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MATT CANADA<br />
Indiana ‘93<br />
Offensive Coordinator/QBs<br />
24th year in coaching<br />
EDUCATION:<br />
Earned a B.A. in business from Indiana in 1993, and<br />
a M.A. in sport administration from Indiana in 1995.<br />
PERSONAL DATA:<br />
Born in New Palestine, Indiana. Daughter, Tori (17)<br />
<strong>BOWL</strong> EXPERIE<strong>NC</strong>E:<br />
As a coach - 2015 Belk Bowl, <strong>2014</strong> Bitcoin St. Petersburg, 2013 Rose, 2012<br />
GoDaddy.com, 2007 Insight, 1993 Independence.<br />
CONFERE<strong>NC</strong>E CHAMPIONSHIPS:<br />
2012 Wisconsin, 2011 Northern Illinois.<br />
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS:<br />
At <strong>NC</strong> State:<br />
- 2015 Wolfpack offense currently posts the third-best scoring average (33.7)<br />
in school history. The Pack’s 404 points scored is also fifth in school history<br />
for most in a season.<br />
- QB Jacoby Brissett is one of just 44 FBS quarterbacks that has thrown for four<br />
or fewer INTs in 2015. Brissett also has two of the ACC’s top-8 interception-free<br />
streaks in conference history.<br />
- The <strong>2014</strong> Wolfpack offense posted its highest rushing total since 1977 (2,659)<br />
and the fourth-best mark in school history. The Pack’s 6.0 yards per play was<br />
the second-best mark in school history, while the 5,311 yards of total offense<br />
ranks fourth on the all-time list.<br />
- Brissett was one of just three quarterbacks in the Power 5 conferences in <strong>2014</strong><br />
with at least 2,000 passing yards, 300 rushing yards, 20 passing TDs and five or<br />
less interceptions in 2015.<br />
- <strong>2014</strong> squad posted sixth-highest scoring total (392 pts) and eighth-highest<br />
scoring average (30.2 ppg) in school history.<br />
At Wisconsin:<br />
- Badgers finished the 2012 regular season 12th in the <strong>NC</strong>AA in rushing yards<br />
per game with an average of 237.8 yards.<br />
- Montee Ball won the 2012 Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running<br />
back, in addition to being named a first-team AP All-American. Ball finished<br />
seventh in the <strong>NC</strong>AA with 1,730 rushing yards and his 21 touchdowns ranked<br />
eighth nationally.<br />
At Northern Illinois (2011):<br />
- Coordinated the 2011 Husky offense for a team that posted an 11-3 record,<br />
won a MAC championship and a victory in the GoDaddy.com Bowl.<br />
- The NIU offense finished among the top 12 nationally in scoring offense, total<br />
offense and rushing offense.<br />
- The Huskies were one of only five teams in the nation to average at least 230.0<br />
yards rushing and passing each in 2011.<br />
- NIU’s quarterback, Chandler Harnisch, was a National Football Foundation<br />
Scholar-Athlete and honorable mention All-America by SI.com. He finished<br />
ninth in the country in total offense, averaging 328.2 yards per game.<br />
At Indiana:<br />
- QBs Ben Chappell, Kellen Lewis and Blake Powers hold the top three spots<br />
in single season touchdowns, yards, completions, attempts and completion<br />
percentage.<br />
- In four years as offensive coordinator, had an All-American wide receiver, three<br />
first-team All-Big Ten receivers, an all-conference left tackle and an all-league<br />
QB.<br />
- The 2007 Hoosiers scored a school-record 412 pts.<br />
At North Illinois (1998-2003):<br />
- In his first stint at Northern Illinois, helped Huskies to a No. 12 AP and No. 10<br />
Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national ranking in 2003.<br />
- Coached players whose names fill the Husky record books, including current<br />
Atlanta Falcons’ running back and 2003 second-team All-American Michael<br />
Turner.<br />
ASSISTANT COACHES<br />
YEAR BY YEAR WITH MATT CANADA<br />
Year(s) Team Position<br />
1992-93 Indiana Student Coach/Running Backs, Quarterbacks<br />
1994-95 Indiana Graduate Assistant/Quarterbacks, Tight Ends<br />
1996 Butler Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers<br />
1997 Butler Offensive Coordinator<br />
1998-00 N. Illinois Running Backs<br />
2001-02 N. Illinois Quarterbacks<br />
2003 N. Illinois Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks<br />
2004 Indiana Quarterbacks<br />
2005-06 Indiana Passing Game Coor./Quarterbacks<br />
2007-10 Indiana Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks<br />
2011 Northern Illinois Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks<br />
2012 Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks<br />
2013-pres. <strong>NC</strong> State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks<br />
DAVE HUXTABLE<br />
Eastern Illinois ‘79<br />
Defensive Coordinator/LBs<br />
34th year in coaching<br />
EDUCATION:<br />
Earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Eastern Illinois<br />
in 1979.<br />
PERSONAL DATA:<br />
Born in Elgin, Illinois on December 20, 1956. He and his wife Vicki have a son, Jake,<br />
and a daughter, Shea.<br />
<strong>BOWL</strong> EXPERIE<strong>NC</strong>E:<br />
As a coach - 2015 Belk Bowl, <strong>2014</strong> Bitcoin St. Petersburg, 2013 BBVA Compass, 2012<br />
Rose, 2010 Liberty, 2009 St. Petersburg, 2007 Liberty, 2005 Hawaii, 2001 Peach, 1999<br />
Mobile, 1997 Carquest, 1992 Peach.<br />
CONFERE<strong>NC</strong>E CHAMPIONSHIPS:<br />
2011 Wisconsin, 2010 Central Florida, 2007 Central Florida.<br />
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS:<br />
At <strong>NC</strong> State:<br />
- In 2015, the Wolfpack is ranked 19th in the FBS in total defense.<br />
- In the last five games of <strong>2014</strong>, the Wolfpack defense held opponents to a .494 completion<br />
mark and allowed just 201.2 passing yards per game.<br />
At Pittsburgh:<br />
- In 2012, the Panthers ranked 16th in the <strong>NC</strong>AA in total defense (325.8), 21st in<br />
scoring defense (19.7), 24th in rushing defense (129.1) and 25th in passing defense<br />
(196.8).<br />
- Panthers’ defensive lineman Aaron Donald earned first-team All-Big East honors after<br />
leading the conference and ranking 11th nationally with 18.5 tackles for loss, while<br />
safety Jason Hendricks was a second-team selection after leading the Big East and tying<br />
for ninth nationally with five interceptions.<br />
At Wisconsin:<br />
- In 2011 oversaw the development of first-team All-Big Ten performers Chris Borland<br />
and Mike Taylor. The pair spearheaded a defense that helped the Badgers win the<br />
Big Ten championship and earn a Rose Bowl berth.<br />
At UCF:<br />
- In 2010, team ranked eighth nationally in scoring defense (17.1 points/game), eighth<br />
in rushing defense (108.4 yards/game), 15th in total defense (315.4 yards/game) and<br />
18th in pass efficiency defense (113.0 rating).<br />
- Defensive end Bruce Miller was a two-time C-USA Defensive Player of the Year and<br />
finished his career as UCF’s career sacks leader with 35.5. Miller was selected by the San<br />
Francisco 49ers in the 2011 NFL Draft.<br />
At U<strong>NC</strong>:<br />
- Pupils included a pair of NFL Draft selections in David Thornton and Quincy Monk.<br />
At Georgia Tech:<br />
- Keith Brooking finished as the school’s career tackles leader (467 stops) and was a<br />
first-round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons.<br />
At East Carolina:
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