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Coaching Accomplishments
• Has had a Cal running back lead the Pac-10 in rushing three times in the last six years and rank among the league's top three for seven straight seasons.
• 2009 Heisman Trophy candidate Jahvid Best was Cal's most recent 1,000-yard rusher when he galloped for 1,580 yards in 2008 to lead the league and rank second on the school's all-time single-season list.
• Marshawn Lynch (2006) and J.J. Arrington (2004) also led the league in rushing under Gould.
• Six of his backs in the last five years have gone on to the NFL.
• Coached Arrington to a single-season school record 2,018 rushing yards during a consensus All-American campaign and an eighth-place finish in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2004.
• Has had three straight first team All-Pac-10 running backs in Best, Justin Forsett (1,546 yards in 2007, third-best all-time single-season at Cal) and Lynch (2006 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year).
• Cal ranked ninth in the country in rushing offense in 2005 after leading the Pac-10 in 2003 and '04, while also leading the Pac-10 in rushing touchdowns with 28 in 2003.
• Coached at Boise State for four seasons with the 1994 Broncos finishing as the NCAA Division I-AA runner-up and ranked among the nation's top 5 in pass efficiency defense and scoring defense.
• Helped Portland State to the 1992 NCAA Division II semifinals as an assistant coach.
• Has served NFL internships with the Atlanta Falcons, Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams.
Prominent Pupils
• J.J. Arrington (California) - Led nation with a school-record 2,018 yards and was eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2004; second round pick by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2005 NFL Draft that spent the last four seasons in the NFL with the club.
• Jahvid Best (California) - 2009 Heisman Trophy candidate who is the nation's leading returning rusher in 2009 after gaining 1,580 yards last season.
• Adimchinobe Echemandu (California) - First team All-Pac-10 running back in 2003 who played five seasons in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns (2004), Minnesota Vikings (2005), Oakland Raiders (2006-07) and Houston Texans (2008).
• Rashid Gayle (Boise State) - All-American defensive back; went on to play in the NFL and Canadian Football League.
• Justin Forsett (California) - First team All-Pac-10 choice in 2007 who spent the 2008 NFL season with both the Seattle Seahawks and Indianapolis Colts.
• Joe Igber (California) - Set Big Game record with 226 rushing yards in 2002; No. 4 all-time rusher at Cal with 3,124 yards; played in the Hula Bowl.
• Marshawn Lynch (California) - 2006 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year; MVP of back-to-back bowl wins; No. 2 all-time rusher at Cal; selected No. 12 overall by the Buffalo Bills in 2007 NFL Draft.
• Chris Manderino (California) - Four-year starter at fullback who was in the NFL for three seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals (2006-07) and Kansas City Chiefs (2008).
• Tarik Smith (California) - Four-year letterman who spent two NFL seasons with the Dallas Cowboys.
Accomplishments As A Player
• Standout defensive back at Scottsdale Community College (1984-85) before earning a scholarship from Wichita State. Went on to become a starter for Oregon in 1987 after WSU dropped its program.
• Signed with the Los Angeles Rams in 1988.
The Gould File
Birthdate Sept. 15, 1965
Hometown Tucson, Ariz.
High School Santa Rita HS
College Oregon '88
Bachelor's in Criminology
Family wife, Teresa
sons, Tevin and Trae
Coaching History
Years School
Coaching Position
1997-Present California
Running Backs
1993-96 Boise State
Defensive Backs
1992 Portland State
Defensive Backs
1990-91 Oregon
Graduate Assistant
Bowl Games (7)
Year Bowl School 2008 Emerald California 2007 Armed Forces California 2006 Holiday California 2005 Las Vegas California 2004 Holiday California 2003 Insight California 1990 Freedom Oregon
Last Updated: August 28, 2009
