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  Bob Gregory
Bob Gregory

Player Profile
Position:
Defensive Coordinator

Experience:
8th year at Cal

Alma Mater:
Washington State ('87)

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Cal's defense has allowed 22.4 poinst per game under Gregory's direction, the second-best mark in the Pac-10 during that time.
• In 12 seasons as a Division I-A coach, Gregory's teams have never had a losing record and have participated in 10 bowl games.
• In 2006, Gregory's defense allowed just 19.3 points per game while forcing 28 turnovers, including 21 interceptions (fifth in the nation).
• The Bears held Texas A&M to a Holiday Bowl-low 10 points, including just 349 yards of total offense (146 in the second half).
• Cal's 2005 defense led the Pac-10 in pass efficiency defense, while ranking second in the league in scoring defense (21.2 ppg), rushing defense (119.2 ypg) and total defense (359.6 ypg).
• Finalist for the 2004 Frank Broyles Award, which is given to the nation's top assistant coach.
• His 2004 defense ranked in the Top 25 nationally in three categories: rushing defense (2nd, 82.5 ypg), scoring defense (8th, 16.0 ppg) and total defense (24th, 320.9 ypg).
• Cal's 2004 defense blanked Arizona (38-0) and Arizona State (27-0) in back-to-back games - a first for the Bears since the 1968 season.
• In 2002, Cal ranked second in the country in fumble recoveries (21) and seventh in both turnover margin (+21) and total takeaways (36).
• His 2001 Boise State team finished second in the WAC in both scoring defense and rushing defense.
• As defensive backs coach at Oregon, the 2000 Ducks led the NCAA in pass efficiency defense.
• Named the American Football Quarterly Defensive Coordinator of the Year after the 1997 season when his Willamette squad led the NAIA in scoring defense and total defense.

PROMINENT PUPILS
• Thomas DeCoud (California) - Safety selected in third round by the Atlanta Hawks after standout Golden Bear career
• Nnamdi Asomugha (California) - DB was first-round draft choice by Oakland Raiders in 2003; had eight interceptions in 2006 and earned a Pro Bowl invitation
• Brandon Mebane (California) - Two-time All-Pac-10 First Team at DT; selected in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks
• Daymeion Hughes (California) - Consensus First-team All-American in 2006; drafted in third round by the Indianapolis Colts
• Matt Giordano (California) - Safety was drafted in the fourth round by the Indianapolis Colts, earning a Super Bowl Champion ring in 2007; first-team All-Pac-10 in 2004
• Rashad Bauman (Oregon) - DB drafted in the third round by the Washington Redskins; was first-team All-Pac-10 in 2000; played six years in the NFL
• Michael Fletcher (Oregon) - Plays for the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL; was a CFL all-star in 2005 and first-team All-Pac-10 in 1999
• Quintin Mikell (Boise State) - Entering his sixth year at safety with the Philadelphia Eagles

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER
• Played defensive back and linebacker at Washington State under head coach Jim Walden.

The Gregory File

Birthdate Apr. 25, 1963
Hometown Spokane, Wash.
High School Gonzaga Prep
College Washington State '87
Bachelor's in English
Oregon '91
Master's in educational policy
Family Wife, Molly
Sons, Jack and Joe

Coaching History

2002- California
Defensive Coordinator
2001 Boise State
Defensive Coordinator
1998-2000 Oregon
Defensive Backs
1992-97 Willamette
Defensive Coordinator
1991 Willamette
Defensive Backs
1989-90 Oregon
Graduate Assistant
1988 Washington (Mo.)
Defensive Coordinator
1987 Washington (Mo.)
Defensive Backs

Bowl Games as a Coach

2007 Armed Forces Bowl California
2006 Holiday Bowl California
2005 Las Vegas Bowl California
2004 Holiday BowlCalifornia
2003 Insight BowlCalifornia
2000 Holiday BowlOregon
1999 Sun BowlOregon
1998 Aloha BowlOregon
1990 Freedom BowlOregon
1989 Independence BowlOregon