Head Football Coach, University of Alabama
Kalen DeBoer: Biography at a Glance
- Kalen DeBoer is currently head coach of the University of Alabama football team.
- DeBoer has gained recognition for his ability to consistently achieve success at every stop in his football coaching career.
- Prior to joining Alabama, DeBoer was the 30th head football coach at the University of Washington, where he led the Huskies to the College Football Playoff finals in his second season.
- DeBoer’s Huskies swept their three Northwest rivals, tied for second in the Pac-12, and he was named Pac-12 Co-Coach of the Year.
- He also received the Associated Press Pac-12 Coach of the Year award and the inaugural Seattle Sports Leader of the Year Award at the 88th annual Seattle Sports Star of the Year Awards.
- DeBoer was the first head coach in UW history to win 11 games in his first year and to win a bowl game in his debut season.
- Previously, DeBoer served as Head Coach at Fresno State, leading the Bulldogs to a 9-3 regular-season record in his second year.
- Over his nine seasons as a head football coach, DeBoer has compiled a 104-12 record.
- DeBoer shares with audiences the lessons he has learned over his nearly 30-year coaching career, from succeeding at multiple levels and in various roles to revitalizing programs and building a diverse network of contacts.
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Success has come consistently and quickly at every stop in the career of football coach Kalen DeBoer. Searching for a proven winner with vast head coaching experience, the University of Alabama named Deboer its head coach.
Prior to joining Alabama, DeBoer served as the 30th head football coach in University of Washington history, having undisputed success in his first season and going on to lead the Huskies to the finals of the College Football Playoff in his second season.
In his first year at UW, he led the Huskies to a, 11-2 overall record, including a 3-0 mark against ranked teams, and a win over Texas in the Valero Alamo Bowl. His Huskies swept its three Northwest rivals, finished in a tie for second in the Pac-12, and he was named Pac-12 Co-Coach of the Year. He was also the Associated Press Pac-12 Coach of the Year and, at the 88th annual Seattle Sports Star of the Year Awards in Feb., 2023, earned the inaugural Seattle Sports Leader of the Year Award.
Not only were 11 wins in 2022 three more than any first-year head coach in UW history had ever compiled, DeBoer was the first UW football coach ever to win a bowl game in his first season.
He previously served as Head Coach at Fresno State, where he led the Bulldogs to a 9-3 regular-season record in his second year in charge.
Over his nine seasons as a head football coach, DeBoer has compiled a 104-12 record. During his 26 years in coaching, he has consistently prospered at multiple levels and in different roles, helping to build and revitalize programs while establishing a diverse network of contacts, in both coaching and recruiting, across the country.
