- Nigel Burton
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Nigel Burton Sport(s) Football Current position Title Head Coach Team Portland State Record 7–4 (.636) Biographical details Born July 30, 1976 Place of birth Sacramento, California Playing career 1995
1996–1998Pacific
WashingtonPosition(s) S Coaching career (HC unless noted) 2000
2001–2002
2003–2007
2008–2009
2010–presentSouth Florida (defensive asst)
Portland State (DB)
Oregon State (DB)
Nevada (DC)
Portland StateHead coaching record Overall 9–13 (.409) Nigel Burton (born July 30, 1976 in Sacramento, California) is the current head coach for the Portland State Vikings college football team.
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Playing career
Burton grew up in Sacramento where he attended Jesuit High School. He attended the University of the Pacific in 1995, but when the school eliminated its football program the following year, he transferred to the University of Washington, where he graduated in 1999 with a bachelors degree.[1] He played safety for both schools' football teams.[2] He earned all-academic honors from the Pacific 10 Conference three times at Washington and later earned a masters in business administration at the University of South Florida.[1]
Coaching career
Burton's first coaching job was as a defensive assistant for South Florida in 2000. From 2001 to 2002, he coached defensive backs at Portland State, and then from 2003 to 2007, coached the secondary at Oregon State. In 2008, Burton was named defensive coordinator at Nevada.[2]
In 2009, Burton was selected to replace Jerry Glanville as the head coach at Portland State.[3] He became the second African American head football coach in school history after Ron Stratten, who coached in the early 1970s.[1]
Head coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP° Portland State Vikings (Big Sky Conference) (2010–present) 2010 Portland State 2–9 1–7 8th 2011 Portland State 7–4 5–3 T–3rd Portland State: 9–13 6–10 Total: 9–13 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. Personal
Burton is married and has two children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Beseda, Jim (December 8, 2009). "Portland State hires Nigel Burton as head football coach". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/vikings/index.ssf/2009/12/portland_state_hires_nigel_bur.html. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Nigel Burton bio". Portland State University. http://www.goviks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92391&SPID=11189&DB_OEM_ID=19300&ATCLID=204846057. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ^ "Nevada's Burton named Portland St coach". SI.com. December 8, 2009. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/wires/12/08/2060.ap.fbc.portland.st.burton.1st.ld.writethru.0340/. Retrieved December 9, 2009.[dead link]
Portland State Vikings head football coaches Joe Holland (1947–1954) • Ralph Davis (1955–1956) • Les Leggett (1957–1958) • Hugh Smithwick (1959–1961) • Tom DeSylvia (1962) • Jerry Lyons (1963–1967) • Don Read (1968–1971) • Ron Stratten (1972–1974) • Mouse Davis (1975–1980) • Don Read (1981–1985) • Pokey Allen (1986–1992) • Tim Walsh (1993–2006) • Jerry Glanville (2007–2009) • Nigel Burton (2010– )
Current head football coaches of the Big Sky Conference Beau Baldwin (Eastern Washington) • Mike Kramer (Idaho State) • Robin Pflugrad (Montana) • Rob Ash (Montana State) • Jerome Souers (Northern Arizona) • Earnest Collins, Jr. (Northern Colorado) • Nigel Burton (Portland State) • Marshall Sperbeck (Sacramento State) • Ron McBride (Weber State)
Categories:- Portland State Vikings football coaches
- Oregon State Beavers football coaches
- South Florida Bulls football coaches
- Washington Huskies football players
- Pacific Tigers football players
- Living people
- 1976 births
- People from Sacramento, California
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