Cougar Corner Blog
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
BYU Hires New DB Coach
BYU has hired a new coach to replace leaving DB coach Brian Mitchell.
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Adam Gonzaga
Defensive Coordinator
Adam Gonzaga just completed his fourth season on the Northwood University football staff and will be the team's defensive coordinator.
During his four seasons at Northwood, the Timberwolves have featured three defensive All-Americans.
Despite losing five starters from the 2004 season, the 2005 Northwood defense remained strong under Gonzaga. Northwood ranked 23rd nationally in scoring defense (18.3 ppg) while placing three players on the First Team All-GLIAC team (Kyle Clement, Charleston Hughes, Jon Horn). The Timberwolves held their opponents under 20 points seven times in 12 games during their second straight trip to the NCAA Playoffs.
NU’s defense featured a pair of All-Americans in 2004 corner Martell Foster and defensive end Chris Wilson during the Timberwolves' GLIAC Championship season. Northwood had three players earn GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week honors (Jon Horn, Charleston Hughes, Foster) while ranking third in the league in total defense. Northwood scored a total of six defensive touchdowns in 2004.
The Timberwolves defense was one of the strengths of the teams in 2003. Northwood finished the year ranked No. 32 (out of 150) in division II in total defense and third in the GLIAC. NU finished No. 1 against the pass in the conference, allowing teams to gain just 140.5 yards per game through the air. Northwood also featured linebacker Chad Mosher, who finished ninth in the country in total tackles (11.8 per game). NU's defense also featured a player who signed with the NFL (Dedrick Roper).
Gonzaga came to Northwood from the United States Naval Academy, where he coached the linebackers during the 2001 season. He also had a successful two-year stint at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois from 1999-2000. While at Greenville, Gonzaga served as the defensive coordinator and the squad posted back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in nine years. He coached two All-Americans and the 1999 squad was co-SLIAC conference champions.
In 1998, Gonzaga coached the defensive ends and outside linebackers at the University of Connecticut. UConn went 10-3 and advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals during his one season on the staff
Gonzaga has also had stints at Division I-AA Lafayette (1997), where he coached the defensive line; Montana State (1996), where he coached the secondary; Pacific (1993-95), where he coached the special teams, linebackers and secondary; and was the football recruiting assistant at Stanford (1992).
Gonzaga is a 1992 graduate of Asuza Pacific University with a bachelor's degree in education. He and his wife, Heidi, have two daughters - Alexis and Addison.
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