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Dino Babers
American football player and coach (born 1961)
Dino Sean Babers (born July 19, 1961) is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator for the University of Arizona. He was previously the head coach at Syracuse University from 2016 until 2023. He has also served as head coach at Bowling Green State University and Eastern Illinois University. Babers grew up in California and played football at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Babers in 2022 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Arizona |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1961-07-19) July 19, 1961 (age 62) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1983 | Hawaii |
| Position(s) | Running back, defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984 | Hawaii (GA) |
| 1985 | Arizona State (GA) |
| 1987 | Eastern Illinois (RB) |
| 1988–1989 | UNLV (ST/RB) |
| 1990 | Northern Arizona (ST/DB) |
| 1991–1993 | Purdue (WR)[1] |
| 1994 | San Diego State (WR) |
| 1995–1996 | Arizona (WR) |
| 1997 | Arizona (RB) |
| 1998–2000 | Arizona (OC/QB) |
| 2001–2002 | Texas A&M (OC/QB) |
| 2003 | Pittsburgh (RB) |
| 2004–2005 | UCLA (WR) |
| 2006 | UCLA (RB) |
| 2007 | UCLA (AHC/RB) |
| 2008 | Baylor (WR/RC) |
| 2009–2011 | Baylor (ST/WR) |
| 2012–2013 | Eastern Illinois |
| 2014–2015 | Bowling Green |
| 2016–2023 | Syracuse |
| 2024–present | Arizona (OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 78–71 |
| Bowls | 2–1 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 OVC (2012–2013) 2 MAC East Division (2014–2015) 1 MAC (2015) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× OVC Coach of the Year (2012–2013) AP ACC Coach of the Year (2018) ECAC Coach of the Year (2018) | |
Babers was born in Honolulu,[2] grew up in San Diego, and attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa (1979–1983) where he played running back and defensive back on the football team.[3]
Babers began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Hawaii in 1984. From there, Babers coached at numerous schools highlighted by offensive coordinator positions at both Arizona and Texas A&M as well as an assistant head coach position with UCLA. After four years as an assistant at Baylor, on December 9, 2011, Babers was named as the new head football coach at Eastern Illinois University to replace Bob Spoo.[4] In two seasons at Eastern Illinois, the Panthers made the playoffs both times,[3] led by quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who was a second-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.
On December 18, 2013, Babers was hired as the new head coach at Bowling Green following the departure of previous Falcons' coach Dave Clawson to Wake Forest.[5] Babers led Bowling Green to the 2015 Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship.[6]
On December 5, 2015, Babers became the head coach at Syracuse.[7]
After a 10-win season in 2018, Babers received a contract extension through the 2023 season.[8][9] Babers was fired from his role as head coach at Syracuse on November 19, 2023, one game before the end of the 2023 regular season.[10]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN / AP# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois Panthers (Ohio Valley Conference) (2012–2013) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Eastern Illinois | 7–5 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | 25 | 25 | ||
| 2013 | Eastern Illinois | 12–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 4 | 4 | ||
| Eastern Illinois: | 19–7 | 14–1 | |||||||
| Bowling Green Falcons (Mid-American Conference) (2014–2015) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Bowling Green | 8–6 | 5–3 | 1st (East) | W Camellia | ||||
| 2015 | Bowling Green | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st (East) | GoDaddy[lower-alpha 1] | ||||
| Bowling Green: | 18–9 | 12–4 | |||||||
| Syracuse Orange (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2016–2023) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Syracuse | 4–8 | 2–6 | T–6th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2017 | Syracuse | 4–8 | 2–6 | 7th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2018 | Syracuse | 10–3 | 6–2 | 2nd (Atlantic) | W Camping World | 15 | 15 | ||
| 2019 | Syracuse | 5–7 | 2–6 | 6th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2020 | Syracuse | 1–10 | 1–9 | T–14th | |||||
| 2021 | Syracuse | 5–7 | 2–6 | T–6th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2022 | Syracuse | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd (Atlantic) | L Pinstripe | ||||
| 2023 | Syracuse | 5–6[lower-alpha 2] | 1–6 | ||||||
| Syracuse: | 41–55 | 20–45 | |||||||
| Total: | 78–71 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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- Dienhart, Tom (September 13, 2022). "Syracuse's Dino Babers traces coaching roots to Purdue". Gold and Black. rivals.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- Cannerelli, Stephen D. "Syracuse football coach Dino Babers: Born in Hawaii". YouTube. syracuse.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- "Syracuse hires former Warrior Dino Babers as head coach". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Associated Press. December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- "Dino Babers new Eastern Illinois coach". ESPN. Associated Press. December 9, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- Schad, Joe (December 18, 2013). "Bowling Green hires Dino Babers". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- "Bowling Green routs Northern Illinois behind QB Matt Johnson". ESPN. December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- "Syracuse names Bowling Green's Dino Babers head coach". ESPN. December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- Adelson, Andrea (December 12, 2018). "Syracuse extends Babers after 9-3 season, bowl". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- Graham, Andrew (December 12, 2018). "Dino Babers signs 'long-term' extension after historic season". The Daily Orange. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- "Syracuse fires coach Dino Babers after eight seasons". ESPN. November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.