaching veteran on the collegiate level, Adolph worked with the legendary Woody Hayes at Ohio State from '77-78. He also coached at Illinois ('73-76), Kentucky ('69-72), Connecticut ('65-68) and his alma mater ofAkron ('63-64). An all-conference guard and linebacker for the Zips, Adolph spent three years ('59-6 1) as a commissioned officer in the Air Force before beginning his coaching career at Cleveland's Shaw High School in '62. TIM DREVNO Offensive Coordinator & Offensive Line Coach Tim Drevno begins his third year with the Toreros where he will again be the Offensive

Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach. Last year the Torero offense averaged 432.4 yards of total offense per game, ranking them 9th in the nation.The Toreros also ranked 11th in scoring offense (36. l) and 12th in passing offense (275.4). In 2003 he directed USDs' west coast offense to 483 .3 yards per game and a PFL best 39.9 points per game. Tim came to USD from the University of Idaho where he was the Offensive Line Coach for three seasons (2000 to 2002). The Vandals offense ranked 6th in the nation in 200 l and 8th in 2000. Prior to Idaho he gained coaching experience at San Jose

State as offensive line coach (1999-2000); with the UNLV Rebel s as running backs coach (1998); at Montana State as running backs coach ( I993-98); and at Cal State Fullerton as a graduate assistant (1991-92). It was at Montana State where he launched his coaching career with a five-year stint and showed his versatility by coaching running backs, tight ends and the offensive line. Drevno was a two-year starter at offensive guard at Cal State Fullerton and a member of the Titan Football Pride Club. He played with the Titans after a two-year all – Mission Conference career at El Camino College. While Drevno was at El Camino, the team won the 1987 national championship. A native of Torrance, Calif., he graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 1992 with a degree in Criminal Justice. Drevno and hi s wife, Shannon, have three children - McKenna, Zachary and Baylee.