USD Football 2003

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Head Coach Kevin McGarry

KEVIN McGARRY • 8th Season as Torero Head Coach • 26th Season on USD Coaching Staff • 2002 PFL North Division Coach of the Year

Kevin McGarry enters his 8th season as head coach of the USD Torero football program. It is also his 28th season of involvement with the program - he was an assistant coach for eighteen seasons prior to being named the head coach, and he also played two seasons (1976-77) for the Toreros. With 54 returners and 15 starters back from last season's 5-5 club, McGarry is optimistic the Toreros will continue their success that saw them finish in 2nd place in the PFL's North Division . Coach McGarry, who was selected the 2002 PFL North Division Coach of the Year, enters the 2003 season with a seven-year record of 34-36. In 1997 McGarry directed the Toreros to an 8-3 overall mark and a school-best second place finish in the Pioneer Football League with its 4-1 mark. The 1997 campaign was USD' s best showing since moving to the NCAA Di vision I-AA ranks and the PFL conference in 1993. The '97 club became only the fourth USD squad to achieve at least eight victories in 35 years of Torero football, and it was the program' smost victories since the 1981 season. The team's 33.6 points per game average ranks second all-time in USD football.

The tenth coach to direct the Torero football program since its start in 1956, Kevin is the first USD graduate to head the position. McGarry is no stranger to USD football. Prior to being named the head coach in 1996, he was an assistant coach at the University of San Diego for eighteen seasons, including the last fourteen as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. He became a full-time assistant for football in 1985 - his first seven years (1978-84) were split between football, women's softball (head coach) and as an elementary school teacher. In addition to hi s on-the-field duties, Kevin was also responsible for recruiting and as liaison for the USD Football Alumni Club.

Over the past twenty-five seasons with Kevin on the coaching staff, USD has accumulated an overall record of 135-110-3, including eighteen seasons with records of .500 or better. Of the nine USD football players that have been named Verizon Academic All-Americans since 1981, eight have come from the defensive side of the ball, including seven defensive backs. In 1987 the Torero defense set a school record for shutouts in a season with four, and the team gave up just 100 points in ten contests and finished 6-3-1. Prior to joining the USD coaching staff in 1978, Kevin was a two-year letterwinner on the USD football squad (1976-77), earning co-Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1977. He played two years (1974-75) at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California, earning Most Valuable Player honors in 1975. He received both his Bachelor of Arts in Education (1979), and his Master's Degree in Education Administration ( 1985) from the University of San Diego. Kevin and Mary Ann, of Scripps Ranch , have four children: twins Pat and Mike (16 year-olds), Timbo (13- year-old), and Matt (7-year-old).

HEAD COACH KEVIN McGARRY'S CAREER RECORD Year 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Career Win 5 6 4 5 2 8 4 34 Loss 5 3 6 5 8 3 ~ 36 Win% .500 .667 .400 .500 .200 .727 .400 .486